New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-20

Vat tboucb the march of IMPROVEMENT has stretched
its dwelling out far, there sun remain many
many miles of open rcaa6, fine for tramp Oh some
cold windy morning when the nights most has made
the ground hard under foot. one may sun walk DS
farms ana old country houses. with no sound TO disturb
The mornings silence except perclance tile distant
baying OF n dog the hoarse cawing OF crows, winnie
often as one nears dead tree dark mass VIII de-
tach itself silently, and soar away hawk or Deiaeu
owl.
An lnwgorating walk on such cold morning, Dei1re
the sun has climbed high enough TO take the sting olt
NJ the air IS that along the old shore road from south
nrooklyn TO Fort Hamilton. once Il ran In It's un
terrupted length along the sloping WOODED Dahhs'
winding up and down. just above the tdemarked rocks
Now II IS broken UP and interrupted here ana there
with piers and outbuildings. let one may always
take up the thread again for II is only Interrupted ana
not We. oberated. To reach the shore road one may
walk from the stopping place Of the fliti-ave eie-
vated railroad along Ffthave. TO Forty ana
then down 10 the bay where 1t begins 1t Is mario"
footpath which picks its among tree ana ROCK eie
waited high enough above the beach to gave the pedes-
TRAN clear and magnificent view OF the pay WIN lis
passing vessels while In the distance there loom up
The blue shores OF staten Island and Ncw7Jersey some
romance still fingers here undSurbed by the encioac
ing Influences OF progress and Industry by the
weatherwOm NOISY rocks there sun remain places
where one may In lazy cOntentment, Watch Tue
TO do on the destination OF those wanderers ooune
others work. one may watch the unurihg sana"o fni
hunter digging deep into the bowels U
tno shore 10 capture his wrigglne game
sometimes too but not often one may SURPRISE
feeding or resting flock OF Wild dnck: BuL Such
meetings OF late years, have become episodes 70 re
member for the shy birds now rarely come near these
shores though not long ago they ana even IN
occasional goose, were not uncommon But guns,
both the small pigeon gull, with It's black and white
feathers sharply contrasting with each other ana the
great Arctic gull tawny and noisy, stall hover on the
shores I'm great numbers, and OF strips OF De;icil
left bare BIZ the recediDg tide are whitehead as though
by snow by the feeding muititudes that gather cauor
ing for Their meal Of shellfsh and other marine
dllcaces. =, A.,
Al Fifty-slxthst is good place to stop, II the
pedestrian lover Of the yacht for here In the basin
of the Atlantic Yacht Club, with their sprngng mass
and spars stripped Of the canvas that sent them SO
often 10 victory in the summer, there Hes at rest
large fleet OF famous flyers while some, hauled up and
docked, give a good and rare chance to study the
lines and build. .
From the Atlantic Yacht Clubhouse. though IL is
often interrupted before, the road runs on now
level with the beach. high above IL. aud at each
step the bay presents aircr picture. The NarroWs
open out as advances, the white bnstlons ana
walls of Fort Wadsworth show boldly against Staten
Islands dusy towering terraces and Tar beyond the
reach OF open ths Navesnk Highlands raise their
misty outlines above the horizon. Then the road
climbs up and ends beneath the guns Of Fort Hanil
ton And here the walk ends. too, unless one wishes
10 come back by another one OF the many other good
roads which lead back 10 South Brooklyn.