New-York tribune., 1901-04-20
CYCLING.
CONDITION OF THE ROADS OFFICERS OF
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION

Reports received at the local headquarters
of the League OF American WheeImen which will
show the conditions about New-York The report
in part is as follows:
New -York-The macadam roads of Yonkers ara
good, and the earth roads fair. In Cornwall the
roads are good although it is rather poor time
10 strike the country roads, many of them are
being repaired In Guymard the roads are splen-
though they are rapidly improvng out TRe earth ai
roads Of Hyde Park are good; the edge paths are
while the earth roads being scraped and are in
poor condition as yet; the turnpike from West
Nyack west for about three miles has been scraped
and is not in good shape for wheeling The earth
thirty or thirty-hve miles is that starting from
of about four and half miles. passing the sum
mer home of ]. P. Morgan. General Roe and others:
the most interesting spots along the Hudson cross
fne rIyer 1y ferry to Garrsons and ride north
distance is some thirty miles: the roads are good.
Ffshkill Village. distance of about nine miles:
the grades are easy and the scenery fine After
ing Poughkeepsie is Wappinger;s FaIIs Pe1sb-
keepsie being some six and half miles beyond
New-Jersey-The rnacadam roads of westfeld ara
a,osJ ann as g9odi mere are no side or edge paths.
S; anu Siue"aIN ridIns Is prohibited by law The
Paned Via springe9 a09 cdrc from PNewark TO
splendid shape The roads in the neighbOrhood OF
n MontGair are good; the lamp and bell ordinance
miles an hour and four miles turning corners In
New-Brunswick the nacadam roads are a little
roads are fair good and in Newark the roads are
more or less wet, OccaStOned by the stormy
weather. The macadam roads of Trenton
ceent. with the earth roads fair to good the cycle
path is in fine shape. and the side edge paths are
reported fair TO good. In Bergen County the roads
have been completely dried by the recent high
winds. and they are now in good riding shape
roads all IN excellent riding order.
On Long Island the macadam roads OF the north
and south shore also through the central portion.
in Queens and Nassau counties. comprising the
western half of the island all in good wheeling
condition for this season of the year. and the top
dressing placed on many or the highways last fail
has greatly improved them. On the north shore the
roads are in fine shape Cold Spring. and in the
central part through Hampstead. Jericho. Hicks
AmityvilIe beyond this point the Merrick Road
as far Patchogue. has been improved. and, with
the exception Of q few short sections OF the old
ways is good East Of Patchogue the roads arc
not so good. they mostly the ordinary dirt
roads, and from fair 70 poor.
The annual meeting Of the Good Roads Associs~
ton of Brooklyn and Long Island adjourned from
last Novernber) will take place at the Clarendon
Hotel on Tuesday evening The regular ticket ia
follows:
For president Albert H Angel; for first vice.
president Frank H. VAIL for second vice-presidenc
Durant Mclean; for treasurer T. JEFF Stevens for
secretary Edward Schwal0ech. ir-: for executive
committee, Benjamin Adrfance. James d Bell. N.
Frederick w Burns. William c. Bryant. Robert F.
Clark W. II. Demming. H b Fullerton. A A.
Goubert. Charles w. Green. 9. w Hewlett. A.
Parker Hamilton. Arthur N Jervis. Frank jerks.
Frank La Mamma. John Merritt. e ". Mersereau.
George W. Mabie Frank l. Munro. Edward L.
Tyler, D. B. Van Week n. B. Valentine and W. +.
Wintringham