New-York tribune., 1901-05-04
CYCLING.
THE ROADS IN GOOD CONDITION.

The following repo I the condition OF the
cycling roads IN and around New-York. as re-
ceived at the headquarters of the New-York state
Division, League of American Wheelmen. and also
gives two three short, pleasant trips which
afford an enjoyable for afternoon spin;
New-York and its vicinity-Lower Westchester
county, with its varied landscape, charInlnts t
scenery and with so many other attractions naqe i
accessible by the fine roads completed or I'm IN
attIiCiNe 10 the lovers OF the wheel Nheeiiine
VINO 90 not care for too long ride can take d
the train at Yonkers. From. this point ride up
tCoGRost, I 10 Warp1Ton-aye where stop Shouu si
dence, replete in historical interest; then through
ha1ave usaS saw NfM S R1er Road and
% %Tuckahoe, Road az central-aye take the rigat ia
short distance east Of the village turn TO e the
Vernon, crossing the railroad bridge. then turning
to the right into First-st.. which leads directly
lowed to Bronx Park and Pelham PARKWAY: turn
w ito to o iron R 8RiS point
continue on west and take train from Kingsbrtdse
about fifteen miles. and the roads will generally
be found in first class condition and steep hills
also the sidepaths. In Guymard the earth roads
muddy and in Hillsdale they rough and
Ialr only Fort Montgomery roads are falr, airn {a
Hyde Park roads fine, but dusty. The macadath
poor. many of them being scraped just at this
time. The turnpike from knapps Hotel to West
Nyack, for about miles west, is bad. having
f%G dTmed e9 edge sufficient for wheemen has yet 0ss
NeW-JerSey-Berge County roads in excellent
shape. especially in and around HackensaCk; the
highway Commissioners of the county should lOoh
into the matter of the heavy trucking which Is
carried on IN the spring. and which on account, Ut
the narrow tires somDletely ruins the sort country
roads; the Schraalenberg Road Is practically ruined
on account of the heavy machinery which the gas
and electric company has carted over this road
without proper precautions The macadam roads
of Newark dusty the earth roads are fair
only: ordinance has been recently passed Tor
the asphalting Of North BrOad-St Elizabeth, and
with Frelins huysen-ave. TO Newark. The macadam
roads of New Brunswick and Westtield are in eX-
cellent condition and the earth roads fair, nut
little rough; this condition also exists in Railway:
Long ISland-On account of the continued rain OF
the last three weeks ii has been almost Impossible
begin the much needed repairs many OF the
Long Island roads. but the conditions of the island
there will be little trace of the moisture on
the surface the roads and the macadam roads
always much improved by a shower, as tney
dry quickly and then in excellent shape Tor
wheeling on the South Shore the riding is perIect
Patchogue and the North Shore TO cold
Spring, and the Central Road to Jericho ana
the cross roads to oyster Bay and Massapequa.
Neck Port Washington. Glen Cove. Hampstead
and Hcksville the North Shore. and the cross
island roads between Flushing and Springfield. by
way of Hollis, and between Flushing and Bayslde
Springfield. by way of Queens all in first class
shape. The road from Queens to Hampstead.
brook. are all good The road from Rockville Cen
tre to Long Beach is good; also the road from
HcksVille to Farmingdale The road from Roslyn
to East Norwich. and from ROslyn 10 Sea cliff
and Glen Cove. by way of Wheatley Hills, is in ex-
celleut condition JUS at this time.