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The editors of this (irini; Doou feel that their
iTvst 'vords to the rjiembershi^) of the Association in
}>resentin<,' to tbem tlie second editinn of the work,
!^hould be words of jii)oloc/y for the delay that has
occurred in «,'ettin»,' it into tiieir hands.

The causes of this delay are doid)tless well known
*A) most all readers of tlie (."(iikuI'khi ]l'li''t'hii'in in
which journal they have at various times beeu ex-
.>lained at length. It is onlv necessarv for .us now
to say in addition, that while we deepiv re^^ret the
fact of the book's beinj^ almos't a year late in. publica-
tion, We cannot hold ourselves i-esponsibic for it nor
do we now see how it might tnidtr the ciix'unistances
Lave been avoided.

In compilin.i,' the work tlie editors ha\e stii\*en
to overcome some of the defects that have been
p. tinted out as occurrinj^ in the first (idition. In this
er\deav(n-. we feel that we Inive been measurealdy
successful.

All inattor contained in the former hook tliat
was of an ephemeral character bus been, as far as
possible, eliminated. Xo i-ecords have beeu included
IS the changes constantly beinji nnide in them would
render any list ef records valueless in a few weeks of
the wheeling season. The list of the Association
jNIembership Inis been onnnitted, along with much
other nnitter that was of doubtful usefulness or
entirely unnecessary.

On the other haiul oui* road-repoits which are. as
;i matter of course, of the first importance, have Ix en
Very considerably^^xtende'd. These a(b!:tions ei'fect
iiearly all i)arts of the1*ro\ince of Ontario and much
of Quebec, and will place in the hands of tourists an
jmmense amount of new and useful information in
regard to some of the choicest whrelnig grounds of

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the coutiiient. This informatiou it has beeu our aim
to have as near accurate as anything human can be
made and our authorities in most instances havei
been such as to warrant us in saying that while we
cannot claim absolute freedom from errors, oar
readers may rely with a great degree of assuranca
upon anything they find in these pages.

Another feature of the book is the complete
index of all cities, towns and villages mentioned in
the road- reports. The want of such an index in tbe
lirst edition was one of its principal defects.

We close this shoit preface by gratefully acknowl-
edging the assistance we received from many of tiie
officers of the Association. While the dilatoriousnesn
of many and the absolute indifference of others to
whom we appealed for assistance, have beeu serious
drawbacks to the success of the work, there were
others who gave freely and generously of iheir time
and talents to help along our task and to them our
best thanks are due. Nor must we forget our adver-
tising patrons without whose financial assistance the
publication of bo extensive a book without cost to tha
members would be impossible. , ' •

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PREMDKNT: - - - W. A. Kaun, -
VICEl'RKSIDKNT : - J. J). Mili.ku,
SKC-TREAS.: - - - H. H. Doxia.

WoocltjtOck.

- Montreul.

Simcoe.

- - TiOiuloii.
• - • Siuicoe.

- - Toronto.

- -Helleville.

- - Ottawa .

- - Mttntrenl.
- Winnipey.

St. Joliii. N.IJ.

Huron District No. 1 , - W. M.Be{,'g, - -
Niagara District No. -J, - W. K. Tisdale, - •
Toronto District No. :5, • f\ Laiif,'ley, - -
MidlandDi8tnctNo.4,- W. P. Way, - -
Ottawa District No. .I, - F. ^l. S. Jenkius, -
(Jfi:ebee District No. «>, - F. (I, (JnnMlink'ev,
Maiiitoba Dist. No. 7, - S. U. HlackbrJl. -
Mavitiuie J)iHt. No. H, - Cljas. Coster, -

Ilrpr«»cnlnliu»» :
Huron Dihtrict No. 1, .1. S. lUierJey, St. TJiouihs.iukI Win.

JJallautyne, Stratford.
Niit^^arR District No. -J, S. Woodroofe, Woodstock uii<l H. C.

(ioodmau, St. (Catherines.
Toronto District No. li, G. H. Orr and H. Ityrie, Ton)nto.
Midland District No. 4, W. E. Foster and li. H. Fenwick,
',.■• .' '^w .«»"', .' Helleville. /' ;;,

Ottawa District No. ."», W. Hljtlie, Otta-vva.

<^>Uibec District No. Ci.W. (H. Boss and A. T. Eane, Jiontroal.

Manitoba District No. 7, ('. B. Keonleyside, Winnipeg.

Maritime District No. 8, J. M. Barnes, St. John.

CiurRKAX llAcixo BoAitn: F. G. Gs.t;i)in(ieu, Montmkal.

Mkmwkrship Committkk: s>. WooDUoorr., CbairnMui: W.

K. TiSDALK and H. H. Donly.
TuANKi'oiiTATiox ('oMMiTTKi'. : W. P. WAY. riniinuaii
a. H. Obk and W. G. Rosh.
Mana<;i.k Canadian \Vhi;j:lmi;n :— J.S. RiUKUiiKY.

Additional Road Reports.

lUVIEUE DU LOUr TO WOODSTOCK. N.B.

Siuce Mr. Jenkins' chapter on tbe road down tne
St. Lawrence was printed he has obtained from Mr.
C W. C. Tabor, a member of the Ottawa Chib, aLi
account of a trip made by him from Riviere du Loup
to Woodstock, N.B.. and as the road is a flood one
tliat should attract other tourists to follow INIr.
Tabor, the editors think it of sufficient importance
to give it room in this book, although received too
late to go in the proper place. Mr. Tabor writes : —
• "Jjeaving Riviere du Loup cross the bridf^e back
of the station and take the turning to the ri«ht, afteL"
that foll«)w the telegraph lines which will run all the
way. The tirst 7'.l miles of t)»e road to Edmonton i?*
an old military road built by the Imperial Oovern-
ment. and is witli the exception of a few spots whicii
were beintj repaired in a good state for riding. The
lirst 2(» miles t(» St. Henri is heavy riding as there i.s
an ascent of H(K» feet in that distance, but there are
some beautiful stretches of road. Accommodating
can l)e procured at St. Henri, but of a most meagre
kind. I'"rom St. Henri to Lake Temiscouta. a di>
tance of '2Vt miles tVie road continues very good witii
up-and-down hill. At the lake there is an hotel
beautifully situated on the lake shore, where a very
fair meal and a clean room can be had. Ten miles on
from the lake the road continues about the same and
then tlie V)ank of the Madawaska river is reached and
from there the road continues level with the excep-
tion of a few short hills into Ldmontou. where we
strike the bank of the river St. John. At li^dmontvtu
fair lodging can be obtained at Rabon's Hotel, and
the proprietor will be found very obliging and hospi-
table. From Edmonton to (Irand Falls the road
follows the river St. fJohn and will be found good
riding with occasional hills and soft spots. At the
Grand Falls Hotel there is to be found good accom
modation and the proprietor will be found obligir.i;"

AhDlUONAI. i;OAl> l;K»'01!IS.

