New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-17
VJNTER IN CENTRAL PARK.
MANY sLuGH1SG PARTIES ENJOY THE BRAciNG
ATMOSPHERE.

ATMOSPHERE.
!, u,s u4n,er indeed Yesterday in Central Park The
heauty of windswept wintry sky, the brisk nvgora-
lion Of the sharp and bacing air. and the swelling
chorus OF the bells made winter music ana winter
nic+n,e there Touched by the artful fingers OF the
frost the bank\ Of snow were changed 10 sparkling
CRYSTALS that reflected the sunlight in dazzling sheen
The asles of tall trees whose black and eafess arms
overarched the winding drives lined with giterng
enowfaes daintily like delicate white scuptur" In re-
lief And over -. making soft arr glowing background
for snowcovered hills and shining vividy through inc
tangled maze OF the branches. there hung a lovely
sky from which the wind had swept all vesuges OF
cloud.
The nerfect dav combined with the fact that IL
was saturday drew a great crowd 10 the Park, and
everywhere were laughter and enjoyment while bright
.pd snarkl,nc ewes and glowing cheeks bore witness
70 the brisk exhlaraon hidden in the w1ntry air. Inc
uromenades were crowded by people who often stopped
IN look nj the passing sleighs The youngster with
his murderous coaster well represented. and aided
bv ,he lev coat that covered the paths he made 1t
decidedly interesting for those who were not nih Oh
their legs or agile enough 10 fee before MS yeh's
.nnroacb The merrest folk in the whole IarK
seemed to be the family parties which TOOK passage
in the large Park selghs. The four'in-hand' huee
rig like canal boat on runners was the favorlte, out
tho others were also crowded for each trip and could
not begin 10 accommodate all the persons who wanted
10 CO. This Of affairs which pleased the drivers
had the reverse effect on the horses Ihey were inc
ONLY sad looking creatures in the Park ana the III
tenstv of their woe great enough for 1uheraI'
They were justified for they had easy time Of 1t,
and tbev must have cnved their fortunate fellows
who cantered proudly past them with tossing he"us
and Names while they, poor beasts hiuied ana Vssu
NJ their heavy loads several times the drivers Oh the
Park sleghs feared that they could not compete ue
trims as the sun had sOftened and melted the so" So
that the cut through 1t as II II were ouU
OF course the owners Of the lighter turnOuts do 10.
experience 50 much trouble from tis but even 'no' ~
not the leighlng good as 1t had proseu 10 The
when the frost in Friday night inous is ' nc
temperature below freezing ana ueciuculS I'm tong
tnging ears and fingers proved the Gun was ~ - ~
that when IL out and began to pour us iui,
On the east drive the snow began 10 melt raPIus
The centre drive and the west drive Were oS
by il so much the did not exert It's ilu lo,uo
there but the selghing there not by any means
excellent Still there enough OF II to tempt nan t
out for spin and is safe 10 say that they du lo'
regret it, At first. up to noon, there came conphid
lively few. but in the afternoon more and more Eae,
first one bv one then two or three abreast until the
Jingle and the jange Of the sleigh bells rose and sweleu
In fine chorus which thrilled through all the our IN JOY
ard sweet harmony Ilumed and robed WIN iuI Tie e
horses entered into the spirit of the sport and needed
no announcements to speed. but pranced along a.
they received. some Of the teams were superb ones,
and 1t noticeable that the proportion Of poor horses
Toward evening as the cold began again 10 exert its
influence the number OF new arrivals increased. and
ceaselesslv the soft thud Of hO0fs and the
ringing Of the bells
and dark in color. yet strangely luminous, last
night fitting end 70 perfect day. 1t was colder
I6 1t was eight degrees lower than the normal aver.
aee this day which is thirty degrees. The average
the highest % degrees. For day, the Weather Burc
predicted fair weather last night with temperature
slightly higher but still below freezing This is owing
10 the formation Of warm wave, which was moving
from the West yesterday.