Year: 1872

Yesterday's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sports


Well Patronizcd-Thc Skating, Curling


and sleighing at the Park.


The excessively cold weather OF Sunday gave
place yesterday TO a pleasant and agreeable Win
ter day. Ones ears did not tingle five minutes after
reaching the street, nor was It required to beat
tattoo on the pavement to keep the feet from be-
coming benumbed. Everybody was delighted at
the change, and shOpkeepcrs were almost beside
themselves at the scores ofcustomers that thronged
their places, and blessed the sunshine because
it put men and women alike in good
humor. Seldom have the streets been so
crowded as yesterday from early morning to
late in the evening. Broadway, from Canal street,
and even below, was almost impossible, but there
was that pleasantness and absence OF all in temper
that makes . crowd enjoyable The streets, too,
were blocked with vehicles, and at one time, late
in the afternoon, Broadway was so jammed with
every conceivable character Of carriage and wagon
that there was dead lock from Trinity church far
above Chambers street, and this continued for sew
eral minutes. On many OF the side streets there
was the same character OF blockade, and for an
hour or 80 the detained cars OF the Sixth, Seventh
the archway on vesey street as far up as Canal
street. delaying hundreds who wished to get up
town to early dinner.


The genial day and the excellent condition OF the
ice at the Park drew together on the ponds all who
delight in the exhilarating pastme of skating. At
noon there was but few found on the Lake and
the pond near the Sixth avenue entrance but the
afternoon wore on they came in scores and at four
O'Clock the scene was most picturesque. The
males outnumbered the females, but the latter had
noted representatives present who, by their grace
ful evolutions, drew around them at times quite
perfection jp the art OF skating. From four O'Clock
until dusk, and long after, the throngs
augmented and when the lamps were
lgnted both the Lake ana Sixth avenue
pond Assumed the appearanc5 Of the old carnival
occasions. The moments passed merrily with the
majority OF the vast number present and when
word was passed about half-past ten O'Clock that
the lake must be cleared within half an hour there
were many sighs OF disappointment that they could
not remain until midnight.


The curriers', too, were on hand ut their pond. be-
tween Sevcnty-fourth and Seventy-ffth Streets
and, as the Ice was solid and had an even surface
there were several scrub games played with much
satisfaction. 1t has not yet been definitely
commenced by the several clubs in end
around New York, but they viii probably
be inaugurated next week, and then the Scotch
men In our midst will be delighted. new curling
club has been formed In Brooklyn, composed en-
tirely 1t Is said Of stonecutters 1t takes several
Of the players OF the CaledOnian Club OF that city
into its ranks


In addition to the skating and curling at the
Park the seighing was capital, and all day long
handsome turnouts glided along the drives out on
the road This amusement was all the more enjoy
able owing to the pleasant weather; but once and
awhile there swept across the vast space west
All in all however, the day passed cheerily ut the
Park.