New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-12
THE TOBOGGAN GROWING IN FAVOR
SLIDES OPENED AT THE POLO GROUNDS AND IN
BROOKLYN.

SLIDES OPENED AT THE POLO GEOUNDS AMI IN
BROOKLYN.
The rollerskatng craze promises to have worthy
cessor in the toboggan slide comparison of the two
sports shows superiority of the its prede
John b. Day, the principal stakeholder OF the
York Baseball Club and the protector of the present
toboggan chcme at the Polo Grounds said TO TRIBUNE
reporter:
Toboggan;ng will be found both healthfu and amusing,
and will appeal directly to the tastes of all lovers OF out
door sports There is little science required In handling
the toboggan, and although young man may feel I'M
easy about the safety his sweetheart when plotting her
down the steep nclnes, the fear will soon wear on
There are slides in the Enclosure at Onchundred and
tenth-st and Fifthave where so many basenal battles
have been fought The larger Slide which will be for the
use of adults is forty feet in height at the starting point
and 10 feet In length. The smaller Slide for the ex
elusive use the young folks, Is much smaller, the In
cline being seventyhve feet In length and the highest
point but twenty-five feet above the ground Private
clubs are forming and applications for dates nave oeeh
sent in in large numbers Tuesdays and Fridays will be
set aside as club days. nobody but club members can
use the slides Each club must be regularly organized
and will have to send in its application promptly Ihese
rules do affect the chdrens slide Inc managenent
will insist upon having the spectators
able Members OF clubs when using the sde VIII nave
TO wear badges Snow will be used In the chntes IN
stead cakes Of ice The slide was opened TO inc pupc
Dweiers in Brooklyn win also have an opportunity
to their hearts content The slide Is on the
grounds Of the Brooklyn Baseball Cup AT
Dark al Ffth-aye and Thrdst Men have been al work
upon the structure for two weeks and the slide now
completed The Brooklyn slide Is slightly larger han me
New York one The starting platform Is near the Fifth
eve entrance to the grounds and Is about iortyhVe
feet nigh The slide is about 200 feet In length Win
rnwav of about 800 feet There three chutes each
forty five inches wide The partitions between cen p tIe
Grounds this slide packed with ice and the men placed
the last cake of Ice In position yesterday inornns
A large Gro visited Washington Park shde yesterday
and took greatest pleasure In the opening
The Ice In the chutes rather rough ana uneven AZ
frat but IL soon wore down TO Icy smoothness Inc
pleasure seekers and afraid at hrst put
soon made the lightning glide down the steep incline
without fear . .., - -.
free slide viii probably be constructed near Fort
Greene Park Brooklyn. The Park Board suggests such
scheme and work on the structure will begin at once
Others suggest that free slide be arranged In prospect
Park r-...,... ,,r,r.t.
slides will IS cents, while so cents VIII ente one 70
use toboggan all the afternoon or all the evening ~
the sport popular predicted bands Oh music
will Be employed at the slides. 40 ,-., po..hou
There will also be slide al the newark o"'''"''
Grounds,