New-York tribune., 1901-06-22
CYCLING.
CONDITION OF ROADS IN THIS VICINITY.

The following reports have been received at the
headquarters Of the New-York State Division,
League of American Wheelmen. concerning the con-
dition OF the cycling roads around New-Nork. IN
addition II be said that at this season OF the
year the macadam roads can generally he relied
upon as being in good shape for wheeling the earth
roads OF course more easily affected by the
weather conditions. heavy raiustorm will In
many greatly improve macadam road and
have Just the opposite effect dirt road The
dirt roads and edge paths Of Fort Montgomery are
In fair shape: also In Hyde Park. but somewhat
dusty The roads OF Cornwall good, and in
Nanuet the Middletown road between Manuel and
Pearl River al the Pearl River end is being mac
adamized and is now in bad shape In North Tar
rytown the roads fair 10 good.
The following route from Tarrytown to Stamford.
Conn. has been suggested; Starting at the Nyack
ferry II Is necessary 10 up hill 10 Broadway; at
the drug store turn to the right and go down
Broadway toward New York past the trolley. and
down hill 10 the old White Plains road about a
mile below the savings bank. Follow this road
through Elmsford 10 White Plains (the road is not
hiIly except east from Elmstord); at White Plains
continue through the town. and at the end or Hal-
road-ave (the street which you are travelling).
at the soldiers monument. turn TO the right down
hill: continue on the left hand fork which Is a
grand boulevard, and called. on TO Port Chester
At the bandstand in Port Chester turn 10 the left
up Prnceton-st. about mile to crossing over the
Byram River and then follow the telegraph poles
into Stamford passing through Fast Port Chester.
Greenwich and Manus The riding between White
Plains and Port Chester is somewhat hIy. but gem
orally good. Between Port Chester and Stamford II
is sandy and hilly and altogether the worst part
OF the road il will probably take half the time or
the whole distance TO go over TINS stretcn me
entire distance from Tarryto Stamford Is
thirty miles. In Hilisdale the roads are good but
dry: in Guymard they are in excellent shape. a
light rain having thoroughly laid the dust. From
Peekskil TO Lake Mahopac the route Is almoSt
direct. and the condition of the road Is from excel
Academy-st follow out Main-st past Mohegan
Q.ake Mohegan) through jefferson Valley on Lake
and continue past the church near the Mahopac
/ Mines branch OF the New-Hork Central and Hudson
River Railroad straight ahead TO the thompson
House, at Mahopac, on Lake Maho pac.
The roads Of New-Jersey are up to their usual
standard of merit. with the following conditions 10
/ be noted: The macadam roads OF Trenton are eX
cellent: the earth roads are good. and the cycle
paths and edge paths are in fine shape. In scotch
Plains the roads are mostly macadan anu Top
dressing would greatly improve many of them In
New Brunswick the roads are fine. In the district
around Newark all the roads excellent and
there poor roads or paths TO be mentioned.
In Railway the macadam roads are dusty and the
earth roads fair The route from Newark 10
Railway is direct via Broad-st and Newark-aXe,
TO Elizabeth through South Broad-st. following the
road through Wheatsheaf, which is the only town
OF Importance between Elizabeth and Railway.
From Railway to New-Brunswick follow the road
along the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad through Houten-
VILE and Iselin on TO Meno Park crossing the rail-
road tracks of the Lehigh Valley and the Pennsyl-
vania through Stelton. over the Rartan River.
about four miles beyond New Brunswick which
place is reached before crossing the Raritan. For
those who wish continue to Matawan the road
Is straight with good and easy grades, passing the
road tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad Camden
and Ambov branch). In MOntclair the roads all
good. Montclatr Is six miles beyond Newark ana Is
BloOmheld-ave crossing the first and second rivers.
through Bloomfield to Montclatr over the Bloom
field branch OF the New-A ofk anu dreelWoou Lake
tracks.