The sun., 1896-09-06
INFORMATION FOR CYCLISTS.

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INFORMATION FOR CYCLISTS.
| The Best Routes TO Follow In Going &c
| Various Piaces-Tips for Travellers.
| To EDIroR OF THE sur-Sfr: WIN you pleas,
| publish the best route 10 reach "The PROMISED
Land" on Long Island. and the names of tho roads
| also their condition, and II good hotels to b
| found along the routei What is the distanoe7
| BALTIMORE Sept. JoHS T. McGARfdLE.
Starting from tho City Hall of Now York
| cross the Brooklyn Bridge and ride to Prospect
| Park; at the park plaza ride across to the
| Sackett street Boulevard. and follow It to East
| Now York; turn to the right at Liberty avenue
| direct to tho Rorkaway road, ride direct to the
| south Jamaica pumping station; after crossing
| the bridge at the pumping station turn to the
| left on Locust avenue direct to tho Merrick
| road; turn to the right at the Merrck road
direct to Valley Stream. through Penrsall, Rock
vile Centre. Milburn, Freeport. Merrick. Bell
more, Ridgewood, seaford. Massapequa, Amity-
vile, Babylon, Bay Shore. Islip. Oakdale. Say
willie, ,Bayport, Patchogue. Bellport. Brook haven,
West Moriches. Centre Morches. East MorIches.
Eastport. Speonk. West Hampton. Quogue, Bay
Head. Shinnecock Hills, Southampton. Water
Mil, and Br;dgohampton to the Promised Land.
1t is about 1O7 miles. The roads are in very good
condition.
To THE EDITOR or TuE srS-Sir: Please advise me
mond to TottcnVilie, staten Island and abon, how
take hs Hi q fB
Point ferry. thence 10 Port RchmonL
Turn left on the Shore road after leaving tho
ferry and ride direct to ST. George; continue on
the Shore road until near the Clifton station; {;
Newdorp; turn TO the left Just beyond the store
at Newdorp and continue direct to Tottenville.
The roads are in good condition. The distance
TOO % % soss ana zspa
BROOKLYN sept. l.
THE Sun on Aug. 20; leave Tarrytown via
broadway and turn to- the left at st; Pauls
graph poles to Sing Sing; ride direct to Peeks.
kill; half a mile north OF Peekskill turn
to the left and follow the telegraph pole. to
Garrison's: follow the telegraph poles for about
three and half miles above g arrison's and then
take the right fork TO NelSonvlls; ride from
Falls. and Poughkeepsie: leaving this town fol-
low the telegraph poles TO Hyde Park; then pass
Upper Red Hook. cciermont. Blue Stores. aud
McKinstryvlle direct TO Hudson; take the ferry
at Hudson to Catskill.
he best snd cycle route from Port Chester to
PoRr CHESTER. Sept 2.
Ride to White Plains. IrvinGton. and Tarry-
THE Sun to-day to Catskill: take the steamer
from Catskill 10 Albany.
intend to 60 TO East Hampton. Conn, Please let me
snGw the best route :" tSas from ptty ninth street
New York. SepL3. ROBERT GREEN.
Follow the Boston route published in THE Sun
on Aug. % as far as Wallingford; from that
point ride to Durham Centre and through Ma
romas TO East Hampton.
To rHr EprroR OF THr sus-st-: VIII you kindly
e y @ ah best q' sy
NEW YoHK. Sept, !.
Follow the Philadelphia route published in
THE SUI on Sept. ! as far as Trenton; from
s Sssf % sprn .na M@@s
Pottstown. Nonocacy. Peterborough. Vine
mount, Minnaen. Lebanon. HaTrlsbursh
roads are in fair condition.
T. Tas rn,IoE or Tns sTS.s,r ; pKinay publish IN
from tner" 90 s:rsnton Pa wogt y"n advise me to
HRouKLrS, sept. 8.
Follow the route to Philadelphia as published
in TnE SrN on sept i Leaving Philadelphia,
heading @ Lessport ShoemakcrTitic. Hamburg.
Port Gluten. Hecls, Tamaqua. Tamanend.
Berwcs " and en to
Wilk, sbarrc; cross the river TO Kingston, and
ride 10 Wyoming and through Pittston to
Elizabeth and through Railway and Wood
bridge to Perth Amboy to make connections
with the route to Philadelphia published in
The SIN.
bicycle route on the west bank or the Gonnecticut
River from Hartford Conn; to Springfield, Mass,
HARTFORD, sept /.
The west bank of the river Is the best: ride
10 and
CRANKY Suftied. AGawam, and West Spring.
field to Springfield.