VIL.

iiiul willinj^ to j,'ive the traveller " points'" al)out the
iicoiury, f3tc. The falls themselves are graiul. said
by some people to he e<»ual to Niaj^ara, and the scen-
ery about them is very wild and beautiful. It will
repay one to stop over and see them. . From (Irautf.
Tails to Arostooh, a distance of '2'2 miles, the road
runs back from the river and is very hilly, but j^ood.
liard bottom with very few rou{»h spots. After gettiiii;
ovet that there is a smooth stretch of road for five
miles to Andover, a pretty little villa'je on thelliver
St. John, where at i'erley"« Hotel a very'j^ood meal
and room can be obtained, L'eaviii',' Andover you
have a ^ood smooth road to Florenceville. where
loclLfing can be .obtained at Tracey's Hotel. From
Florenceville tt* Woodstock the first 1*J miles are good
riding, but if the river road is kept from that ))oint
the traveller mav expect to do a good deal of walkiiig.
There is, however, a road which turns inland from
the river opposite Ilartland and is re[)orted level and
U<iod rnlinii. besides being two miles shorter than the
other way, Woodstock will be found a lively* little
place of (WMK) inhabitants with a rushing trade, (lood
acconimo(hition there at the (libson House, Frc>m
Woodstock to St. .Idhn the road has been all travelled
by bicyclists and is vvell known and fair accommoda-
tion can be obtained all along the route.

The above trip will be . ound a most delightful
one. 'J'he scenery all along the route is beautiful,
especially along Lake 'J'emiscouta and down the
River St. John, taking the road all throu»;h one
would be hard to please indeed if they found much
fault with it. The writer of the above left Riviere
du Loup on Thursday, October 7th, at one o'clock in
the afternoon and arrived at Woodstock on JSIonday
the lltli. at I'J o'clock, noon, having stopped off :».
half (lav at Grand L'alls besides taking in all there
was to be seen along the wav. A splendid trip iu
dry weather but heavy riding after rains.

^" " C. W. C. TAnoi:,

'■ / V ." Ottawa Ricvcle Club.

# LOCAL CONSULS.

HUKON DISTIUCT, \(). 1. ;

Ohatham— H. A. Kiiigsmill.
Cartfill— W. D. Cargill.
Essex Ceutre— Alex Cloutier.
Kincardine— F. E. Coombe.
Londoij — W. Kinjjsley Evans.
Eistowel — F. W. Hay.
Petrolia — Chas. A. Simmons.
Port i:Urin— S. Jiother.
St. Marys — C. S. Kunihey.
St. Thomas— (;. 11. Hepinstull.
Seaforth-' W. ('. MacKay.
Stratford -A. C. Mo watt.
Tara--W, J. Fawcett.
V/alkerton -D. Tnbil.
Wroxeter- Georj,'e G ibson .
Windsor .t Detroit V. C. BlcuV'ttr. :;0
Steetz Block, J)etn>it.

NIACAKA DISTUICT XO. -J.

Sim? e— W. S. I'erry. .

Woodstock — S. Woojroofe.

Berliu-F. W.Doll.

Brantford— W. J. Kriuwles.

Norwich- -W. H. Miller. . I "

Waterloo -Chas. E. I'ice, . ,;

l*aris— W. W. Psitttuso)).

Tilsohburj,'— II. C. II. Wood,

(Jrimsbv-W. D. Forbes.

Wat^rford -\V C. J.undy.

Einwood — E W. ]>undy.

Hamilton- B. (E Dunn,

St. C-atherineH — A. N. Ijindsay.

NiMji^ftra on theEjukt -W. liailev.

LOCAL CONSULS.

Niagara Falls — John Iilobiiis<5ii.
Thorold--John Dobbie.
Wellaud— H. A. Willet.
Caledouia — E. S. Mnnn>e.

TORONTO DISTRICT NO. X

Toronto -W. H. Cox, C. H. RijJKs.
Newmarket T. C. Watson.
Acton — Clias. Gibbonp.
J)i"avtou— J. H. Powlt'N .
ralnierston -A. Knowles.
Aurora- J. J. Ross.
Owen Sound -^^). L. Harrison.

MIJ)LANI) DISTRICT, NO. 1.

Hath — J. A. Minnes.
lU^lleville — .James Bt)nar. ' ,
]iocavj,'eou — V. E. Boll.
Brighton — Harry Whittiei-.
Cdiubellford -.1." B. Ward.
Cobourj4--W. (t, K, Uond.
Consecon -A. McDonnell.
Desorojito- -L. B. Cooper.
Ernestown- -C. Mitcljell.
Fenelon Falls— .\. E. Ames.
Frankford—F. li. Hope. i

Harwood — .\. W. Donly.
Hastings — E. .\. Reid.
Kingston — D. R. Depuis.
Madoc -Georj'e Biggar.
Mamora— W'. A. Lin^jham.
Marvsville — T. McCormick.
MilliMock— (^. W. Clelland.
Newbnrjjh- G. A. Caton.
Newcastle- Carl B, Kent.
Norw«)od — V. Hallidav*
Odessa -\V. J. Renton.
Omemee— J. McNatnara.
Peterboro'— G. A. Schofield.
Fict^n— B. W. Reynolds.

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:l-OCAL ('(•N.sri..s.

SiianMouville-H.i:. Clarke.
Sprm-brook-J. B. Wilson.
fetirJin^-C. r. Nicholsoii.
Irenton-C. W. Thompson.
NVellington— G. E. Keid.

.OTTAWA DXSTIUCT, K().

Ottawa—Majoi- Walsli
Cornwall H. Turner
Brockville-H. .^. Sphin.

QriKBEC: DLSTIUCT. \o. 0.

Montreal- Horace Joyce. Piulir.-. 8.^
C. H. Loggie, 217 Hleurv St. ''

Sherbrooke-R. N. Robins.
J^ennoxville-W. A. Farwell.
(rranby-F. G. Farwell.
Waterloo— F. Jhi»/gs

KoxtonFalls---H.Hrproiitv
./.achate MiIls--J.E.I,e]aud.
C arenceville--j. IJ. a. Patti.un.

.guehec-\\.A.Can)pl,dI. St. IVterSfc

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The follow in J,' liailroiids rloiii^' business in Cana-
<Vd v.ill cany bicycles and tricycles when accom-
panied by owners, freaof charj^e, the machines to be
at the risk of owners against accident. The roads
<lesianated with an * will demand the production ot
a m^iinbership ticket iu the C. \V. A. or L. A.W. : —

Canada .Vtlantic.

Canadian Pacitic, llast. ,* , ^^^ '

Canadian I'acific, West. '
, Canada Southern.
Central Vermont.

"Central Ontario. *

(iratid 1'rnnk and all its branches.
Intercolonial of Canada.
' *Kinf!;ston cfe Pembroke. ' ..'

,,: '• INIichij^an Central. , :':.;;'

': *Napanee (V Tamworth.- '

*New lUtmswick. • .

I'assiimpic. ^ > ■ • ; ; ^ l.-

Prince i''.dward Island. . ,, »>

(^)uebec, M. O. and (k'cidental.
(Quebec it Lake St. .lohii.
"Quebec Central.
*Sonth I'^asterh.

P.LAC K LIST.

-lie Northern & North Western of Canada.

This railway wheelmen will do well to avoid aa
no arrangeinent can be ^^otten with it.

Ill a work so cireum scribed as this it wouiu be
impoBsible to devote to this important subject s^act
sufficient to treat it as it sijould be. On tiie other
hand it would be unwise to leave entirely untouc\ie«"l
Tipow, a matter that must be of. great interest t" i^/il
wheelmen.

