The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
SKATING AND SLEIGHING.


CENTRAL PARK CROWDED WITH MERRY VISITORS
ANIMATED SCENES on ROAD AND LAKE.
In the afternoon of yesterday the lake in the Park
presented very animated spectacle under the bright
flood OF sunshine that prevailed. The throng of
skaters hardly ever SO large or CHEEKY and the
spectators who sat stood by the shore never
weary gazing the Kaleidoscope picture presented.
The southern half of the lake the most crowded
the northern part being in an inferior condition. the
ice in places showing uneven and rugged surface
At four o'clock 1t was estimated that about fifteen
thousand persons were on the ice. They OF all
ages and conditions and the fair sea was nunerously
represented. The small boy was in strong force and
in great glec. and his voice gave lively stir the
wiptry air. The house by the lake u busy scene
with the hundreds of young lads fixing on their
skates, buying and eating cakes and candies and
shouting at each other with the full power of their
lungs. Here there was constant rushing in and out
going away, having had their h of skating. and
others arriving to take turn at the sport. An timer
ant cutler on hand with grindstonc and did
quite business sharpening up old skates at the ratio
OF FIVE cents each The countless skates the sur
face of the ice into fine white powder that looked
like fall OF snow. good many chairs on steel
ners. occupied chiefly by young ladies. were in USE
and seemed to be constantly getting in the way OF
some enterprisng skater. 1t was comfortably clad
multitude and intent on knocking all possible
enjoyment out of the day. The Park ITSELF
with It's broad level plains covered with
the undrven snow, presented perfect winter
landscape that had its particular attraction in
the brgh sunshine. Every place was, course. de-
serted tor the lake. The nienagere silent. and
so were the terraces and walk where Whispering
lovers promenade when the trees in leaf aud the
green grass grows all round The sleghing was not
near = great on the previous Sunday, owing to
the approaches to the Park being 80 denuded of
snow. Still there fair turnout OF single and
family slcighs. There passed through the Filth
nue. entrance in the forenoon
single 81
Family scigbs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6i1
IN THE AFTERNOON.
Single teams $3.50
Through the Eighth avenue entrance there passed
In the iorenoon:-
Single teams.
Family slcighs. ~
IN rHE AFTERNOON.
Single teams. 2,tJi
Family slciBhs VIZ
showing total of 3.J,1 family slcghs and II 1856
sinle teams. Large box seighs, capable of holding
from twenty to- thirty persons. piled between both
the principal entrances and the lake, taking up pas
senpers tor Ave cents head In the Park the sleigh
ina was excellent and made merry sight.
pecially the family sleighs, with their freight
of laughing ladies' and children buried in
furs aud blushing with the of health
Hundreds of sleghs entered by the 10th
gates on Fifth at Seventy second and Seven
tynnth streets. The Jingle of the sleigh bells made
joyful music ON the clear air aud the rapid and
graceful flight of cutter after cutter the crack
ing and level surface of the roads spiriting
siuht 10 see. While the skating terminated with tho
close of day the slcighing was kept up to an adj
vanced hour.