The sun., 1916-01-17

iandt. Maybe the ice Will have over
come the spring to-day.
But despite Brooklyn's disappointment
yesterday will go down In skating MS
tory.
One had to bc experienced IN subway
crushes to get To Van Cortlandt at all.
Then II one did not fear to bc trafnpled
upon by the hordes of skaters swarming
over the roads to the lake one might
fasten his skates and flatfoot " right
down a few feet to the frozen swamp on
either side OF the Interborough tracks and
glide away. II was slow progress one
made to the big lake and slower. slower
progress in checking ones impedimenta
at the golf house. Therefore many Just
strapped their shoes to the small OF their
back and showed their heels to the crowd
Ing mass In the check room.
The woman n vision In Furs.
In watching the crowd on the ice It
was made clear that n man is Just "a
skater or he isn't. But not SO with
| the woman. She IL above the skating
or trying to skate cNtremes--a vision
| In furs and chapeau. And between those
| two--the chapeau and the skater--soiS
| thing apparently must match something
else. ami match IL out loud, SO TO speak.
| Most OF the noisy matching Vas accom-
| plished by neck mui'icr OF fiun or
mauvc color. bright blue or salmon pink
/ large checks or cubist design There
| were stockings. too. OF these hues
on to the north end of the big lake
\ at Van Curtlandt the curriers' INDUCED
| In their own pastime. At least a dozen
| there were engaged IN putting .ittlS
English on the curling stone AZ they
! twir,cd 1t along the ice, while their
partners in sport swept a path Tor It
The Ice In the swamp near the Inter
! borough tracks at Van Cortlaudt was a
, source ot constant worry To capt. Me
| Keon Of the kingsbridye station. but II
was useless TO post skating prohibited
! signs on the shore and red Ink warning
posters OF me telegraph poles along IN,
| road Tihhetts Creek, running silently
| under the ice. eating away the undei
surface. could 60 on eating US FAR As
| the crowd was concerned They pooh
poohed all warnings, So Capt McKeor
, just prayed that nothing would happen
| His signs were just about - effcctiv,
as keep out sign IN front - a wa
trench In Europe would bc 10 the char,
ing enemy.
The four slight mlshAps on tho Val
Cortlandt ice were scarcely noticed u
the crowd. They occurred AT difIcr,u
times and In each ease Dr M'Goy"-u q
Fordham HOSPITAL treated the injurie
before the sufferers went home The,
were.
Mss NaNe. Reed, an actress. lvini
at the Buckingham Hotel, fracture q
left wrist.
Richard sheridan, IS years old of ~
West ltlst street. fracture ~ lot wrist.
August EGgers. 81 years old. cut owe
right eye and fracture Of left wrist.
william shay, - years old i3j Wes
Ftty-eighth street, bruises OF ,hc righ
leg
over in Brooklyn and Queens the ska'
ing joy Was confined tn tpout Ton sul
public parks. frozen over hy Supi Ia
BRADLEY ~" sad last uigut that th
, big lakes ~ Prospect High U.sh' b
open Tor skating tD-Gay. hUt that w.,
rut certain. The thousands Wlp went :
Prospect Park yesterday were h,pt %
tur i'e hv the police. rh, .rcd the lax
, suor". Tn" -uks that wer, open wcr
, at Highland Park. Red Hooh iark. 80
iuk, Busnwick HI-h. nykor Beac
D. Park, Mckinley Park. the grayel pit
flathush. New Lots Tlre tud Ret
b Heat Park