New-York tribune., 1916-07-02
Chalmers Car That Has Run
More Than $500 Miles
Used -AUG00dR Roads
Unusual Incidents Mark the Whole Day, but Every
One Voted an Especially Good Time-Road
Followed Led to CrOton Lake.

garage il was only very few MN
utes till we were on the road again.
And how that Chalmers did eat up
the road, We left New Rochelle at
4:l0 o'clock. and were in White
Plains at 4:30. without making any
special effort at all. And besides,
some of the road we had followed
was so pretty that we had stopped
twice TO take pictures There were
handsome country homes all through
here with Just enough shady woods
here and there and daisy fields to
make us remember that this was not
all civilized country.
The Chalmers Speeds.
especially remember one stretch
Of road that we followed just before
coming to White Plains. We had
Just turned off from the shadieSt,
most quietly restful little wood. and
this smooth, straight road lay before
us, running through flower dotted
field. This was unrelieved, save by
a few knotty. gnarly old trees that
grew by the waySide. Maybe we
didn't make time here. The Chal-
mers Just seemed anxious to show
us the speed it could make, and it
was all so easy and so without effort.
that we did not realize how fast we
had been going until the driver
told US.
We stopped in White Plains only
long enough to get some more films,
and then went right on TO see the
new CrotOn Niaduct. Here the road
ran high at the side of the hills, and
the yiaduct. with the wooded, green
hills in the distance, made an impos
ing picture.
The New CrotOn Niaduct.
When we had admired this scene
and wondered at it, as long as we
had time, a graceful curve in the
road brought us 10 the CrOton Lake
Bridge. | cannot remember when !
have seen anything more beautiful
than this body of water was in the
lengthening shadows Of the evening.
Queer little projections Of land, tiny
wooded islands and the road. winding
a white thread on the hills in the dis
tance. all made for the picturesque
beauty of the place. The placid lake
reflected the clear blue of the sky,
and dense fern carpeted thickets
grew right to the waters edge.
We Branch on to PleasantviIle.
This beautiful state road branched
off to Pleasantville. Here we were.
right in the hills. The road was sim
ply up and down. That is the best
way to express it, If we were not
swiftly coaSting down some hill we
were climbing anOther-almOst per
pendicularly. so it seemed. And all
the while we were going through the
most delightful country. Prosperous
little farms were on either side. And
here and there we passed some sweet,
fragrant field Of new mown hay.
Through the trees we had been catch
ing glimpse of a wonderful, en-
chanting little valley. And suddenly
we emerge into an open space. the
valley stretched before us-a quiet,
peaceful little village nestled in the
heart of it. Winding. shady lanes
led us TO Pocoantico Hills and lrv-
ington.
Nearing Home.
Then we passed Irvington, Dobbs
Ferry and Hastings on the Hudson
i'm quick succession, and the rest Of
the trip home was right on the banks
of the Hudson. with a magnificent
view Of the Palisades on the oppo-
site shore. The sun was setting. and
the rich coloring was reflected in the
waters of the river.
We had left Pleasantville at $50,
and at 6:10 we were in NOnkers. and
we felt that we were almost home.
Just for fun. when we struck Broad
way the driver turned up Bailey
Place Hill. just to show us how the
Chalmers would take il. 1t went up
it on high as if it had been level
ground.
\ few more minutes and we were
home. We were not even tired, and
the speedometer showed that we had
been siXty-four miles. All consid-
cred. the day could not have been
more enjoyable. Our enforced rest
i'm the sun had only served to make
US the more keenly appreciate the
pleasure of the road and a good car
And while the outskirts of New
Rochelle are more than attractive,
the open, quiet country had never