The sun., 1916-12-17
SURPRISES READY
FOR PARK SKATERS
Lakes. Ponds and Meadows to
BE Thrown Open for Pub
lie Pleasures.
BIG SEASON EXPECTED


Parks already has prepared the many
lakes and ponds for the advent OF
Jack Frost. II Is the hope OF those In
charge to he able to take rare II more
than 500, 900 skaters when the occasion
demands. Just o this huge crowd Is
II would seem after It has been explained
BY william J. Lee. supervisor of rtcrea-
tion for all b~orouGhs.
Under the plans now arranged By Mr..
Lee. there will be i've gigantic skating
centres In Central Park. Manhattan:
twelve in Brooklyn. four in The Bronx.
Including van Cortlandt Park and It's
vast skating area: seven In Queens and
one main city cared for lake In Rich
mond. Besides these places the many
playground fields will be flooded and
used In active recreation. With all these
spaces available. MFR. Lee assumes thai
New York skating enthusiasts will be
well taken care Of.
Central Park again will he groomed
and made ready for Its annual guests.
]. is here that the Park Board hopes to
make the biggest strides toward assuring
comfort and fun for The skaters. The
Ave lakes which will be opened at the
hrst signs Of safe ice, are The large lake
at Scventy-second street. The Swan Lake
ut Fifty-ninth street. the Nicer at 110th
street, main lake and the Conservatory
Lake. The latter body of water will he
used for fancy skating almost exclusively
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exhibit their skill. II IL expected that
ekaters>
Have Overaow Room.
Besides the lakes. several Of the recre-
alton centres In Central Park are In con-
dillon to he flooded II necessary. Should
the demand exceed the room supply the
Park Board has 80 planned that within
q few hours enough water car be turned
onto the meadows now used for tennis
courts to almost double the Ice space al.
ready assured. Central Park will be the
acme OF Ice perfection, the board prom
isee.
That the youngsters who are daring.
hut still a Bit wabbly on their feet may
have some pleasure with their sleds. Il 10
planned to set aside several places In and
around Central Park for coasting. These
viii be Cedar Hill. Pigeon Hill. Pilgrim
yt,i r,f,v-nip,h stree, hilI In Contra,
Park. Outside there will be coasting on
Riverside Drive. M~orninGside Heights.
81. Nicholas and Colonial parks.
That the residents OF the conGested
districts who n II impossible to travel
Gov .,.rc;.. snor,. will he made TO ex.
.na a.. ,.oii;,,.s In several sections.
Dit, 49, a, Z. MANNED 10 establish
To-, a. ty,n,,,,on E,.h park on thu
,o.,sr tsa., Sids Thomas JcfYerson Park
n, IN. ,,nner East side Chelsea PARK
An Inc We,, side and Aston Field in
Harlem
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Residents OF Brooklyn are ind.s 'or-
tunate in that they have many places TO
select from. and probably more ice space
Will he available there tina demanded.
twelve skating lakes and pools and
many coastlh3 niIIs. III rospe. 'ark.
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Tor perIec' rec. neS,us ,1o.r..s :.
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This v.ar q, q. bonsd n nood ali The
m.adovs md Nth mi. snace added 20
,hs ,ar" and norS. Recommendations
viii h. had Tor close 70 ioo. 900 persons.
Uoreyer should tina c,ovv1 become too
large Sor Van Cortiandt. Thomas ~.
Wh,,,,. pronx park Comm,ssioner. will
have three other places ready. They
are Indian Pond tCrotona Lake,, Bronx
Park and Pelham Bay Park. Numerous
places for skiing ana coasting will be
found In The BRONX.
Queens 10 Looking W.
..p u.,., o,..r. p,,r comm,..
.,ar.r a.. ~, ,htcc, IN hi. colIsa.u..
-a"m uoe ~ o:rn,nn h,, ". ins,s,.
IT,. us = =, 800 sra,tn. which viii he
10 cary ana 'a AZ o " sms seI Asso Mn Mr
weier is giving his strict attention to the
problem Of reducing the lakes SO that
the water will freeze quickly. lie insists
that by the time Central Park is being
prepared for the advent Of skaters there
will be thousands enjoying the fun on
psisley IL at South Jamaica. Kis-
s.na Lake in Flushing. Jackson Pond.
Forrest Park and Lindon Park in CO.
roma.
Staten Island il covered with no many
ponds that tha residents OF the bie har-