Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1896 — KING OF ALL SLEDS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

KING OF ALL SLEDS.

Four Jeracy City Boya Own and Operate It. Four Jersey City luds possess tho most wonderfful bob sled in the world. It is eighteen feet long and four feet wide, and Is carpeted from end to end. Two Iron bars of thick gas pipe and nicely glided, are arranged along its sides,’ and act ns guard rails. Seven seats, each seat holding two people, make coasting posslblo for fourteen persons at one tifne. Four poles, made of the same material as tho guard rails, are fixed along the sides of tho sled,

and on each polo hangs a lantern. These lanterns aro more for effect than any practical purpose. In front of the sled a large bull’s eye lantern Is arranged, so that the boy who guides the sled has plenty of light to see where he is going. This boy sits In front of the sled Just back of tho lantern, and he guides the sled with an iron wheel, which Is fastened to the forward sled. A gong underneath the sled is kept ringing all the way down the hill by a boy who stands at tho back of the snow carriage. It Is this boy’s duty to see that the sled gets the push that sends It gliding down the hill at a terrific pace. The boys intend to make money with their novel sled, as well as have plenty of fun with It. They charge 2 cents for a ride as far as the sled will carry Its passengers.

THE BIG BOBSLED.