New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
NEW ROUTE SURVEYED.
Third Course to Bingh0anton Pre-
pared bg automobile Club.

A third automobile route to Binghamton, N Y.
an air line through the valleys and across the
hills of Sullivan and Delaware counties and for
much of the way through a country hitherto un
known to automobilists, has just been traVersed
and surveyed by the bureau of tours of the Auto
mobile Club of America The clubs pathfinder
car has lust been driven this route distance
of 1915 miles The first route was surveyed last 1a
and complete route cards were published via New
burg Kingston and through the Catskfn Mountains
to JJnadilla and Binghamton, distance Of 2il l-3
miles The second course. through the Delaware
Water Gap, the Pocono Mountains. via Scran-
ton north to Btnghamton, was surveyed last
month The route cards for this route are now
being prepared and will shortly be issued to mem
bers and subscribers by the bureau OF tours
The new route just completed follows the pro-
posed improved state trunk highway The route
is through magnificent scenic territory, and when
the new road is completed will no doubt be the
popular automobile route leading West But at the
present time 1t is very hilly Good road surfaces
are found as far Roscoe 120 miles, which means
that the route beyond Middletown. where the
present state road is left. affords good going
through Monticello and Liberty. Beyond Roscoe
the road is very narrow. with deep precipices on
the river side.
There are stretches of a mile where IT is f1npos-
sible to pass another vehicle and for distance Of
twenty-five miles it requires skilful driving. steady
nerves and cool head. The road surface is fair.
but has some bad spots caused by lumber hauling.
The trip beyond Roscoe should only be undertaken
weather The hilly nature of the route. with
quent heavy gasolene consumption. makes it ad-
visable to carry a gallons extra supply. But
in spite of the hazardous nature of part of the
route no one who is q sk1lful driver need regret
taking the course.
The hotel accommodations beyond Liberty
NOT very attractive, and, OF course, there no
garage accommodations.
The road leads along the Beaverkl and Della
ware rivers from Roscoe. through East Branch and
Handbook to Deposit Six miles below Deposit 1t
leaves the river and the hills to Windsor
In the Susouehanna Valley. The road from Wind
sor to Binghamton is excellent and wide dirt
road with final six miles Of fine state macadam
The route is practically the in length that
via Scranton but, in addition to It's beautiful
scenery, has the advantage of being entirely in the
State of New York.
The Harry S. Houpt Company extends an invita-
tion TO all owners of Thomas TO meet at 63d
street and Broadway at $50 O'Clock Monday
morning whence they will proceed TO the dock to
escort the winner of the New York -to-Paris race
up Broadway
Word was received from Chicago yesterday that
in the Algonquin hill climb the Chalmers Detroit
made the best time in three contests. The
car went up the grade in a 4-5 seconds
against last years time of 26 LIS seconds, while
Chalmers 40-horsepower machine first in the
amateur championship contest, beating the record
OF a six cylinder car.