New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22
CONDITION of THE ROADS.
REPORTS by THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAS WHEEL


Tho condition 81 the cycling roads in and around
Sow York ~ reported by the correspondents 81
tho York State Division. League OF American
Wheemcn Is given In detail AS follows:
MANHATTAN. BRONX AND EAST OF HUDSON.
The Boulevard Is still obstruc,ed on the wes,
SIDE WIZ large water P pgey yTgm doT rnr rdnS
On extreme sides OF roadway. Central Park ROADS
I'm far condition. West Seventy second-st. fair'
Riverside Drive and cycle path In excellent condl-
lion. There Is q dangerous excavation IN the road
way ut Coumhus-ave and on"-hundred ana TENN,
ri Morning 'ido Drive good. There ls also bad
drop m the roadway ut Eighth-ave. and On'~hun-
northumberland twcnt"th-st. crossing 81 h,ehth-
nve. ana 81 Nicholna-aVe Manhattan and LenoS
avs fair Dangerous excavation At L"noN ave. AMI
ono hundred-aud- slcyonth-st. Sevenih-a'e, n9rth
- Central Park mncadam 2n'y iar ,NC s ss
from onc-hundrci- twenty evrnth-s, norm, 4
afiv-thlr,i-.t Kingsbrldgc Road poor 10 fair Sey,
cnth-avc fair Their IL pile Of building material
Nj. p.rk EonI~yard Lafayette unreliable. sdc-
wink riding allowed Dnc-hundret-and MT y -nfth-s,
between 81 Nchoas-avc and ioulevard goo, ~
to look for 'he building material piled On me
side II the avenue. Macadam roads Of Wcstchest Sc,
and Harlem fair. earth roads poor Roads or rye
I'm good condition. repairing roads between feihan
and New Rochelle and between Mount ' ernon a,
w-Koch,llc All roads ~ Tuckanoe IL eNceie, y,
shape FOR riding The roads IRON Noun, r t,, ~
White Plains ia good condition. start from ou IN. w,
Mount Vernon n9rth p to "I Rans of chS 9
paqua ana brewster fair Warhurton-a ave. ana 10
Ion Aau.duct Yonkcrs are muddy. All roads going
eosv eraJrs Roads 81 Tarrytown muddy. Mac
adam roads ~ Sng Sing fair, but rough III
paths muddy. all roads In the vicinity ~ sing sing
should be- travelled with caution. as ih"y are a''
eaay "I Roads a Mateawan and Fsh Landing
somewhat muddy.
BROOKLYN AND LONG ISLAND.
The macadnm roads o. Brooklyn and near VI
cin,v are IA fair good shape for riding. earth
roods poor Prospect Park roads good. Fort Ham
4 fan
gerous manhole covers In the vicinity OF EIGHTEEN
q, SIN remain Coney Island cycle path In fair
condition Some bad spots Al tho Island end OF
the. return path there ARE n lot OF sharp stones
which prove Injurious TO tires ave "dS
Clarkson-at. on Long Island the macndaul Tohn'
are rapidly drying up and getting mo GOO s 49," n
diton 10 Amltyvle. From Amtyyill' east 10
Paichoguc and Mastlc # !. far ana poor from
Mastlc through Easthampton to Westhainpto'n'
Through to Southampton the road y poor TO la r
Roads Of southampSn so%r ore in far cond
,ion onlv The North Shore Road Is good 70 East
Sm,thtown, Port Jefferson and wadlng River
Kivrrhcad fair ami east OF that point cycle paths
ad,m roads M the west end OF the island are In
fair condition: the rain has made al cycle pains
| Valley Stream is excellent Long Rcach poor TO
fair Road College Point and Wh'tes st FAR
locust valley and Mil Neck. poor. l..
by The he way OF Queens and the new Hampstead
W. or by tho wav Of I.ocust-ave and the new
! Hampstead Road. Cyclists VIII. however save ca ~
I'm moor shape by taking the road 10 Garden 'lty'
This road is in frst-class shape and the road run
! Ming esst from the hotel has good edge path.
which is In fine shape the route ~ Ier rraw
| Turnpike is also good TO Mih'ola ana IAN ~ ~
Mineola to Garden CITY Thr relurn no'hT ean ~
made by the Merrck Road either from freep rTs
! Rnldyin's or T.ynbrook. the Merrick ROAD roe
/ being OF course much longer. CYCLISTS from Sew-
| Vnrk going 10 College Point via Ninety -ninth-st.
forrv Will find fine roads through tlushng. pay
| Side across to Queens. where they can take eilher
! the Mincola Turnpike or the new Hempstead ROAD
| ar from College Point through Flushing. Jamaica
! oueens right fork TO Hampstead, or from college,
/ Point through Whtcstonc. Wlets Point Bay Side
| Rocky i'm Road TO Queens. then iiempstcad road
! These three routes ara IN eNceiIehl cohultioh'
STATEN ISLAND AND WEST OF HUDSON.
| yacadam roads OF West Brighton, Staten Island,
! good; earth roads. fair Roads OF Richmond IN
good shape. also Richmond turnpike from lomp-
| k,nsville 10 Castleton Corners. Macadam roads OF
chiffon. staten Island. fine; earth roads. poor
poaas OF Annadale Staten Island. In good shape.
! Wacadam roads Of Newark fine; earth roads, tair
70 good Roads OF Roselle y. j., are In a muddy
! state but are rapidly drying. Roads or Rahway
! in fine condition. macadam road from SIA
WoaJs Crossing. Pennsylvania Railroad, to Me
tuchen Macadam and earth roads or New, bruns,
wick j. fair 70 soEa EXCELLENT shape, as also
cycle path and edge pn,h Condition earth roads
@nod in village heavy In the suburbs Macad9n
g gooSi OF Hackettstown Washington and Rosevile
y az good earth roads fair: All roads OF Orange
good eoRd ass Of Nutley r9 far Roads Of
B Boo n j. fair. Macadam roads Of Hopat.
cong. n. j., good: earth roads, good Macadam
j. in good condition; edge paths also 5000 Roaas
Of Turner'S and Greycourt, n T. WEI ana MUDDY.
Roads Of Port Je,vis ana camper n Ma n;
Maesdnm roads Of Oradeil. y. J.. fairly good;
J earth roads. slightly muddy. Roads OF westwood