New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21

cry and az good macadem as can be fohhu my
whore within flfty miles Of New-forN ana YET
I, remains 10 bc explored and enjoyed by the
vastly greater number Of riders VIM sN"'
around and carefully avoid II.
The reason for the enforced s"c'us'"" WIN"
this region enjoys is due - tn" dlil'u''''S
uerierced I'm reaching II from th" r'sil"h'' '"''
t.re OF the city II included "A tract l"'E Nv
miles square in the heart 81 the hor""h" 70.
r,,oors with the wretchcdly paved streets ~
Long Island city. Dutch Kills ana Ns'"'''
.veen II and tho Eas, River. anl the equally
vrctched streets ~ the outlying portion 81 ~
Eastern Dls,ric, 81 brooklyn and Gr"cnpoin' On
,ho ,ros, shut in on the south w cemeteries.
{, 70 only 20 the eastward that access can 10
Gained 90 II with any comfort 10y wheel riders
FIFTY MILES OF GOOD ROADS.
Within this rural par, 81 Queens County. lying
between Brooklyn ana Long Island 'Hy on '"'
one side and Flushing and Jhma!'a %" wv
other are fifty miles - good roads. winding
about through Hill and dale. ana giving more
picturesque and varied scenery than 'hn DO
found anywhere else near the inr'r"'"hr' raw
IN New-Jersey. ard there not without gong
greater distance The only drawbacks are III"
many acre. % cemeteries in some parts ~ New
town. two-thlrds Of which arc given over 10
burial purposes and the inaccossibil'y ~ the
roe,on without making y de'our longer than the
distance across the attractive region.
I'm, when this drawback is removed. ms II
promises soon to be In part a. least I'D" oeh"-
tics Of the district will be enjoyed by tens 81
thousands whore now only tens have tho pleha-
,,re AZ present the only avaiab" means, WIN
on, riding over wretched street paving. for
hot f1. 81
OF which the roads were macalamzcd only last
wear directly from Manhattan, IS by taking we
college Point ferry and riding from the Long
Island terminus 10 Flushing BY turning 70 IN"
RICH, instead Of the lcft upon entering Flushing
one can proceed by way OF Jacksor-ave ana me
Shell Road 70 Ncwiown. and then be In the
bea-, Of a district through which good roads
radla,e In every direction. nlbei, only for short
distances I'm some To the westward runs
Grand at paved with brick for about n mile
md a quarter. ard further progress In that d.
roc;lon must be over indifferen. granite blocks
or worse.
To tho northwest runs Thompson ave. fine
macadam for q mile and "A half. and then de-
generating so that one has to rida the siaepath
into the Long Island City portion Of the Dor
ourh hut 10 the south and east ~ Newtown II
"a pessil,lc to ride much further with ease and
comfort.
DIRECT ROUTE TO JAMAICA.
Tho famed Hoffman Boulevard. practically n
continuation Of ThOmp-on-ave, runs southeast
,rlv for five miles. through an interesting and
pleasing region. 20 Jamaica ave. near IN" VII
loge OF Jamaica to witch II Ia the direct route.
A little way from Newtown on this highway
one comes to a crossroad ut RICH. angles Turn
ing 10 the right In this known 80 Trotting
Course Lane, from the davs when there was n
famous trotting track at Union Course. between
brooklyn and jamaica. II IL possible to reach a
variety OF other good riding.
one Of the streets crossed by TrOt'ing Course
Lane Is Metropolitan ave. which Is n fine high
way running almost parallel With Hoffman
Boulevard. and reaching Jamaica-ave. Mt nearly
the same point. 1t crosses the northeasteriy
end Of Forest Park. the new suburban pleasure
ground OF Brooklyn. which contains more acres
than Prospect Park. and through which extends
q we'll paved drive along the backbone Of Long
Island with views Of the Atlantic ocean at one
point. and Of Long Island Sound at another.
Just north Of the park the Union Turnpike
starts from Mctropotan-ave. and running due
cast. crosses the Hoffman boulevard. and little
further east the main road from Flushing To
Jamaica. and ends IN the Black Stump Road.
which Is another good road between these for
mer villages and now most attractive parts OF
the great city.
Besdes these main routes there nre many
crossroads by which routes can be diversified.
THE SHELL ROAD.
one Of the longest stretches ~ new macadam
Is what Is called the Shell Road. which starts at
the Penny Bridge. over Newtown Creek. oppo-
site Meeker-eve.. Brooklyn. and runs directly
to Flushing a distance OF over five miles. II
avoids the heavy grades In Jackson ave. but
also deprives ono Of the fine View OF Flushing
Bay to he enjoyed from the latter While
Mcehcr-nve. IL not better riding than other
granite block paved streets. IT affords the only
route for reaching the Shell Road from Brook
lyn directly. and can be ridden over from the
asphalt pavement in Leonard-st to the Penny