, 1870-03-17
THE AVENUE.
Grand Sleighing Carnival Yes
Ierdny Afternoon.
4 Gorgeous Panorama On Runners
Fair Women and Fast Horses

1t many AycAr snce Ch1cago las enjoyed q aea~
son Of downright gooi slet8hng, our facilities iu1
TINT glorious enjoyment having heen for long time
past, restricted 10 III hour or two in the eaencrpa
OF the day. before the Light fail Of anow was melted
OF worn cut So often had the stJitsh cutter aud
Rprgeous double sleigh suffered q rusty disuse
through succeeding winters that Altigh-riding
almost became ono OF the obsolete
pleasures, and II would not have
been strange II an incdenta land unlock
ed-for exception to tho t7onotouous rulc Of bare
ground in the winter had found people wholly un-
prepared, through totnl lack Of vehicles, to im-
prove the blessing. But Chicago Is altogether pc
cular In lts ability 10 produce any desired thing,
from new Court House 70 hahd-sled, At min
utes notice. To he sure, the Court 4ouse mar
the "one-hone shay,a suddenly dissolve Into noth-
{ngness,. leaving The juvenile coastcr to wonder
uGne the less aud 1t Was an achievement purely
Yesterday afternoon Chicago presented accna
The city Eas literally abandoned to sleish-nding
heary fall q snow The day and night pfecedln&
bad been followed b day 9f g'oo0s Sunltsh
ture % ius, cnough below The free.tns pon. .o pr
serve The snow In al parts Of the city the sleigh
s Whiting T. % imprSvc he armiy paelsd glossy cuas
ing which covered the Level streetA
Everywhere snl In eyer3 direction the slclghs
gan avenue that the grand pleasure scene
Was lalu. Soon aitcr nom hundreds OF sle&1hing
parties haa complete possession q that pobls
/ thuruughfAlc, and by O'Clock fully 4, 900 cqu1-
| pages wcrt daAhing over the smooth surface
Fr1m Madison to Twenty second street, two miles,
tic im11ense thr1nS gravitated, completely ming
( thu entire width Of the roadway between the t"o
| points .
Thing Ii the line Of vehicles Was now, q freshly
painted, handsome, dssa!ng, stylish. Mhere ~
l tnL n fhtE AiHHdtnsS
lamp They hnd unmfstakabIy been altogether.
rubbed up, whether rubbed into existence outright
ltwas q gala time for the ladies and the fast
horsc4 and It would be dlrlcule 10 iudge which
ae.m med to enjoy It most.
Such panorama Of tuddy cheeks and hJtng
curls would convince the most incorHXihle cJn!e
that there IL something natural and hralthfnl left
III Ho1nankind, ant1 that It only needs sleigh
OI course, the vcr} choicest horsenesh which
Chicago could produce was represented on the
nad + aspaS y Fe y sst eaane our esasu sz as
Spanking span Of tho u1nent horse fanetet; the
stElsh, stately car1ia2e team Of the arenne
blc of hIA mite IN three minutes: the plodding.
ctmmoprlace livery nag-a!! were there, some
Eve thouaand, or more, at different tines during
cutters AMI double sieighs, tscishted with lovely,
! laughing 1oadA .
each manager Of q single or double turnout being
most eager to engage u brush with his leiyhbor,
| he he MI acquaintance or stranger.
The crowded condition OF the ayerne nrecludeG
contests for nny great length OF the road and also
rtSt1tt+. In numerous collisions md capetzingE, bu
none Of these resulted seriously, though the hall
] dozen ladies' who might have been seen in the
must remarkable attitudes in the Rnow woalt
scarcely coincide with this view Of the case. Soue
ct the fair ones were badly frightened. aad n3'
" e description Ct the uotable scene presented Of
Michigan avenue yesterday afternoon would 70
| Ii. Cnfnn[EtU Nlthout AluSt1f 10 SufQE OF t4f
those whtcn att1acted especial notice among th,
brilliant throng: .. Gsse,s na5s, Obadiah Jaes
Bo,sfoIds roans, Collector McLean's bays
Phil. A. Hoynt's black and gray, peput.
Collector James Ayers ches.nuts Ai!io1
chestnut, J. F. Fafgo's lays, Geo y. Gagca bars
Geen3s brown snan, n,a,1a G. IT, L y1s sn
mate, {. r: Follaos5ces t'IaeKs, J. T. Rings blas.
J mares, n. II. SINNERS chcstnuts, J. y. Fa.wsn
esys Eran5 rarmees;s s!aesf .esr,s q; " baS' nS'
t Enos Ayers b1aeka, Geo. NJ. Pull1nans blacE
Juhn Lesuc's Lays, ELI HOLSTERS bays, Genrgc !
r. FpnS r. fns siass e.
!. | mate, james 1allaghcrs Satinet and uatc. The
: there we're q host u last EteppeEs n sinf!c ha
nc Sre noahla cnes nssns Aps.. a,fr
SliuN's Honest Charlie, d. j. Wtcns Wide AssaS
:. Ecnianin Lanes India Rutlcr. ]. AcSefne}y
%se VT DeS's az fe1StaT' eTon eelap saal
!, Tnpucbout the niteruoou, and Into the cFenln'
,ne avenue sasae 's tor tha eycnI
= | ra5tjcs, and SO closed The most notable .tay
= | slciEh-rihlne In the history Of Chicago Tod
e nc weather stu more beautiful, and II tic read
= ] wcvId cnloy rarr treat md sec hnSc flgI
!! | whether hs can command turnout Of not, !
y him visit Michigan ase.iue besDe cen ands oc@o'
| this afternoon.