New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07
CONDITION OF THE ROADS.
REPORTS BY THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN
wHEEI.MEN MEMBERS

The condition of the cyling roads in and around
New-York City. reported by the correspondents
of the New-York State Division OF the League OF
American Wheelmen. is given in detail With fair
weather to-day all macadam roads should be In
fine condition. The condition OF the asphalt road
ways In the Borough of Manhattan is as follows
MANHATTAN. BRONX AND EAST OF HUDSON.
Eghth-ave can now be ridden far north
One hundred and thirty ffth-s This avenue from
south being b tori up and Is psSr
ms the asphalt repaired and is rapidly reganing
It's Old ridahe condition except a. sxe,his sI
Forty-eighth-s st is now asphaIted west from Sew
Csnr 10 'h Park V e. the pr or
10 laying asphalt. There is dangerous break in
ns psPna has
ho.es in the asphalt south OF Fulton-st. One-hun-
nue. 4 west The southwest side Of Madlson-aye.
bridge including the. footpath and part OF the
he taken while riding there at night In fact. the
entire roadw" o. ne Srdge ,b Is III Sde nYeT
The Pelham psrkway is rspdy nearins b com rS
,on IS far as me or now Has 'e
half mile 70 be fnshed and It !; expected that i
nit a more direct and much more pleasant route
70 Morris Perk. Travers Island. Pc ham New
sdau, roads Of Tuckahoe good: earth roads fair:
the crossing a, ruckahoe and Bronxville is in bad
Hudson. fsir, The roads Of North rarryiown fair
Nalley-st. Is being repaired some streets being
severed. Macadam roads Of Sing Sing fair earth
roads rough and badly washed. edge pa tbs badly
washed. Albany Post road from Sing Sing Scar
borough Church. closed until further notice The
Methodist camp meeting Will he in session for the
next ten days at Sing Sing
BROOKLYN AND LONG ISLAND
The macadam roads In the riding section OF
Brooklyn generally far after the recent heavy
rain but with the brisk wind OF yesterday should
be in good shape. Macadam roads of Ray Ridge
good; earth roads. good. The law requiring ali
wheels 10 carry lighted lamp after shutdown is
being rgidly enforced at Bay Ridge The Merrick
or South Shore road is in good condition 10 Amity-
VILE and poor from Mastc through Easthampton
to Westhampton; here the road is In good shape.
East OF westhampton through to Southampton 1t
is POOR 10 fair. Southampton good Roads further
east to Sag Harbor and Amagansett are In fair
condition only. The North Shore road Is good to
East Norwich East OF that point Il Is fair only
to Srnithtown. Port Jefferson and Wad!ng River.
Riverhead fair and east Of that point cycle paths
are in fair shape through 10 Orient All mscadam
roads at the west end Of the island are in good
condition; the rain has made the macadam roads
hard. Road from Rockaway to Valley stream ex-
cellent. Long Beach poor 10 fair. Road 10 College
Point and Whitestone good. Great Neck and For,
Washington good. Glen Cove Locust Valley and
Nm Meek poor: The best road to Camp Back is
BY the way OF Queens and the new Hampstead
road. or the way OF Locust-ave. ana the new
Hampstead road. Cyclists will save rather DIM
cult ride over country road In poor shape now
ever by taking the road to Garden CITY. This
s-.A - In good condition and the road running