Sleigh Rides

From "Lexington" by Mary Wilson and Sharon Y. Asher, published sometime after 1975.

SLEIGH RIDES

One of the favorite winter activities was a sleigh ride. The bobsled consisted of two short pairs of runners set tandem fashion, the front pair responding freely to the tongue like the front wheels of a wagon. Thus, it afforded extra length for a sleigh and allowed turns to be made safely.

The sleigh was usually filled with clean straw, making it a warm, snug nest for a dozen or more boys and girls. Probably no social crowd was so hilarious as a bobsled party on a bright moonlight night. The big runners sang a song to the crisp white snow and the night resounded with flying hoofs and jangling sleigh bells.

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