The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-14

country you eNerHtrnck r won Z tell you nON
a small English Jack side by side on each, q on
what, country the English flag represented"
i ts an absolute fact insisted NJ
Fraser, when the reporter interrupted.
never told any ono what II was. They aske,
was spanish, I told them the iiag was that Q
the greatest nation. in tho world and aske,
them to guess. and they always guessed right
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We were refused bread and water in the, Wcst
No, | never have been around the world before
We used about six, pairs Of tires apiece. ant
English tires. too
To visit Camp wikor at Montauk Point (.
not so easy "A matter for cyclists us IL has beer
70 visit Camp Black at Hampstead, Col. Astor's
Battery at WIhliamsbridge and the other near.
returning from the war and, the, Southern
camps Is 123 miles from City Hall. New York.
the most delightful trips that any stretch Of
country affords in a radius OF the same dis;
lance. This being the vacation season and
many riders intending to spend It on the wheel,
1t Is worth while for them TO learn that there Is
no pleasanter way IN the world 70 put IN four OF
five days than BY wheeling TO the other end OF
Long Island and back and visiting the camp OF
the seasoned Ereenhorns, the regulars, rough
century riders. the trip is easily possible in a
day. with a second day for the return trip. For
those who can ride the distance. but whose
hand in tho morning. it is even possible to start
early on Sunday morning. visit the camp
train in time for a nights sleep. The
choicest way Of seeing the place. for Wheel
The, ride out to Patchogue is straightaway over
the Merrick pike and South Shore road, q dis
lance IF tityi-nine miles from Prospect Park.
haye little time TO spare can take a train direct
70 Montauk Point. and returning can train all
the way or wheel half of it as before, according
to preference and leisure. The railroading. II
necessary, should be. done east of Patchogue, as
the roads this side Of 1t AFFORD better riding.
OF II. and wheel as much. as possible. "a glorious
excursion can be planned. starting from Brook
through Springfield. Rosedale. Valley Stream,
and PcarsaIls, now called Lynbrook. the, word
Brooklyn, every mile OF the way Is historic.
There are farms along the road over which
troops marched during Revolutionary days,
just, beyond Lynbrook and Rockville Centre
are the, charred remains OF the little, old white
Methodist church which, was burned a year
bones OF 206 passengers who were drowned in
tt%o T1 TeE Of 6t the T, shiR fi MSXiso i il 1S5l in ,r HEMP emp
town Of Frceport and the sleepy ones Of Mer-
rick, Belmore, Wantagh. through MasSSape4ua.
has n cottage, through ,Amityville. and
on to Babylon. which holds its own
as fara a a suin ths n ae csc inoa ana WTmere me BG1m ro
bin with its game preserves. trout ponds. and
shooting grounds are. Beyond Babylon comes
which merGes with Oakdale, where W. X. Van
derbilt's Idle Hour is located. and also the
Eia&Ge abo @I h t6e Tor fHi, rd Cutting ro6 7 an Ghbri t1bto0ph
serves Of the South Side Sportsmen,s Club,
shoot in the brush.
Continuing east from P~atchogue the rider
then b, Il R hard dirt road road ft to Morc Tes a nsdiiP east
OF that a hard dirt road to ,Eastport. II the
rider chooses to, continue, on dirt roads and en-
through SpeOnk. whore the big duck farms are,
Mesthamrton Beach. through Qpogue and
Canoe rIaee, Inn, which was once the training
irGpt Of which stand, some famous old
taken from N~apoleon's grave at st. Helena.
East of Canoe Place comes the hardest part
for the wheelman and the most glorious part
garbs. This is over the sandy Shinnecock
Hills. rising and falling. one after the other. in
aller as If the series would never cease. 1t is a
good place now and then to do some walking
meadow grass. across the golf links, about the
artists lodges. and to the south over the dunes
and the bluffs into the waters of the ocean.
which here are q deep. dark blue. and almost as
grandly framed by landscape as those which
break against the cliffs at Newport. Beyond
shinneeock come the Hamptons. historic and
After leaving Bridgehampton the inclination
9f most riders will be to wheel along to Sag
Harbor and proceed east from there. Because
of the road conditions it will be much better.
however. to ride from Bridgehampton direct to
path leading through the woodland that is raw
shin i'm, in its F beauty Ia It is l. :, five and one-halt
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hi'es a1dE; iiER nhe' cy nii@ pSth to 5n Amag rs a
sett. At this point good riding ends and
tn the taG Galy the practical tIsin thing mGgodi to do ooi is
Of A ANA there are 1sh@ eiEht miles ea 81
sand. called the ,Nepeague Beach; The sand
and the Wheel sink; in il SO far that tife;
strongest road rider cannot navigate more than
two hundred yards, 1t is best to consider it as
walk over these eight miles rather than to take
a train will find beyond the desert a fair coun-
they reach the railroad terminus.
The eamp,is two miles from the station. and
the riding, is fair Wheelmen who, love ex-
tremes Will find a decent country road from tho
station TO what is known as the Third House,
q country inn, three miles eastward. Beyond
ing Is such as only skilful sidepath riders
should undertake. The route given Is the most
direct one. 1t is the old-fashioned way. and
easier way to go for those who like level riding
and cycle paths is to turn east and take
has been reached. This is a nine-mile
ppa at sn through pretty RGo9ntry to the county seat
path fourteen miles long running via James,
port to Southold. From Southold to Green
port; which Is nine miles away. there is a good
is known as the North Ferry to Shelter Island
at an expense of ten cents. Across the island
there is a SSycle path four and one-half miles in
cents, to Hog Neck. and from there 1t ia a five
mile ride over a macadam road to Bridgehamp-
ton, which is the best route to take. There lisa
cycle path from Hog Neck to Sag Harbor. and
proceed to East Hampton. It Is the
east is a poor one. and II will be found much
Bridgehampton, following from that place the
route given above, This second route over the
cycle paths from Eastport to the north side and
then back again across Shelter Island and Lit
tie Peconic Bay is the most modern and will be-
popular for the lovers OF easy riding. It is real
cause Of being so much smoother. It takes the
pretty bit OF water. and through n popular sum-
mer resort, Shelter Island. The lovers OF more
rugged scenery will always. toll over the sands
Of the wearisome and glorious Shinnecock
Hills.
A London daily advises women to carry a bell
that IL effective and not merely n plated toy.
The same advice should he taken to heart by a
great many riders of both sexes on the roads
hereabopts. Hundreds OF riders buy cheap.
tiny bells. which half the time refuse to work
and when they do, strike make only a feeble