The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-15
The Summer Sports and Amusements
OF New York.

OF New York.
Some happy mortals can solace themselves
where they will through the Summer solstice
Others, and the vast majority, forming the
home guard, must remain in the city and do
their part towards working the metropolitan
machine. While our brothers and sisters en-
Joy crowded hotels, sea bathing and races at
Long Branch, bitter waters and society at
Saratoga, camping out and trout catching in
tho Adirondacks, clambakes and fashion at
Newport, the chest-flling breath on the
voyage across the Atlantic, or the various
delights of travel and adventure among the
historic scenes and enchanting sights Of
neglect our opportunities for pleasure. With
our facilities for combining business and
recreation, ''streak Of fat and streak Of
lean," we are in fact making New York one of
the most desirable of all Summer resorts. No
city or place on the globe is more favorably
situated for the pursuit Of pleasure on the
water. For the yachtsman we have our
glorious bay, the spacious Sound, the Hudson
and East Rivers, and the Atlantic Ocean, its
coast indented with countless bays and
ports. For the oarsman we have our long
water fronts east and west our renewed and
beautiful Battery. and last. not least, our
quiet Harlem River, SO fast, for rowing pur-
poses, becoming the American Thames
Many of our boating clubs have lately
adopted its banks as their headquarters, and
its smooth surface frequently witnesses feats
Of strength and skill in this noble sport
which prove that our young men lack neither
muscle, endurance nor practice to ft them to
contest with the champions of Henley. New
York hns true cause of pride in the pro-
iciency of her amateur oarsmen, as
demonstrated every Summer day on Har-
lem River, and it would be difficult to find
water more favorable for the enjoy
ment Of the sport than this at our
doors, and accessible in the near future, when
we shall have rapid transit" from the
City Hall in fifteen minutes. For those who
relish the sea air without active exercise our
city offers an endless variety of trips by
steamers on the rivers, bay Sound and the
open ocean We can fish within or without
"the Hook any day or evening from safe and
commodious steamers, sure to come home in
time to fulfil an engagement, or we can cruise
in sailing craft at our own sweet will.
Besides all the thousand sports of the sea we
have abundance Of provision for those who
;;aKe their lavorite pleasure on firm land In
our attractive Central Park and Brooklyns
lovely Prospect Park there are ample room and
rural beauty enough to gladden. every sense of
the thronging thousands who seek their shady
walks during the scorching July days. Base
ball is admirably provided for in the spacious
and well appointed grounds of Brooklyn, Will
liamsburg and Hoboken, where the frequent,
we'll attended and well contested matches at
test the popularity of the national game For
the exciting contest Of equine speed we have
near at hand the fine courses at Jerome Park,
Fordham Park, Long Branch, Paterson, Pros
pect Park and other points on Long Island, in
New Jersey and in Westchester county. These
afford frequent opportunity TO witness the
finest racing to be seen in America, and only
leave business in tho city for days time.
Our theatres and concert ROOMS offer their