The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-15
SLEIGH BELLS MERELY RING
AND 7HE IIVERTNEN SMILE ar
TINE MUsIC

DO cost SIC fer jest .. Afisrnoea
Father winter has given two or three skat-
ing parties so far this season. and now he has
branched OF and is entertaining New York
with some sleighing. He issued snowflake In
yitations on Monday afternoon. which by
Tuesday had mantled the whole city in white.
People who owned any kind OF vehicle on rum
ners bethought themselves OF II, and the bells
iingled in all parts OF the city.
Many men with shovels and plouRhs have
dispersed the snow in the downtown regiona
But up town, in Central Park. and on the west
side even beyond the far limits OF Harlem,
Father Winter still held high carnival. and
the livery. stable keeper reIoices at the rate OF
81 per sleigh But expense Is a small mat
ter when sleighinR comes only obout as often as
Christmas, and everybody who could beg. hor-
row hire. or in any manner obtain ANYTHING on
runners and a horse attached to it. did 20 yes
terday, and betook himself or herself. usually
bot .. to Central Park or some other place
where the roads we're good.
Probably the earliest people on the scene
yesterday were four young men who hired
big double seated sleigh and sailed forth at
about O'Clock IN the morning. Perhaps a
sense Of altrusm had caused them to consti-
tute themselves hnnouncers for the snow; at
any rate they drove up and down Fifth avenue,
shouting in hilarious tones:
Good sleighing Everybody out! Lots Of
snow and more coming Turn out full out
jump out, anyway to get out! Sleighs. hobs.
sledS cutters. anything TO slide or glide or
slip Get on your runners and como out and
hear the little brides sing"
A IL to fulfil their prophecy more snow did
come. and all the uptown people began to
take their advice. Fifth avenue became q
l. III
for the Park. stylish turnouts with big. brill
liant plumos. alternated with an te- hellum side
bar cutters. grocery wagon boxes. hastily bolt
ed on to hobs: brand-new Russian sledges.
tagged at the heels Of swan shaped vehicles
long past their prime there were three seated
sleighs. two-seated sleighs. sleighs with one
seat and an annex for the driver and
sleiphs with no seat at all. where you
sit on the floor and put your feet on
your neighbours lao. The men In the
big. handsome eQuipnges wore bearskins, and
the women wore sealskins. both OF which were
warmer than necessary. and the wearers
themselves looked very gorgeous and rather
grumpy. not realizing that when 1t comes to
articles Of apparel a Joyous smils is more ap-
propriate to a sleigh ride than abundant furs-
and much cheaper.
The happiest-looking parties in the whole
show were the pairs who occupied cutters.
and they were the most numerous, too. A
pretty girl may look fetching under summer
skies or in the glare OF a ballroom, but when
soft fakes settle lightly on long lashes. and
swift motion through keen cold brings the
red into her cheeks-why. any price is cheap
for an afternoon Of sleighing.
Then there were tho small boys with their
sleds and their unvarying plea. Give me u
ride. mister p Whenever permitted they
would deity slip their sled ropes around one
of the runner braces and with quick swerve
OF the sled. be firmly established and spinning
along in the wake OF the sleigh. One old gen
tleman. with a bob-sleigh that looked older
than himself. behind q team OF young and
the express purpose OF giving the boys good
time, Every time he came to group he would
Como on, all of you'll Catch on. Hook on
any way, Give you all the ride you want
Then. as he came opposite the boys he would
give the horses sharp cut with the whip that
others would catch on, only to be thrown
more clever or more lucky would swing their
!aslisht The OLD osentlsman would give
return for the oher At aSses e sna men On
the boys he would shout directions and adj
sSs wSsn all tGe up his
persed along the roadway. and the others were
safely in tow, he, would burst. into roars OF
laughter: Probably no one in the whole pro-
cession had quite so good time as the old
gentleman who helped the hoys to have fun.
and there contests OF speed would develop.
sometimes between incongruous contestants.
grocer's sleigh with three boys in it drove
up beside a very trim looking cutter. in whicn
coachman Of the ram-rod style was driving
an exceedingly snick-and-span young man.
who WOf0 fur coat and awfullV bOFal Il
preston.
The driver preserved a dignined silence, not
even ghnoing around at the speaker Then
Hey. young icilerYY' he remarked, address,
crawlsr an give us a race.
Al expression OF interest replaced the bored
reins from the driver spoke to the horse. and
s .,roo aSes 1esan; u was good one. for the
- Hi-yi! Git-ap tluck. eluok- cluek. Chirp.
Wherro-o-o-ol Git . gait on" shouted the
The spick- and span youth said nothing. but
he grabbed the VIII 10 from the astonished but
his rivals gave the horse cut 1t was neck
hnd-nsek race TO the turn. where two police
Good race. PlucIy horse you've got Good
day. See yOu-fero.- +o-rnUfrow," called the
young man TO the urchins
the three cordially, aud the TWO rurnoats sep
..Eratsd the boys ThooPine and shouting. aud
hoIrihed driver and lapsing into his condition
of bored dignity
To see tho best racing ono must journey to
HaTOm as IL Is there that the owners of fast
horses mostly resort In eighing time. River
side drive. also. Was filled yesterday OF
course tho chief bsnstciRTies of AL this are
the LIVERY static keeperk Large slslghs cost
from sl2 to Sl5 for the afternoon to drive
about the Park and cutters were quoted at ~
10 $40; Even at these prices you couldn't get
ANYTHING on runners unless you applied early.
log the demand Was tremendous,
We haven't got thing left" said one
stable keeper at o'clock in the AfternoOn
and we've turned lots OF applicants away.
People are glad TO pay Sl2 or even sis for
good turnout and we have to charge that
much 20 clear ourselves for the cost OF storage
on sleighs. or course We make big money In
two days OF sleighing but We may not get on
runners again for two years We nave TO make
hay while the snow lies"
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