New-York tribune., 1884-12-27
GLIDING OVER ICE AND SNOW
MERRY SCENES ON PONDS AND ROADS
n. vxoy,so sAy WINTER sroEr-ANi-
MArrn rICIURfs.

CROWDS ENJOYING sAS WlNih" ei'"'
MATED PICTURES.
~, ,.l avanues and uptown drives were not
mo rrowtcd Yesterday ~ they were on St Sh,S'no
Iav but there was larger number oi s{ lish m ,,,h
49, and the butterflies of fashion VINO haNeiolu
~, ~ a, Jo but enjoy Themselves we're ont ~ iorce
On account Of the holiday !htchg o., u""e,ih ,ins
,cnders aud clerk ,'nrn w,,n rrosaic pursuit Of
earniuv living. sleighing was attehueu Wv wv o1
danger to life an limb thdu II was Nv NV 49, toft c,d
in. dnv The afternoon was everything l.hl vVhiu
hs desrrd The snn Hhonc out bright ana lts ,Ieht
was ilnshcd back from the innumgiablc spark'h,s
.,v.tnia of the unAullicd snow hN the waNNluc, W
NJ inat warm enough for lEdoa To wear thch iu'r
~ tho most bcw,lgH'ng mani msna'm IT. ,hr,r fSc"s
nUd noses Tho alcighinR Vas nlmoe' rrtioct ,ot
"Vcryihins but great spcrd, Inc runners R',"'"
sneothly and nolaelcasly along anu we llnalo III
,h" si"ish bells and the laughter of the pleasure
neeke made merry music oh th' CRISP "'h ,%n" %
Iesns aud hellcs of WoslohcSlef were out lof Tue
traditional "stIaw ride,'
A. thc road houses All was life and activity and
the geniai faces OF the pronrietoiS bcam1u warn
Msoo%S to al ws S,s' ed y om S,'s SSy ' m"ng TO
late al night. AT "Gabe" Cases bal9o ana ana
guitar helped 20 male music ,,ns ana rosnl GTu
son, of Harlem. sixty-thrce years old ana "eigh-
ing 200 pounds, was so carried away by the reefs
and iss sn,S to rT,Sw exc%uting me S
aud double-shuiles, which he ana Wth
snch grace and SKILL that Gahe, nushca IA u
way that showed that the poisoned barn OF zeal
oncy had nerced his soul William ii. Vanderbilt
was out behind his famous team Early nose ana
Aldine. lie drove NJ as far as McC Cono : IAN IN
Rr dce turned around aud without stopping re-
Nathan Straus at diferent,times took spin behind
Maiolica Maiolca Maid, and j. d. Ripley. AS nc
tucked himself in his sleigh his return trip TO
the city and pulled the lines over hlPley ne toia
John Murphy that he intended 10 rlde IL 'no van
on his homeward journey. As he passed AiderHan
Hugh j. Grant driving chesta1I % IL paoGJr ppaoJ
he shouted chaenge for brush down tRe IUau; ,;
The Alderman SAID that he was not riuing ias' W V'
was jast out for little fresh ar, ana as 9i M
Straus dashed along the Iammany oIaVe % %slnileu
an innocent smile, as If to say; ,,i neS ~
would hardly wave their tomahawk. SO oody .a hn
deGamee if i were driving Kenilworth:' II the
sleighmg remains good until SUNDAY Murphy IS
going to show him how good a snow morse Nh, %
ilworth Is and the prospects are thal the
Alderman will ride faster than lie
has ever done before in his life; c.,..o
Shepherd +. Knapp is one OF the irs0 10 20 up 'as
road and one of the last to turn his hsrses head
homeward. He site Cases glass-cnclosed Porch
aud enjoys the oxhiiarating sGadd' rSad o Frap% rn
Regina. and in the afterneoa with Ed
ward. An old man drlylug black ge,ang ,g ma, !,
messed TO a Portland sleigh, painted yellow, mace
The frequentcIs of Seven have open their eyc as
he LET his horse out for al there was in hlIn Inc
old man didn't lingeT long enough Tor ANYBODY
10 ask his name and nobody could keep MN wlthiI
hailiug distance. Edward Stokes was out behind
