Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-01

Loughborough road. westward its entire
length, to the Conduit road, 2he entrance
being between the girls reform school to
the left and the big, or receiving, or upper,
or Dalecarlia reservoir. 1t is q short twelve
miles, however. From the Ridge road to
the conduit road the Loughborough is
known as the Chain bridge. On the south
ward trip there are plenty of hills to coast
ana lew to climb. but If the ride be reversed
the hills would prove to be big obstacles.
"A short ride, and likewise a nice one, is
to go straight out the Tenleytown road to
the District line. which is marked by the
terminal Of three lines Of electric railways
From the brow Of the hill at which the
River and Brookville roads join to the Dis
tr1ct line there is one good hill to coast and
also two smaller hills. To avoid these on
the return trip, and to have a level road,
Jake the cross-road. which runs Immediate
~ north of The Willows. and ride to the
Brookville road, and thence south to the
Ienleytown road. The distance is only six
miles.
Route No. II is out to Bethesda Park. and
measures but eight miles each way. Con-
t1nue on the Tenleytown road past Bethesda
post office, and avoid the Rockville pike by
turning to the left at the blacksmith shop
outside OF the District line the road is sew
eral shades worse, but still ridable, and its
condition will be found to be about the same
all the way out. The road is really a con-
tinuation of the Rockville pike. the most
alrect nlgnWay to that county seat, but the
lower portion, as far as the Bethesda road,
is about 100 per cent better.
To Cabin John Bridge.
cabin John Bridge is only seven miles out,
via the Conduit road; in fact, not quite that
distance This Is. perhaps, the most popu-
lar rlde around this city, and, on account of
this, 1t may be passed with a mere mention
A variation, and good one at that, to the
much-traveled route is by way of 32d street
ana the Loughborough road. This increases
the distance by several miles, and would
make the round trip aggregate about seven
teen, instead Of fourteen, miles,
Route No. ID, like the superstition con-
nected with that number, is Jonah" sort
OF trip. This route is to enter the River
road at Tenleytown and ride to the first
crossroads. and turn south on the Seven
Locks or Persimmon Tree road, which en-
ters the Conduit road about a mile and a
quarter above Cabin John bridge This
trip Is close on to twenty miles, and is rather
tough, because of the River road, the sur
race or which in places Is absolutely vile
for snort distance after leaving Tenley-
town road and River road is excellent and
then the change gradually appears There
are streams to ride through, marshv places
to pedal over. hills to climb. and last, but
level stretch is reached.
Inc 14th and last route is a sort of
variation OF the above route, slightly b,,t
only slightly. better: This route is via
just at the southern extremity of the narI
and riding out the narrow dirt road until
the River road is reached. This win give
only few miles riding over the last named
road The distance is Increased consider
ably by the change, and the round trim will
measure twenty-three miles.
Finished the Investigation,
The committee investigating Lord Dun
ravens charges against Defender has finish
ed tho taking of evidence
The st. James Gazette of London, refer
ring to the hurried departure of Lord Dun
raven from the United States, says:
Lord Dunraven, instead of leaving,
should have faced the judgment of the New
York Yacht Club like an English gentle
man. In New York. where alone an amende
honorable from either party could ade-
quately be made"