The Wheel and cycling trade review . y an extensive lawn and magnificent the further end of these grounds a roadleads to the right. This is Vanderbilt avenue,a favorite route for wheelmen bound forpoints along the main thoroughfare of Con-tral Staten Island, the Richmond and Amboyroads. Continuing along the shore road, youpass through Clifton and Rosebank, and,turning to the left, enter the gates of FortWadsworth. You are stopped by the sentryat the gate and politely requested to leaveyour camera in his charge, as for obviousreasons Uncle Sam does not wish photo-graphs taken of his me
The Wheel and cycling trade review . y an extensive lawn and magnificent the further end of these grounds a roadleads to the right. This is Vanderbilt avenue,a favorite route for wheelmen bound forpoints along the main thoroughfare of Con-tral Staten Island, the Richmond and Amboyroads. Continuing along the shore road, youpass through Clifton and Rosebank, and,turning to the left, enter the gates of FortWadsworth. You are stopped by the sentryat the gate and politely requested to leaveyour camera in his charge, as for obviousreasons Uncle Sam does not wish photo-graphs taken of his means of defence. Thisfort is well worth visiting, if only on accountof the grand view of the Narrows from thepromenades on top of the earthworks. the road, and the most southerly point ofNew-York State. From here a ferry willland you at Perth Amboy, if you wish to con-tinue the ride into New-Jersey. In StatenIsland Sound, at this point, is the shipsgraveyard. Old, ghostly looking hulks, inall stages of ruin and dismantledness, give a. Kill von Kull and the opposite shore, pro-vided the wind is not blowing the densesmoke from Constable Hook in his Port Richmond a ferry connects the islandwith Bayonne and the Hudson County Boule-vard. From this same point a fine stretch ofmacadam, the Clove Road, will serve as ashort cut, if you have come to the island viathe Bayonne ferry and are bound for Garret-sons or points beyond. If you intend to bethorough in your investigations you retraceyour way to the starting-point, St. below the new Hotel Castleton, yougradually climb slight rises until a beautifulview of the Bay and the Narrows delightsyou. Continuing your way, you fly down thesteep hill into Tompkinsville. As the roadat the bottom of the hill turns sharply toright and left, have your wheel under con-trol. A cyclist was killed there this summerthrough carelessness in this particular. Fol- Returning to the gate and reclaiming yourcamera, you can ride back
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