The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
A sLe!eHINe CARNIVAL.
Every thing on Runners was Turned
Out Yesterday and Lots of
Fun was Had.
AnAfternoon and Evening Of Pleas
ure-Thc Boss SIeighing for
Many Years.
/. s1.EIGHISG CARNIvAL.

Yesterday was gala day in the netropo.
lie. the streets being filled, especially in the
afternoon. with flying sleighs and cutters
double, four and si1-in-hand rigs, which
served 10 make as fine display as any
civ can boast. The teams turned out
we're Of the nobbiest description, and will
hear comparison with those Of any place IN
the United States. Fort Leavenworth
added lis Quota, Gen. Pope and vile being
on, with fine double team, while Capt
uIsley appeared with an elegant turnout,
the horses being perfectly matched and
b;pb s,eppers. A skin -hand, filled with
with officers and their ladies created quite
. sensation and dashed through the busy
streets in fine style.
THE SCENE ON DELAWARE STREET.
Delaware street, the main thoroushiare
Of the city, fairly brisiled, If that word Is
allowable, with bright and dashlng turn
outs. the scene on the street from Msin TO
Fifth streets being as gay as could possibly
be conceived. Everybody and his girl were
ont, (althou: h some OF the older and more Sc
date had their wives) and the streets being In
magnificent condition the fun was simply
ipiescribable and immense. Filth street
also. az well as Shawnee, the latter from
Broadway to Main street, neat, clean,
level stretch OF nearly mile, afforded
splendid opportunity for racing. while
Fourth street, which affords level track
of over a mile, was not neglected. Broad
was considerably patronized, and, in TACT,
everv street in the city was in hne condi-
ton. all of the avenues and busl.
ness thoroughfares having been we'll
smoothed before the present wei
come snowfall came. The broad and ele-
CANT highway leading to the Fort, together
with the splendid avenues OF that pretty
post, were also attractions, while, by this
afternoon, being well beaten, they Will al
ford a roadway equal to that offered ~
Harlem Lane.
THE TURN-oUTs.
The number and elegance Of the turn.
outs yesterday were both gratifying and
surprising, and which made the streets look
as lively and gay as on ''circus day." They
we're Of every variety and style, from the
neat little swanshead cutter to the double
header, filled with tbs beauty and fashion
| of the metropolis, dashing, racing, lying
through the streets with the most charm
| ing recklessness and in the most plctur'
e.oue confusion-a carnival of fun, frolic
and pleasure.
AT NIGHT.
Until nearly eleven o'clock last night the
air resounded with the merry tinkle ol
sleighbells as the sleighs dashed through
the briliautly-lighted business streets by
scores. On Delaware street it was.absoiute.
ly unsafe TO attemp; crossing, as, when
looking one way to escape a flying cutter
the pedestrian was very liable to be knock
ed down by one coming in an opposite di.
rection. There was a great deal. Of racing
especially through Delaware street, there
being several narrow escapes from coils
ions This racing is dangerous pastime, but
so far there have been no serious happen
ipgs-which, however, doesn't seem to be
the fault of the racers.