the horse had lost none OF his s2ccd' D4i WIS M
still roadster of the first class. II: . N;
Whitehead drew the hnSs over crown
Point Maid and she hal everything her own way
Myndert Starin drove one of the youngsters brcd
by his father, aud the colt showed thai there was
good sEoa %eIa in him. vth Ghp'an STay SD T mare
while John II. DeMott smiled coatenteIly bchlnd
the mare. Daisy Dawson. William Dean droye the the
snow ilv with his bay geldlng,, Lantern; ,Namue
Sninin drew the lines over his black and chestnut
while Newbold Morris slashcd along with captain
A. DeCorlova drove Out behind Deianera
II being holiday week. from early m IN till late
at night crowds of boys and girls can be seen wend
irc thcir way to the different skating Kinks ana
ronds with skates under their arms, and from their
kaSte 10 arrive at tho desired goals one
would almost believe that they thought
NE eseu,d ,0T from Oi'i II to MAKE it Worth diving The
iueny peal of laughter ming ed with the Ilns ol the
rpnPs' @.es the sf Gs5 Ss i$ssl. R$sps ald S
r,'fnicsoue and in many cases quaint and
curious ana they 2 ID q charm aud variety 10 tne
is oii,ct by the astonishing gyratons of TIE new
beginner, who by lis extraordinary en'i'' 10
apPear At homo ON tDo the c,oU5s 1Ge
ihc rrcrro-sislc small hoy submits 70 no snpptes-
sion and IL be cannot obtain adpiiiatce 10 ,the
it,. md ID no rond is TO be found
{ eti.fj with sliding in tho gutter on one ska'1
u4ue Other 10 so..e cgnian'"n 1s LAY iofo,g9 yei
i,1 .%iPe % lu ,gn l n, cs5nttai rlk lakes ami Eii
III Va mIl Tie icc j. s,rlc.n'lJ strong enough to
i98li io,lil2a lilii' alA3a8l f-+o'is fashion iot Saw
Iria-tx ant lH Qreniag tbe sb3ilr. aul IN ihs
ie iag c'is,5 fs'ltr sIIze isY YYaii Elg E'8si
li#t 'as ##5...AA... 55
hE#a .Il.a.#l.. IN.
{.NA t,e te ~ tf .Wle't''is,o pM
iir,,d'pic ir,' aims cad oi3,r ruT rP tiaS am5st saod
iumor TAa uppu end, VT tne ishe Nc,e hol $50
cfoUdtd and thc ucttel ,haicrs were looked 40 Ia
wondcti. they skigngd alliiy over tno CLASSY ouf,
face ,uttiug diaiWll figures. l4e picture YeW,u
ftom the comfort lnly heated skating house
was sparkling one As far as the eve
eould reach mantle of pure white covered
thc earth. The black trees looking like seutlntl7 ol
night and strangely ont of place inc many
coorcd iirhts around the edges of tie lake did not
mar the scene, while the troops OF woll-dresNod
skaters, their checks red with excitement ana
pleasure made 4 lazy park policeman feel IKE On
athlete. The snow that fell Oh Christmas night
was cleared ol the lakes carly Yesterday morning,
~ soon as possible. Many peoplo went
10 the park in Slcighs aud when the lakes
were reached the y0uOgcr members ot the party got
ont. while their older companions continued thcr
drive down Ocean Parkway, stopping Tor tine skat-
ors on their way back.
Tho captain OF the Park police SAID to a TriBUSr
reporter: " We have 4 thickness OF from four 10
five inches and the lee is very good. We got ahead
of Central Park by clearing - oil ING
snow each time II fell and
fhus giving the zee a chance TO thicken. Over
there they LET the snow lie like blanket and the
ice won't freeze under It IN seventeen years"
HOSPITAL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
Flags will he di splayed on cars and stages ali over
the city to-day inscribed "lIelp the llospitas.'