. Book of the Royal blue . 22 CHICAGO AUTUMNAL FESTIVITIES. beauty has been left to the machinations ofthe gardener, with the exception, of course,of the beautiful expanse of lake frontageand magnificent beaches. Being a level city, Chicago has splendidstreet railway facilities with rapid transit:the elevated lines running now in every di-rection, besides the electric and cable sur-face lines. Chicago has miles and miles of splendid boulevards that are lined with costly resi-dences of its millionaires. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad com-pleted its entrance into Chicago in 1874,giving it a direc
. Book of the Royal blue . 22 CHICAGO AUTUMNAL FESTIVITIES. beauty has been left to the machinations ofthe gardener, with the exception, of course,of the beautiful expanse of lake frontageand magnificent beaches. Being a level city, Chicago has splendidstreet railway facilities with rapid transit:the elevated lines running now in every di-rection, besides the electric and cable sur-face lines. Chicago has miles and miles of splendid boulevards that are lined with costly resi-dences of its millionaires. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad com-pleted its entrance into Chicago in 1874,giving it a direct line from New York,Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington andPittsburg. Upon the completion of the(Irand Central Station, corner Harrisonstreet and Fifth avenue, all passenger trainsarrived and departed from that wOMi^ ;,%i^ . ^ ^iSaHMtKUti liKAMi ( M THE COLUMBIA VICTORIOUS. Heres to the menA hard fnuKht fail THK ■4 seconds in advance of the Sluuiirock, was the ch)sini; sceneof the j^reat international yai-ht race in NewYork waters. Friday, ()ctol)er IHth. The wildest denKtnstration prevailedwhen the American colors crossed the linevictorious, but the vanquished yacht was notto be forgotten and received an ovation whichmerits the jiraises of all true sportsmen. Ip to this time there had been eleven at-tempts to sail, resulting; in tive failures toleave their docks, four unfinished races onaccount of no breeze, and two counted races,both of which were won by the Columbia. At ! oclock on the mornin}? of Oc-tober 2()th the yachts left their moorings offNavesink for the start. The Shamrocksailed out under mainsail and jib, and the (o-lunibia was towed out with her mainsail set. The gray clouds which had gathered inthe
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