New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
HOW THE ROADS WILL BE To-DAi'
HOW THE ROADS VIII bE
A LITTLE SUNSHINE ONLY NEEDED IN MOST VIZ
THE NEARBY DISTRICTS TO MAKE WHEEL
ING Observation-Disclosures MILLBuRN
CUANGEs-A NEW TRACK AND
GROUNDS PEoJEcTED-THE
r CING BOARD CHAIR
MANsHfP

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! MANsHIP.
Cyclists were happy when it stopped raining ,",e
| or Friday night and showed prospects io' IAN
weather for riding to-day. The cooer "'athe' anu
| high Winds last night made them anxious, put the!
: trvs. that the winds will so down and the sun come
| ont warm to-day The Tribune Is again ohapied 10
give the condition OF the roads in MS disuc', 'he
records having been filed at the headquarters oil 'he
| New-York State Division OF the l.. A. W. yesterday
| MANY OF the suburban roads. particularly those
| which have been macadam!zed, are in good shape
| Dirt roads will be muddy everywhere. Below are
| the reports from many points in this district
Freeport. l.. 1.-The roads here are in poor shape
account of storm. but win clear weather Oh Sd.-
urday, they ought to be all RICH, for Sundays. r.
| Smith. ..,,.,,,. ,r,,, ,sre 70
| Larchmon From there 10 Port Chester and Mount
| Vernon they are fair-willlam weisskop
ton oS'T for S'' Wheeling in !C -aF H. Balm
Tarryown-would have been nne riding mere e,
| abouts excep; for the storm OF Friday. Plenty OF
warm sun will make the roads good on Sunday-N'
King sbrIdge-Roads very muddy at present. but
may dry up for sunday-f. H. Hargrove =, -
White Plairs-Koad' are rough and muddy.-E' r.
Rchmona IN L. Road. are cr diving up nicely
Babylon. l. with fair weather on SATURDAY the
roads from Babylon to Isp will be good on SUNDAY
From Babylon TO slip there are three or four muddy
mempsieaG /. I%,Macadam roads are soft. with
with little sunshine. Other roads in the district
are bad. T. norton ,,.,, 49,, c..s
nssa Ma"Ts T% GOOD SnF SffhadHE
Fia,bush l.. I-Roads will be muddy on Sunday
R RSmapo b'y wEesns very Impossible on the
roads e his vicinity ,, liame -, ..,r,, .,
present sr STe in bad hareHF F. Jamaronc ''
Eznbeih. - JuHoa[s harea6ouis vii be in good pod
tween this town and Newark Is sood.-Robera
Railway. " J.-Roads from here 10 wes,held
| Woodbridge and Elizabeth in good shape for
rdIns. To New-Brunswick Is bad-A. II. Chamber
Hudson County. n The Hudson County Boule
ward H. muddy this morning but clear Saturday
viii mean good riding on sunday.-w. L. Darmer.
Long Branch. ~, 1.-The roads here are vel
Asbury Park will be good for sunday.-Eugene
Lakewood N. J.-Roads here in good order.-w
Trenton. n. ito Princeton from here Is good
n roads "a are ei bad @ Ale ~ ''''' 80.
aoG nad ne 70 c Yyrs srs sonS
Mount Vernon arc fair.-Dr F: a; Myrick;
nm g,rey and there viii be- good riding on the new
path or sunday.-L. S. Harrison
The building OF trolley lines on either side OF the
rrvington- Mi.lburn Road. us rrowing the way and
conRestins the travel to make racing II dan
serous. will probably compel change IN the course
# but through the d S i presents pr mt
| lions OF the country the fundamental idea OF a
road race in presenting the obstacles to be encoun-
tered by rider in an ordinary ride has been
| LOST sight OF In the zeal Of the promoters TO get a
| course that shall produce the fastest results SO
II Is that the Irvngton- Millburn winner shares
honors I'm the racing for fame with the track cham
| MON OF the year. In the selection OF the new
course all thought of the great nearby bouleyards
that are sure TO attract the horde OF nondescrptB.
| such as makes the Chicago road race ridiculous AS
a contest. should be abandoned, and the managers
should seek in the new course one that. as far as
possible reproduces the conditions OF the old Sew
! erai such abound in the immediate neighborhood