New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-22

by the roadside The pains of hunger gat hold upon
Goodaie sisters~was reached. and it was with JOY
that the near proximity Of good boarding house
where the Noun; Washington postofilce is situated,
viii a 1t R woth h h 10 ake hG n
view Of the farms Of Columbia County and the beau,
tful valley through which the Harlem Kairoad
runs.
THE BERKSHIRE CLUB
II is as long a journey down Mount Washington
as 1t is up-if not longer. II requires a cool head
and firm application OF the brake to go down safe
ly a wheel Shall we never get to the bottomY
is frequent exclamation. Our travellers MADE
detour and added to their hill climbing and descend
ing somewhat for the sake OF seeing the Berkshire
Club. an institution still in its ncipency. modelled
somewhat after the well-known Twilight and other
parks in the Catskills and elsewhere. The clubs
property is the western side OF Mount Everett.
the highest of the lower Berkshire Mountains, and
commands beautiful and extensive views. on
clear day the Catskin Mountains plainly visible.
commodious clubhouse has been built ard TWO
fractions Of the place is that IT only half far
from New-York, In time as the CatsklIl pfr iuI
must travel over from Copake Iron Works to
reach the EaS the club
th b bSHSt trip ended Thn . no
S sme %As Of the ne 81
between Armenia and Poughkeepse: For miles ,sod IN
a. e ,S Soa drives OF IN cnTa and parks and
there are numerous opportunities for coastinG BE;
rains had fallen in every other region traversed
and there considerable dust. i Il on dusty
roads that the advantages OF SINAI! Dcycle parry
come out strong
/ THE TRIP A COMPLETE SUCCESS.
To sum up: The bicycle vacation trip was COM
pete success. 1t has in all probability established
precedent for those who participated In It, The
party's experience shows that such Journey Is an
easy possibility for woman in good health and
for boy OF twelve. All were sorry when II came
to an end and all would like to go over the same
ground again. The record of the cycometer for the
entire journey 34s miles Not counting the two
days on which only short runs were had. the aver
age for the remainder OF the trip about twenty
tanned without severe effort.
The question OF luggage was found to De com NJ
the two diamond frames ridden. and small vaise
from point to point. being seen by It's own
Besides the bags. three waterproofs We're carried
in a roll on the handlebar of the writer's whee,;
Probably he carried twenty pounds or luggage an
fold hut at the rate at which the party travelled
the Load not burdensome. 1880
II may be added that by people whose tastes
for moderate outlay The entire expense OF ,n,s
Trip dd not Win DIi b EXPLANATION that the
party spent three nights at the houses OF frends,
Womanke Henrietta wants n. the :, last Sore w wSs
is called rational costume in town. / should by
all means skirt on bicycle trip through
fentoh in the country villages as II is; If | had on
Tioomers ! don't know what would happen JUST
s tnaf where you sS op at midday in such
Hence no diamond-frame wheel would 30 TOT me
Anyhow thus far CHS is her second year wesrc
SKIRT There is one drawback. though n case
two three women should go on on Dsscde ,guI
by themselves. Very little luggage can be carried
on a drop-frame machine. But the remedy FOR that
is in a woman's going with her husband sna giy h
that's ali