To one. outside the wheelin;^ fraternity it i;:;i-t
be a matter of no little surprise to learn to whnt u
^reat extent the literature of our sport has iittairitd
in its short history.

No other pastime supports and sm)norts so w 11
MO many periodicals as exist on behalf of wiioeliii;^' ;
while the books that have been published upon tlit
subject are already beconjin;^ so numerous as t > he
difficult to keep track of. \ '

In order that wheelmen i'lto v;hosc hands tiii'i
b»>ok may fall, shall be provided with a. convei.u-ut
means of refereujre the follovviiij,' list of titles of iho
lMjoksan«l ))eriodicals printed in the J'inj»iish hni«4i.ia;.'t
througb the inspiration of the wheel and publisln.Miin
America, is given.

The information is not given to puff the Utk*^
and journals mentioned, but solely for the convi^ni-
enco of the subscribers to this (luide IJook.

The information contained herein lias l...«a
•turn niarizcd from p« chapter in tbe ]Mii't'huaii''s Ih/ifi
Book of KKne.r Count If, Matts., which in its turn was
compiled from a chapter in Karl Kro.i's "Ten
Thousand Miles on a liicycle," a work of H()0 pages of
f).'>7,4()0 words ; bound in cloth, with gilt top; ap-
pendix of 3,500 subscribers names ; Price f2. JCxcrpt
to those who have subscribed to the guarantee fund.
Karl Kron will send table of contentR, descriptive
circulars, and specimen chapter free. His addrC'Ai j^

WHKKL I.IThH.VPUllK

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the I uiversitv Building, Washington Square, New
York Citv, 1).

Tlie folio win*:; is u list of 'cycling journals, giving
(latv of tirsti issue of each, and is believed to include
all those which are now regularly published in the
Ku;;lish language : — Cauu'fian Wheelman (Sept. 18H3),
inon.Mlv, 'ftl, free to 'members of C. \V. A ; London,
Ont. 7,. A. W. lluUetln (July 2. '85), weekly,*!;
Boston, Mass., 22 School St. ,['heelmau\^ Gazette
(Apr., 'Hii), monthly, oOc. ; Springfield, Mass. Biaj-
elivii World (Nov. 15, '79), weekly, f 1 ; IBoston, Mass.,
17'.»'Tremout St. Wheel (Sept. 25, '80) weekly, *1 ;
New York. 12 Vesey St. Southern Cycler (Nov., '84),
monthly, 50c. ; Memphis, Tenn. Ilictjcle South (Dec.
'84|. monthly, 50c. ; New Orleans, La., IHJ Gravier
St. Star AiivncKte (Mar., '85), monthly, 50c. ; East
Rochester, N. II. Americuii Wheelman (Aug., '85),
luonthly, 50c. ; St. Louis, Mo. 510 Olive St. ]'er-
r.u))it lilcijcle {M>i'i\, '8(>), monthly, 25c. ; WestKan-
dolph, Vt. Ueerention (^\\\\ n, *'80), weekly, ^1.50 ;
Newark, N. J. Amerirau Athlete (March 5, '87), bi-
monthly ; Philadelphia, Pa., 821 Chestnut St. (-'. 7'.
C. Mouihh/ (laietfe (Oct., "78), 5} s. (id.: London, Eng.,
IH'.i and 140 Fleet St. Cyciixt (Oct. 22, '79), weekly,
♦') s. (id. ; Coventry, Eng., 12 SmithfordSt. liicycliny
SetiK (.Jan.. *7()|, weeklv. i* s. d. ; London, Eng., 98
Fleet St. WheeHuff (Apr. .'50, *84), weeklv, s. G d. ;
London, Eng., 152 Fleet St. Cyclinn 77w«J(May, '77),
weekly, () s. (> d, ; London, Eng., East Temple
Chambers, Whitefriars St. Trieycliny Journal (June
15, "HI), weekly, (» s. i\ d. ; London, Eng., Hammer-
smitli Printing Works. Wheel World (*80), monthly,
(» K. ; London. Eng., 98 Fleet St. Irixh Cyclht and
Athlete {MfLy 15. "85), fortnightly, 5 s. 5 d. : Dublin,
40 Lower Sackville St. Irish Cycling and Athletic
Journal [Nov.. '^o), weekly, s. Gd. ; Dublin, .^n."-
triiHan Cyciiny Xeus (Aug. .'{1, '8H), fortnightly, 7 s. ;
M^illxturne, Vict., 47 Queen St.

Of the prints which are no longer in the market,
the earliest mention belongs to the American liicycliny

XIV.

\VHKKI< MTKUAII |{K.

Jonniid, wliiuli made 14 re*;iilar lortnightly i.--iies.
Itec. 22, '77, to .Unie 22, '7s, and 4 later ones ii: *7li.
It was pnolished at 17H J)evousliire street, Boatcu. at
10c. a copy, or ^2.50 a year. The i)roprietors were
Cunningham, Heath <S: ('o., the earliest lirm ()i-«,'ahized
for the importation of hicycles into America, and
the editor was their junior partner, I'rank W. Wes-
ton. xVnother notable nionunieiit in the journalistit;
cemetery is that made by tlie 1") mrnthiy nnmbfrsof
the Wlitcliii'iii. Oct., "H2, to J)cc., "s;;, an illustrateil
octavo ina^'a/ine of -SO double-column pages, Litiid-
Honiely ))rinte<l. The publishers were the Wheelman
Co. of r.OS Washington St., i?oston, Mass. J. S.
Phillips was literary editor: and Charles 1^. Pratt,
contributing editoi'. U'liemagazme vvassubseiiutntly
merged into ()utiii;i, a magazine of general outdoor
recreation, which was begun in .^lay. ■S2. at Alban\ .
N. Y.. i)y W. P>. Ilowland. the two appearing under
the title of Ontiiiti nml The ]\' lirchna n. This style
was retained until the llOth number iMar.. "s.")!. etin-
pleting tlie lifth semi-annual volume. It was then
published at ]7'> 'I'remonc St., liost )n, by the Wheel-
man (Jo. C'harles Pichai'ds Dodge was editor after
tlie llln'i'liiiitii series ended in Dec., "s:-{. Since the
I'eb., "Sf), issue, the Outing (.'o. has ]ml)Iislied it iit lOJ
Nassau St.. N. Y. ; with Poultney I'.igelow as editor.
The number of pages was increased from SO to 12><' m
Apr., "St, when the name Whcchmoi ^vas removefl
from the cover, and the pi-ice increased from 1f*2 to ^'i\
a year. UMie semi-annual Nolunics. bound in cloth.
are advertised at frl.;")(> eticli for the first live, and V-
each for the later ones.

The following is a list of American l>ooks and
pamphlets concerning the subject now in the market.
They are homul in cloth unless 'therwise specified :
— "Lyra Jiicyclica : Sixtv Poets on the Wheel ""
(2d ed., Mar., "So) oO and 7oc. ; J. (r. J)alton, author,
,S() St. James ave., IJoston. Mass. (1st. ed., Oct.. "SO.
"Forty Poets."' 20c.) ••Wheel Songs," jjoems of
bicyeliujj, by H. (-onant J-'oster (July, si, illu^t.,
^1.75) ; N. Y. : Outing Coii^pany, 1 10 Nas.sau street.

