National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-05
FUN ON RUNNERS.
DAMP BUT MERRY MAsauERADERs.
Sleighing Carnival In the Street-Unique and
Grotesque Costumes = Sara Berahardt in
the Line-Business Mems Exhibits
Some Funny Carieatures.

The success of the sleighing carnival was narred
somewhat yesterday by disagreeable mixture oil
rain, hail, and snow which began falling ABOUT
the hour the procession was announced TO start.
The Avenue from the Capitol to the Treasury was
one mass of humanity, which enjoyed the fun, II
it could be so called, and encouraged the maskers
to renewed devilment. Sleighs of every descrlp-
tion containing persons wearing every concelvaD1e
costume which would add to their comical appear
ance, began arriving at the corner of Ninth and ID
streets as early as one o'clock. Assistant marshals
duty at this point sent them direct TO the rendez
volls in the White Lot. and by two o'clock upward
offive hundred sleighs from the stylish Portland
and Albany cutter to the most cumbersome Specl-
men of home manufacture were posted IN the lou
waiting orders to form in line OF this number
about one hundred were filed with masked lndl-
Viduas so thoroughly disguised that their mothers
would not have known them.
THE START
Finally start was effected, the sle'ghs going in
single file down the Avenue to the Capitol gate,
and returning to the corner OF seventeenth street
and the Avenue when the procession dlsbanded
and speeding of crack rotters the order OF the
remainder of the afternoon.
Considering the short notice, the carnival was q
perfect success, the only drawback being the pres
ence in line of a number of hacks and carriages,
which were in eveTybodys way. The crowd on
the sidewalks received accesslons every mlnute
until it eventually surged out into the street. AMI
the maskers were obliged 10 cOntne themselves TO
limited space through the wall of human beings
EN S
and bore the elbOwing and crowding IN the best
of humOr. As particularly cOmical subject would
approach it was greeted with great enthusiasm,
hats and handkerchiets waving, and catcillls from
Juveniles which created a din second only TO the
famous confusion at Babel. Among the
FEATURES OF THE CARNIVAL
were donkey drawing a small jumper wagon on
runners, the occupants two Youngsters personal
ing an aged colored couple A crowd of shouting
gaIninS followed this turnout all the afternoon,
but the patient donkey apparently paid no atten-
ton 10 them, but amblcd cOntcntcdly along.
tandem team, consisting of a horse and mule,
drew sled upon which was seated robust spe-
cimen inscribed Bernhardt." AStride the horse
was Manager Abbey, while something having Il
label The American Press" kept the mule
straight. A long, lank specimen perSonGted
Brother Jonathan, and kept Sally" from falling
A large family sleigh contained six persons in
white robes, who styled themselves Spirits from
the other world"
The smallest sleigh in line was doll carriage
on runners, drawn by a King Charles spaniel, who
was attended by four little boys dressed as grooms.
The most original, as well as comical display,
was that made by the owner of gray trotter He
had rugged up a sulky on runners, TO which was
attached all the appliances used in treating a
trotting horse. The horses feet and neck were
swathed in red flannel and toe-weghts, which,
with ankle-boots and knee-pads, made up as awk-
ward q looking animal as one could desire The
driver wore jockey suit surnoun:ed bya cap, the
visor of which was about two feet square. Wher-
ever this turnout appeared it was the signal for
great hilarity and even the horse INDUCED In d
laugh AT the SOrry inquire he cut.
Another amusing figure was that OF Dutch emf
grant who was made up to resemble the late DIR.
Homer of mixture fame and drew the lines over
a sorry-looking specimen of a jackaSs. The sled
upon which the emigrant was seated was on q
level with the street. and the Tcutonic driver was
kept busy " shooting off boys who wanted to ride
with him.
numberof
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
were represented: Messrs. Wimple, Smith & Co.,
lumber dealers, had a sleigh of barn-lke proper
place for shelter" Christian Heurlch had out an
immense beer vat, astride of which was an image
of Gambrinus; r. H.. G. BouiS, the stove dealer,
produced substantial sleigh filled with mechanics
wearing stove pipes and armed with the para
phcrDalia of their line of business.
The committee of arrange1n entS were represented
by MeSSrs. a. I. Whiting and {. W. Thorn as Judy
and P'Rch respectively, /. Monkey, Captain Add,
and NJ. William, Russian nobleman.
Colonel Boyd the chief marshall, was atttred as
Rec CdInirdiO. and Colonel ], o. P. Burnside,
one of the Judges looked every inch Santa Claus.
Other sleighS contained caricatureS of the follow
ing prominent personages, who were readily re-
coSnized: President Hayes, President-elect Gar
field, General Sherman, eX-SecretarieS Bciknap
and Robeson, and General Butler
WITHOUT MASKS.
In the line were Il number of sleighs whose &C.
cupants were not masked, and as The REPCBLF-
CANS representative dashed by in handsome
Portland cutter, drawn by q Clay colt, he recog-
nized General Z. f. Beale in company with Mr..
Wash Nailor, who was showing the pace OF his
crack fOur-year-old: G. c. DuncanSOn and a large
party in double sleigh; MeSsTs. James p. Willet
and George Oyster behind clipped bay, which
appeared always ready for q brush; Mr.. Allison
Nailor with his handsome pair of ArabianS over
whose necks jingled set of Russian chime sleigh
bells; Mr. Charlie Earl holding i'll fast bay mare
MesSTS lobe Hudson and Clarence NJ. Barton be-
hind a two-thirty rag; Mr.. John Wanstall hand
ling the ribbons over pair of fast blacks, and
host of others who appeared intent on getting
| somewhere with their flyers.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Avenue was
thronged on both sides with sight-Secrs, but one
accident occurred. A stranger from Baltimore,
while enGeavOring to get upon street car 1T the
corner of Tenth street and the Avenue, was
knocked down by passing sleigh and cut slightly
about the head and body. lie was taken into the
Fifth precinct station, where he washed of the
mud and blood and continued his journey.
4 FAST DRIVER.
Numerous trials of speed took place, the owners
of fast trotters seeming determined to show the
crowd how quick they could travel Only one
driver came to grief-JOhn Eagleston owner of the
trotting stallion Trump. He was going at clip
ping gait up the Avenue greatly 10 the delight OF
the crowd when Officer Kirby Overhauled him and
took him to the statiOn-house for fast driving
Tenth street was quickly blocked up with sympa-
thiZing friends, and when he was released on SO
collateral they crowded around him and cOngratu
lated him that he had not ended the carnival in
cell John took it all i'll good part, and seemed
partly compensated for his twenty dollar drive.
At a consultation of the judges last evening the
prize set of slegh-bells awarded to Mr.. W. IL
| GGrges of East Washington, for his display of O
trotting horse and accOutrementS.