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THE PARKS ATTRACTIONS. 



The attractiveness of the Park as a pleasure ground was shown 

 by the immense number of people who visited it during the sum- 

 mer to enjoy the games of lawn tennis and croquet. The number 

 of Sunday-school picnics was greater than usual. 



A MEMORABLE SUNDAY-SCHOOL PARADE. 



The Sunday-school parade on Anniversary Day was a notable 

 event. The day was charming and the Park in its new spring 

 dress of green was at its best. It is estimated that at least forty 

 thousand children passed the reviewing stand on the Long 

 Meadow, where they were reviewed by Mayor Charles A. 

 Schieren and his cabinet, ex-President Harrison, Mrs. McKee 

 and her children, the officers of the Brooklyn Sunday-school 

 Union, Prince Henry of Battenberg, and many prominent resi- 

 dents of Brooklyn. 



MUSIC IN THE PARKS. 



The free concerts in the Park began early in June, and lasted 

 until the 29th of September. The attendance at the concerts was 

 larger than in preceding years, and the excellent music provided 

 by the Twenty-third Regiment Band, under the leadership of Mr. 

 Alfred 1). Fohs, was greatly appreciated. The United Singers 

 of Brooklyn, who last year presented the Park with a bust of 

 Beethoven, which they won at a saengerfest, gave an open air 

 concert in the Park in September, at which they introduced their 

 prize song, thus delighting the large audience assembled to listen 

 t< 1 them. 



WHERE GAMES ARE ENJOYED. 



The Parade Ground, which adjoins Prospect Park, is one of 

 the most valuable possessions of the Department. It was designed 

 for military use, but it is seldom required for that purpose, thus 

 leaving it free for the use of pleasure seekers. Mere the games 

 of base-ball, foot-ball and cricket were enjoyed by thousands dur- 

 the season. A new feature added this year was a series' of 

 polo games, which were intensely interesting, and attracted im 

 mense gatherings. During the summer the fence about the 