^■MM

UUKKL LITKlIAirKK

XV,

•' Ivhynies of tlu; Koad and lliver,' by " Cliris.-
"Vv heeler' Arthur Heuiy MacOwen (Nov., s.',, 52) :
i'hiladelplna, Pa. : E. Stanley Hart dc c:o.,:V21 Cliest-
juit St. " A Canterbury Pilgrimage, ridden, written
Jind illustrated by Joseph and Elizabeth Robitus
Per-nell lAug., 'h,'), paper, 5()c.); N. Y.: C. Bcribuer's>
Sons, 74:} Broi'dway. * In and .\round Cape Ann," a
j^nide to Gloucester and vicinity, for the wheelman
tourist and suujmei" visitor (Aug.. 'S.'), illust , I'^c.) :
John S. Webber, Jr.. author, Cloucester. INfass.
" ]^»oad J»ook of Long Island " (Apr., "sf), •fili, tabu-
lated statistics of the best 'riding witliin ."iO ni. of X.
Y. City, with s])ecial maps; A. Ji. ]>arkman, com-
piler. i\()X Eourtli Ave., Brooklyn, X. Y. The second
" H;ind-book (if the Obio Division"' iMay "SCi; T. -I,
Kirkpatrick, Springfield) is sold to licaguo menibers
only, for "?il ; tlie 1st ed. (Mai'.. 'S.*) contained notli-
i:)g about roads. *' Ixoad and Hand-book of Pa., X.
,j. and ^Nld." Tided., "SO, flexible leather, 1!>1), con-
tains maps, descriptions and tabulated statistics of
32.U()0 miles : H.S.Wood, 15on «>1(*., Philadelphia. Pa.
"Cyclist's Ixoad JJook of J^oston and X'icinity "' cJd
ed., May 20, '.sr») ; '>.'} routes given by streets; nnii'ed
for loc. by the compile]-, A. L. Atkins, 17 West Wal-
nut Park," Boston. Mass. (1st ed., Mar., 's.').) •' Wheel-
man's Hand book of J^ssex County " (iJd ed., revised
and enlarged, -Inly, "SCi) ; mailed for 20c. by the com-
piler. George Cbinn, Beverly. ]\[ass. Old eds. (Ist
ed., Apr.. "H4 ; 2d, May, 'H')). free for :{-c. stami).
'* htar-Hiiler's Manual ''' (2d ed.. Mar.. 'HC, ; 7')C.), an
instrui tion book on the use of the American Star
bicycle ; E. H. Corson, author, East Kocbester, X.H.
{1st ed., Jan., 'H4.) " A. P>. C. of Bicycling'" (Apr..
•SO: 10c. ), i/istruc^ions for ))eginners, bv H. B. Hart,
}<11 Arch St.. Philalelphia, Pa. "Bicycle Tactics,'"'
a manual of drill for clubs (A[)r., "s4 ; 20c. f, bv T. S.
Miller. ir)2 Washington St.. Chicago. Ills. "Club
Songs " (set to popular airs ; 2r)c.), by A. S. Hibbard.
Arthur Young and T. S. Miller. " Wheels and
WhiniH : a 'cycling novel," by Mrs. F. T. McCray and'
Miss K. L. Smith (Mav, 'Hi ; illust., ^1.2.') ; lioston :'

WHEi:i. LlTlOKATl'llK.

^'uppies, IJpham tt Co. ; 'id ed., May, '^i. paper, "JOc.
J. !B. Browning, 01 Oliver St., Boston, Mass. "Wheel-
iiidirs lieforence Book" (May, '80, illust., ^1 ; pHi>ei,
>)0c.) ; Hartford, Conn. : l^acker & Goodmaiu
'" Cyclist's llecord Book," for recording rides (Fa^.,
"H4, 80c. ; roan leather, 50c.), by C. D. Batchelder,
Lancaster, N. H. " My Cyclinj4 Log Book " (May,
'H(i, tL25), for recording rides, by Frank ^V. Weston;
pnblished by C. H. Whiting, U\H Devonshire St.,
Boston, Mass. " Blank Road Book, as adopted by
the Pennsylvania and New .Jersey Divisions" (July,
"HO, 125 detachable blanks, bound in flexible cloth,
.280.), by H. S. Wood, " designed for the combined
uses of correspondence and publication, in compiliJi),^
.official road books far the League ;" mailed by T. H.
Wright. Box Itll), Philadelphia, Pa. "Amateur
Bicycle Repairing " (IH mo. flexible leather, 25 c),
by Col. Horace Park, published at Cincumati, in \<)-
or earlier, by R. Clarke tt Co. " The Advantages of
Cycling, with practical suggestions on learning and
riding, by 5078 " (Feb., '80, pp. 16) ; privately printed
for li. H. Porter, East Orange, N. J. " What and
Why: Some Common Questions Answered " (1st ed.,
Apr., '84: ; 2d ed., completing 100,000 copies, Apr,,
'80), by Chas. E. Pratt ; distributed by the Pope
Mfg. Co., Boston, which also issued (Apr., '80; 8 vo.),
an ornamental "no-na me scrap-book," composed of
fac-simile reproductions of newspaper and magazine
4jlippings in praise of 'cycling. " The Agent's Guide ;
or. How to Make Money by Selling 'Cycles" (Ist ed.
of o,0W, Feb., '80 ; 2d ed., July), by H. D. Corey ;
distriouted bv Stoddard, Lovering ct Co., Boston.
''The Book of Berkshire " (June '80: leatherette,
75c. ; paper, 50c.), has one feature got up especially
for wheelmen and contains a large road map of Berk-
shire County; published by Clark W. Brvan A' Co..
Holyoke, Mass. '♦ The C W. A. Guide Book," 2d ed.
( Apl. '87), 104, 10 mo. bound in flexible cloth ; sent on
receipt of 50c. by H. B. Donly, Sinicoe, Canad:t.

©oaAfifulIori al^t) Si)y-k)aaoA

OV THE

CANADIAN WHEELMEN'S
ASSOCIATION,

Adopted June, 1S83. Revised May, 1886.

CONSTITUTION.

Article 1. This organization shall be known as
The Canadian Wheelmen's Association.

Art. 2. Its objects are to promote the general in-
terests of cycling and ascertain, defend and protect
the rights of wheelmen, to encouarge and facilitate
touring, and to establish championships.

Art. 3. Any amateur wheelman in good standmg
shall be elegible for membership in this Association.
To become a member, he shall send or cause to be
sent to the Secretary, upon a form to be furnished to
him on application to that oflacer, an application for
membership signed in his own proper name and en-
dorsed by two members of the Association or three re-
putable citizens of the place in which he lives, accom-
panied by the sum of one dollar, which shall be a
year's dues up to the first day of July next after the
2

;

t I

ft CONSTITUTION.

date of the application. A provisional certificate of
membership ahall be immediately issued to the ap-
plicant by the Secretary, who shall, in the next issue
of the official newspaper cause saia applicant's name
to be published in the list of new members and if at
the expiration of two weeks from such publication no
protest has been received against the applicant's elec-
tion he shall be con^rmocl in his membership by the
Membership Committee. Should any club of five
menrbers or more have a rule in its by-laws to the
effect that every member shall be and remain a mem-
ber of the Association as long as he is a member of said
Club it shall be admitted at one half of the above
named fee per member.

