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tion Day parade ; June 5, anniversary of the Brooklyn Sunday 

 School Union ; June 13, drill and inspection of Troop C, Captain 

 Clayton commanding, on the Parade Ground ; July 4, unveiling 

 of Warren Statue. 



THE FREE CONCERTS. 



The following concerts were given in the parks during the 

 summer months: Saturday concerts in Prospect Park, 14; first 

 concert in Prospect Park, June 6; last concert, September 5. 

 Sunday concerts in Prospect Park, 14; first concert, June 7; last 

 concert, September 27. 



In Washington Park there were twelve Saturday concerts ; first 

 concert, June 6; last concert, September 5. 



In Tompkins Park there were four Saturday concerts; first 

 concert, June 13 ; last concert, August 29. 



In Winthrop Park there were seven Saturday concerts ; first 

 concert, July 4; last concert, August, 15. 



SUMMER PICNICS. 



During the year there were 371 picnics, representing an attend- 

 ance of 37,672 persons, as follows; Sunday school picnics, 165; 

 attendance, 30,095. Public school picnics, 3 ; attendance, 200. 

 Private school picnics, 14; attendance, 1,330. Social picnics, 189; 

 attendance, 6,047. 



In May there were three picnics, representing an attendance 

 of 2,777 persons; in June forty-eight picnics, attendance, 13,939 ; 

 in July, fifty-three picnics, attendance, 11,135 I m August, forty- 

 six picnics, attendance, 7,150, and in September fifteen picnics, 

 attendance, 2,675. 



FIELD SPORTS. 



There were 2,279 games of baseball played on the Parade 

 Ground, as follows : In April, 80 ; in May, 640 ; in June, 548 ; in 

 July, 619, and in August, 392. 



There were 176 games of cricket, as follows: In April, 4; in 

 May, 34; in June, 53 ; in July, 54, and in August, 31. 



There were five games of lacrosse played in April, and six 

 games of polo in September. 



