New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02

son River route takes one to the Adiron-
dacks, the Catskills and Central New
York, the good roads that honeycomb New
Jersey are among the very best, while
Long Island has developed its highways
for the benefit OF the flying car to an cx-
Ceptional degree. New York Is the natural
centre and starting point Of all these
routes. A very popular trip IS TO Atlantic
City by way Of Paterson, across TO Nor
ristown, TO Trenton and to Atlantic City.
returning through Lakewood 10 Perth Am
boy and across the ferry to Staten Island
and thence back TO New York
The start OF this trip is made by way Of
the 130th street ferry, also called the Fort
Lee ferry. thence following the main road
west 10 Hackensack, about six miles From
there TO Paterson the route lies along the
old Morris and Essex Canal, this stage
OF the trip covering about eight miles
Leaving Paterson the most desirable route
extends through Montville and Boonton to
Parsippany. to Morristown. The trip from
Morristown TO Trenton is just a little more
than fifty miles. with beautiful scenery and
many points Of historic interest all along
the route. From Trenton to Atlantic City
is a further run Of about ninety miles.
The route for the return trip lies through
Pleasantville. Absecon, Centreville, Port
Republic, Barnegat and Toms River, with
Lakewood as the first stop after a run OF
slXty-seven and one-half miles Then
drive over TO Point Pleasant, and thence
straight north along the famous ocean
highway. Along this route are Spring
Lake. Belmar, Bradley Beach Asbury
Park, Deal, Long Branch, Seabright and
Highland Beach where the Shrewsbury
has to be crossed The road leads through
Atlantic Highlands TO New Monmouth.
Keyport and South Amboy. At Perth Am
boy the ferry takes one TO Tottenville, and
from there you have a delightful run up
through Staten Island TO st. George, where
the Manhattan ferryboat completes the last
stage Of the trip.
Another very popular trip, but a slightly
longer one, suited 10 those who wish to
spend from two days TO a week on the
road Is visit to the famous Berkshire
Hills. popular route to this region Hes
up through Westchester and along the Con-
necticut shore, but another line can be fol-
lowed by going across the Fort Lee ferry. at
13Oth street. TO Edgewater ~ j., and then
going north to Westwood and Montvale
and on TO Haverstraw, which makes a run
or about forty miles. From Haverstraw the
route runs TO West Point, where an inter
estlng stop may be made TO look over the
government Military Academy. From West
Point ferryboat will take car and pas
sengers across the Hudson River to Gar
rison's. From there you can strike north
along the east shore of the river through
cold Spring, Fishbill Landing and Pough-
keepsie. There is an excellent road through
PoughkeeDsie into Milbrook and on T.
Lakeville, which Is on Lake Wononskopo-
mac little further on the Massachu-
sets state line Is crossed. and after skirt
Ing around Mount Washington, the first of
the Berkshires, the route extends through
Great Darlington. Stockbridge, Lenox AMI
Plttsfold. The last named place IS one of
the best along the route for an overnight,
stop, and IL the motorist decides 70 make