Art. 4. The Officers of this Association shall be a
President, a Vice-President, a Secretary-Treasurer,
Chief Consuls — one from each District, and Repre-
sentatives — one for each District, and one for each ad-
ditional complete fifty members over and above the
first fifty ; and these officers shall form a Board, of
which five shall constitute a quorum, who shall have
power to decide all matters not provided for in the
Constitution and to fill vacancies in the Board. All
the Officers, with the exception of the President
and Vice-President shall be eligible for re-election.

Art. 5. This Constitution shall not be altered or
amended except by a two-thirds vote of the members
present and voting at the annual meeting ot the
Association, or by a majority of those voting by a mail
vote, notice of such alteration or amendment having
been given at least two weeks previous to the meet-
ing or the dispatch of the blanks for the mail vote.

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BY-LAWS.

D-

ARTICLE I— OFFICERS.

Clause 1. The President shall preside at all meet-
ings of the Association and of the Board of OfiicerH,
when present ; shall appoint all Committees; may till
pro tempore any vacancy in any office or Committee
until the next ensuing business meeting of the Board;
shall exercise a general oversight in the affairs of the
Association, and shall make a report at the Annual
Meeting nexi subsequent to his election.

' He may at any time remove from office any mem-
ber ot the Board who shall be guilty of misconduct,
9ind he shall promptly exercise this prerogative at the
written request of fifteen constituents of the officer so
charged.

An appeal from th decision of the President may
at any time be taken before the Board, either directly
or by a mail vote; in the former case a two-thirds vote
shall be necessary to revoke the action of the Presi-
dent, in the latter case a majority of the votes cast
shall decide.

2. The Vice-President shall preside, when pres-
ent, in the absence of the President at all meetings
of the Association or of the Board, and perform in
such absence all the necessary duties of the President
at the time ; and in case of the death, resignation or re-
moval of the President, he shall be acting President
until the next annual election.

3. The Secretary-Treasurer shall receive and
cause to be published all applications for membership;
shall keep a registrar of the same; shall conduct the
correspondence of the Association; make and preserve
records of all meetings ; receive and be accountable for
all dues and other funds of the Association ; make dis
bursements upon the order of the President arid the
Chief Consul of his (the Secretary's) district ; give
bonds, if required, for the faithful discharge of his

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4 BY-LAWS.

duties ; and report to all meetings of the Board, or of
the Associatiou ; and generally perform the duties of
his office. He shall be ex-otficio a member of the
Executive Board and of all Committees.

•1. Prior to the Annual General Meeting, and at
such other time or times as the Board may seem fit,
the accounts of the Secretary-Treasurer shall be aud-
ited by two auditors appointed by the President. The
accounts as audited shall be published for the infor-
mation of members.

o. Each Chief Consul shall have general manage-
ment and oversight of the affairs of the Association
in his respective District ; he shall call and preside at
all District meetings ; shall appoint one Consul lor
each city, town or village in his District, and shall
recommend Association Hotels. In the case of large
cities the Chief Consuls may, if they deem it necessary,
appoint additional, Consuls.

6. Representatives shall forward to their Chief
Consuls for appointment the names of members of
the Association to serve as Consuls, and shall recom-
mend hotels as Association headquarters. They shall
in connection with their Chief Consul, have power to
decide all local matters in their Districts, as provided
for in these rules, and shall have a geneial oversight
over the affairs of the Association in their immediate
Districts.,

7. Consuls shall acquire and give any information
as to roads, hotels, laws, etc., in their localities to
members of the Association calling upon them person-
ally, or by letter, when stamp is enclosed for reply.
Keep the Dietrict^Officers informed from time to time
of all information of interest to Wheelmen, by Re-
ports. Perform such duties as the said officers may
require of them, and generally promote the welfare"
of the Association. Consuls' term of office shall ex-
pire December 31st in each year, but they may be re-
moved for cause by the President.

8. No member shall at one time hold two offices,
and if elected to two he shall fill only the higher.

BY-LAWS.

ARTICLE II— COMMITTEES.

Clause 1. There shall be a Committee od Mem-
bership, a Committee on Rules and Regulations, a
Committee on Racing (to be called the Racmg Board)
and a Transportation Committee, to be appointed
from the Board of Officers (except the Transportation
Cotnmittee) to serve for one year, or uiitil their suc-
cessors be properly appointed. . •

2. All matters pertaining to membership and the
hearing of protests against the standing of members,
whether for infraction of the Amateur Law or not,
shall be placed in the hands of the Membership Com-
mittee, which shall be composed of the Secretary of
the Association and the two members of the Board of
Officers who live most convenient to him. It shall be
within the province of the membership committee to
receive the request of any wheelmen for reinstate-
ment as an amateur, to make a full inquiry, and to

. decide the case on its merits. A unanimous vote shall
be required for reinstatement. ,

3. To the Committee on Rules and Regulations
are referred as they arise, all matters relating to rules
of the Association or of the Board.

4. To the Transportation Committee shall be re-
ferred all matters relating to the transport of bicycles
by railway and steamboat lines, customs regulations,
etc.,- etc. . '. . ..

5. The Racing Board shall be composed of the
various Chief Consuls. To it shall be referred all
matters pertaining to racing and the championships.
They shall make all arrangements for the champion-
ships held under the auspices of the C.W. A. or any
of its affiliated Clubt or Associations.

It will be the duty of all members of the Racing
Board to make inquiry regarding any wheelmen
against whoso amateur standing doubts may have
arisen, and at once forward written particulars to the
Secretary of the Association or the Chairman of the
Membership Committee, who will provide for an in-
vestigation of the charges. Suspicious circumstances,

6 BY-LAWS.

which are, lu the judgemeot of any member of the
Board, sufficient to make the statue of any wheelman
a matter of reasonable doubt, shall be the basis of an
iiivestigation in the absence of formal protests or
charges. It shall be the duty of local consuls to keep
members of the Board informed of any infraction of
its rules which may come under their notice. Upon
protest coming to the Membership Committee they
will at once communicate with the party under sus-
picion, either in person or by registered letter, lay all
charges before him, or set forth the circumstances
which lead to a reasonable doubt, and call for an an-
swer to the charges or a removal of the reasonable
doubt. Silence and failure to reply to charges pres-
ented within fifteen days will be considered an ad-
mission of guilt. If the charges are prored, or the
reasonable doubt is not removed, it shall bo the duty
of the chairman to report the findings in the official
organ, declaring the party a professional and warning
all amateurs not to compete with him ; and such offi-
cial declaration shall carry with it expulsion from the
C. W. A. if the person concerned is a member thereof.

It shall also be within the province of the racing
board to suspend from the race-track for such a time
as they may deem proportionate to the offence any
wheelman guilty of unfair dealing or ungentlemanly
conduct on the track, or any wheelman who competes
in a race not governed by the rules of the C. W. A.,
or those that may be approved by the racing board ;
and any wheelman who knowingly competes with one
who has been Huspeuded will render himself liable to
a like penalty.

