The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-17
MOUNT OLYMPUS IN BROOKLYN.

Gibbon, II he had lived to-day, would have been .
wiser man, although whether more melancholc, would
be matter for psychologists to determine; no would
Roman chanots yet careering the sportve
arena and the Olympic games in full feather the
Capitoine groundthat TO- should he have directed bis
steps 10 Brooklyn after crossing tho fiery pillows tho
West Atlantic. 'The decline and fal' is mistake for
Rome yet lives In the image OF It's younger prototype
the great republic of tho Western world-and while
Rome lives its sports and fortunes exist aso-its Olym-
pic games It's temporal and spiritual festivals Tmpord
muanfur certainly, but NOS utanur IN tbs and II our
ceremonies OF tho present day trins unlike
the ceebI atoms which the ancient acchIi CuratiL
Horatii and all the DIES OF tho "oty on seven hns'
delighted we must mako allowance the lapse Of
years and overlook any trifng irregularities.
Yesterday novel entertainment opened In the City Of
winter forms skating rink and in summer Is devoted
to certain base bail players Of that TX. crcus-uo,
established where tho nmble lads aud assics winter
gidcd in may circles their FURNISHED skates, and
summer soistIce no less nimbls youths, worthy
and we'll formed and gallant enough to descend from
MUSCLE and then flock In, hunting after an irregular
sphere composed OF caoutchouc and spun
cred with sheepskin Here at az early hour yesterday
morning. banners were raised and large coored bills
posted the surrounding fence 10 acquaint the In
babitans Of the wonders prepared for their snptured
races, with lady riders Roman chariot racing for 8
golden charm, whose magninconce undrcamed Of by
rope ascension by tight rope performer and Niagara
leap by two Kings. What more could be desiredf
Owing to the great ball match ~ tho Union field be.
tween the Atantics aud Athletics there was not such
an attendance At tho Hppodrome as might have
otherwise been expected but at three o'clock proba-
bly, three four hundred people scattered about
place and waited for the commencement of the
tsrtainmsnt The charios had just arrived from the
makers painted OF brilliant red and green gut pro-
fuscy, and exactly modelled after the antque and the
attendants stretching the tight rope IRON the
tire OF the wooden she'd whore skaters put their
skates In the winter down the middle Of the ground;
consequently the audience had plenty 20 do Ia watching
these introductory movements before the real proceed
ings began. Tho 1rst event tho cards trosting
match, mile heats. best three in I've TO harness. for
for this, although the course BY means mp
70 a mile and Jerry beaten for General Custer
In the winner, and received $500 for tho sake OF
his driver. The RoTan chariots then had spin
round the track TO get them into motor, and
they looked so NEUROLOGICAL that more than
inclined 10 the belief that Gbbon ought TO have
been there These vehicles looked like inverted coal
scuttes set perambuator Wheels and the fiery seeds
petuoslty and speed we're both unmsaka5lc. They
about length, and the baustraie" round II
tour feet high, aud altogether they very
for able for drive, although whether preferable 10 .
horssmsn TO say. When tho proper time came for tho
charots to perform regularly gay apparelcd dansels
mounted within them, ana guiding tho reins. even ~
Achilles did when he dragged poor Hector around the
FIRST honors around the The whip Piled the
concourse shouted, the horses ran aud Ia few brief
seconds OF time goal reached the battle won Time,
04 and 0s, as there were two land heated eve
ryone concerned looked when II was all over The run.
ming also COMO through, and the brothers King
made their stupendous Niagara leap Evervo seemed
pleased at the sports and the Hppodrome II lasts long
enough, will become an Institution 10 BROOKLYN Rome,
Rome shall stand, aud when Rome stands Brookyn Will
also be In o perpendicular position.