Evening star., 1928-04-01
D. G.. PARKS CROOMED FOR RUSH
OF PLEASURE-SEEKING TF1RONCS
Officials Plan Worlds Most Elaborate
Playground System Here-Chicago
Set Up as Model.

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one athletic field.
At Pierce Mill. in Rock Greek Park,
there are two picnic groves. with two
stone ovens and one set of children's
play equipment. In the upper end OF
the park. near Underwood street, Is
200-acre tract on which has been laid
out an ls-hole golf course.
On Ridge road there is field where
Sunday contests are held and for those
who like the water. wading Is allowed
In the creek. but bathing is prohibited
because of the pollution of the stream.
For horseback riders. there are miles OF
bride paths through virgin woodland
In Rock Greek and Potomac Park
way, the land bordering Rock Greek
and connecting the two big parks
which nov Is in course of development.
there is another equitation field, jus:
west OF Connecticut Avenue Bridge
where there are held two horse SHOWS
year.
Foot Bridges Built.
For the pedestrian In Rock Greek
Park, rustic foot bridges have been pro-
vided TO make passage across the creek
easy. These are Of attractive design,
and one now being built is Of an un-.
usual grapevine appearance.
West Potomac Park has 395 acres
and here are found one nine-hole prac-
tice golf course for white players. and
one nine-hole course for colored people;
two polo fields. used and maintained by
the Army Polo Association: 10 tennis
courts OF clay. opposite the former
bathing beach: two base ball diamonds,
one hurling field and one cricket field.
In addition there Is boat house. run
by concessionaire. where row boats
t.n l. frxs a NYAi
the basin waters. In the Tidal Basin
In this part OF the park fishing is al
lowed at certain seasons. 1t having been
turned into fish preserve. where speci-
mems are planted for spawning, their
escape being prevented by guard nets
placed before the inlet and outlet gates.
In this area also Is the Rejecting Pool,
east Of the Lincoln Memorial. where
people are allowed to try out model
yachts, and which is used during the
Winter for ice skating.
In East Potomac Park there are 327
acres In the west end Of this rescr-
vation Is the tours. camp. In which
has been constructed new admins"
tration building with store, library
and assembly room. Persons using the
camp may either pitch their tents OF
use one of the 20 houses. The majority
there have been erected this year eight
cottages, of two and three rooms each.
with gas and electricity. Beds and mat
tresses are provided Modern laundry
facilities are provided. together with
drying rooms, and provision has been
made for the tourists 10 send out their
laundry and get IL back the same dag
A daily mail delivery and touring
information bureau complete faeilitieh
here.
East OF this In the l8-holc golf course.
and on the point is beautiful picnic
grove equipped with tables and rustic
chairs, where thousands conRregate
during the Summer Here also is a
set Of playground equipment for chit
dren
Perhaps the greatest concentration Of
play facilities is found In the Monu-
mcnt Grounds, with only i06 acres.
Here there are cement and 10 clay
tennis courts, 8 base bali diamonds, 3
soccer fields, foot ball fields. ath-
letic field and Il fieldhouse. as well aS
the District bathing pools just To the
north. on the White House EIiipss, are
4 base ball diamonds. 4 clay tennis
courts, 2 hockey fields. l voliey ball
court and croquet neid.
In the Anacogtia Riverside Recrfa-
ton Park, east Of the Eleventh Street
Southeast Bridge, 30 acres are being
developed for the use OF white people.
A large fieldhouse has been erected.
and there have been established 4 clay
and z cement tennis courts. base ball
diamonds, 3 foot ball grids. and plans
have been perfected for placing chill
drens playground equipment here. TO
the west of Eleventh street. facilities
fZR hA of
ored people.
-Four Tennis Courts.
In Montrose Park, In Georgetown
there are four tennis courts and one
LAY croquet court, while at Fifth and
L streets southeast there IL base ball
diamond, and In Garfield Park one
cement tennis court. Besides these In
Ise under Jurisdiction Of the Federal
parks ONCE, there has Just been cleared
III for use the Woodbridge Park play
ground, consisting Of three acres In the
northeastern section.
Some idea Of the use ot the various
facilities may be obtained from fIgurfk
compiled by the public parks ONCE for
last year. They show the archery courts
were used by 6S3 PLAYERS. With ALSO
sDecLatofs. athletic fields, $3.50 players
1920 spectators band concerts, Ga, $40
spectators. base ball. % ,13D players and
3l4,250 spectators, basket ball 900
players and 24O0 spectators, boating
,775 persons. including those using the
swan boat, bride paths used by $1,000
perS0I>s cricket, i0a4 players with
2,iD0 spectators. cToqnet, S.S43 play
ers and / ,460 spectators. field hockey
4.e76 players and $1,000 spectators;
flshing, 3675 persons: foot ball, 323a0
players and $4,000 spectators; golf,
27s,l06 players, horse hurdles, 10000
users and 10000 spectators: hurting
l,044 players with 1860 spectators. Ice
skating, 20 800. lacrosse, 6H players
and 800 spectators, marathon races In
parks. 90 participants and 1900 specta-
tors; picnic groves, 1890 users, polo
fields, b42 players with 46e75 specta-
tors quot courts, 2200 players and
33b0 spectators. riding fields, 1880
spectators. regne courts, H6 players and
ESQ spectators; sand boxes, 1880 chil.
dTen, soccer fields, 1919 playerk and
l33, $50 spectators: tennis courts, l04,"
7a2 players tourist camp, 49,b02 per-
sons, whose average stay was 2.3i days.
and yolley bsll l,04s players With
1890 spectators,