The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-16
TOURNAMENT OF THE SLEIGH.

<ndny On Mu0ners-The beutele-MeSSy
Chimes-Scenes In the Civ. on tho Hoads On
Long Island and In New Jersey.
Among all the carnival that have characterized
the recent 'sHow season. perhaps no one was more re-
mfrkabe for genuine pleasure than that OF Yesterday
There we're jewellers Broadway. jewellers ON Fifth
avenue. to the Park, on Boominadae and Harlem
lsno but there long faces to daunt ths fair
presence Of tho snow. The gay bells rang merrily,
music pervaded the air and 10 paan wore huramsd by
every voice Tho cheerful nres tho hsarhs Of the
columned mansions along the routes where the great
klsdoacope scenes In which horses and slegns were
forever blending In new FORMS enacted, were
blems Of tho cheerful warmth within tho hearts Of all,
and this noswihsts ndng the wind sharp and a.
times piercing that ones siegh'ug faculties were
chilled into sort OF torpor. There was music, though,
In the wind, as blew the tall trees in the Park
now angry AND tcmpestuous. Ike the surgcs OF
ocean bending upon q rocSbound coast ans
then lesscns1 and suen like the receding wave-now
signing and soughing with mournfu sweetness, and
then dying away ali the solemn cadences OF funeral
drge Ono seidom experiences no much soutpcetry in
listening 10 old Borsas TO gentle zephyr and the full
sisnincxncc and fierce OF the lines which came crowd
ing 10 lips for uttence fal twenty times during the
day, were Appreciated
And Winter, the grand old harper.
smoic his thuuder-harp OF pines.
SCENES os BROADWAY AVENUE
Az the hour OF noon commenced the varying
scone4 Wild and at times sweet, sounds OF bells
scsed the ears and these streets looked as they
locked befors-New York was fairly awake aud mad
With excitement I! some time ere things could be
separated to view them distinctly and let their peculiar
features become impressed the mind The first
clearly defined object magnificent sleigh, drawn
By six horses. sorgsously attred, and crowded with
inmates and weeping along beside this, like 3
bird passing IN eagle was . petite swan-buli
money, light almost feather and drawn by blooded
horse OF exquisite symmetry whose feet seemed scarcely
10 touch she ncsey atoms beneath him. Close behind
the great sleigh came establishment contracting
widely possible with the others few hours before
its constituents lay quietly possibly reposing In
cellar, yard lumber room. innocent Of excitement
or excess as . toad in it's rocky bed II was formed
Of two rude poles for runners, upon which had been
nailed old crate To this a horse attached
and OF to the Of pleasure dashed It's owner keep
ing pace with the swest proud OF the figure he
any Then followed less ambitious party, consisting
OF seid citizen with his wife and daughtsrs, in
good substantial sleigh, drawn BY good substantial
horses, whose orderly feelings and habits were
not to be destroyed BY the contagious
madness OF a slelghing carnival. Darling by SO
swiftly, az to leave room for scarcely moments OBJ
servation, passed a gayer party or Laughing girls;
and close beside them, flashing his piece OF gaunt lean
into Q strange but swift gait, came an Irishman,
with his car body runners, determined not to be
beaten BY anything between Niblos and the Park.
Now, score OF slegbs, Of all imaginable forms and in
the srangest contrast with each other under
eyes. and now they were swept away Ike mon
chessboard dashed by some angry hand In all directions
In the next instant in some newer and grotesquey
beautiful combnaron, they were there again. Every
instant II was expected to see the mad animals that
swept along with race horse speed, dash ioto each
other or looked for immense barge TO down
TO pieces BY its own weight But such catastrophe
happened appeared in the least TO check the Wild
speed they were going, no matter bow closely they
crowded. The destination OF this living panorama
seemed 10 be one and The same-to
TIM PARK.
Although would DO impossible TO add 10 the
number aud variety OF arabesque and srotcsque sleigh.
ing establishments that ned the without collision
aud consequent destruction Of the wonderful concert
OF movement that strangely enough distinguished the
a au and o 20 sas. I'VE
its place The average speed had received. also pro.
portona,e increase and yet the harmony OF the WHOLE
II II may be % expressed, remained undisturbsd.
in this most cosmopolitan OF cities, this great artery
Of fe-the Parks the most cosmopolitan OF retreats.
and humble-bus here are the Representatives OF all
social characteristics and all natons II was yesterday
In barge almost like the famous Cleopstra's with
Respondent team o. steeds the ribbons held BY
ladies' Near in front pair OF blood Gysrs making play
before light cutter, moro fitted for toy shop Than
Frsuchmen. black eyed Italians, siurdy John Bulls,
stalwart Miesians light barred Bnvarians. meditatvs
Uucnmon, Africans,
and there Greek Turk or an Armenian. all comminged
in their golden painted vehicles, their modest and
original conn.sasncss side y s,de Ac.ors politicians,
surprised " long-taed emgran from Central Fiowsry
Land encountered or hob-nobbed with Kafnr or
The mouon Of the horses and seighs was graceful in
the extrome and almost any person would have looked
attractive In the dashing seghs when such lovely
creatures a. were apparent yesterday they we're per-
InierminglIng with The fairy beings who played con-
n ate "a IN
part such thoy took In the exqustsly imaginative
drams q the greatest posss:-
of some gar creature OF Tho element
rha, in the cclors OF the rainbow live.
there old age who have resoried repair the
ravages OF time. II was assemblage Of character
imagination could form no conception OF their wish, but
all, the irostworked goudola with the cumbersome
his into action, they aligned ike thread along
the drive for dash along
HARLEM LANE
Here there opportunity for miles Of uninter
ruped driving, with less danger Of collision with
and tracks, and less danger Of collision also, with obs
nate gentlemen IN blue coats, who have regard what
for the pleasure lakes In fast driving, and
10 eke OF nendish delight stopping gentle
on IL nellie imperturbable, ubiquitous beings are
these in blue whose business II TO be 10 compel
ens 10 bottle hs enthusiasm on every enhusastc occa
sion and moderate everyth except the weather and
the wind and these out OF the way, there yeser
day absolute uncorking Of the vintage OF fun the
Harlem lane, along which the sleighs whizxed Ike
arrows, instead OF gliding easily aoug, some did,
through the snoroughfares Of the practical metropolis
Here there coupe Of bloods no up beside
large vehicle filled with ladies' and gentlemen, with
the Intention OF going BY shout to the driver In
which the voices OF the ladies distinctly heard.
warned him OF tho movement Instantly the long v hip
cracked like pistol In the and shouting
be uuckened them into galop and kept side
BY side with the single nset horse ohcr For time
the trial Of speed sustained without advantage
20 either wnsn the breaking Of tue harness Of the
nrs, named, the large vehicle swept ahead like an
arrow shouting and laughing, ~ least hundred slegbs
had boon passed during the and 10 the inmates OF
any Of these that human enough left the task
Of helping TO bind up tine broken matter OF the dscom-
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