New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-08
CONDITION OF THE CYCLING ROADS.
REPORTS BY THE LEAGUE or AMERICAN
NIIEELMEN.

REPORTS BY THE LEAGUE or AMERICAN
wHEELMEN.
The condition OF the cycling roads In and around
Ncw-York. reported by the correspondents OF
the Now-York State Division. League OF American
Wheelmcn. IL given in detail as follows: WIN
clearing weather and northerly winds as predicted
by the Weather Bureau. most of the mhchdam
roads should be In fair condition to-day. II VIII
be some time however before tho earth roads are
in good condition.
MANHATTAN. BRONX AND EAST OF HUDSON
Seventh and ST. Nicholas ayes. fair. asphalt on
Elghth-ave. from ne-hundred-and-th!rtieth 20
Onc-hundred-a nd-thrty fifth SITS completed Lenox-
ave. poor TO fair: Central Park roads signify
muddy; Riverside Drive and cycle path, sood'
Kingsbridge Road. muddy, Boulevard Lafayette,
hmirr made hc;wo"n Observation-Disclosures and
one hundrcd-and-nreenths SITS; same avenue closed
and-tenth SITS. West rroaway is poor between
Warren and Hudson SITS. there IS bad spo, on
pev-st between Greenwich and Church. break IN
the asphalt of Nassau-st at Maiden Lane; Sedg-
wck-ave. is muddy; Jcrome-ave.; good on west
above one Cumberland sixtieth-st muddy; WINS
nnd "yo Sn mHT GG0r nuddy The asphalt
on 70 0ne-hundred-afd-ten,h-st from columbus 70
Fcathcrbed Lane, poor, North broadway fair to
fifticth SIS. dangerous Fifty-nin,h-st between
Eth and sixth ayes 2GoT and King
bridge Road Is good. Macomb's Dam Road between
one hundred and-hfty- fourth and pne-hunHicu-
water-ave and lower end of Convent ave poor:
DALEY and Mott "ves poor ana m"Hdy
Bridge. Southern Boulevard. muddy ana poor,
T Pas Rand MeroS roads CIV Island roads
Schuyler and Eastern boulevard. all mAdGy. ro'@s
Sing Sing. Fishk Landing and Hyde park, all
muddy. but with clear day tho roads Of sns
paGua and brewster muddy and heavy
BRooKIyN AND LONG ISLAND
Prospect Park roads. poor TO good. Eighteenth
ave for a few hundred feet west OF the cycle
Path is IN bad condition. otherwise far eNrop'
for two dangerous manhole covers In The vicinity
Of Elghtcth-st.. the down cycle Path is IN falr
condition. the return path is rough Fort l da.i.-
ton. TWENTY second ana ScF.uth aV"s sIour
with Sixtcth-st.. are IN fair shape on The cow
cycle Path there II daneerous patch near bh.n,
ave- torn np ~ rGns'1e o nn. las, two or hree
rnrnfhs There arc three routes to camp black
The Jericho Turnpike through Hollis. Queens iiyde'
dition Sidcpathr from Miueoia 20 the camp IN
fair condition Roads from Jamaica via Qneens
@darn road ,o Hemp.,eads IN excellent condition
on the ART road running jH'i wesi ~ ne 49,
rt i,J ,STo sirin.eId Iynir-,k baldwin,
road - pah,Ion ,Td pay shoro fair Islip oak
Iavcn Masis. Morrne- ana Easipor, roads poor;
Westhampton roads soft but lar; We; l..ini1or'
Tast5or. ana Riverh,ll PAIN. good, roads of
Ouog -, Good Ground ana SIiau"r'f X ~. S'-'i-
gu,,,,u good roads % Hrlagchampfon. Eas'hamp-
ton Afnaganseit and Monthus. poor. Far k'ch,
away via Valley stream good. long Eehcn ana
Rockville Centre. poor. Coi~y" Point 20 Whi,e-
stone 20 Wlllrts Point, good Bay Side. Mnnhas-
sc,t Ro-vr Wheatlcy nus and Fns, y orvich
roads good. roads II C0ll spring ana fiua'ng-
ton folr. roads o. Northport being r.pair", nos
Of Gonna smith'owan :, Jam. and f9r, J"hs,-
son fair. Wadirg Rver. kiv"rh'td. jaime port.
Na'tifuck Soufuuld and Greenpori poor, Great
ualrs not completed. Locus; VALLEY. MI Neck.
road building. Cross Islant Cycle Pam my only
STATEN ISLAND AND WEST or HUDSON
Roads ., W.s' Nen-Brahipn and clifton. poor 20
fair. roads OF Annadale. staten Island. IN good
condition; roads Of Perth Auhoy. Shrewsbury ana
Elizabeth y j more or less muddy. owing 20
recent rains roads q Roscllc and Railway. y. J..
wet ana muddy. viii dry RAPIDLY mlcadam and
earth roads. FAIR 20 good IN N"'tl"d. y J. upper
Clarks.. has been Repaired. but thc work has n"en
poorly done roads % Plann"id =. J.. wet ana
muddy, mafadam and earth roads ~ lrrN,'il.
good. Inacada:n roads Of KOseyill' j. good.
Orange y J.. fair but muddy. rapidly drying.
macaiam roads 81 Nillburr y. j. smooth. earth
roads muddy. roads Of Hacketistown. y j. good.
earth roads SOMEWHAT muddy. roads pi Fa~~dlc.
Goshen and Milllctown muddy WIN one days
clear weather VII be much improved and In fair
riding condition. roads - Campbell Hall and Mont
gomcry y. muddy. micadam and earth roads
shape. earth roads Of Tappan. y y. muddy mnc.
adam and earth roads Of Nyack. y Y. IN good
condition. roads Of valley Cottage. New C!ty and
muddy. roads OF Wcst fiavcrstrnw. y. y. good.
roads o. Cornwall and 1tosctOn, y. =. fair 70
good slightly rough ana muddy Tho roads OF
the section is somewhat hnly; roads OF Ulster
Park ~. Y, muddy