4I-? The Story of The Bronx 



owner of considerable property on Throgg's Neck. He after- 

 ward disposed of it to Colonel Samuel Vetch Bayard, also a 

 loyalist during the Revolution; and it later came into posses- 

 sion of his brother, William Bayard. The Bayards were of 

 French Huguenot extraction, and their ancestors played 

 prominent parts in the political affairs of the Province as 

 members of the governor's council, members of the Provincial 

 Assembly, and in other positions. 



As we cross over the causeway from Westchester, we are 

 confronted by the Presbyterian Church on a spot on the op- 

 posite hill, upon which the British erected a semicircular 

 breastwork in October, 1 776, as a protection from the American 

 riflemen and artillery at the Westchester end of the causeway, 

 during the five days that Sir William Howe held the neck 

 before his advance toward New Rochelle. The road leads 

 straightaway to the end of the neck, where Fort Schuyler is 

 situated. The road is a fine one and has been a favorite with 

 wheelemen and drivers, and is now with motorists. On both 

 sides one can still see magnificent country estates belonging to 

 people whose names are famous in our commercial, military, 

 and political annals, or well-known simply on account of their 

 wealth. A number of these estates have been developed 

 under the name of Throgg's Neck Gardens within the last 

 year or two; and the probable extension of the subway will 

 make them accessible and desirable. 



On the north side of the road, beyond the Eastern Boulevard, 

 are the grounds of the Westchester Polo Club. The trolley 

 line goes as far as the Eastern Boulevard, and will, in time, 

 extend to the end of the neck; but there is at present a long, 

 but pleasant, walk, if one is on foot. The Eastern Boulevard 

 extends now from Pelham Bridge to Unionport; but, when 

 completed in accordance with the original plan and survey, 



