New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06
so SKATING FOR \ DAY OR TWO.
TIN. COLD WEATHER MAKING lrE RAPIDLY. But
THE PARK LAKES NoI LIKELY TO Hf
OPENED HErOEE WEDNESDAY,


THE PARK LAKES NoT LIKELY TO HE
OPENED ErorE WEDNESDAY,
The extremely cold weather ~ the last two days
h,r lusci IN, hopes 81 skaters 10 revive A. an
encouraging, glt. SIN. the high winds have played
, more important part IN the frc'ze-up than the
lovors 81 the -por; have counted on. ana ~ 70
suit there viii not b. good skating on the large
lakes n Central and Prospect parks rs soon a. MAS
cNn..i.f Then the park on -a's are particularly
sol.cltous about the safety 90 Tho public when II
comes 20 ekatlre ana In consequence" tho red h'il
.r not hoi-tc until tho Ice OF the lakes is strong
enough % bear = regiment Of soldiers.
Many pcop.e visited the lakes IN Central Park yes
,c~,inv 20 500 how The f." Vas forming. The ice
To- k.d solid anl s'rons and there were few open
piece. of watt. on any % the lakes. The ponce
were kent knowing 30 proven. the vcniuresome youth
from making a pcrsonal inspection Of the tee The
guardians ~ ,h, almost sacred frozen surface SAID
faa, there Was lt,lc hope FOR skating before
Wednesday They estimated tho thickness "i the
ir, at about two inches The Ice Will b" tested to-
day. when It will In al probability be found to he
~ a uniform thickness OF at least three Inch"@
I, must b. over four before the public WIZ be pr
in,ft-i 90 buckle on lie skates.
Thos- who have been counting on being able 20
skate Oh the lakes In Van Cortland, Park to-day
vii bo disappointed also. one venturcsom, young
stt~ managed 10 cluI- the police nt Van Cortandt
Park Yesterday afternoon and gc' on the ire. An
g.
grateful f. the police when they draggon MIN
out II the ley waters for he had broken through
ami IS likely 10 pay more respcc, to the park rule
In the future.
There was fine sport on the steamer pond In
RrooH.yi. yesterday and the ice Vic throng"d with
merry klters in the afternoon The ice was ~ firm
a. = rock The wind. however. swept over the pond
ike = young cyclone. and only the most robust
could withstand the chilly blasts for any length IF
time a. nghtfall the pond almost deserted. ior
10 was really too cold and bustcry Tor one 20 b.
able 20 enjoy the sport
\ vi,i, va. then made to the lakes in Prospect
Park All the ponds are frozen over. ana the Ice
seem, strong and safe at least the smaller lakes
but it s doubtful II there VIII be- any -katng for
the public before Wednesday, and there viii not
BE- any then # remains FOR some of the park po-
lice and attendants to say when the lakes shall be
opened Even large lake Is frozen over. with
u @ exception Of a small arhole near the centre.
\ reporter Of The Tribune found policeman and
the attendant OF the boathouse In a lite shelter
house a few yards from the boathouse yesterday
afternoon lie had previously walked out tho
ice near the first bridge and had found II firm and
apparently safe and the ice did not crack, even
when he Jumped up and came down ON it with
When the policeman and attendant were asked
when there would be skating the two WORTHLESS who
were huislnE co.e TO a red.n0t stow siV' our
some interesting Information ,TherT wont be sk,-
looked If he hoped that there would not be any
al wmeT for i vi" give me Gase,:oyns officer
wise shake OF his head. there won't be any skat
Ing for some time. Why. the lee IS only ono Inch
thick. and IL has ba six inches before the lakes
will he TO the public We have had four inches
Of Zee already this winter. but there has been no
skating. We seveny-twO Of ice here
and they have only about forty In Central Park and
of course they ought to have skating there before
do In Brooklyn
Take yer foot of dat fender" snapped the at
tcndant and the interview ended right there The
facts are that they have skating in Brooklyn.
general thing about twenty-four hours before they
DO In this city There Is penty OF open space in
Prospect Park for the weather TO get In its fine
work which IL not the In this city, where the
many tall buildings about Central Park undoubtedly
affect the temperature