New-York tribune., 1900-07-28
CYCLING.
CONDITION OF THE ROADS HERE
ABoUTSRACE MEETS TO BE HELD

-AR0TrTS-RACE MEETS TO BE HELD.
The rains recently have made the macadam
roads clean and almost free from dust and the
conditions tomorrow for an enjoyable tour into
the country ought 10 be Of the best The reports
received At the local headquarters OF the League
OF American wheelmen are substantially as IoI-
lows: The uacadam and earth roads OF 1onkers
fair 70 good: edge paths are fair only; with clear
weather however the roads in this section will be
g., svoe1Ian+ condition for riding to-day Macadam
and earth roads Of Hastings-on-Hudson ara fair
The rnacadagu roads Of Mount Kisco are good
level and free from stones There IS new road
20 Croton Lake. three miles west OF Mount hisco
which Is IN fair condition for riding. The road
70 Matouah from Mount Kisco is soft and sandy
Earth roads OF Marreawan are poor. All earth
-oads in the vicinity Of Cornwall are heavy and
muddy on account of the recent rain The ma
oedan roads OF Manuel are good; the earth roads
are fair except on the turnpike between Knapp
Ezo-eI Al Yves, Nyack and Spring Valley, which is
her-er riding The edge paths or the turnpike are
,afr onlv The earth roads Of Tappan are sandy
The rnacadan roads OF Newark. N j. are hnei
.a-rb roads are somewhat rutted. however. The
r,acsdzun roads Of Orange are good. but the earth
-oa5s are moor SCotland-st- is being repaired TOT
-yro blocks this side Of Montrose-ave- Macadan
- 18th roads Of Mon-cIair. Forest Hill and Rah-
~ somewhat wet and muddy. AL roads in the
Y5c1gg sre q water Gap 70 Trenton IS recommended
for fine scenery. From me zap t,,i ~ ~ T5a Tas-
- re -riD is excellent. making a run or seventy
seven miles. The macadan Eoaas o. It,7i og5
,TLa Ids Of PosevilIe all excellent The ma
S dne To7r roaSs Of Bergen County, n J are all IN
road is in fine shape the crushTq ssoHe T@yIHs @
o. -o,I+e from Leonia 20 Teaneck and from there
70 Schraalenburgh and Ne"-Nlllloiu' @-'u " "
Hzckensack-
Al -5e main roads OF Nassau and Queens ooun-
- .ss- and west and across the island have been
-, 80 .--oz,ed nv the rain. and the Merrick Road,
- rss been heavily sanded for some time. is
ovr fr good condition The reports received ano"
. - o,a hing necessary TO make riding enjoy
80 - -7vo or three heavy transforms 70 lay the
- and wash the roads. The Merrtck, or South
60. uoad hetween AmityviLe and Bay Shore Is
-ov- IN good shape The few soft spots n me ROAD
are no longer nuisance 70 wheeInen' as lne sue
,s-b has been completed. The road through IsIp
go OakdaIe Is fine and by sidepath and improved
roads the riding through PatcnosNe ana blooA-
haven 70 Moriches IS excellent The siaepath
+brourb 70 cuogus is good Quogue and Good
[l,-1l,s here is an edge path From Good
Ground east across the Snlnnecoch fillls ne -
olS ns~ over he HIS and through 70 southemPton
There is wlHaiag get5ampyoS getb M partly edge and
partly cycle path which is pretty r5qlng' oIr :, -
ser east 10 Montauk twelve miles OF ne road rs
rdaple the only way low ~ rsde as FAR as the
Erst House From there on 10 Montauk station
Is, rvo or three miles The edge path by the way
of Comac and Fsirvew TO NorthpofI5 Is Tar ot4iI
The edge path from NorthPort 10 Huntlgl@oH @ Il y
fair The cycle paths from Huntington "TsI z IN s ~,
800 Snriug 70 oyster Bay are good mere Is
good sdepath Huntington 70 the Haroorz me me
fatchogue-Port Jefferson cycle path is IN good con con
dirion as usual with this path me pain from
/ ceI5en 10 Lake Ronkonkoma Is good.
The bicycle meet 10 be held this afternoon az the
Glen Head track Sea Cliff Long Island. under the
usnioes Of the Glen Cove Club viii bring together
eorns Of the fastest riders Of the country The en-.
80 include among others, " A La Due, OF Cold
/ snring y Y. George Scoheld. Of the Kings County
14PPb1elren. Edgar Van Velsir. OF Oyster Bay, win
- ~ the Irvfngton road race; J : Fulton; OF
/ I5-ooxivn. G F. Hutchesou Of Hampstead, ana H.
/ = F3Ieecker. Of Brooklyn
The American cycle Racing Association has ar
arred Two new meets. The first will take place at
- czt,rrenburg track tomorrow and VIII consist OF
/ S~s..s for amateurs only. Arrangements have
/ bee1 made for a meet on August at the Manhaf-
! - F5escb track Michael VIII meet Miller IN a
| tS5ent,,-fve mile race. paced BY motor tandems-