New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
CONDITIONS or THE ROADS.
REPORTS FURNISHED by MEMBERS OF TIL
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN WHEELMEN.

LEAGUE OF AMERICAN wIIEELMEN.
A1,l,os received from the correspondents of the
Now York state Division Of the League of Ameri-
can Whcelmen show the general condition Of the
roadways within a radius OK hfty miles Of this
borough to be good. The cool weather OF the last
two DAYS has dried the surfaces up tina; In
many places they rough The reports are as
follows:
MANfrATTAN. BRONX AND EAST OF HUD.
son.
sevon,h-av. Is In good condition. though incum-
horcd IN many places with building material. St
Nlcholas-ave Is good, but little rough In spots
I.nox-avo Is generally fair. Between Ono-hun-
drcd-aud-twenty- third and One-hundred- and-twcn-
iy-nfiA St.. excavations have been made on tho
cast side ia order TO lay pipes Riverside Drive
and cycle path. good Central Park roads far TO
good. Eightn-avc.. below Flfty-ninth-st not good
From FIT -nlnth-st 10 one hundred and-tcnth-st
~ is good except for the occasional obstruction OF
THO avenue % building material From Onc-hIn-
df"d-aud-tcuth TO One-hundrcd- and-nfty-nfth-st,
good except above Observation-Disclosures
where the avenue Is more or less the receiver for
discarded refuse. making riding dangerous. 1h'
following streets between Eighth and Ninth AYES
Are obstructcd by building material. and care
should lie exercised when riding over them by
night. Twentieth. Twenty second. Twcniy-ilfth
ThIriicth Thiriy--ccoud Thirty hfth. Thirty sixth
Thirty ninth. F.Ny-fourth sts., seventy-siNth
Fichty-scvou'h and Onc-hundfe ats. be-
tween Columbus and Manhattan ayes. one nun.
drcd-aud- twelfth. a. between seventh and LenoX
ayes One-hundrcd- and-nincteeuth-s between
seventh and -. Nicholas ayes. Convent-avc. rs
now asphalted from wenty- soy
omth-s.. north 20 hundred and iortictA-st'
Convent Terrace and kingSbridg" Road poor. Slde-
walk riding allowed on both i5ou4cyatd l.at.y"t.s
uuridabl" except sidewalks. The Boulevarh
south 81 "-1undrcd-aud-elghteen Is good
Manhattan-ave. IS fan. Morninsside DIVE
f. excellent Nassau-st Is more or i"ss
t'ri"ihi'd WIN hp'. ih ne aHpunI az, ', C'
b. exercised when making crossings al ou'-n'h-
dr,d-and-tenth-st. and Amsterdam-aye.. as they
thirty-"ighth-st.. from Madison Avenue fridge TO
Third-avc.. SIN I'm poor condition. owing 10 the
bed Of Madison Avenue Bridge IS unit to rldc a
bicycle oyer. owing 10 the numerous wooden
ton Boston Post Road from One-hundrcd-and,
siNrcth-st. To Jcn"rson-st IS good fair bcyond
pcct-ayo. good. fair to good beyond Alexander ave
Wchster-avc. f. good 10 Onc-hundr" d-and-eighty-
ninth-sf Scdgwick. Bailey and Aqu"duct ayes
Plains Road Pelham Road and City Island roads
fair 20 good. Fort Schuyler Road fair. Gather
T,d In In; :" Ioo'. , ~ roIr ooI Mocodonh and
fair Roads Of sing Sing rough especially on mis-;
the hills in many places being dangerous to ride
0rd CbappaoTa from fair To- good. but A little
rough Macadam roads Of Mount Klsco good;
earth roads fair but stony: roads in VILLAGE fairly
roads soft and sandy. tho wornout dirt f. never
scrapcl on and no attempt Is made TO drain the
roads.
BROOKLYN AND LONG ISLAND
Bcdforl-ave IL torn up In many places for the
living Of pipes Icury-st. ana FlatbIsh-avc. nro
fun Of holes The Coney Island Cycle Path has a
new top dressing OF finely crushed buestono which
is trying on tires and has caused many puncturcs
Fort Hamilton Twenty-second. Eighteenth and
Cror5cy ayes. I'm good condition. Harway-avc. is
UNIT for bicycle riding. The rain has greatly I'm
proved the Long Island roads. The dust Is laid on
the macadam roads. and the other roads. ac-
count II the light soil, In excellent condition
Queens County macadam roads. running from Ja-
malca IN all directions. first class. Roads to
Lake Success are being macadamizcd. and I'M
through Garden city ana Hcmpstead 20 RocKvilIo
Centre IL not yet completed. Road from Rockville
shape except for a stretch OF about half a mile
oGs Vae S sTS ovSr ay s2sam " bo
yet completed. and frequent dismounts are neccs-
sary These points are best reached from the turn
pike running between Ro+yn and East Norwich.
College Point. WhitcNone and nay Shore roads are
excellent. Macadam road from Manhassett to Port
Washington excellent. Repairs have been made on
riding is good Road through Huntington. Green
lawn. Fairview. Smithtown and stony Brook to
River poor Wadlng River to Greenport By the
way Of Overhead. jamestown and Mattltuck ex-
good. cycle path in good shape. Cycle path across
Shelter Island is wide and good. Road from Valley
Park good Road from lynbrook to Hampstead and
Garden city good. Merrick Road good to Amy-
VILE. Side paths and cycle path to Babvlon good
East OF Babylon. roads are good to Patchogue. and
from Patchoguc east 10 Brookhaven good: through
Mastc and Morches fair except hill west OF
Moriches: east through Westhampton 10 Good
Ground. to Southampton. fair; Southampton.
Brldgchampton. Easthampton and Amagansett,
good. by side path and cycle path. The beach be-
tween Amagansctt and Montauk IL not ridable.
At Montauk every part of the camp is accessible
10 the cyclists, as there are paths running In every
direction over the grass.
NEW-JERSEY AND WEST OF THE HUDSON.
The heavy rain has cleared of all the roads OF
Newark, y. j. and placed them In excellent condi-
ton Roads OF Railway y. j.. In excellent condl-
ton: repairs road between Elizabeth and Rah-
way nearly completed. Macadam and earth roads
OF Perth Amboy Iackettstown and Orange n j.,
good: little dust. Roads OF Bloomfield, y. j. fair
roads OF Goshen. y. Y. good; earth roads rough
adam and earth roads OF Oradell Iisdale and
Harrington Park: y. J., good: earth roads some
what dusty. Earth roads OF West Norwood n J.,
good hut little soft. Earth roads of Manuel,
& Y loose dirt: bad riding: edge road riding only
knnpp- Hotel. West Evhck, FOR
about three miles is deep. loose dirt: Door
riding Earth roads OF Fort Mongo and Val
ley Cottage. Haverstraw fair to good West Haver
straw roads not good. Cornwall roads fair. Roads
Of Roseton West Park and Esopus n good