New-York tribune., 1884-12-26
SI,EIGHING AND SKATING.
ov THE po,D AND THE SLIPPERY LAKES.
r,pr,xrss OF Observation-Disclosures ""o
urpE nIrT-FUN on TIE ICE.

HAPPINESS OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ""'
WERE oUT-rUN on THE ICE.
Tho ,;nc,inc of the sleigh bells made the merit
est of Christmas music YESTERDAY, rorc cn' alive
& town drives and Central \, rarH n5r,v w''S morning ming
snd all through the forenoon happy latnons us
with brght-iaced Youngsters might n nay V,,n"iIv
seen taking an airing behind 'n1 81 st"' The ioir
Vonns lady with the "banged-tailed' pony, rnSse' S
harness and "natty" cutter was also nouceao,e, ,,
The couut,y swain from Westchester toun,,y
with his best girl helped swell the
crowd and was not the - least sdr,c loySss ,uoS
OF the mcrrymakers The swell NU~nib rrn borSes mr%
decorated with red plumes was the observed "t az
observers while the fashionable man iecdinsS iTevcmdiln,sS
aH,rsr" drawing the lines over the prancing
s,eeis. The pure booded American rode ont
bchird the dying .om,Gce ,IC'lST alone" s"''''''
In tbe AFTERNOON aud evening the butcher the
baker aud all klnds Of itadesnen VINO pos 10, ,he
Vear hcircd make mp the holiday gatherlhR; ne
nrorrir.us of the road houses were joyous anI nei
smiles were only cnrncd Nv the pns,on @ r %, r,'', ~
n oroniinnci nm or srivhinr thcy dreamed oi iort-
nncs that the best of modcrn ItppiaS youiu nHn
hone io realize and that, would hatg mauc {n"
tonn, nf Monte Crsio Blush With shame ~ ms
,mnernnos s. 10 saY that " N1be a'c WnS
,DH ooi lis 95n ronnis toud ho, STAKE sniNrin,lt
ts txu,tss his Saiisia.,ihn Whit the AoWhin WY
N 9hirH w mHtel awn' ne Aos'sh's sM,a,,e Ma, NC nc
tMlN u,ip pE.,ee iIo' eHt sHso, s6 NNsh ilNie ~
ifeeins. hliabg's" was nut thY uhlE Mhse NJ
NBmgsvleN lNA iis hAAts Wli 900 pNti'rlt
stated that he had Neyp, iAl sNCh iNN va tis'rN'
aNdl i tNp dM c0Nd y. thpe "a i"t FfhWWi
Smiths his stahimg ianlles Nt!A tested W. lNH
utiUus,, ,psh wth iaWlN ~'liesi NIN Nl wv
Went ia ga warm themselves, nat !" h"N NN"'''s
M the WAY 1t eatng and dunhlHs ,. ,il
''Ihe lnolern road horse De- an ineiiEenl NhlNdl'
ana IL is we'll ,hat Al Is so ior many Weh W slt,'
rd out with tLc innocent intention az euoA lng
themselves did 50 too freely ana han M ne M
horses as one man eHpressed H. know u .u" @ & t'''
two fools and madman,' atoiuth's N""" "'''
been of frequent occurrence ,... .I,l
Martin B Brown, the printer, dashed mp ne ioai
Strauss as lac is more lamaTly Know t"'i" ~ h,
MIA Strauss drove lnaiestcailv along WIN 'he pay
Yielding sooner. Byron Cross sped along e.
hind Honest Harry and Charley Knox. white
shcnberd T. Knapp was out morning. afternoon
and night behind his Duroc colt Ffank IT MorT
The riant iorm OF Commissioner Thomas brennan
was drawn up the road by his colt Ed carney,
While Ed Carney, IT,, was seen behind ms
Dawson watched the snov NV from 'no o.N
hoofs of Rocket and Fearful went up up '3e nc
road with James Flock behind INN III
a manner that made his owner THINK ne ma iro'11
ter u. H. Con. the horse broke dr2ye np ne1nH hs
the trotter Peanuts Uons"Dan "rDa Ant BE-
hind Tony r. IL. /. Whitehead pulled the lines
over the champion roadster GfoTH "ih1 hchnd No hs
horse Dr. Grcenman. John j. Quiuh
arrived at Cases early m, the M'crr
noon and claimed the "smau bottle ior
,he tirst arrival hv sleigh from Harlem, aud II was
gwen 10 HIM. John was the happie't man on the
road ard said that the man that won me oolto ~
the future would have to bo du carry riser, ~
John was on hand Wednesday at $50 H. H. u LOOKS
as II he WAS right, g.. -, -, Ca
ouented streets IN BROOKLYN yesterday whlie tnc
out-of-town drives W re crowded with gay sielgi
ing parties. Ocean Parkway was well r0mIed
some not turning their horses hcadS uhllI lneS
mad reached Coney Island. The hundreds of road
houses which line this thorou share liom frNspec,
Park TO Coucv Island were bright with warmth ana
hghf and did a great business. After nlghifail
some of these ho>tene> were the scenes ~ the wiz
est marty, and good cneer seemed 10 pieNa"
The skating in this cltv yesterday was confined
10 rInks thar had been Hooded with few inches ol
water aud 10" lots Ina lhat nau r,,n. ''',I,I anJ
submerged by the recent IdInN Hfu ir
fhaws. This was sufficient. however to grailiy
The energetic ent lusia>t and the small BOY aha an
day long persons with skates under tbcir arms
misnt have been seen vending their way toward
the desired goals and the merry ring OF me bIight
runners upon the gllStenlnI surface oi te Na'lous
nond. made pleasing music and brought the
bright color to the checks OF many
fair skater. fine graceful movements
of the more expcrt skaters would lead IN observer
70 believe tha the poetry OF motion could on} be
obtained on the gIstcnng steers. H., r..
/ he hearts of skaters will he glad today lor iIc
lakes m Prospect Park. BI"oANn. VIII Ii 2iI prop
ability be thrown open to the puDhc; Tue he -
now over four inches timex, ana tlc iahe' N"Hl'
have been thrown open Ne>lr,u,N' pVl ln' u'g , o,
ING a holiday, the rush would have been SD great
that WAS dee ned adNistNlt 10 pos N'N' ll' JUL
inc until TO dav The snow has been cleared on
The ice np TO the second bridge, aud. although the
surface of the lee Is NOT CLASSY, II Is tou'i enough
10 furnish enjoyable skating. The SNOW Si'h lies
,lrcn pnu the larger lake where cutlu4 nee YACHT
inc aud games are induced m tNcNihln -
,rqIv for the skaters aud the skailu g-houS" VIII
,lisu.n4o pruiat warmth gratis, aud not coli
lee and other retrcshm,ni5 at sn4ii MAI
,ry rink ot the Williamsburg Athletic Club
aronnds several days ago. bui IT was found lhal
when the grounds were hloded thcy would mot hold
water aud II may be some time before the nnR Is
ready. .
do, and were ciuwdcd with tonih'ul skaters ar
rov Thr irr however. was not sinonth IA euoueh to
su the iastiiuus taste ui older lovers o the sioit