New-York tribune., 1886-01-17
PASTIMES OF THE WINTER.
SPORT FOR FORTUNATE PEOPLE.
THE sLEIGHING IN CENTRAL PARK-sTYLEs TIA
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THE sLEIGHING IN CENTRAL PARK-sTYLEs THAT
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New Workers bent on pleasure have been
able To extract most agreeable excitement out of the
snowfall which came week ago. The sleighng on
Wednesday and Thursday was really excellent BY Fri
day was somewhat cut up. and yesterday
But nevertheless on all these days Ffth-ave and the
Park have been crowded with gay people horses with
bells and plumes sleghs draped heavy furs There
has been little seighing tho roads above One-hun-
Observation-Disclosures tho wind blew the payements bare.
Even in the Park early in the week there we're ugly
brown spots over which the sleighs dragged heavily
until the Park Commissioners had earted and
spread over them that the sleighng good all the
way round The weather has been charmng-not too
cold and yot not too Nobody likes to sleighridc
| whom 1t is thawing. The air bracng. the sky a
lovely blue except yesterday and the sunshine brilliant.
| Such meteorological combination made the
| Park delightful picture In every direction from
the Fiftynnth-s entrances there stretches
OF pure white tho broad meadows broken only by
the groups OF and OF shrubs which seemed
planted especially to add to the charm of land
scape Yet it not place OF quiet oveness. Along
the walks tho drives hundreds Of warmly
dressed pedestrians who tramped along with yigor and
elasticity which showed that they there for pleas
well the people behind the The seighs
OF course not numerous carriages are In
mer; but that advantage. It gave space for
faster driving, which every driver quick to avail
himself The Jingle of the thousands OF gentle bells
was in dOube-quick time.
The slopes on the drives in the northern part the
Park where tho Pilgrim statue watches the crowd.
was beyond doubt the prettiest sights Looking up from
low seat IN sleigh which had not yet left the foot Of
the ILL., behelda throng of seighs Of all kinds drawn
10y fine horses. and nltd with people wrapped In warm
furs ana wreathed In merry smiles. Neither brightness,
color music motion was lacking Most Of the sleighs
this year either bsck dark brown dark olive, and
he robes and wrappngs OF tne men and nomen are also
generally dark The trappngs OF the horses are Of tho
gayest Much yellow OI DElShI DuIterCup hue peIhs
used. Then there plumes OF bright red and blue,
too, "a we'll as dark green and black. They nuttered
from the horses cars from the saddle chime Dolls on
their backs or from the tall stick cf the high dash
boards. Much Of the harness was covered with silver
and fur and the belts Of bells Of course, added to the
glitter Cutters drawn by single fast horse, generally
clad In seaskn coat and cap. predomnated, and
kept up rapid motion as they dared around and ahead
o. the moro pretenousand more dgnihed urnouts with
cOachmau f0otman and pair There werc Portland
slsghs. with their high curved dashboards, carrying
four eight persons. But the prevailing style
was the Russian sleigh Russian rngles Russian rum
bes Russian victOrss real imported Russian turnOuts,
with here and there American variety known as the
uaie son,e limo AGO for Mis- Catherine Wolfe The
general notion u Russian sleigh Is "a low body,
either solid skeleton runners with pcrpendIcu-
Lar dashboard perforated to keep off the
flying from the horses hOOis. Some have oOaohman
and footman In fropt, and Russl ltn setghs are
driven by the cOschman sitting IN the rumble. In
the imported Russians the rumble IS low unless used by
the driven and both coachnan and foomau rest their
feet n fur boots attached to The vehicle This gives the
wind keen sweep up between their legs and most OF
the selgs in the Park therefore. have their servants
wrapped ia robes above and below Not ali OF the turn
quite have gay uapplugs Some havo black plumes,
black robes, black harness, black cogchmen aud foot
men aud occupants al dressed IN DAck. But Judens
from their laughing merry faces, these s.e hs are never
ned with uoar relatives OF the dear departed Tue
women who were enjoying the sport Were
generally properly dressed for 10, In furs
aud heavy wra s aud hoods They had the air OF not
thinking that they looked wei, but as matter OF tact
they dd, because they looked comfortable. SO much
Ue said for OK the pct dogs which they held
uncovered In their laps.
The crowd was not oil made mp Of seighs however
There have bern great many carriages out each day
Th IS Of rsgretio the wheels up tho snow
terribly and explain Why FI!day aud yesterday the
slelrblng not very good. The occupants o. the
coaches or LrougIams did not quite suited with
trmroiycs. aud the cOAchnen who drove them roally
look crushed wI-h humiliation at not ownu- ma sters
who Thought enough OF and their servants 10
gu on runners instead Of wheels.