The racing board shall have the power to make
such rules for its government and the government of
race meetings as may be deemed expedient, and may
appoint one or more official handicappers at their dis-
cretion. . , .

, BY-LAWB. 7

ARTICLE III— MEETINGS.

Clause 1. There shall be an annual baBiness meet*
ing of the Association on the First day of July (Do-
minion Day) in each year, (or if that occur on Sun-
day, the day appointed to be observed as such) or
upon such other date as the Board may direct, at
such place as the Board'of Officers may determine
(at a meeting to be held at least two months previous)
and of which Annual Meeting at least one month's
public notice shall be given. At this meeting the
order of business shall be as foilow : — Reading of Re-
cords of previous annual meeting ; report of President;
Secretary. Treasurer ; Communications from the
Board of Officers ; Reports of Special Committees ;
election of President ; election of Vice-President ; mo-
tions, votes and resolutions ; twentv-five members
shall form a quorum ; each member present shall have
one vote on any question. Clubs may be represented
by delegates presenting ci ^dentials, certified by the
President and Secretary ot their Clubs, who^shall
cast as many votes as provided for by their credentials.
The maximum number of votes which any one such
delegate shall be allowed to cast shall be ten.

2. At the date and place of the Annual Meeting
of the Association, there shall be a general Parade, to
be arranged and commanded by the Captain of the
oldest local Club, who shall be the marshal for the
day, in which all Wheelmen shall be invited to par-
ticipate. In this Parade the clubs shall have prece-
dence in the order of their joining the Association.

3. At the same date and place there shall be held
a Race Meeting, under the auspices of the Associa-
tion, at which meeting championship prizes shall be
offered, for which suitable trophies shall be provided.

4. The Board of Officers shall meet at least once
a year. This meeting shall be held not less than two
months prior to the Annual General Meeting. A
meeting of the Board may be called at any time on
the order of the President or five members of the
Board.

8 HY-LAWS.

5. The President and Secretary may at any time
submit any matter of business properly before the
Board in writmg, in the form of a vote or resolution,
to each member of the Board, by mail, upon which
the members may indicate their approval or disap-
proval; and when replies in {ipproval shall be received
from a majority of the members, the President shall
declare such vote or resolution carried, and it shall be
taken as the action of the Board as if done at a regular
meeting ; and at any business meeting of the Board
of Officers, when a minority greater than two shall
desire to appeal from the action of the meeting, they
may take an appeal to the full Board of Officers by a
vote to be taken in the foregoing manner.

6. At all meetings of the Board the established
law of deliberative assemblies shall be observed.

ARTICLE IV— ELECTIONS.

Clause 1. Between the First and Tenth days of
April in each year, the Secretary shall send tc each
member of the Association a ballot paper for Repre-
sentatives and Chief Consuls, on which shall be print-
ed the names of any nominees, proj)osed and seconded
by two members of the District, before the first day
of April. Each member shall be entitled to one vote
for Chief Consul for the District in which he is a
member ; and one vote for each Representative that his
District is entitled to under these By-Laws. These
ballots shall be tilled ouc and returned to the Sec-
retary before the tenth day of May, and by him de-
livered to the Scrutineers, three in number, who shall
be appointed by the President, and who shall sort and
count the votes and make return of the same to the
President, on or before the twentieth day of May.
The person obtaining the largest number of votes in
each District for Chief Consul shall be elected ; and
the persons receiving the largest number of votes as
Representatives shall be elected. The President shall
as soon as practicable declare the result of the elec-
tion. The President and Vice-President shall be
elected at and by the Annual Meeting of the Associa-

"OMpanajB

BY-LAWS. 9

tion. Immediately after said Annual Meeting pro-
vided for in By-Law No. 9, the new Board of Officers
shall assume office, meet and elect from the member-
ship of the Association a Secretary-Treasurer. All
the elections shall be by ballot. In the case of a tie
in the election of Representatives and Chief Consuls
the matter shall be referred back to the District.

ARTICLE V— MEMBERSHIP.

Clause 1. All applications for membership shall
be forwarded direct to the Secretary, together with
fees for admission and such information as may be
required. Blanks for use by applicants shall be pro-
vided by the Secretary ; they shall contain space for
the applicant's full name, address, age, and answers
to questions concerning the applicant's amateur stand-
ing, as well as space for the signature of members or
others recommending the applicant for election.

2. Objections to the admission of any candidate
for membership may be made to the Secretary witiiin
two weeks after the publication of the name of such
candidate, and such objections shall be considered
confidential.

3. Upon objection being made to any candidate the
Secretary shall at once report the fact to the Mem-
bership Committee who shall act thereon. Any can-
didate or member of the Association may take an ap-
peal from the action of the Membership Committee
in the method provided for in Article III, Rule o, of
the By-Laws, by paying to the Secretary an amount
sufficient to cover such appeal with the understand-
ing that if such appeal be successful the amount ad-
vanced shall be refunded.

4. In passing upon the eligibility of candidates
as amateurs, the Board shall be guided by the fol-
lowing rule, and shall take proper pairs to ascertiaii
and determine the facts in any case where objection
is made to a candidate or member on this ground, or
when the question may arise on complaint of any live
members of the Association, or otherwise, viz.:

BY-LAWS.

(a) An amateur is a person who never com-
peted in an open competition, (b) or for a stake, (c) or
for pnblic money, (d) or for gate money, (e) or under
a false name, (/ \ or with a professional for a prize,
(g) or with a professional when gate money is charged.

6. The Association draws attention to the follow-
ing explanation : — A cyclist forfeits his right to compete
as an amateur and thereby becomes a professional, by
engaging in cycling or any other recognized athletic
exercise, or personally teaching, training, or coaching
any other person therein, either as a means of obtain-
ing a livelihood or for a stated bet, money prize, or
for gate-money, competing with, pace-making for, or
having the pace made by a professional in public or
for a prize, selling, realizing upon, or otherwise turn-
ing into cash any prize won by him. This rule does
not apply to teaching the elements of bicycling solely
for the purpose of efifecting the sale of a bicycle. The
Association recognizes as athletic exercises all tnose
sports under the jurisdiction of the Amateur Athletic
Association of Canada, including running, walking,
jumping, pole-leaping, putting the shot, throwing the
hammer, throwing the weights, tug of war, and row-
ing, boxing, sparring, lacrosse, polo, roller and ice
skating, and snow-shoeing.

7. Any member suspended shall surrender his
membership ticket to the Secretary-Treasurer, and
in case of his re-instatement it shall be restored to
him.

8. Members shall observe all rules and direc-
tions of the Association and its officers, and all laws
in the locality through which they may happen to
pass, provided the same be not prohibitory to bi-
cycling.

9. Whenever any member of the Association
sha.U be expelled from any amateur club, or shall be
protested in writing by four or more members of
the Association or by any member of the Board of
Officers, his name shall be suspended on the roll of

BY-LAWS. 11

members by the Secretary, and his case shall be con-
sidered without unreasonable delay by the Board.
and they shall have power to reinstate or expell him.

10. Every member shall have the right to apply
for and receive from any Chief Consul, Represent-
ative, or Consul for his District, such aid or infor-
mation as may be in their power to give, and all
circulars and other publicatious of the Association
or its officers, upon the terms provided therefore.

