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For grace of motion the wheel somehow seems to belong by 

 right of way to the beautiful park. The gentlemen who ride 

 the wheels are — for the most part — polite and require no 

 admonition from the officers. 



'Harriers. 



This exciting game, participated in by the heads of royal 

 households abroad, is performed by giving the hare a sufficient 

 start and then pursuing his trail. This trail is left behind him 

 by dropping bits of paper along the ground at every step. If 

 adroitly done the hounds may be badly deceived and some- 

 times thrown from the trail altogether. It is a harmless, 

 exciting and intensely invigorating game . 



Jjoating. 



Twinkling little boats go flashing along the deep shaded 

 lakes in the flush of the evening or the glow of the moonlight. 

 The songs of gay parties of children as the sound floats over 

 the water and up through the wooded steeps, are very mellow 

 and sweet. Sometimes the sound of musical instruments — as 

 a flute or clarionet or zither — strays out SAveetly upon the air. 



The plashing dip of the oar, with its measured stroke, the 

 low sound of voices, the lap of the water on the shore — all go 

 to make the efl'ect a very charming one. There are several 

 miles of rowing water and a very large head sweep at the top 

 of the lake, around which the little steamer, with its long trail 

 of smoke, makes a pedantic detour. Boats may be hired with 

 or without an attendant to row them. 



bkating. 



Although the city rinks that once were so fashionable have 

 all died, skating in the open air is just as much indulged in as 

 ever. There is a grace and a beauty about this sport; which is 

 quite as fascinating to those looking on as to the skaters them- 

 selves. There have been fifteen days of fine skating at the 



