New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
CONDITION OF THE ROADS.
WHEELMEN

WHEELMkN
The condition Of the cycling roads in and around
New-York City. as reported by the correspond
ents of the New-York State Division, League Of
American Wheernen is given in detail as follows
AANHATTAN. BRONX AND EAST OF HUDSON.
Asphalt strips Hudson-st IN poor condition IN
places, should be taken IN riding ltei",i9 ~
West Broadway completed Eightn-ave. bclo"
Fifiy-ninth-st In fairly good condition car" HH"'l
be exercised when riding after dark OWING 10 pie
good. some slight repairs being made ~ place.
Riverside Drive good, cycle pam on ~ -. ti,
lent condition Sevrnty-second-s, from Central
Park TO Riverside Drive good. East sd" OF Boult-
ward south OF observation-disclosures fth-st.
f hors Te ihe s aseha oo on s
ave. good except at One-hundred- and ih-st.i
where excavation has been made on east Side OF
Seventh-aye. good, but on the west side rough
by reason Of the filing in OF fxcaVal43is, ~
Nchoas-ave. from Central Park 10 one hundred
and-twenty- mas Isem Scf1iSu nnrfb
fair encountered with building material on ,ast
side nehundred-and-twenty- second AT i-'E''..
Of 0ne-hundred and-iwen -nfih-st good on sides
hundrcd-anG-forty -fourth-st in wrctched condition
Onc-hundr fifty -nfthst. from 81. Nicholas
fair to poor observation-disclosures thirty -cighth-si.
from Msdson-ave bridge to Third-avo IN
way over bridge full OF spiinters much h"tie:
to walk over. Featfherbed Lane and Agi'd a.,
Island and Wcstchcster roads are all in fairly good
shape Mott-ave and Fordham Road poor Law
ni d to G s6Sd Ws ana
aves good Raiey and sedgwick ayes. good.
Roads In Melrose Tremont Van N"St ana van
good. Roads OF Yonkers good Macadain roads
Of North Tarrytown good. eArih roads fair, Iil.
condition Of the year All roads in the vicinity Of
Fishkill Landing in excellent condition. Mac@dan
roads Of Tuckahoe excellent; earth Foa3s G9ooi
| Harlem Railroad crossing IN bad shape. ho'dS Oh
| Brewster good. Roads OF Rye hrst-cass
/ BROOKLYN AND LONG ISLAND
Twenty-second-ave and Cropscy-ave, good; Fort
| Hamilton-ave fair. covered with loose sharp
/ Bergen Peach in good shape use Side paths on
| Avenue y from Flatbush-avc Holes on F.atbuFh-
| Fort Hamton-ave. at Ocean-ave IN bad shape
| Concy Island cycle path good; return p'th fair;
! The route from Fulton Ferry and the nrdse
through Liberty Cllntton schermsi n9In N'Vn5
Berkeley Place Fourteenth-st. 10 Prospect Park
| in good condition. Roads OF Bay RaG, good, dI'ss
parade every evening 20 at Fort Hamilton III
| toned here shore Road from Fiehty-siyth-st
roads al Long Island IN excellent condi.i2n
the recent rain having served 10 lay the dust The
excellent edge paths The Merrlck or south snore
Vile east 10 Patchogue ana Mastc good from Mas
| tic TO Easthampton fair. and to Woshampton eN-
| cellent. East OF Westhampton through Souihamp-
| ton good TO excellent. Southampton good. Roads
| further east Sag Harhor and Amagansett al in
| good condition North Shore Road good 10 East
! Norwich and excellent from that point 10 Smith
| town Port jefferson and Wading River. Roads
| from Jamaica through Flushing Bay Side. Roslyn,
| Cod Spring Northport. Smhtown and Port Jeifcr-
| son ali in excellent shape From Jamaica through
| Queens Hyde Park. Mneoa. Jericho, roads excel
| lent. From Jamaica through Springfield. Valley
| Stream. Lynhrook, FreepOrt. Massap"qua Babylon,
/ Oakdale and Patchogue TO main points on the Mer
| rick Road riding excellent. Road to Rockaway eX-
| celent keep of side paths when near Far Rock
| away Long Beach fair. Garden city and Hemp
| stead excellent. From Port Washington through
| Great Neck and Whitestonc excellent Oyster BAY
| and Glen Cove fair. Bay Shore to SmthtOwn good.
| Macadam and earth roads OF Whestone fine. COL
| leze Point 10 WhtestOne fair. Flushing 10 White
/ stone fine Whitestone to WillciS Point fine.
Patchogue- Port jefferson cycle path good East
! hampton -Riverhead and Westhampion cycle path
i excellent
| STATEN ISLAND AND WEST OF HUDSON.
! All macadam roads OF West Brighton Staten
| Island In good condition Roads OF Clifton. Staten
Island good. Macadam roads Of Perth Amboy. y j..
fine: earth roads. cycle path and edge paths good.
Earth roads OF shrewsbury, y; j. good; Rumson
Road beginning Seabright bridge is AT It's best be-
! ing sprink.ed day Roads ~ Newark, Railway.
New Brunswick. Trenton and Roseville y. j.. in
| eood condition. New road from Railway 10
Metuchen in excellent condition. Roads OF Mlburn
Hackettstown ,Wash:ngton. Rutherford. Paterson
and Mountain View. y. j.. and Turner'S and Mon
roe. n T. In good shape. Oxford Depot, n. X,