The sun., 1894-12-26
PELHAM BAY PARK.
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rt This Ti.e OF the Year.
| Nobody visits Pelham Bay Park these days
| though to the man who loves to feel turf beneatl
| his feet II Ia a pleasant place 10 walk at almos
any time OF year. IL is the only one OF the citl
| parks where one may take a really long walh
| without doubling on ones tracks. IL is largel
than Central Park and Bronx River Park put
together, and nearly double the area Of Var
/ Courtlandt Park, and II so lies that one hos the
choice Of four fine walks, any one Of which will
occupy about two hours. II is well 10 choose for
a walk In Pelham Bay Park at this season the
morning after hard black" frost, when the
ronds and the sponRy meadows Of the park shall
be frozen dry. and thus afford good footing.
The New Yorker who goes TO Mt. Vernon
by the New Haven Railroad will find before
him trolley ride of ten minutes to East Ches-
ter. and thence a walk Of fifteen minutes by the
old Boston Road 10 the entrance OF the park.
The first turn TO the east beyond East Chester
bridge brings the park into view, and the Wis
itor should lose no time In getting of the road
and into the park. The meadow here slopes
through cedar grove to the hard marsh on the
left bank OF East Chester Creek. Because the
soil is damp and spongy the slope Of the meadow
is green all winter long. The sun falls pleas
antly through the dense bower OF the cedar
grove and rests In broad floods upon the East
Chester marsh. The color of the marsh is the
marvel Of the early winter landscape in
Pelham Bay Park. Just now men are still reap
ing and stacking tho long, dead marsh grass,
and no words can quite convey the mellow rich
ness Of the smooth -shaven marsh meadows, or
the soft golden brown of the stacked harvest;
winds for fully two and half miles with the
winding Of the stream. break in the cedar
the marsh, the sun FURNISHED surface OF the
stream. at high tide lying in broad, golden
skeins and beyond horizon dense with wood
and dim with frost
The walk OF half a mile through the sloplng
overgrown with goidcnrod and brsrs, and that
to q low, breezy meadow, treacherOus with wet
hollows to careless feet, and a narrow, sluggish
walking for the really active pedestrian.
Less than half q mile Of this bring, one to the
suburban branch. Here the railroad crosses on
an iron trestle one Of the main roads through
whether he will go northward TO Hunters
Island or southwark to Jacks Rock. City Island
Phe walk to Mnners % s0 Island is fu mile snd
half by a well-made road, with the park on each
side. 1t gives one another inspiriting view of
times with moving craft far and near. The
rocks at the Twin Island. reached by way of
Hunters Island, and still in the park, 20 sheer
down to the water at some points. but afford an
excellent promenade and sunny hooks where 1t
not from the east The sound the Long island
shore. and the irregular coast line Of the park.
lie in full view from this spot and the outlook is
scarce more beautiful In summer than In winter.
IL the walkers choice at the forks of the road
fall TO the southwark, he finds himself with
Jacks Rock scarce a mile distant and quaint
little City Island matter Of perhaps two miles.
The scene from this island is repeated at Jacks
Rock with variations, and few views more
delightful than that from Jacks Rock toward
City Island. while the Sound is peopled with
brilliant colored rocks, ,vitreous and reddish yell
miles OF the park bordered with a broad road
that crosses the mouth of East Chester Creek at
a point where the stream is about widening to a
great bay. The eastern horizon is forever
gossamer and appear to follow one another in
an orderly nautical procession, Inland stretch
broad marshes OF the same delightfully."- mellow
tint as before. and the uplands gird them round |
entangled frost. Nearly everything In sight |
from the bridge Is park land noble domain |
Of marsh, meadow. Inhabited upland dotted with |
fine old mansions, and glorious bits OF timber. |
Barlow station and the New Haven's suburban
line offer an easy way home from Jacks Rock |
or the East Chester Bridge. but there II a pleas
ant two-me walk from the latter to the village |
Of West Chester, with the broadest and richest |
marsh meadow view the whole way from the |
little bridge that leads into the village. Thence |
Dne has the choice of the suburban road or the |
trolley hOmeward.
The good walker who hits upon Just the right |
lay for this expedition may well explore |
Hunters Island and Jacks Rock and still have
time for the walk to West Chester. 1t is n com
Portable trip of two and half hours from the |
Mount vernon station to Hunters Island, |
though any rapid walker may do IL in less than
two hours. Thence to Jacks Rock is about
forty five minutes, and thence to West Chester
The better part OF an hour. There are houses OF
scattered along the way. and one
may easily time his journey so as TO have com
!ortabe incoming ten minutes from Jacks Rock.
old inn whose signboard proclaims the
house to have been built In 1898.