The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-16
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEs.
Road Prospects for sunday RIdInE-Lieut
wise's New Record,

RoRd Prospects Tor Sunday RIdInE-Lieut.
wlse's New Record.
The weather during the past week has been Of
nm ideal kind for road riders, and the parks and
suburbs have been crowded daily. The follow
Ing reports received at tho H. A.. w. headquar-
tiers yesterday on tho condition of the roads in
this city and vicinity should be of interest to
those who contemplate making trips tomorrow.
New Yopk-From 1bbtb street. and Amsterdam
avenue north ten miles tho macadam roads are In bad
repair. All macadam roads, Including 81. Nicholas
avenue and Boulevard. are very rough and sadly in
need OF top dressing. In Central Park the roads arc
fair TO good. Madison avenue Is now torn M. owing
to the laying OF the track, but viii be asphalted in
strips from Forty second street to Harlem River.
Special care should DO taken below Canal street ON
account OF the deep ruts. The boulevard ia torn up
in places, but is a~sphalted on tho east side TO 10Th
street, and on tho west to 10th street. Above that
II is fair TO poor macadam. Riverside Drive Is In
good shape. There Ia poor macadam on Ienox avenue.
Boulevard Lafayette ia being m%acadamized. Riding
on the sidewalk Is allowed. st. Nicholas avenue ia
poor from l2eth to i3Oth street. Seventh avenue
Is finished to 14lst street. on sedRwick ayonue
there Is poor to good macadam. kingsbridRc road.
from 10th street north. Is torn up in the centre for
the railroad track, anu Is poor macndan to about
l9Oth street. Above that Is a heavy Dirt road. Broad.
way from Ringsbridge road north is poor macadam.
Fcatherbed lane has been recently macadamized.
Macomb's Dam road varies from poor to good mao.
adam. The plank portion of Madison avenue bridge
is now being patched. Webster avenue is being ex.
tended 40 that IL VIII connect with tho Pipe Line
road. Below Fordham II Is Belgian pavemcnt; from
Fordham to Bedford Park II is brick pavement. The
latter Will DO laid from Bedford PARK north. This
road is now being used by cyclists, but great caro-
should be taken. williamsburg road. from White
Plains avenue to Westchesterv village. Is fine macada am.
Southern Boulevard to the lower portion for about
n mile is paved with Belgian block. Webster avenue
90 Jerome avenue is poor dirt road and In process of
being regarded. The road from wcstchester Creek to
Fort Schuyler is fine macadum, as are also the roads
through Pelham Bay Park, with the exception OF the
roadways over the bridge at Westminster and Pelham
Bay bridge. Barlow and city Island road is good,
From Pelham Bay bridge TO about Travers Island
Of about 900 feet Of sand at 4 0I Pelham i%s'S Manor, S.hl thence
into New Rochelle a road of stony macadam.
wood.ids, Just Ieloss New Rochelle, going from Mount
going that way Would do veil cite 70 " di.mSan, w wssee tss
grade begins and walk as far as tho railroad station.
Eastern Boulevard. TraSers street. oFesson a' Avenue ss
Briggs avenue. and the Southern boulevard are closed
ernent, and the Eastern boulevard. except for a short
distance drSs1 Just nSrthl Of Pelham Bridge, is in perfect
the side path on Boston road ridabie all
Iii s1iis T and Co cam NEW Snj EyG the s,s anG ' a"ssl |G eo, aS no, .6 %InS
and distant views OF the Sound. Pelham bay, &c., can
travel. but that portion from Boston road near Bronx.
dale to westohester avenue near Morris Park is in
River is unridabIe. The asphalt strips on WEBSTER
svsIuo are finished on both aides 70 and Be.
westchester village to Eastern Boulevard is being
Roads At Hastings are good. : AVOID d the nj" Main sEnG .srees;
at TaIrytown. as Il is being torn up by trolley ali the
as good. All roads at Mount Vernon are good with
the exception OF the White Plains thoroughfare.
dirt road with side paths. The macadam roads at
repairs are being made near Tarrytown ON the road
from White Plains to that place,
Flat6ush and flatlands are fair. Bay Ridge roads arc
Twenty.second avenue and Fort Hamilton avenue arc
in fine condition. A number OF the cross streets at
from the College Point ferry to the new csuseway
Is In TO finshinG Is 9d macadam: The road from
Flushing TO Hillside avenue. Jamaica, is fine macad.
