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be used for various kinds of field 

 sports. Already we have pro- 

 vided for the establishment of 

 golf links, and early in the com- 

 ing year we will provide the 

 necessary arrangements for 

 base-ball and foot-ball. The 

 view of the lower bay from this 

 park is unsurpassed, and visi- 

 tors can enjoy the spectacle of 

 vessels passing in and out of 

 the harbor. The Government grounds at Fort Hamilton adjoin 

 the park and form an additional attraction to visitors. 



Bensonhurst Beach is opposite Norton's Point and provides a 

 local park with a seashore front 

 for the section of the city form- 

 erly known as Gravesend and 

 New Utrecht. It was selected 

 at the urgent request of hun- 

 dreds of people who have built 

 their houses in that section of 

 the city and who believe that 

 the park will be of great value 

 to them and their children now 

 and in years to come, and will 

 be enjoyed by the thousands who will then inhabit that part of 

 the city, which will always be a most desirable residential section. 

 Canarsie Beach Park is one of the best in this collection of 



parks. It is made up of upland 

 and meadow land, and is located 

 where it is easily reached from 

 all parts of the city, either by 

 trolley or steam roads, at little 

 expense. Upon this ground is 

 the historic mansion of the 

 Schenck family, who purchased 

 the land from the Canarsie In- 

 dians. This house will be pre- 



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