The Wheel and cycling trade review . , The Quick and theDead. We bear around to the left and intothe neat town of Brandon, to the BrandonHouse (L. A. W., $2) on the square (7% miles—150% miles). We take the centre road leading from thehotel, to the right of the monument, finemacadam from a mile, then a clay pike,which grows very poor. A long upgrade, thena down that can be coasted with a road winds past marble quarries, andwe keep to the right at both forks. Now overthe hills charming valley view, in thecentre of which lies the little town of Proctor,a culminating point of cum
The Wheel and cycling trade review . , The Quick and theDead. We bear around to the left and intothe neat town of Brandon, to the BrandonHouse (L. A. W., $2) on the square (7% miles—150% miles). We take the centre road leading from thehotel, to the right of the monument, finemacadam from a mile, then a clay pike,which grows very poor. A long upgrade, thena down that can be coasted with a road winds past marble quarries, andwe keep to the right at both forks. Now overthe hills charming valley view, in thecentre of which lies the little town of Proctor,a culminating point of cumulation hill con-tours, and we roll down into ofPitsford to the Mountain View House ($2)(7% miles—158% miles.) To the left here down the hill, then up overa clay pike into Rutland and turn to theright at the square on Centre street to theBerwick House (L. A. W., $), (8% miles—167%, miles). The town is very pretty and businesslike,the public buildings are handsome and thestreets well paved, some of asphalt. Large. We return in time for luncheon, and thenspin over the smooth shaded lake drive, crossthe lake outlet by the Mountain SpringHouse, and skirt the brook wandering throughthe vale to the right, to the town of Salis-bury (3% miles—143% miles). Here we turn to the left uphill over a poorpiece of road, then down, keeping right at thefork. Still on downgrade with pleasing viewsof the vale and stream, straight ahead at thecrossroads, over a succession of hills and the second largest sheet of water in the road that skirts the lake shore for severalmiles is reached via Hydeville, affording apretty run. The morn breaks a bit cloudy, but as all areprovided with gossamer capes an early startis made. Soon the dark rolling clouds majes-tically sail across the dome of sky, leaving butfleecy flecks in their wake, to tint the blueand soften the bright suns rays. We push on the straight, smooth roadthrough Hydeville, where the tongue of thelake narrows down
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