Irving Park Irving Park is the third public park to be laid out in this city. It is located on the Hudson River, just south of the Glenwood Station, and is an attractive breathing place from which to enjoy the air and scenery of the Hudson. Extended views north and south are to be had. The Park has an open water front of 224 feet, and extends back 164 feet. The interior has been laid out in walks and lawns; and a retaining wall has been constructed at the rear of the Park, which is broken by steps leading into the Park proper. There are two entrances to the Park: one through View Street, via Glenwood Terrace; the other through Bartholdi Place. Both of these entrances are wide and spacious, and allow a free entrance and exit to the Park. The Central–Hudson Railroad Company has promised to erect a new station at Glenwood, which will have covered approaches and will be strictly modern in all particulars. The erection of another Recreation Pavilion at this point has been strongly advocated. The success of the present Pavilion at the foot of Main Street has been unquestioned; and the large numbers who frequent it during the summer months attest the popularity of the water front with the masses. Van Cortlandt Park Van Cortlandt Park is located in New York city, bordering Yonkers on the south. The Park has an area of 1,131 acres, while Central Park contains but 840 acres. Here are public golf links, which equal any in the country, baseball and cricket fields; many miles of finely kept walks, bicycle and bridle paths for equestrians; a large lake with boating facilities for summer and skating accommodations for winter; also a music pavilion, where on summer afternoons concerts are given by the regimental bands of New York city. Upon the vast parade ground, which is large enough to accommodate an entire brigade at one time, may be witnessed the frequent reviews and encampments of the National Guard. The Park is reached by the South Broadway trolley road in fifteen minutes from Getty Square, and through its accessibility is frequented as generally by the residents of Yonkers as by the citizens of New York, by which city it is owned and maintained. The Van Cortlandt mansion in the Park was erected in 1748, and is still in an excellent state of preservation. The mansion was occupied for a time by General Washington during the trials, successes, and defeats of the patriot forces, when the colonists were struggling for independence. The rooms are fitted up in the quaint manner of a century ago; the Washington bedroom is one of the most interesting in the house, being furnished in exact reproduction of the old style. The Park is well worth a visit alone for an inspection of the mansion for the part it played during the Revolutionary struggle. It was occupied by the Van Cortlandt family until the house and land were purchased for park purposes. It is now used as a museum for Revolutionary relics, and is under the supervision of the Society of Colonial Dames. About fifteen thousand visitors pass through the house annually. Harlem River Speedway This famous Speedway, as its name implies, was constructed for the enjoyment of the owners of speedy roadsters. It is located on the west bank of the Harlem River, extending northerly from 155th Street. Devotees of road driving residing in Yonkers can reach the Speedway direct via South Broadway, which is asphalted or macadamized its entire length. It is nearer to Yonkers than to that section of New York city south of Central Park.