The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-07
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 Aa1ea. this years <<conap aparadvely mild and open winter the roads are in condition for touring earlier this 5 sp1fng than usual.
 Many motorists have the idea. gen ! raIav formed from some experience 4 l xViflS a eoteom1ess country road, that April 9he mud AEhonth, is not a des1r- able time for touring. Thst these ob- 1ect1unaDae conditions are not unt- }, weraaIly prevalent during April IS at tested bvsfhe Bureau of Tours, which 5 Is recommending several different weekend tours In Westchester cour- xy, New Jersey and on Long 1sland- On each Sof these, continuous hard surfaced roads are found throughooe out ss and Che 12Otel aoco1nm odauons Tor Iuneheon and overnight stops arezo1 the best Ass many of the better hos teirfes are summer houses it would be advisable to consult the Bureau of Tours as to4 the open houses
 run that can be recor1mendedr for ArrfI stourfIasy is one that follows the Old Boston Post Road as far as Bridgeport. Conn., and then turns / north along Sthe Naugatuck Valley to 5gatarf,urv- Newtown, Danbury. zsidgefieId. Bedford, Arm onk. White 14lains Central Avenue and through As3n Cortlandt Park to. Broadway.
 This tour presents good nnaca dam 45adsA practicalIy all the way There ass1e good, hotels at convenient Inter ss4.ssls and. garages where one is most likely tOA need them
 The Route
 Nesth erAof fai usual exits nron New York city sto the Boston Post Road. 1an be used In it's entirety at the present timex owing to road constTuc-s lion on Jerome Aavenue and the Grand Concourse-
 TEe proper route to follow at this iirne, therefore,A lis to run north from from tse el5sD house fh ,,IsIs Eighth rd ae9ans s9an Central Park west to 10th street. Here turn right and shortly turn left into Seventh avenue which follow to thex 18th street bridge across the brfdsSe continue to Mott avenue where turn Eeft; and continue straight ahead 10 naonurne era From this point fol- low the Grand Concourse to 188th street. where. turn ri tsnt at garage and run under '<Is's to Washington street; here turn left and shortly right into Pezhaxn avenue which follow to the beginning of Pelham Parkway Shortly after passing the. Geological Gardens turn left into the White Plains road leaving the parkway. AL rnosts at once. however bear to the right leaving in it's turn the White Plainstroad, and continue on the Old Boston, Post road, which has recent 5 ly been Improved edSand is now in first class condzt5ons to New Rochelle. IT miles
 contszrse lon the Boston Post Road through Lazpchmont. IS miles. and MaInaroneckss 10 miles. keeping right at tho fork ozAe-haH milo beyond Ma raaroneck At q faagpdle in the pie turesque village of Rye, 24 miles. take right fork and follow along the trolley tracks tos the end of the road where turn left into Main street to ! Liberty Square in Port Chester 2e miles.
 One. mile beyond cross Bryan bridge into Connecticut and continue on through Greenwich, 29 miles Short ly beyond the center of the town bear right at the Soldiers monum ent follow fhe trolley through Cos Cob 30 miles and cross a bri dgefin sNfiaItls 31 miles At the fork two miles be yond, keep to the left with the troI ley, turning left half a, mile further on, and shortly turn right acros: bridge to the square in StaInfords g. miles Contnue on Main street bear ing. left at green and follow the troI ley through Noroton, S7 miles. anc under railroad at Darfen station, 3! miles. Turn 1eftxat arnEory. 42 miles and continue on Wall street to church in the center of rorWalks g. miles
 Here bear right gp hi1k and half [ mile beyond take left fork at wate trough run two-tenths of a mile fur ther and turn right at church con tinuing on across bridge througl Westport. 47 miles, Continue on fo exactly four miles where turn ri gh with trolley under railroad, and a once turn left in Southport, 51 miles A mile and a. half beyond turn righ at library, observing caution for sharp turn to the left just little wa. beyond. Continue ahead with tn trolley into Fairfield avenue, shortl taking left fork with trolley to Mai street in Bridgeport, 57 miles.
 This busy manufacturing city sup ports an excellent hotel, and if tn arrival here is made about luncheo time no better place could be fpun at which to enjoy the midday mea
 Leaving Bridgeport keep straigh ahead eaststo Fairfield avenue run ming under a vfaduct and across tw bridges; at once turn left into Cor necticut avenue, and little over mile further on bear left into stra1 ford avenue, keep straight ahead fo one and one-qz7arter miles, wheI turn left with the trolley into Mai street to the water trough in Stra- ford, 61 miles. At this point th tourist leaves the Boston Post Roa by bearing to fae left and foI1owin the picturesque Naugatuck Valley Waterbury over an excellent road a the way. The main road is followe from Stratfords all the way to Shefto where a turn to the right is mad across the canal and the river in1 Derby, n miles. After turning rigl into Main street take the next tuI to the left into Elizabeth street an continue on with trolley into Sc. mour avenue At water trough be- left into WakeIy avenue and col tinue stranght ahead on the mai road for four and one half mile Turn sharply to the right, soon cro bridge,s and turn left again follow Iug the trolley past Seymour static TT miles. Three-quarters of 8 mi further on at a dead end turn Ie still following the trolley, and co1 tinue on the main road through Be; con Falls, 81 miles. At a wat trough bear to the left with troll, in the village of Naugatuck, 5 mile Here may still be seen the old hi