The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-20
POINTS FOR WHEELMEN.
IMPROVED ROUTES TO PHILADEL-
PHIA AND OTHER CITIES.

IMPROVED ROUTES TO PHILADEL-
| PHIA AND OTHER CITIES.
Chairman Uhie, of tho l.. A. w. Rights and
| Privileges Committee, Complies Two Up-
| to-Date Routes, Allowing Riders to Take
| Advantage of Latest Good Roads Work.
| Correspondents OF THE Sun. who write ask
ing for routes. should keep clippings OF all
| routes published. as lengthy ones like that to
| Philadelphia cannot be repeated In full as
| often as requested Many correspondents
| each week ask for this and the route to Boston.
| while large number OF others inquire tho
way to some OF the points along these two
| routes Riders who keep clippings OF such de-
tails systematically can acquire valuable
| touring guide. A good plan is to have an in
| dex book In which tho name OF every place
mentioned In q route is entered Take. for
| example, the route to Philadelphia. The
first thing to DO done Ia to number the clipping
writing the figure whether 1t Is one or twenty.
| on the Margin and thon paste 1t In a
scrap book in Its numerical order Next
| take your index book and begin enter
| ing the names of Elizabeth. Railway. Iselin.
| Menlo Park. New Brunswick. and 80 on until
| you have fully covered the route. writing oppo-
| site the name OF each town. the number OF the
| clipping. BY doing this you will soon have a
DOOk WHICH you can TSltr W IOI IOutes W
| dreds of places and BY means Of the reference
numb ers find them INN ediatey in your scrap
| book.
| The attention OF former correspondents 10
| called to the routes to Washington by way OF
| Philadelphia. and that to Boston printed to-
day. The information given is up-to- date. and
! involves some changes in the details published
| last spring. The way cited OF rid
ing through Trenton is much easier
| than any OF the old ones. and leads
| through the streets most recently improved.
| The Boston route. similarly. takes advantage
| OF the latest good roads work They were both
| compiled for THE Sun by ]. b. Uhle. chairman
| Of tho Law. Rights and Privileges committee
| in this State Information concerning i'm
| provements or changed conditions Of any kind
! that affect popular routes is always accept
able
E. MsS Of ana bnmors Is
Ferry, proceed 70 halfway. Ss follows: Ride
then south ono block. over poor stone pave
ment to York street. Go to the end Of the as
turn north two blocks TO the CITY Hall. passing
| i on the upper side and going directly west on
street n ehI o
the Heights. Continue TWO blocks over the as
phalt nast the armory and then on IonE block
Ride south on the boulevard to Communpaw
| avenue and west along the trolley tracks tpoorl
Ferry sreet d Rq to the LETT Thsre are
trolley tracks on this street Go for a mile over
wh VIII troll ley turns to, the right: continue
straight ahead ono block. leaving the trolley
tracks and turning into Lafayette street, where
within sight OF the Pennsylvania railroad cross
ing. and one block before reaching it turn south
| three blocks to, Wabash street which take
| west on one block OF stone pavement and then
| you have asphalt; ride along to Orchard street.
the trolley tracks; turn south on Orchard to
| South street and then west to Pennsylvania
avenue asphaln south on pennsyIva ANA. ave- d
follow the tracks first west and then south on
| a good road to Elizabeth.
Follow the trolley through Elizabeth over the
| stone pavement to Westteld avenue. the ma
cadam roadway nearest the overhead bridges :;
which is the first street on the left that crosses
| the Central Railroad on wooden bridge. Fol
low Cherry street good dirt road across trolley
and then over this macalam highway. crossing
trolley road at Halfway. The distance 70 this
city is Twenty miles i, From Railway it Is III
goin going as foilows: At the railroad crossing be,
| yond Railway turn to the right and take the
road to Isen. which is indicated by sign: Al
through Menlo Park to New Brunswick, fol-
lowing the macadam pavement, At New
rom t the bridge until Just before. You reach the
railroad crossing and take tho left hand fork Of
Park. ton miles to a dirt road marke ed BY sign
board. ITO X incston." The read then con-
tnues through Kingston. Princeton and Law
The best way to go through Trenton is this
the, school house turn left. cross the canal
there. turning of with it to ot TIE right in
There is a drug. store on the northwest, cor
ner by which this avenue may be identified.
syIyania Railroad near the brewery and pro
| ceed TO Greenwood avenue. Turn riHbt to
| Greenwood avenue. ride to the end OF i, and
love over tf the her railroad bridge and then immed
ately turn to the right and proceed along the
the riy s The ride from this poIntto fhiadel
pha is directly oyer the STATE th ROAD; g9 nn
nto Br a sreet
'o From m' philadeiphia 60 out Walnut street to
Fortytlrst street Turn left to Chester avenue
turn right again to Baltimore avenue: turn
left into Baltimore avenue and proceed to the
miles and On t O.. Iyy Mills , GonGGr rh and
Kennel square Avondale, Jenneryiiie. Forest
| vile and Oxford From Oxford the, ride to
baltimore e tty,t9p6 miles. Fast The Brick
Roads. Chorchyille; Belair. Record. Eisht,mi!e
House. Eive,mie House. and clifton to Balti;
|
| il pretty poor. From Baltimore, the road to
Washington is q direct one by the Baltimore
| Pike through Catonviile, Ellicott City. Column
bia, Clnrksville. Hyland. Colesvllc burnt Mills.
| Sligo and BrightwoOd.
| T. G. and. others,-To ride @ Boston you
| should start from the Central Bridge at the
| head OF seventh avenue. over the Harlem
| river go up jerome avenue to the Fordham
Landing road. where there is repair shop on
| the southeast corner; go along Pelham avenue
and Pelham Parkway to the Pelham Bay road f:
| thare turn left. Pelham Bay, and con-
tinue on through Pelham Park straight ahead
straight ahead till you reach the Post road.
| to the east, which you will know by the trolley
| tracks and telegraph poles extending out to
| Rye. Continue straight on tho Post Road to
| Rye. where the road turns sharply to the left
| after crossing stone bridge. At the second
church. turn right into Grace Church street
| for Portchester, ten miles from New Rochelle.
| Except where the road Ia under repairs. the
| riding is good all the way out to dorchester.
| At Portchester continue straight up a mile
! through the town on Main street to East Port
| chester. where you cross the Byram river into
| Connecticut. From there to Stamford. seven
miles the rond Is sandy. About half mile be: