New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
po,Ds ACROSS THE HACKENSACK
MEADOWS.
an PEAL. NEED FOR TAKING A TRAIN-HALF A
DOZEN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ABOUT
THE STREET sPRINKLlNG EVIL
THE RACING SEASON.


TUE STREET sPRINKLlNG EVIL
THE RACING SEASON.
infections for tours in New-Jersey usually be-
-. "Take train to Newark. as If 1t were i'm
10 reach that place by wheel. In
.,., ~, fact there are various ways OF crossing
,, .,ocdows. and some experienced riders would
.,oro think of taking the<rain to Newark
~ =, heng thus transported TO New Rochelle
:. .ho, were on trip along the Sound OF
il 8, one wanted to save time and to hus
49,, his strength for a long ride. ii might be
80 cor him TO make use of the railroad, but the
" ..,arce that there is no rdabe road to Newark
II is more or less of bother 10 take
rhen out for a days ride You must time
""' ..overocnts in accordance with the hour of
your n .a NJ Your train. and this nay cause you
deparlu. ,,brough your breakfast and ride rapidly
70 hui larry or on the other hand. to wait half
10 Wv nnrr or longer at the railway station. Then
an "u sare Is the trouble of checking ones wheel
too; tlo.,nc /, at Newark. ana the danger of
ana "a cyclometer or the splitting of oil from
s7nas lam all over your bicycle. over and above
your i il contributes to ones feeling OF indie
au s"nce 10 rely solely on ones wheel. ana not 10
p.1a - consider trains and baggage men.
4, accomplished wheelman. who in the eight
every possible tour out Of New-York. says
" s.s never vet taken train to Newark to
nc .,a had roads There is q wide choice of routes
o.. the ferry landings to Newark. whence the
"Y .'.. svs,em # good New-Jersey roads may
.osuv no reached. The most northern Is by
- rorf Lee. Englewood ard Hackensack.
r,o For, Lee ferry now lands one at Pleasant
,..r,,. uhence good road along the shore runs
tho nd
t".,,,ar For, Lee hill Most cyclers who have
I'm IN out-of-town tours know this road FORKS
w. .Ao ION # the hill. the spur north leading
nea, W, Take this for Route No. !.
~ meadows do not extend as far north as thiS'
~ ~ af,ar leaving Fort Lee there are no mis- 70
az" a.. h hafore reaching IIackensack. The gong Is
I'M in.;,ahle The route to Newark is via Carstadt
n,un.narfor1 and Belleville The cyclist can go ~
nsssaic either by way of Carstadt or paterson.
- r,ske arv one of a number OF pleasant runs
Sron Hackensack. conspicuous among "mch Is
that to TUXEDO
pou,e No. . would be by way of Fort Lee
turning to the lef; almost due west just De-
,ore reaching the top OF the hill. ms wa! IL
,hroush Ieonia to Hackensack The road Is 1air'
MI, hillv and crosses the meadows for snort
'as,atce \ better itinerary is from Pheasant
valley IN Ridceheld and thence along the bergen
Pike a level macadam thoroughfare' ihe'e II "
ho,ca ~ routes 10 Ridgefeld. From the Terry
,.s,ne one NAV go south about mile 10
sbadvside. and thence west and north TO Ridge
ssd mr. better south quarter OF mile from
The ferry then walk up the steep hil' anu on
,,rra q hout 2 mile and / half over a good lodH
to Ridgefeld. Just before reachi',s tna' - 10
one comes upon a valley which is one OF the
nrs,,ies, snots anywhere about NeW-1 ork 'ltA'
n is not familiar to wheelmen' but Is wen W.. ~ ~
WISH, Care should be taken In riding down .'le
f1al
inrs hut s,eep and winding. 1t would be pest
~ The whole for any but expert riders 70 uls-
mount Riagefeld may also be reached from
Weehawken.
,..arL,oun route starts at the Forty
ord.s, ferry. and goes through Weehawken and
,-,,or un N the Hudson County Boulevard
Turn wes, iust north Of the Schuetzen Park. and
q ouarter of a mile further, at the cemetery
sharply TO the left to the trolley tracks These
should be followed across the meadows dhe ROAD
70 far) 10 Carlsbad. Hence 20 Newark 20
THROUGH Rutherford and Beiievilie; 70 the
Oranges, through Belleville ana Bioomhelu, ~
you may continue straight TO PasSaic or north 10
Iackensack In case Of difficulty in reaching the
cemetery referred to. the rider can keep on the
Hudson County Boulevard little longer, untll
the Paterson Plank Road crosses IT. Inc troliey
line spoken Of runs oA thls, ana may W i''i'"Vu
until Carlsbad is reached
The second trolley line which one comes 10 when
going south on the Hudson County boulevard
rms on the Newark and New-York turnpike
The frs, mile Of this is Of cObbles. and for one
quarter Of this distance the riding Is rough
After that however, there is enough earth on the
stones TO form an excellent side path on the ieft
going west Three miles Of fine macadam come
next and then two miles Of stone pavement
brings one into East Newark. At certain stages
Of the wind. the manure heaps on the meadows
make the riding unpleasant. The thlrd troIiey
line crossing the Boulevard runs from jersey Cis
TO Newark the plank road. ROAD DOCKS
usually give this as the best wheeling route De-
tween the two cities. II takes you lnto ne
Bowery Newark TO Broad and Market SIS. Inc
road is In fair shape. but IL more or less strewn
with old materials which are likely TO puncture
tires The going is on the whole. worse than that
on the Newark and New-York turnpike
If one wishes 70 ride TO New Brunswick Prince
ton or Trenton. or in that general direction. and
Is anxious not 10 lose any time at this end of the
journey. he would do well 10 take the train at
Bergen Pon, for Elizabeth. He will thus save
considerable time. and have excellent roads all
the way In summing up, therefore. 1t may fairly
be said that the Newark meadows are by no
means impossible barrier TO bicycle riding.
put may be crossed conveniently ana easily at
half dozen points.
or course. the men who started yesterday az
ternoon on the doube-century run are free,
white and twenty-One." as the phrase was In the
south, and II is their own affair whether they are
aohg an injudicious thing or not. At the same
ume 1t Will be the general impression that 1t IS
misuse OF the sport to engage in such test
y, ENDURANCE. The men started. not Immediately
"''e' good nights rest. but early in the after
,0"' presume bly, after half a day OF work.
, r"ose VINO finish will have been some thirty
r. AouIs without sleep when they reach their
hnes doubtless the hour for starting was
nosen because the mon could set out soon
o. 'ney left business, and would get back In time
,.. some sixteen or eighteen hours Of sleep and
80 oeiore they would have to be at their offices
sr.norrow II is likely that some OF the riders
al e IN such perfect training and OF such strength
ss ~ 'ney Will suffer no serious harm from COW
I'm. ing @VV miles in nineteen or twenty hours Of
s ssuai riding There are others who should not
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