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 Revere hung out his lanterns on the night of his famous ride to Concord and Lexington. We also visit Copp's Hill Burying Ground, which is near at hand, and where many British soldiers of the Battle of Bunker Hill are buried. From here we go over the bridge to Charlestown, visiting the Navy Yard, which is enclosed by massive walls of granite, enclosing ninety-one acres, with a water frontage of a mile and three-quarters. After seeing all the interesting sights here, we go to the Bunker Hill Monument, and it is every visitor's duty, and possibly pleasure, to ascend the monument by the spiral flight of stone steps, two hundred and ninety-five of them, winding around the hollow cone inside, to the observatory at the top. This is seventeen feet high and eleven feet in diameter, and the windows on either side command a truly magnificent view of great extent. The graceful tapering obelisk measures thirty feet square at its base and rises to the apex two hundred and twenty feet. From here we return home over Charlestown bridge to Boston, to place of starting.

11.00A.M. Trip down harbor for executive officers and press representatives as guests of Mayor Quincy.

2.00 P. M. Run to Charles River Park.

2.30 p. m. Leave Copley Square for a bath run to Revere Beach, Metropolitan Park System, via East Boston, Winthrop, and along the beach road and boulevard to the State Bath House, where there are ample accommodations for 1,500 bathers and the same number of bicycles. The beach is one of the most magnificent on the coast. One hundred thousand people frequently gather here through the day to enjoy the cooling effects of Old Ocean. The price of room, suit and towel complete, for adults, is twenty cents; for room and towel without suit, fifteen cents. Wheels checked, five cents. Return trip will be made through Revere and Chelsea, and ferry to Boston.

3.00 P. M. National Championship Races at Charles River Park. Band concert by Cambridge Manual Training School Band.

One Mile Novice. A. C. C. Medals, Gold $20, Silver $10, Bronze $5.

Quarter Mile National Championship. L. A. W. Medals, Gold $25, Silver $15, Bronze $5.

Two Mile Tandem Handicap. 2 Diamonds $25 each, 2 pairs Opera Glasses $10 each, 2 Dress Suit Cases $5 each.

Five Mile Club Team Pursuit. Three men to team, $35 Trophy and three $10 medals, and three pipes $5 each.

One-Third Mile National Championship. $150, $50, $25.

Two Mile Multi-cycle Handicap. $100, $50, $25.

First Heat 20 Mile Middle-Distance National Championship. Winner to qualify for final. $150, $75

Special Amateur and Professional Match Races to be announced.

7.00 p. m. Leave Copley Square for an evening run to the New Downer Landing via Upham's Corner, Dorchester, Milton, Quiney, and Quincy Point—distance about twenty-four miles—a popular picnic resort, where one can indulge in free dancing and other amusements, reaching Boston about 11.00 p. m.

7.00 p.m. Leave Copley Square for a run to Cambridge and Fresh Pond Parkway, passing through Harvard College grounds to Longfellow's home and past the Washington Elm. The old monarch now appears worn and feeble, and before many years the tablet with Longfellow's familiar inscription, "Under this tree Washington first took command of the American Army, July 3, 1775." will only mark its rugged trunk From here we go to Fr Pond, it being the reservoir for the water supply of Cambridge, and around its shores is a beautiful drive. Distance of this run, about ten miles. On the return of the party, they will attend the special L. A. W. Night at the Huntington Avenue Chutes

7.30 P. M. Special concert for League members on Boston Common by the famous Boston Municipal Band of 60 pieces. Seats reserved for members.

5.00 P. M. L. A. W. night at the Huntington Avenue Chutes. Special attractions.

9.30 P. M. Fireworks display on the Common. This display is furnished by Paine's Fireworks Co., Boston.

Bass Point, Nahant, Winthrop, Plymouth, Salem Willows, Gloucester, Cape Ann and Provincetown. See Monday's program for details.

7.30 a. m. Leave Copley Square for a run along the North Shore to Lynn, Swampscott, Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Magnolia, to Gloucester, and back by steamer. This should prove to be one of the most popular runs of the Meet. The route will be through the following towns: Cambridgeport, Somerville, Medford, Malden, Maplewood, Saugus, to Lynn, the "City of Shoes." From here we follow along in sight of the ocean to Cape Ann, through Swampscott, which abounds in beautiful villas and summer residences. An excellent view can be had from here of Egg Rock Lighthouse and Nahant, and the ocean as far as one can see. Our course from here is over good roads in a north-easterly direction to Marblehead.

The seaward extension of the promontory upon is town is built is known as "Marblehead Neck," and it performs an important part in protecting the harbor of the point. This Neck especially distinguishes the place as a summer resort, and the great number of its cottages, scattered about in the most picturesque way, sufficiently illustrate the estimation in which the locality is held in this connection. With regard to Marblehead Neck, and incidentally to the scenery of the section generally, Drake has written: "A run over the Neck revealed many points of interest. There are rock cavities of glassy smoothness, worn by the action of the pebbles, chasms that receive the coming wave and derisively toss it high in air; and there are precipitous cliffs which the old stone-cutter and lapidary can never blunt, though he may fret and fume forever at their base. Looking off to sea, the eye is everywhere intercepted by islands or sunken ledges belted with surf."

The next summer resort centre from Marblehead on the North Shore reached by the traveler from Boston is ancient Salem, one of the best known historically of the oldest New England cities, and with as fine a site overlooking ocean waters as can be found upon the Massachusetts coasts. This city is sixteen miles from Boston, and was once the centre for a large East India trade, it having a safe and convenient harbor, which, however, is not of sufficient depth for vessels of the size now used in foreign trade; so that as a commercial port it long since dwindled to insignificance. Perhaps the great body of intelligent readers of the country will remember this place through its