The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
TWO DAYS AWHEEL.
Delightful Runs Mapped
Out for Jersey City
Cyclists.
SUGGESTIONS BY WHEELMEN
Hudson Highlands and Long
Island Within Easy Reach
Details Of the Trips.
'UGGESTIONS BY WHEELMEN

5HHE
Saturday next being a general holiday
it will afford pleasure seekers the oppor-i
tunity Of enjoying two days which they
may spend out Of two. BY bicyclists
this double holiday will be utilized in max
Ing runs extending from tomorrow night
until Monday morning, and there won't
be a good road within the State which will
not be traversed by the multitude who
patronize the wheel.
Fer wheelmen a great May two-day
runs can be made through charming seem
cry and over excellent roads. Mr.. Frank
EveIand. of the Hudson County Wheelmen,
has prepared the following routes for the
bicycle readers of .The Jersey City
News":-
For a trip down the coast. leave Jersey
City for Newark (Broad street,. to Fire.
n%nghuysen avenue, to Elizabeth. or go by
way of the Boulevard to Bergen Point,
and take a train at West Eighth street for
Elizabeth. (There is no charge for
wheels.) Then ON through Westfeld ave-
nue.. to Roselle. Crawford, Westfield and
Plainfield. Turn to the right at Plain
field for Metuchen. From here the road
is direct to New Brunswick, at which
place stop for dinner. Leaving New Brnns-
wick turn to the left and go up the hill
along the river, following the road to
Matawan via Old Bridge. Turn to the
left at Matawan and the next town you
make is Keyport. Then take the Mid
dletown turnpike to Middletown and Red
Bank; from thence take Eatontown road
to Eatontown, and continue right on to
Long Branch. Stop here for the night.
Returning the next day go via North Long
Branch to S~eabright. AT Sea Bright cross
the river and follow the Runsen neck road
to Baine's. Here turn to the Fight for
Oceanic and cross Long Bridge direct TO
Atlantic Highlands; turn to the left for
Keyport and Matawan. It will be well
to take the train at Matawan for Perth
Amboy, as the road is evry sandy, making
rather heavy riding. In Perth Amboy
turn to the right and go down the main
street called Smith street, and take the
ferry to T~ottenville, Staten Island. Fol-
low the shore road to Huguenot, Gifford's
New Dorp, Tompkinsville, st. George and
on to New Brighton, where you take the
ferry to Bergen Point to Jersey City. This
is one of the finest two day runs to be
had. The roads are good, the country de-
Iightful and very little hill work.
Mr.. Eveland's second trip is along Long
Island Sound and across to Long Island.
The route Is as follows:-
TAX the ferryboat to New York, urn
up Eighth avenue. through Central Park
to 10th street, along Lenox avenue, over
Madison avenue BRIDGE through 138th
street to southern Boulevard, up the Bos-
ten Post road to Pelham Manor, New
Rochelle, Larehmont, Mamaroneck, Har-
rison, Portchester, Greenwich, at which
place stop for lunch. Then on to- SIAM
ford, Darien, Norwalk, Southport, air
field and Bridgeport. A boat leaves Bridge
port for Port Jefferson at two P. N. Cross
the island direct to Patchogue via West
field. Spend the night at Patchogue. The
next day start for home along the south
shore via Bayport. Sayville. Oakdah, ,Islip,
Bayshore. Babylon, A~mityville,, Belmore
f ana o on e Jamaica aake F 1poan here ares along oiis
East Parkway to Prospect Park, through
Flatbush avenue, along Schermerhofn
street to the Annex Ferry and home.
over Long Island and return by way Of
Take The annex ferry to Brooklyn, then
via Schermerhorn street and Flatbush
avenue, through East Parkway and Mer-
Tjss; ra and rq PatcS alTsss to Al AP@ a5shogns
cross The island via Westfield to Port JEFF
ferson. Stay here for the night. The
BOAT caves IOr brlQSGpOTt dl Hilc ~. VI
At Bridgeport take road to the left via
| Southport, Green Farm, ~Saugantuck, South
Norwalk, Greenwich. Portchester, Harri-
son. Rye. Mamaroneck, Larchgnont, New
Rochelle, Pelham Manor. Barton, West
chester to Southern Boulevard, to 1851
street, turn to the right oyer the Mali
to Central PARK then on down Eighth
av 4 Very y d lei Rsalf tour extending from
Friday, tomorrow, night until Monday
panrpinO thr01oh the hp3ufifuI scenery
gested by a member Of THE Jersey City
News, rr sdaff. from It Is tb as fol " Desbrosses
street via Hudson and Canal streets, to
Eighth avenue, to Central Park, to Seventh
a aysnne, t e r 3lsih a asTssi. e e # tie N1 Kinss-
bridge road and to McComb's Dam road.
Then turn to the right and cross the
FFordham Landing Road, which is ma
cadamized to Sedgwiek avenue. About
200 yards to the fork turn to the left di-
Then turn 10 the left, cross the TRACK
again. and direct to Yonkers.. Follow the
telegraph poles to Glenwood and whs zen
LETT to Dobbss Ferry and d half mile out
turn TO the right, and in about one
I%rvington, and from thence to Tarrytown.
where stop for the night.
Leave Saturday morning via Broadway
past AQQTc HiUlluLltiit, dDd ~HcI4 II y
the left at st. Panl's M. E. Church, down
hill and follow the telegraph poles to
Sing Sing. Thence go direct to Peekskil1.
STOP at Eagle Hotel for dinner. From
Peekskill, one half mile north, turn 20 the
left and follow the telegraph poles, noting
the T.. A. w. signs to Garrison's. From
hat point follow telegraph poles AMI
when three and one-half miles out take
the right fork to Nelsonville. Then take
the left fork at Nelsonville direct over
Highlands to Fishkilf. cross ferry to New
burgh, where halt for the night t
From this point on the journey nome Is
by pushing on to any point where hosel
lance from Newburgh ito Tarrytown IS
"a miles, n from Tarrytown to Fishkill
Landing is about. 80 miles, and bicyclists
can easily. make go miles in an easy run,
Returning from Newburgh on Sun
day the route is:-West NAwhurgh via
Ouassic avenue to New Windsor, to
Varies Gate, and thence turn sharp to
the left al the hotel. Thence to Corn
wall, Highland Mills and Central Valley.
where it is good to stop On to. Arden.
Tuxedo and Eamapo. From this point
ton. Little Falls. Montclair, Oranges,
Newark to Jersey City and the other to
>Suffern, AIendale, Waldwick, Ridgewood,
Paterson, Passaic and home.
For a two days run through lovely
wooded scenery in Central New Jersey
another trip is offered by a membe of
aThe News staff.
Down Boulevard to Bergen Point, ferry
to Port Richmond, thence to st. Georges,
to Old Perth Amboy road, through Giff-
ords, Pleasant Valley to TomDlinsville,