New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-02
seriously will stick 10 it. while her frivolous siS'ei

seriously will stick to it, while her frivolous sister
will not
The rapidity with which well-made streets ana
roads dry up after rain Is astonishihs ou'
many wheemen do not seem TO be aware vi It,
Last Monday an instance Of this The oo"h-
pour about noon was terrific. being Accompanies
by the remarkable darkness. Toward the hiiu-
die Of the afternoon the rain stopped. ana 'he
brisk wind had mace a noticeable impression OH
the wet asphalt in hour Asphalt streets are
laid to shed rain speedily. anyway 10y f.'o
o'clock great dry patches appeared on the Bouie-
ward and riding was not only possible but agree
able The upper part Of Riverside Drive wa III
excellent condition by O'clock that 49, the -, Fps
at the edge of the roadway were not muddy.
The atmosphere delightful yet haiu'! -, d
dozen riders were visible at one time. Oruiha'ns
they would have been numbered by ths SD IT,
Riders generally thought. of course thae Wv
roads were so muddy to spoil all the spo''
and. therefore, stayed at home.
Every rider who makes tours out or Town IL
likely to get caught in the rain. ana there Is
nothing Ike that experience to duH eh'hus"'''
for bicycling. The mud is splashed all over your
wheel and yourself. even to your face. Ihere 10
besides constant danger Of falling. Inc eAPe-
renced rider who Is overtaken at a distance iro'"
home surrenders at once and takes the h'"'''
train or leaves his wheel at some house ana re-
turns TO the city without It. This latter de'''e
Is the simplest 1t Is safe in genera 10 rus
any hotekeeper or proprietor OF Ioauno us,
with your bicycle for day or two until You can
come after II. Men who have given thelr ma
chimes In charge OF the farmer whose mouse nap
pens TO be close 10y say they nave alwa -, 10
covered them without trouble. In buying nicyS',
suits IL is well To remember the posslDihty VI
getting caught In the rain Some 81 the nsn y.
colored garments which look extremely pretty III
fair weather are badly damaged by hud; III
deed the hes, plan Is 10 have a second su'.; es
pecia!ly for days when the roads are not eht're.!
dry when there are threats Cf ram III TIC '"''
Bicycle riders read with particular interest INC
report 10 Commissioner Brookiield or water ru'-
veyor North. indicating the streets when shouiu
he laid with asphalt from the money available
this year. Mr. North lays. perhaps the greatest
stress on the need Of this admirable paving ma
terial I'm the tenement-house districts ~ the lower
East side but IS not unmndful Of the b!cyclis's
Mast notable TO them is his recommendation that
the cas-, side of the Boulevard be laid with as
nhalt from OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Xth-st 10 one
hundred nd -ninc:eenih-s He explains why NJ
selects the cas-, side OF the thoroughiare. W'l'h
SIN has the old-fashioneI macadam roadway
above Ninety-sec0nd-st.. while the west sld. up
IA One-hundr.l- nd-cighth-s IS Of asphalt rms
cast side he saws is IN much worse state IMAM
thu. other Thus there viii be- a ttr"tch ~ y"
blocks from one nUIdifu- anu -SlNih-St ~ ~
hundred-and-cghth-st on when the mil
street Will be we'll paved. while below II on IN
east side and above II on the west side there VIII
he as Of old dust In dry weather ana inun III
NO, 7, fs interesting 70 note that One-hundr'i-
n nd -cchfh-st will b. laid with asphat from lh'
boulevard to the Drive. I'll" present srani'r
blocks are trial 20 hundreds Of whcelinen daiiy
Tho extension OF the good roadway on the
boulevard t. One-hundrcI-and-n inet~cnth-st VIII
he Of advantage 20 many riders. This Is the
natural route for the thousands wh) 90 70 New
Jersey over the Fort Lee ferry. or 10 Wcstchcst"r
County BY way u Washington Bridge or the
nov Kings Bridge At present the road Is "rdi-
narllv most uncomfortable to ride on. and per
haps the majority 81 tourists 60 by way 81 RIVER
side Drive They reach this through one
hundr.d-and-eght and leave 81 by one
hundred a nd twenty -second-st. which Is steep
and not especially well paved or by niue rohH
running from Clermont 20 the FORT Lee icitS
house. this latter way being - steep ahi 70 l"i'
-. rocks that only an extremely skiful wheel
man wants to ride down r. tith'r r'ul" 4h-
wolves tn. climbing - the Incline on IN" l'ilN'
which ends at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -sec"n1-
ST and the descent Of sharp hill whll' III" jour
nev By the Boulevard IS On "A moderate grade.
Going south the advantage Ia ihV"r az the
boulevard is not - great. although most would
prcfer a long gentle slop" To- short. steep one.
Mr. North's scheme would contribute much t.
the comfort ~ the man who wants 4, ride To the
Fridge or the downtown ferries. especially from
the West Side The asphalt Is already laid along
Flghth-ave 10 Thlrt-rnih-st, AMI II Is proposed
{, continue II from tnaf point along Gre"nwi D.
,v. IA Sixth-ave Gr-enwich-lv". strikes sixth
ave oupDsiie Clinton Place. and the next street
above Ninth already has asphalt 10 University
place Mr. North would continu" this KIND ~
pavement t. Thirl-avc. and thence through Stuy-
vee,ut-st t. Second-ay".. which ~ ALREADY as
nhalted from Twenty -sccond-st. q It's lower en-
a, Unus,ou-st. Chrysti"-st.. virtually a." con-
,lnuatiou u secOnd-ave. Is 10 have asphalt rom
Houston TO Grand. below which. - DIVISION. mat
material Is already laid. short iistanc" ana
the rider is at Chatham square whence the Jour
ney 10 the Bridge IS short Nhssau-st. II also -
be paved with asphalt. and part OF BrOad-st al
ready Is.
West Of Broadway below Washington square
there are only half dozen blocks OF asphalt. ana
II is not intended 10 lay much more at present
Macdougal-st from Wavcrry Place to Spring-st
il marked for improvement. Doubtless Broad
vay In spite OF It's roughncss. will remain the
favore path to the lower end Of the city until cx-
tersIye changes are made In the paving Of down
town streets.
CREDIT FOR THE CYCLING PATH
From Dlcksons Uptown Weekly.
A great dra wback the successful career OF New