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having little or no interest in the park scenery 

 should be rigidly excluded. 



In all parks of comparatively large size and in 

 those boulevards or parkways which have suffi- 

 cient breadth, bridle paths may be introduced with 

 propriety. Horseback riding is a pleasant and 

 healthful exercise and is a mode of travel which 

 gives the riders an advantageous outlook. They 

 usually go at a leisurely pace which gives them time 

 to see the combinations of open space and wooded 

 areas to advantage, and they may easily stop and 

 inspect any view or object which interests them. 

 Moreover, equestrians with their horses are usually 

 interesting to pedestrians and others who are tak- 

 ing their recreation in different ways. Bridle- 

 paths may with advantage be varied in width. 

 Where there is ample space the width may allow 

 several to ride abreast, and again where the room 

 is more limited, the width can be narrowed so that 

 only one line in single file can meet a similar line 

 going in the opposite direction. A path may even 

 be divided into two or more parts for the sake of 

 saving trees and bushes and giving an interesting 

 variety to the bridle-path itself. 



The buildings introduced into a park should be 



