New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
VINTER SPORTS.


accumulang SHOWS at hand Jack Frost Is already at
,or sninc the music OF tho gentle brooks mantng the
bosoms OF tiny lakes agreeing frames, ana les
looming Housewives To the farmer this season Is most
welcome Its coming Is the harbnger oil rest ana amuse
ment His children will have time Tor play ana study'
and all can enjoy the fruits OF their Summers labor Inc
horse the sleigh, the gun. tile hsh-ne the SKATE the
trap a hundred instruments TO amuse come Into play
now The city denizen enjoys not half the means Of
making Winter short and blessed that does the country
man but such means he employ fully awaited
Of The popular most mirthul, and most natural OF
our ely MineI ~ ent,cncn tne Centrs Park COM
mission provided for our people, aud the stimulus
P ~ sats mannfactufe have elevated what was once
deemed idle sport to the dignity OF an artistic ana
Central Park lakes as icy ineads where young new
York might glide with swau-ke grace ana ease on gut
terng runners there was scarce ady hefeaDOht VINO
knew the art and did not consider II disgrace TO ap
ne ar mon skates AT all But what change nave ten
TO the skatoria are 10 be found among the ladies
In truth the ladies today regard practical knowledge
OF this OF their accomplishments and ret In
the first numbers Of the catalogue.
WHERE TO SKATE
The Central Park lakes number three, and will accom-.
modate combined fifteen to twenty thousand people at
one time The locations OF these several lakes are as
we'll known, perhaps as the Park Itself Inc hrs,' ana
smallest is at the lower entrances 10 the Park anu stu
ated on the line Of sixticthst. This little ahair,
although not eaen's Is sef9tI 9cG arps pEoa ne
iOn from che strong winds that sweep the Park and easy
above alluded The Grand Lake lies at about Seven.
teths and runs from east to vest almost the Width OF
most popular with the skating community, It's nses in
Summer are well kn0wn-nOt Only mas peeh
made to enrich s and sySn, a ran sIow
ther beauty without exhibiting their unga1lness; but
1t sheet OF water free OF rapids aud obstrncons,
where the timorOus may ride In bargeB and Rondolas
without fear The water has been drawn of lately TO
the freezing level and houses for the Of
visitors IN course OF reerecon aud val very soon be
ready for The Upper Lake situated at the north
hundred and-tentL.s, and Is second In dimensions,
though not yet III Importance TO the Grand Lake This
lake was especially designed Tor the accommodation OF
the citizens In the upper portion OF the cy lOrkVe
aud Harlem Though well palronlZed TINS lake Is sell
dom unc0mfOrtaby filed, as are TOO OFTEN the ilrstmen
toned. The Curriers' Lake. small but pretty pond,
lies but short distance from Eiitave on line with
Seventy This little aersheet was some I'VE
devoted by the Commissioners TO the exclusive
use of the "curers" The Scotch residents OF New York
aud vicinity during the Winter months indulge here In
spectators and consequently little OF Is known outside
the participants 1t is to this game however that we
The Prospect Park Brookyn) lakes will be in full life
this winter During the past Summer various Improve.
people IN Winter, ess than the beautfyng OF the
places themselves, have been made The management
the lakes for skating purposes had been given TO Mr.
William Clmmeyer and under his Fguarianship there Is
no doubt Of their aoTdlng oil the pleasure expected Of
yet hard Of access TO the downtown aud Eastern
District people, leads 10 tho belief that tho three other
aud private lakes will be paroiZed as freely az usual
The Brooklyn BIuk edhce erected In the Autumn OF
1862 is now In complete reception dress awaiting tho ice
maker. The New York RINK presents more the appear
ance VI well s0cked yepOultry market Just now than
house for the accommodation OF skaters The Jersey
City Rink intends deyoiiug Itself to original purposes,
and if the championship series Of matches takes place
this year, one Of them will be at this Hall.
NIliamsburgh has had pond or us own since leGl,
and the fret Enclosed skating field naugurated In the
southern batt OF the State OF New York. Tho Union
Pond probably the best known outdoor park IN this
section The OF the principal baseball contests In
Summer field for military maneuvers upon inspection
days place for strawberry and Summer nghts iesti
walls Of religious congregations often, and In fact used
for variety OF purposes, IL Is but necessary " men
tion il. The proprietor Ia tho same as TO
ferred 10 above In connection with tho
management OF the Prospect Park lakes As usual this
Park will be opened for ice earniyas during tho Winter
TO tell tho people Of Brooklyn that at Fulton and Nos
trandave there Is lake called the Capltolne, would
be more news TO them than telling them they nave
CaptOlne arc surpassed by those OF any other place
The exercised by the managers OF both tho Union
aud Capitone lakes regarding the character OF their
commuters and the inevitable rejection OF offensive GUS
TONERS, are worthy OF praise.