11. Members shall extend and accept mutual
hospitalities, companionship and assistance, when-
ever practicable and appropriate, and the production
of a membership ticket shall be sufficient introduc-
tion.

12. Every member shall receive from the Secret-
ary-Treasurer a card of membership bearing his
name and number, signed by the President and Sec-
retary-Treasurer, good for the Association year ;
those joining between 1st April and Ist July will be
entitled to tickets for the whole of the ensuing Asso-
ciation year. These cards must be given up on the
suspension or resignation of the holder from the As-
sociation. The loaning of a card shall be sufficient
cause for expulsion.

13. Membership fees are payable in advance be-
fore or on the 1st July in each year ; and any mem-
ber whose subscription is not paid by the Ist day of
September shall cease to be a member.

ARTICLE VI—MAIL VOTE.

Clause 1. Should the Board of Officers at any
time deem it advisable to consult the members of the
Association upon any question, they may Eubmit said
question in the form of a vote or resolution on a
printed form to every member individually. And
upon this form the members shall signify their pleas-
ure, voting yea or nay. And when a majority of the
members have forwarded their votes to the Secretary
in approval, the President shall declare the question
carried the same as if the vote was put at a regular
Aimual Meeting. Should votes be received in disap-

BY-LAWS.

proval from a majority of the members, the Prcsideut
shall declare the question lost. But if a majority of
the members is not obtained by either the negative
or affirmative, at the end of a month from the send-
ing out of the ballots, the President shall declare upon
the question according to the ballots returned. Should
the vote be a tie the question shall be declared lost.

ARTICLE VII— DISTRICTS.

Clause 1. Districts over which there shall be
placed a Chief Consul shall be composed as follo^vs :

No. 1— HURON— West of and including Elgin,
Middlesex, Perth and Bruce.

No. 2— NIAGARA— The counties of Norfolk,
Haldimand, Welland, Lincoln, Wentwortli, Water-
loo, Oxford and Brant.

No. 3— TORONTO— The counties of jHaltou,
Peel, Wellington, Dufferin, Grey, Simcoe, York and
Ontario.

No. 4— MIDLAND— The counties of Durham
and Victoria to Frontenac, inclusive.

No. 5— OTTAWA— The remainder of the Pro-
vince of Ontario.

No. 6— QUEBEC— The entire Province.

No. 7— WINNIPEG— The Province of Manitoba,
the North-West Territories, and British Columbia.

No. 6— THE MARITIME— The Prorinces of
Nev7 Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward
Island.

ARTICLE VIII— UNIFORM and BADGES.

Clause 1. The Uniform of the Association shall
be a Norfolk Jacket with belt, close fitting knee-
breeches, peaked cap, all of dark gray Halifax tweed,
stockings to match. The wearing of the uniform
shall be optional. .^ ' .

2. The Badge of the Association shall be a gold
double.spoked wheel, having upon the hub a Maple

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Leat sarmouuted by a Beaver, and on the spokes
the letters " C. W. A/' in relief. The motto shall be :—
"A pas de Geaut."

8. Officers of the Association shall wear
under their badges distinguishing colors, as follows : —
President, Dark Blue ; Vice-President, Light Blue ;
Secretary-Treasurer, Pink ; Chief Consuls, Scarlet ;
Representatives, Green ; Consuls, White.

ARTICLE IX— MISCELLANEOUS.

Clause 1. The Financial and General year of the
Association shall expire on the 30th day of June in
each year.

2. The Board of Officers may at any time ap-
poir»t additional Representatives for a District, pro-
viding that a sufficient bona Jide increase of member-
ship has been made, to warrant such additional Rep-
resentation.

' -8. Additions or amendments to the By-Laws
may be made after notice, by mail or otherwise, to
every member of the Board of Officers at a meeting
of the BoarJ, or as provided in Article III Clause 6.

RULES

FOR THE

GOVERNMENT of RACE MEETINGS

AS PREPARED BY

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

THE CHIEF CONSULS OF THE SEVERAL DIS-
TRICTS, EACH IN CHARGE OF HIS
OWN DISTRICT.

Duties and Powers of the Board.

All matters pertaining to racing are placed in the
hands of a sub-Committee of the Board of Officers
known as the Racing Board, and said Racing Board
is composed of all the Chief Consuls. To this Board
shall be referred all matters pertaining to Racing.
They shall make all arrangements for the Annual
Championships, which are now h«ld under C. W. A.
auspices, and shall, at their pleasure, establish new
ones. They shall assign Provincial Championships
to such Clubs or Associations as they may consider^
desirable, and under such conditions as they may
deem expedient.

All matters pertaining to membership and the
hearing of protests against the standing of members,

RACING RULES.

whether for infraction of the Aniateur Law or not,
bhall be placed in the hands of the Membership Com-
mittee, which shall be composed of (he Secretary of
the Association and the two members of the Board of
Officers who live most convenient to him. It will te
the duty of all the members of the Racing Board to
make inquiry regarding any wheelmen against whose
amateur standing doubts may have arisen, and at
once forward written particulars to the secretary of
the Association or the Chairman of the Membership
Committee, who will provide for an investigation
of the charges. Suspicious circumstances, which
are, in the judgment of any member of the Board,
sufficient to make the status of any wheelman a mat-
ter of reasonable doubt, shall be the basis of an inves-
tigation in the absence of formal protests of charges.
It shall be the duty of local consuls to keep members
of th© Board informed of any infraction of its rules
which may come under their notice. Upon protest
coming to the Membership Committee they will at
once communicate with the party under suspicion,
either in person or by registered letter, lay all charges
before him, or set forth the circumstances which lead
to a reasonable doubt, and call for an answer to the
charges or a removal of the reasonable doubt. Silence
and failure to reply to charges presented within fif-
teen days will be consideted an admission of guilt. If
the charges are proved, or the reasonable doubt is not
removed, it shall be the duty of the charman to report
the findings in the official organ, declaring the party
a professional, and warning all amateurs not to com-
pete with him ; and such official declaration shall
carry with it expulsion from the C. W. A. if the per-
son concerned is a member thereof.

It shall be within the provincoof the membership
committee to receive the request of any wheelman for
reinstatement as an amateur, to make a full inquiry
and to decide the case on its merits. A unanimous
vote shall be required for reinstatement. '

RACING RULES.

It bhall also be within the province of the rucing
board to suspend from the race-track for such a time
as they may deem proportionate to the offence any
wheelman guilty of unfair dealing or uugentlemanly
conduct on the track, or any wheelman who competes
in a race not governed by the rules of the C. W. A.,
or those that may be approved by the raciug board ;
and any wheelman who knowiugly competes witli one
who has been suspended will render himself liable to
a like penalty.

The raciug board shaj) have the power to make
such rules for its government of race n:eetings as may
be deemed expedient, and may appoint one or more
official handicappers at their discretion. .

Definition of an Amateur. •

Article 18 ot the By-Laws says : — (a) An amateur
is a person who never competed in an open competition,
(6) or far a stake, (c) or for public moiiey, (d) or for
gate money, (e) or under a false name, (/) or with a
professional for a prize, {g) or with a professional when
gate money is charged. -

Rules of the Racing Board.

