New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-04
THE UEPRY JINGLE IN THE PARh.
". ST HORSES AND GLIDING CUTTERS ON
EVERY HAND-NOvELrTEs IN sLEIGHS.


The admirers Of that great American product
the trotting horse had another opportunity 10
enjoy rare snort again yesterday and those VINO
could took full advantage OF II. The consequence
was that the roads and avenues in the upper part
of the city and the roads in Central PARK were
filled with jolly seighing parties from morning 10
far into the night. The owner OF morse anu
sleigh who did not indulge in at least one spin
was q curiosity indeed and most OF them hau
many hours Of this good. od-fashioned kind OF
fun. Those OF the horsenen who owned more
than one trotter or team OF trotters no sooner
took the edge off the speed OF the first animals
they drove out than they put them back IN ther
warm roomy stalls and had others hitched up 10
the cutters This they kept up untl the sun
had long disappeared beneath the horizon ana
the Tenderloin mad gone TO bed All uiy
long Central Park crowded with sleighs ana
hundreds of people went there 10 see the sights
The guardians of the peace who make their mead
quarters I'm the arsenal said that they had never
seen moro seighs in the park In their hVes before
but there was nothing strange in this because the
seighing was better and the weather wis
all that could possibly be desired for the sport.
There was a much greater variety OF Vehicies on
runners out yesterday than had been seen on the
previous days since the spell OF winter weather
began Even the Park authorities had thcir oiu
rattctraps pressed into service for the benefit OF
those who did not own sleighs themselves Dut
wanted 20 indulg. in a sleighride. The PARK
sleishs had canopy tops on them as II the drivers
were afraid that IL might rain before the day was
over bat 1t didn't, and the canopy tops came In Tor
n good many remarks that were meant TO be funny
There were a number OF other freak sleighs seen
which had evidently been designed by builders
in search OF something novel if not particularly
handsome or comfortable In one OF these styles
OF turnouts the coachman was perched up In
narrow the end OF the sleigh. holding
his reins and waving his whip over tho heads of
the occupants.
IT'S enough to frghten the birds off the womens
hats" declared fair observer TO her companion
as they walked aiors me drIVe. .h ola fosb,orad
round back Albany cutters were TO he seen Ihsy
are longer in fashion. and the comparatively
straight backed Portland cutter has TAKEN the1
place on some OF the large family sleghs in
use this year the front seat for the coacnman ana
footman is elevated above the horses packs. nose
the backs of his horses are consdered BY horse rise,
WitRou: plenty Of FUR robes is about comioT
S Westb eT n farmers Hayrack and there were
extremely few s!eighs without generous supply
Of coverings. In fact many Of the sleghs looked
like big bundles OF fur. completely we're they
and their occupants hidden from view By the
occupants of which apparently scorned TO wear
furs themselves. although the coacmntn ana loot
An irishman who had evidently been In the
country only short time stood LOOKING at one
Of these sleghs, and, turning to another OF MS
"Arrah Mike. dyer mond the foine gentemin
out enough clothes on to kape thimsilves warm"
'Begob Thin Is only nurse gurels, repied Nike
AN they're only In Their sleigh to kape the mint
There we're many children in the Park Yesterday
the small hills on their sleds While the children
coasted. their nurses gossiped TO their hearus con-
tent. The nurses appeared TO enjoy life as much
az their little charges until the latter became tired
the hills Then the nurses rebeed and voted that