Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-24
LIKE ARCTIC SPORT.
Peary's Eskimo Dogs whirl a sleigh Down
bergen Avenue.

From the New York Rscorder.
New Workers who have fine horses ard enjoy
the sleiSh-riding season have no idea of a
grand drive anywhere than on the bonle-
ward or 9TH avenue above the pa-k to Ma
combs dam They ought to come over to Jer-
sey City before the snow disappears and see
what fine time they could have on Bergen
avenue.
Everybody who has horse and sleigh has
been on that avenue every day or evening ever
since the snow bed was well laid by King Frost.
and while it is not side the New York
bculevards. the general scene along the route
is certainly just as attractive.
Indeed, it is a magnificent course clear on to
Bayonne just now. and lined as il is by some Of
the finest residences in the city. the scene on
both sides OF the street Is well worth travelling
miles TO see.
Where on earth all the people came rom
Yesterday who finally huddled on both sides Of
the avenue in addition to the hundreds in the
whlriing sleighs II was hard TO tell But every
horse car from every part of the city that led
TO within even eve reach Of Bergen avenue WAS
packed IN the afternoon. Ii was about $50
when the sidewalks were so lined that locomo-
uon was work of art when successful from
block to block 1t was about the hour. too.
"hen all the public school children were let
loose from school, and the avenue was made
thelr rendezvous. II finally became in spots .
quiet walk over block instead of speedy
dash Tor the sleigh drivers. the crowds Of bows
anu girls, all merry and shouting, grew so
great
The cause OF it all was quickly discovered
when huge truck drew up near Belmont ave-
nue. and deposited four fine-looking Eskimo
uogs OF Lieut.. Peary's. together with the Eskimo
situ ana drivers. Such a scene as followed the
nitching OF those dogs to the sled would need,
indeed, great artist TO picture
The dogs pulled and tugged TO get away.
ana the sleighs were packed together aud
The horses by the hundreds SO tangled that at
one time life and limb were in danger all
around Aided b. special policemen the avenue
hhaliy yielded a center track and down that
track bordered by hundreds OF sleichs on each
side dashed the dogs from the arctic regions
with the driver in the long low sled cracking
MS long whiplash over their heads The scene
was merry one. The hundreds of school
boys pitched in after the running dogs and SO
old every dog Of Jersey CITY that came that way.
IL was pace that killed ANYTHING but an
arctic dog, and some of the funniest scenes
ever witnessed on a roadway resulted.
Dogs rolled over one another-not the arctic
dogs-and the school boys and hundreds OF
spectators, In the mad rush fell in big tangled
plies IN tho snow banks. everybody laughing.
everybody good humored and the only dazed-
looking creatures along the route being the
native Jersey dogs that were tumbled over in
the grand rush OF their northern brethren
When they got on their feet thew looked as il
they d like to ask the nearest bow struggling in
the snow, Where am at?'' Certainly il was
great day for thousands Of school bows and
school girls, and great day for Bergen avenue
family sleigh-riders into the bargain