The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-05

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cal, declares that
70 curl on the ice doth greatly please,
/ Being manly Scottish exercise.
In the sixteenth century the game was very popr
lar IN scotland, and prevailed all over this counir,
famed for Its athletic sports. Psychologists clalI
that The game have originated In the low couI
tries; but TINS is scientific and not natural Cor
cusion, and the difference stil places It's origin
| have been dug out OF runs indicate what marKe
progress has taken place IN the games Fifty year
have shown wonderful development There ar
% has Jagged oehna al: ge By ow
"a glorious stug" &c. The action OF Mr.. Greene II
bringing tnls game forward and endeayoring Z
he has ever done. In it lies healthy exercise,
vigorous action Of the muscles. fresh air and tn
vived, ana let all speed the day OF adoption.
Kinks AND PONDS.
At the Empire RINK IN this city, at Sixiy.third
street and Thlrd avenue, some changes have beer
made by introducing new sun lights, by securing
new water pipes 10 ease the nooding process
prepare the ice-if the temperature be propilous
fnis rink. Ike Mltchefs pond, win be closed this
season on. may % opened before u IS over pnt
hens roosters ana the like.
At the Captoine pond. at the sRinkn and at the
two other ponds In Brooklyn, Eastern district the
work OF preparing for the season is active
and Well directed e.as All OF the houses fol-
ans have Seea shoroaany o' 4enoyatea and
put in q habitable condition. It IL presumed that
the season VIII be brilliant in Brooklyn because OF
come out this winter not only In the drawing room.
but on Ice The Jerseyites are not TO be lett out In
the cold except perhaps to the chilly properties Of
science viii be unusual y prOuse.
The care OF Kinks il very important and requires q
person or experience. The CrOtOn Department on
the island supplies the water, which, or course, is
paid for 1t Is admitted INTO the rink by hose or
iron pipes on bed Of clay, and should be conveyed
In this manner In mild weather, else the tempera-
ture freezing the water during It's lnfux VIII form
an uneven surface and the Ice will bave to be
out of their Ice, and punch them with machine
adapted 10 the purpose. the cavltaeS are then filled
by aru1cial ice and snow, tempered by warm water,
which ill up the lnterslceS and leaves no trace OF
break. great many new Ideas have been advanced
to preserve and keep but they all refer to common
sense. The sentiment Of physicians and sanitarians
is against Kinks They foster dellcacy. subject the
skaser TO proximity OF unnatural temperatures
the Ice at thlrtytwo degrees below, the close and
heated atmosphere at sixty degrees above, and the
numerous gaslighs overhead. Cold draughts are
slantly rushing through doors and windows, aud The
i'd The OPEN air Is Inc best. gives peoeie
fresh oxygen, rosy cheeks, robust frames and does
not at ack them with convulsve coughs anu insldi-
Gus complaints.
No science, no grace, no exercise, no amusement,
nor anything IN muscular movement Is capable OF
as high degree OF perfection as skating Those
vino are the acknowledged experts declare that the
science rests alone with the pupil to acquire. II he
eminent Al the same time 1t should be understood
that many who ure now awkward and clumsy
skaters could be otherwise by competent course OF
Instruction. But In the man the great aud CeeDrat
ed skaters nave been found TO be unOer live 1eet
inches IN height, and something below the average
weight. mistaken notion prevails with many that
4 tail man must necessarily be good skater. Elk.
perlence mas proved him the worst. Mucn depends
on the position Of the centre OF gravity, ana the
man Is topheavy or otherwise delOrmed the result
OBVIOUS. The formation OF the legs in male and
female must be straight, and people who are knock
kneed or Dow-!egged must suffer she curse OF fire.
quent falls and the worse crime OF awkwardnes5.
Inc subject mas HIS skates on. lie must then pOiee
himself In position OF the greatest ease, and con-
tinue MS mo ements with the organs below tue hips,
and not in any event use or distort the body. This
Is the principle Of skating-a perfect, easy, uncon
strained pose In which the efforts are no more
hampered by rule ana regulation tlan walking, eat
ing DRINKING The true science OF skating Is that
the smaller the area Of Ice the better, and the finest
feet, provided their skates are cut for crcumier
ence Of this diameter. All SKATES " should be un-
derstood will, from the nature OF their construction,
cut perfect circle according to the length OF their
radii. Graceful evolutions are performed under
the condition only that the skater Is abe
10 communicate his =. PURPOSE to his feet
through the mind, as In writing. Establish this
ability, and any one who knows what grace 10 can
execute It, All contortions, acnes and Violent move
late to the outlines OF the hgure 8, ana all to
more OF less extent, variations Of 1t. They are eie-
giant. intricate and Graceful when made BY an ex-
pert. The ''change Of edge movemelr' on one foot,
with Inside loops, 10 one OF the most ditcuS; and
by lar the most graceful Is the ''doub,e cross roll
over TWO hours, longer time being weakening. Inc
following programme OF the American Skating Con.
gress is approved by Mr. A. j. DupIgnac, OF the New
York skating Clue, with the exception OF the
arrangement which he claims should be altered TO
allow the more dinicult figures at the beginning,
tnus preventing the skater from becoming tired
before the more exacting evolutiOns:-
/. Plain forward and backward movement.
edge o afa sP ana pas sanF circle
fSsae ss sSss so aGl io SSnSyard'
T. Figure eight on one foot, forward.
g. Figure eight on one foot, backward.
Cross roll forward.
H. Change Of edge roll, forward either on
l. Change Of edge roll either on in
49, (a-On to Richmond e. cross one foot in front OF
other with back stroke outside edge go
ward. n,,
forward outside edge stroke given alternately behind
H. .ocomo.ives" forward, backward, sideways-sings
is spread eagles, inside and outside edges
H. Figure threes (ul-Bsgnnag inside or outside edge
S 3n @ and IN ss inside on y sa
IT, Grape Vines. Including Phadephia Twist Vine" &C.
toe spins (riroass), and movements both toes, &c.
q. Single iat foot spina and double ioo.whirls.
and s s & YSs, and backward
q. Changes of eige-snge and double.
D. One foot outside edges Simple and in
"a speciatles Embracing original and peculiar move.
General display Of combined at the option
OF the contestant.
EorE.-No points shall be given for moment under the
head of pecaes If the skater who executed has exceed
the movements during the programme.
Besides these movements, winch VIII be performed
by the cub at Forty-sixth street and Fifth avenue
during the season, there Will OF course be the crudi
ties OF ordinary skaters, who do not profess dex-
terity
NOTED SKATERS.
There have been many ladies VINO have gained dis.
tinctlOn on the ice. By an almost universal voice
the pain OF excellence among them has been borne
OF by Miss May Edwards, young lady Of seven.
teen, the daughter OF retired merchant living up
the Hudson.
The following are the principal noted lady
skalers-Miss May Edwards and Miss Henrieua
Bedell, New York; MISS Nellie A. Dean, Miss Sarah
Tobey and Miss Louise Tobey, Chicago, ILL.,
And here are the gentlemen, with their ttlec In
the skatorial world:-E. I. Goodrich, ex-champioI
OF America Chicago; Callie Curtis, champion o.
America; f.. w. Pratt, champion OF the Northwest
Chicago; John Powers, champion OF ST. Lawrence
w. Ii. Roberts, champion OF ONO; John Enger, Jr
skatorlal king; A. Macmillan, manager Third Ave
nue. Rink, New York; Hugh Mitchell manager o
Fifth Avenue Skating PARK, New York; X. 9. Her
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