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that of all the recreations that are known to man, no exercise 

 is so thoroughly beneficial to kidney, liver, head, heart and 

 lungs and even conscience, as horseback riding. The in- 

 stances of fast riding in the park are not numerous, as the 

 mounted guard are on the lookout for any violation of the 

 rules as to the rate of speed. Riding in the park has in- 

 creased during the last year to a large extent. 



fDrivuig. 



There is not an hour in the day when the crunch of wheels is 

 not heard on the hard road drives that wind through the park. 

 Ladies and little children, infants, and delicate, sick and aged 

 persons, enjoy from morning till evening this quiet recreation. 

 At intervals through the park proyision is made for the water- 

 ing of the horses, and for the convenience and comfort of visi- 

 tors. A view, out of a carriage window, from the top of Breeze 

 Hill, of the great ocean that lies below is a sight that is espec- 

 ially enjoyable. The number of vehicles of different kinds 

 varies as much as the persons that stray through the park. 



The police report gives a detailed statement of the number 

 of vehicles that visited the park. 



bicycling 



Yonder on a wheel goes a tightly girt youth. When the 

 shadows skirt the ground lie seems to float along in the air. 

 What keeps him up in the misty moonlight is a mystery. But 

 lo, another, and another, and still another, all following their 

 leader as the sAvans on the winter sky follow their trumpeting 

 guide. Down and on they go over bridge and hill and meadow, 

 till at last they fade out in the deep forest where only the glow- 

 worm gleam of their many-colored lamps is caught at gay in- 

 tervals as they blink through the trees along the wood-skirted 

 meadow. But enough, they are gone. Sometimes accidents 

 happen to these wheelmen, but rarely. The sport is so well 

 regulated that as a general rule horses are not scared by it and 

 danger is avoided. 



