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There were 116 games of cricket, as follows: In May, 73 ; in 

 June, 1 ; in August, 7; in September, 28; and in October, 7. 



There were two games of polo in September. 



There were 167 games of lacrosse, as follows: In May, 28; in 

 June, 72 ; in July, 67. 



There were 686 games of foot-ball, as follows : in September, 

 10; in October, 352; and in November, 324. 



THE NUMBER WHO ENJOYED THE PARKS. 



There were 13,796,333 visitors during the year in Prospect 

 Park. There were 3,004,975 on Sundays, and 2,286,515 on con- 

 cert days. The largest number of visitors in one day was on 

 Sunday, July 21st, when there were 227,149. The number of 

 visitors at the other parks has not been kept, but it is more than 

 half as many as the number visiting Prospect Park. 



The average number of bicycles passing through Prospect 

 Park was about 2.000 per day. 



In January there were 69,186 carriages, 4,763 equestrians, 

 579,256 pedestrians, 32,420 sleighs. In February there were 

 61,907 carriages, 3,339 equestrians, 652,170 pedestrians, 47,776 

 sleighs. In March, 135,942 carriages, 5,968 equestrians, 559,454 

 pedestrians, 818 sleighs. In April, 124,244 carriages, 11.763 

 equestrians, 530,442 pedestrians. In May, 220,444 carriages, 

 16,637 equestrians, 1,158,253 pedestrians. In June, 236,992 

 carriages, 20,430 equestrians, 1,452,802 pedestrians. In July, 

 288,219 carriages, 21,180 equestrians, 1,790,565 pedestrians. In 

 August, 304,446 carriages, 27,177 equestrians, 1,742,444 pedes- 

 trians. In September, 220.155 carriages, 21,501 equestrians. 

 1,144,885 pedestrians. In October, 136,483 carriages, 14,562 

 equestrians, 731,384 pedestrians. In November, 133,982 car- 

 riages, 18,652 equestrians, 680,069 pedestrians. In December, 

 348,804 carriages, 12,947 equestrians, 233,902 pedestrians. 



THE LIST OF ACCIDENTS. 



The total number of accidents during the year was 333, as 

 follows : Miscellaneous accidents to carriages and sleighs, 141 ; 

 accidents to bicycles, 19 ; accidents to saddle horses, 9 ; collisions 

 9 



