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and Meadow-port arches, near the Willinck entrance, East- 

 wood arch, and near the flower garden the Cleft Ridge, all cross- 

 ing tin 1 walks, for pedestrians. The Nethermead bridge and 

 arches spaa a walk, the Binnenwater stream and a bridle path. 

 It is the only one that a person driving would notice in pass- 

 ing over it. It is doubtful if persons who only drive in the 

 park have ever seen any of these elaborate and costly bridges. 

 They appear to be placed with singular fatuity just where they 

 cannot be seen from the drives, and the long distant views 

 seem to be studiously planted out by shrubbery and trees. 

 From the new bridge the drive would wind with a gentle curve 

 to the south of the large well and by a causeway cross the 

 head of the large lake to the west drive. This causeway 

 would be straight and would be the only piece of straight 

 drive in the park. It would have proper guarding on each side 

 so that there' would be no danger of driving off into the water. 

 Persons driving through the park to the Ocean Parkway 

 would rind this the shortest route. In this drive from the East 

 t<> the West drives a person would rind grand scenery of an 

 entirely different character from that of any on all the rest of 

 thf drives in the park combined. In leaving the East and 

 entering the Breeze Hill drive the view is extended, owing to 

 its elevation, overlooking toward the south the pedestrian con- 

 course and surroundings as well as the eastern end of the 

 large lake, with Duck Island in the distance, to the north the 

 boat-house with the meandering Lullwater and its merry boat- 

 ing parties reaching to the bridge, with the Nethermead in the 

 background. From the bridge would stretch away another 

 grand view with the precipitous side of Lookout Hill towering 

 up one hundred and fifty feet and crowned with tall trees, 

 while all around it to the south lies fifty acres of water. Were 

 a, chalet perched against the precipice one could imagine them- 

 selves to be in some respects in Switzerland. 



