The, whole, covering 22 squares, belongs to a society with 6000 members. At the opening of the season occurs an annual fete called Gymkchana. Among other sports is a Whistling Race. In this, after 500 yards, men must pause before a lady and whistle a tune, the name of which she hands to him on paper. Of the 30 targets 24 are for guns at from 300 to 500 meters, and six for revolvers at 10 meters.
English societies have here tennis and golf grounds.
Among many chalets with fine gardens is one belonging to John A. Hall containing about 1500 varieties of orchids. From this suburb a tramway conducts to the city, passing on the way a Dispensary for the Tuberculous, and the National School of Agriculture and Veterinary, which was inaugurated September, 1904. Continuing by rail, one has on the left a glimpse of the river, and on both sides, of the Palermo Park, before reaching the station Retiro, a short distance from the center of Buenos Aires. For this the honor belongs to Juan de Garay, Acting Governor of the Province of which Asuncion was the capital. The latter city had been founded in 1536 by Juan de Ayolas, sent thither to discover a way through to the rich country of Peru.