Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-26


The business streets were nutter-
ing with flags, and private residences
in all parts of the city were proiusely ana
tastefully decorated. City Park, with the
ice column, presented very pleasing
sight. The uprights all around the park
were covered with flags, and the cemonu-
ment cleaned and glittered in the sun,
while the white frOst-work which chung
to it only ser ed to make it more pic
turesque and beautiful
In the afternoon the cOasting and tobog-
gan sliding began in earnest. Main street
had been flooded and the course worked
over during the night, and the track was
found to be in much better and safer con
dition than on the first day of the carnival.
Coasting was INDUCED in until late in the
afternoon, To the entire satisfaction OF all
who participated, and without tine
slightest mishap. The most picturesque
scenes, however, were at the tobog"an
slides, especially at the Russian slide NJ
the breakwater This slide was crowded
the entire afternoon, toboggans following
each other down all the chutes in rapid
succession. 1t was charming sight to
see the red -cfeeked Burlington girls
steering their gentlemen or lady friends
down the steep pitch, rs gracefully and
skilfullv as the most experienced toboggan-
ist of the sterner sex. For dash and nerve,
health, vivacity and beauty it is conceded
by all our guests from far and near that
the Queen Clty girls nave no equdlS'
In the evening the sight at the grand
opening of the slides was simply magnili-
cent. On the lake, the electric lights made
the scene seem like Il vast fantasy under II
flood of the brightest moonlight, while
the fireworks dotted the air like sparks
from titanic fireplace. The whole city
was also brilliantly illuminated. the cleo
trio lights having been extended on all the
principal streets. Main street, as on the
previous evening, blazed from the College
campus to the lake with double lines OF IRE,
while the brilliantly lighted and decorated
arches looked from distance like palaces
of flame. The coaSting was the finest thht
has ever been enjoyed in Burlington, ana
was witnessed by immense throngs' wisely
kept back from the course by ropes
stretched along both sides of the street.
The Promenade Concert.
The promenade concert given by the
Sherman Military band ut the Associa-
ton rink in the forenoon under the
auspices of the Burlington Coasting club
was a most successful affair and was en-
joyed by large number of promenaders
The rink was gaily decorated with flags of
different nations, and with streamers.
banners and bunting, and the general
effect of the scene was pleasing. The
vast capacity of the rink makes 1t most
favorable place for an affair of this nature
and all who participated in the promen-
AIDE were loud in their praises
of the accommodations which it affords
The beauty of the scene was greatly en-
HANGED by the plentiful sprinkllng of
gaily colored toboggan costumes among
the large number of spectators who occu-
pied the seats in the balcony and gal
lerieS.
The band turned out in full numbers
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themselves by their usual careful and
skillful playing, winning the most enthu-
siastic plaudits on every hand The pro
gramme was an excellent one and includ-
ed an unusually large proportion of selec-
tions calculated to test the taste and skill
in execution of IA band. but the way in
which every number was rendered must
have been highly satisfactory to the most
fastidious of musical critics.
THE ICE YACHT RACES.
The ice yacht regatta which was to have
come off in the forenoon was post
poned until the afternoon on account of
lack of sufficient wind. About noon fin"
breeze sprung up, and by the middle of
the afternoon smacking wind was blow
ing The judges, Elias Lyman and II. w.
Hall, ordered a start at $3.50 O'Clock and
the following yachts started Mudjekee-
wis, captain Z. p. w. Rogers of Burling-
ton Lackawanna, captain, John johnson
of Burlington Nutcake. captain, Henry
Chiotte of Burlington Potato Bug, cap
tain, Brunette of Essex, y. y; Letter b,
captain, Harry Knowlton of Essex, y. y;
Dolly Waite, captain, p. IL. Townsend of
Essex, y. y. Starting from flag on line
with the breakwater. the course was three
miles northwest to wlndward of Il
/
starting point. On account of poor ice
the course was sailed over twice
Mr.. f. II. Barnes very kindly turned his
yacht, the keewaydin, the largest ON the
lake, over to the committee and Harry
knowlton of Essex, accompanied by Mi
Floyd of New York, followed the yachts
to see that the flag was properly turned
The yachts got away i'll fine shape, the
| Letter b soon forging to the head, closely
followed by the Dolly Waite, the Others
stragglingalong. When near the turning
! flag the Dolly Waite threw ii shoe
and there being no blacksmith there the
crew concluded 10 ride i'll with Mr.
knowlton. This left Letter b, without
"A rival for the lead The Nutcake foulec
the starting flag the first time aroun'
and was ruled out. The Potato Bug car
RED away her spar and collapsed, and tn
| IackaWanna got stuck III snow BAN
LEAVING the Letter b. and the Nude
! former coming in 10 minutes ahead. Tn
Letter Il. won the first prize of Sl5 in 3
minutes, the Mudjekeewis taking tn
second prize of so in A minutes.
THE TEoTTlNG RACES.
The trotting races on the ice in III
afternoon were for the three minute clas
and were witnessed by an immens
throng the Ice being covered with peopl
, on foot and in teams for large radil
about the starting point. The beginnin
of the coarse which was mile in lengt
and kite shaped, was near the north Ell
of the breakwater from when it follOwe
down the lake shore and then bearing
4 the west formed Il semicircle when il +
7 turned straight away to the starting poin
q The heats were closely coutested and WEI
most satisfactory throughout. The trac
: was rather slow, there being COnsiderab
V snow on il. The entries We're seven
, number as follows:
5 W. Landou, Nj ton, Little Don.
- George funnegan, Hncshurgh, WultZiI
Dan.
b Louis Lapointe, .Plattsburgh, Vernon
4 Belle.
T., Adsit, iurlingt on Brown Mare.
Il j. Williams, Burlington, h. M, GNpSic.
"a Williams IiiiIlinptpp h Rem IL