New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
CONDITION OF ROADS IN THIS NEIGH
BORHOOD.
CLUB RUNS SCHEDULED FOR To-DAf-orhhh
NEWS AND NOTES OF INTEREST

NEWS AND NOTES OF INTEREST
TO wHEELMEN.
Reports received from correspondents at the
headquarters OF the New-York State Division
L. A. W., show the following condition OF the
roads In all probability the weather VIII De
fine and southwestery wind is predicted. DIR
roads may be somewhat dusty. but riding gen
erak should be good.
NETWORK.
For twenty miles north OF West One-hundred.
and.ifty .hftk-st the macadan roads are excellent
and the dirt roads are good tnougn S ens made
boulevard Lafayette running aSng the hank OF
the HUDSON below as he aes Of earth in
dozen places has left excavations Ssras, ~,
repairs None but an expert should attempt TO ride
down the Hill begnnns ISnf Greane GI sprnkIins
OF the surface and constant use by large VeniG,es
keep one the alert to save being snroMn ST uun
bridge are in good condition: sIdepaths may S.,h be
ridden in ksUrdss e
seventhave is being repaired from one,hSsndhred
aStsg r6h T.
hundred-a nj. thirty: secord-st. Good road for
Osyess aet roads are in good condition
gronxvie roads IL gGsOd S fTnd Sssv washed
Chester-Dirt roads good
GornxanoAlI roads are g TSd. ar. good Riding
pobbs Ferry--A roads IRE in excellent excellent shape
f Ellsenv lie roads dusty side paths sSOd
Fishki-~The roads are fair to good GA Post
R4 Slshe nf al !hs viS ds" condition
Lamp and bell ordinance strictly enforced
TD Ssds arc good BSt dusty
some repairing being done between Haverstra" ana
Vi" Hshiand1Roaes are good No local restrictions
Mattea TanDirt roads smooth but s DUST
Nsnussair dirt fid is ~ I'M
reads are II s good s shsPSe m, eight
miles hour Lamps and bells rsau,red to Travers
S Peekskil@Roads fair No riding on sidewalk
Sins was recently covered in places With broken
stone. bu, riders can pass along the edge OF roaa
Riders should proceed with caution on hills on
Tsrrytown~M acsdam roads are hne; dirt roads ds
a little dusty. DO not coast hills leading toward
Washing onvilie-Roads are dusty. rough and
White Plains |Macadan roads are good. Dirt
No riding on sidewalk
LONG ISLAND.
Brooklyn-carc should be taken on Cycle Path
from Fort Hamon-ave. to Twenty -second-ave
the main road is under rspar ana G Eaths
TSs RS en s Keen to Ss right side Of
the street in Fatbush ave. from Washington to
Fort % b fGns e %mq Tf'sr nd S Of s
In Bay Ridge Fourth-ave and Seventy nnth-st.
1e so9 Sav o'Gf rb Rep"rS om o
show that Eghty-sxth,s from shore Road psa =, 10
ton-ave from Sxty-seventh to Seventy-ninth SIS
is one week from completion Dyker fark er1fsro oad
roads built of the best material. Al roads in
Bath Beach good. Roads IN kockaway ana f r,a
ing In Far Rockaway or any riding without hsnt
Glen Cove--Roads are IN fair condition all around
Hempstead-Al roads good. but somewhat dusty
Lawrence Macadam roads fine. but dirt roads
are dusty. No sidewalk ordinance, but wheelmen
expected to be courteous 10 all pedestrians
eb or arge party as the srosdW aS is b
ing slowly laid with macadam Take Central-ave
Observation-Disclosures fair. but dusty.
PaichoruouDrt roads are in good condition; SIDE
Pa,choguc and Port jefferson is now in fine con-
aiton.
Whtestone-Dirt roads dusty Edge of road fair.
to an ia W Hs Point ne
NEW-JERSEY.
Elizabeth--Roads not UP to the usual standard.
Iakewood-Roads are good
one hour after sunset. MI.
roads, e das2 af
paired for a6oIt o quarter tie, Of Gus,y mile
Plainheld-Al roads fine. Fine Of g II caught
without lamp and bell.
Kingston to Monmouth Junction Is beng graveed.
Rahway-Road between Railway and Six Roads
RoseemMacadam. roads good Road from Ro-
Shrewsbury-Dirt roads in good condition. but
dusty.
Trenton-Roads excellent. Dirt roads dusty.
Westheld-All roads good.
With good roads and fine weather promised
the chances are that the club runs to-day will
be unusually we'll attended. Some Of the more
important runs arranged for to-day are as fol-
lows:
Harlem Observation-Disclosures Westchester start
ing at 9 a. m. from No. q West onc-hundred-and-
Riverside Wheelmen-To Staten Island. starting
at 8 a. m. from Ninetynint h-st. and West End-av".
M. from from Vest Fifty .thiTd-st -" ' q" d.
Royal Arcanum Wheelnen-,P Paterson. starting AT
from cabhousc So "a Vest Ninety n ST. 'aV'
Manhattan Bicycle Club-Through Westchester.
starting at a m from Fifty-seventh-st. and Sew
Greenwch MISREPRESENTATION sgn; starting at
ST. Georges Bicycle Cubic staten Island. start
ing at a. m. from Twenty-sixth-s;. and Madison
Excelsior Cycle Club-On Long Island, starting at
fr %nrS a2d starting
at a. m. from West e-hundred-and-twenty-
Boscobel INSTRUMENTATION run, starting at 9
a m from clubhouse. High Bridge .,
40 SIS F East One thirty VII
Msefa aoM tO aHS fsaRS Tnrns
Lyceum Wheelmen5To Freeport. starting at >
q.
I.nwood Wheelnen-To Coney Island. starting at
9 a. m from No. 80 East Broadway.
Triumph INSTRUMENTATION run. starting at 3
a. m from No. SO West One hundred-and- fourth-st
Yorkville WheemenTo Tarrytown starting at Q
a. m from No. 2l5 East Eighty-seventh-st.
Fleetwood Wheelmen-To City Island. starting at
8 a. m from Fleetw BOD.
Century Wheelmen-To Planfeld, starting at s
a. m: to Elizabeth. starting at $50 m; to Der
gen Point. starting at 23c D. M; all runs leave
from No 1H West Seventy-frst-st.
Kiondike Vince men-To Tottenville. starting at
a. m from No. 705 Nnth-ave.
Double Cotere Wheelmen-To Tottenville
starting at s a. m from No l25 Second-ave
South Brooklyn Wheemen-To Ginords. Staten
Island via Fort Hamilton Ferry. starting at a. m
from No 475 Ninth-st.. Brooklyn.
Nassau decentralization rum starting at .
a. m from Bedford-ave. and Ross-st., Brooklyn.
Williamsburg Wheelmen--To Coney Island. start
ing at 8 a. m. from No. 273 Lorimer-st. Williams
burS. ..o.
Concord Cycle Club-To Eayside starting at 1920
a. m from No 1888 Gold st. Brooklyn.
Foresters' INSTRUMENTATION run. starting at .
a. m from Bedford Rest. Brooklyn.
IndI l'luh-To Mount Vernon. starting at