SOLDIER and Sailors Monument Oamaica). then turn
TO the right and keep straight across the Main street,
and Rutherford the riding is good. Many streets are
to Bloomfield, do not use Montgomery street. At.
the snd OF Nh street turn to TIN isft and toil9w HHrri,
good, Tho roSds at Plainield. Elizabeth. RAILWAY.
Stone Is being placed on the macadam between stel-
ton and Mletuchcn. The roads at Trenton. Westneld.
every thing is ut Its best.
arrived here from Washington yesterday Great
ing n new bicycle record between the two cities
OF ~ hours and ~ minutes. Wise, who is a
eyclist and has been identified with many nota-
bic rides. On his last trip the roads In some sec
ance OF good pacemakers along the route he was
enabled TO maintain n good pace.
Road runs have been arranged by tho local
organizations for Sunday as follows:
New York-Knickerbocker A. c. w, TottenvilIe;
klondike W. city Stand: fleetwood ". TSt tenSiiiie;;
PROSPECT W. Valley stream; Morris W. Ridgswood;
Arch W. w"stchcs1ar; Lincoln w. Jamaica.
Brooklyn-Eastcrn District ", Bath Beach; Brook.
Empire state W. Bath Beach; Nassau W. Hampstead.
ny the board last night at the second nights
races Of the National Circuit meet. Nat But
record three seconds, and tied the record for
singlc-paced competition made by Gardiner on
the three;lnp cement track at Fountain Ferry in
'96., Buffers ride last night was made on the
six-lap track at the Auditorium, which is also
OF cement.
Sterling Elliott Of Boston, ex.President OF the
l.. A.. W., has accepted the Independent nomina-
served as chief consul of the division years ago
and made a successful official. fractional differ
ences in the division at present are responsible
for his action In accepting the nomination for
mine whether he win be a caHdidate for the
presidency of the L. A. w. next year.
II HbtNAhs N.Y. W ~ pOOTly uhnkGu
and very rough track the national circuit meet
held to-day in this city proved farcical as far as
competition goes. The times were slow owing
to the care which had to be exercised in round.
Ing the turns; Dr. Browns victory in the half
The doctor forced Stevens into one of tho hard;
est finishes OF the day. John S. Johnson pushed
Mcfarland to a close finish in the mile handi.
cap. Peabody, the Chicago amateur. added
oae to, his string of victories to-day. and now
has eighty.four to his credit. Peabody was
beaten In tho mile handicap and in tho mile
| open, winning the twoniile handicap by hard
work. summary:
Half Mile open, Professional-won by Dr. Brown,
Stevens second. Mcleod third. Time. minute 10 IL
seconds.
one. Mile Handicap. Amateur-Won nv r.. J. Thomp.
son. Louisville. 40 yards; Frank Frain, Memphis,
scratch. second; p. w. Peabody third Time, 2 min.
utcs 10 "a seconds.
one-Mlle Handicap, Professionalism by McFar.
land. 10 yards; John g. Johnson, IN yards, second;
Watson Coleman, go yards. third. Time. 9 minutes
Is seconds.
Que Mile open. Amateur - Won by Middeniorf.
Louisvillo; Peabody second; Frain. Memphis. third.
TIM. . minutes 40 seconds.
On"Mile Open. Professional-Won by stevens.
Walls second. Marsh third. Time, . minutes Is sec
onis.