Evening star., 1912-09-01


cured and repairs made If necessary, as
one Of the garages is we'll equipped with
machinery for turning out any kind of
repair work.
The road out of Havre de Grace leads
directly onto the bridge which crosses
the Susquehanna river. where 81 toll is
collected and a ticket presented, which
must be turned in at the other end of
the bridge. A tollkeeper is stationed at
each end of the bridge and the gates are
always closed. The little town of Perry
vile occupies a similar position on the
river, as does its sister town just across
the way.
Before leaving Perryvile this partie-
ular point should be borne in mind.
About four miles out from the town,
Which is practically the beginning of the
sand stretch, the road forks in north
easterly direction. In the junction OF the
two. roads is a telegraph pole. BON
roads merge several miles UP In the
country, but motorists are advised to
branch off to the right, and while neither
of the roads is at all desirable, still the
one to the right takes the motorist
through the village Of Charlestown,
while on the other road there Is no haoi-
tation whatever. Therefore. in case OF
assistance being desired, 1t might De
necessary to call on the residents OF
Charlestown. while in the other case
the nearest town is Perryville. Just on
tire other side Of the sand stretch is the
town of Northeast. Md. From North
east the road is not quite so bad. but
does not begin to show any appreciate
Improvement until after leaving Eslkton
From Elkton proceeded on to Phiia-
delphia via Newark, Del, and Winning
ton The roads are of the macadam
variety, and the worst or the ROADS
having been left behind. advantage was
taken of the smooth surfaces and Iast
time made. Between Newark and VIII
mington we passed through the towns OF
Marshallton and Elsmere Junction. cross
ing the railroad tracks at the latter point
and continuing straight ahead. arriving
in Wilmington via Pennsylvania avenue.
Crossing the Brandywine bridge we con-
tinued over the same main hlghWay 10
Chester and thence to the Quaker CITY,
which was reached at noon. Just aIter
passing Chester, about mile out, at toll
gate No. g. by turning to the right Phila-
delphia can be reached by the Point
Breeze road, thus avoiding the run
through Darby. Toll Is collected along
the Chester pike. tickets being purchased
at the first toll gate and turned In at
the last one before arriving at Darby.
Resuming our journey In the afternoon
the route was out North Broad street to
Rising Sun lane. here Two routes AZ,
Trenton are laid out over good macadam
roads, the distances being practically the
same One route Is via Ogontz, FOX
Chase, Bustleton, Langhorne ana tnence
over the Langhorne road or via FRANK
ford Holmesburg, AndaluSa, Hulmeville
to I.anghorne and over the same pike the
remainder of the distance. The scenery
through both sections is attractive, the
many handsome residences OF wealthy
Philadelphians lining the roadside Tor
many miles.
Trenton was reached by about o'clock,
the distance being nearly thirty-three
miles from Philadelphia. After replenish-
ing our cars with gasoline and oil we
were soon under way, and headed our
machines in the direction of Edinburg.
via State and Broad streets. Passing
through Mercersville en- route, We reached
Ednburg in fast time over the fine New
Jersey highways, and after a run of
about six miles crossed the railroad
tracks at Windsor and, turning left, fol-
lowed the railroad in the direction OF
Hightstown Turning to the right at the
railroad viaduct. We continued in the di-
rection of Freehold, passing through sew
eral small hamets, including Manalapan
and Millhurst, arriving at Freehold, after
a run of about twenty eight miles from
Trenton over ideal roads. For the most
part the roads in this vicinity We're found
to be of the gravel variety and well con-
structed.
In many places the roads have been
oiled, especially through the residential
SECTIONS. III ldCl, New JERSEY IiciS d Icpu-
tation for having good roads. and, wheth-
er they be gravel or macadam highways,
they are always in excellent shape and a
credit to the state.
Next among the villages along the line
came Adelphia, Ardena and Farming
dale. Keeping straight ahead through
the latter town We came to a fork in the
road a short distance out. The left fork
leads to Asbury Park, which is of inter-
est to motorists who desire to motor
summer right
fork takes the autoist in the direction of
Seagirt. which was our destination.
Turning to the left about four miles
from Farmingdale. we passed the desert
ed village of Belmar, and after speeding
along over the fine gravel road about
mile took the right fork only to turn to
the left again in the direction of Manas-
guam, another popular little tented viii
age in eastern Jersey. We continued to
bear to the left and soon the tented vii
large of Seagirt, where the big shooting
tournament is in progress, loomed into
view.
, We arrived at our destination at 3
o'clock the same evening, having covered
the distance from Havre de Grace. a dis
tance of 1H miles, since S o'clock in the
morning in easy stages and without
prearranged running schedule. No trou-
BILE was encountered the trip. which
our odometer showed to be 23i miles
from the National Capital, and a most
delightful run at that. 1t is only about
seven miles from here to Asbury Park,
and the motorist will find excellent roads
in every direction. Along the seashore