A. Any amateur wilfully competing at races not
stated to be held and actually held under the rules of
the board, or rules approved by the board, shall be
liable to suspension from the race track for such a
time as the racing board my determine ; and amate-
urs are notified that to compete against any rider
who has been suspended will render them liable to
the same penality.

B. The racing board will receive and pass judge-
ment upon all claims for records, acd, if required,
claimants must furnish a statement from the judges
and time-keepers of the meeting, together with a
sworn statement from a competent surveyor, certify-
ing to the measurement of the track. When the re-
cord is proven to the satiBfactiou of the board it will
be published in the official organ, and stand as such
on the books of the board. No record made at a meet-

RACING RULES.

ing not f^overnecl by Association rules will be consid- '
ered. No record made on the Lord's Day will be con-
sidered.

C. The standard of measurement adopted by the
board requires that a track shall be measured on a
line drawn not more than eighteen inches from a well-
defined and continuous inner curb or pole, and no re-
cord will be allowed on a track otherwise measured.

D. The board reserves the right to exclude from
the racing path any and all machines which, in their
judgment, do not come within the commonly hc
cepted meaning of the terms •' bicycle" and " tricycle."

E. The following Dominion Championships have
been estalished : one mile and five mile bicycle and
one mile tricycle.

Dominion Championships are open to all amateur
wheelmen of Canada ; the trophies shall be medals,
struck each year from a design approved of by the
Board, to cost in no case more than $50, and to be-
come the property of the winner each year. As soon
as possible suitable trophies shall be provided to^ be
held each year by the winners of the Championships
and upon w^hich each winner's name shall be engrav-
ed. Privileges to hold Provincial championships will
be granted to clubs or authorized associations, when
the importance of the meeting is sufficient to warrant
the racing boards special sanction, although it is re-
commended that not more than one race be offered as
a Provincial championship during the year, and that
event must be announced at least one mouth in ad-
vance in order to give intending contestants ample
time for preparation.

At championship races, whether Dominion or
Provincial there shall be no limitation in the choice
of machinas, except in the case of such machines as
may be officially barred by the board.

F. The board will appoint, at its discretion,
one or more Association handicappers, who will for a
stated remuneration frame the handicaps, of the As-
sociation, and of such of its associate clubs as shall
desire this service at their hands. Handicaps and

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ACING RULEP.

positions in chiss r^ces, except m a novice's race, shall
be based on.tue ajjllities as well as records of the con-
tesitaiiii'»-a^^ d^ailed in the application which must be
CoHipW^fre euotTgh for the purpose. They shall be
framed before the day of the laces, shall appear on
the programme, and shall not be changed during the
meeting.

G. No competitor in amateur events shall accept
from his own club, or from a club or any person pro-
moting sports at which he competes, or from any
cycle manufacturer or from any such source, any pay-
ment for his expenses.

H. No open betting shall be permitted.

/. In no case shall an order for goods to a certain
value, nor a choice of prizes, be offered or taken in any
event.

Track Rules.

1 Entries and awards in amateur events shall be
confined strictly to amateurs, and persons entering
for these races, who are not members of bicycle or
other athletic clubs whose rules of membership ex-
clude professionals, must satisfy the Executive Board
that they are not professionals, either by their own
statements in writing, or otherwise.

2. The officers of a race meeting shall be : a ref-
eree ; three judges at the finish ; three time-keepers ;
one starter ; one clerk of the course, with assistants
if necessary ; one scorer, with assistants if necessary ;
and as many umpires as' may be necessary. The re-
feree, judges, and clerk of the course shall constitute
an Executive Board.

3. The referee shall have general supervision of
the race meeting. He shall give judgements on pro-
tests received by him ; shall decide all questions or.
objections respecting foul riding, starting from the
wrong mark or such like offences, which he may be
personally cognizant of or which may bo brought to .
his attention by an umpire or other officer. He shall
act as he may think for the best in cases of miscon-
duct by attendants, and shaill disqualify any competi-

RACING- RULES,

tor who may become liable to disqualification. He
shall decide all questions whijse settlement is not
otherwise provided for in these rules. His decision
in all cases shall be final.

4. The judges shall decide the positions of the
men at the finish. Two shall stand at one end of the
tape, and the third at the other. One shall take the
winner, another the second man, and the other the
third man ; they shall also note the distance between
the first thiee as they finish. In case of disagree-
ment the maJDrity shall decide. Their decision as to
the order in wliich the men finish shall be final and
without appeal.

5. Each of the three timekeepers, after compar
in^ their watches, shall time every event ; and m case
of disagreement, the middle time of the three shall be
the official time. Time shall be taken from the flash
of the pistol.

G. The scorer shall record the laps made by each
competitor ; the order of the men at the finish, and
the time as given to him by the time-keepers. Scor-
ers shall have such assistance as may be necessary.

7. It shall be the duty of the starter, when it has
been reported to him by the clerk of the course that
all the competitors are ready, to see that the time-
keepers are warned, and before starting the men to
say "Mount," in a few seconds after to say "Are
you ready ?" and if no reply to the contrary be given
to effect the start by report of pistol. Should the pis-
tol miss fire, the start will be made at the word "go."
The starter may, at his discretion, put back to a dis-
tance not exceeding 10 yards any competitor starting
before the signal is given. In case of a false start
the compeMtors shall be called back by the starter,
and re-started. Any competitor refusing to obey
shall at once be disqualified. He ehall announce to
the competitoYB the distance which they t.re to run
and shall indicate the commencement of the last lap
by ringing a bell as the riders pass over the mark for
the final lap. In case of a fall within ten feet of the
scratch line the contestants shall be recalled and the

RACING RULES.

race started over agaiu. Time lianclicapb shall be
started by the word " go."

8. The clerk of the course shall call competitors
in ample time for each event, and see that they are
provided with numbers properly worn. He shall re-
port the contestants to scorers, see that they are on
their appointed marks, and call their numbers for the
scores, as they cross the line at the end of each lap.

9. It shall be the duty of umpires to stand at such
part of the field as the referee may direct, to watch
closely the riding, and immediately after each race to
report to the referee any competitor or competitors
whose riding he may consider unfair, to the end that
the referee, before making any decision, may be cred-
ibly informed by an official as to the facts. There
shall be as many umpires as the size of the track re-
quires.

10. Ii snail bo the duty of the Executive Board to
adjudicate any ^questionable entry, and they shall
have the power to make any alteration in the pro-
gramme that they may deem necessary, or to disqua-
lify competitors without any protest being lodged by
another competitor.

11. No person whatsoever shall be allowed inside
the track except the officials. Authorized persons
shall wear a badge. Competitors not engaged in the
race actually taking place shall not be allowed inside
or upon the track.

12. Any competitor making a false entry will be
disqualified and debarred from any place or prize.

13. Choice or change of Machine, and choice of
costume are not limited, except that shirt and bree-
ches must covei from ueck to knee. In races distinct-
ly stated on the program of evencs to be for a parti-
cular class of machine, this rule shall not apply, so
far as choice or change of machine is concerned.

14. Every competitor will receive, in the dress-
ing room, a ticket bearing a number corresponding
with his number on the program, which ticket must
be worn by him on his back during the race. He
shall inform himself of the times at which he must

RACING RULES.

compete, and await ttie call of the clerk in the dress-
ing-room.

15. The drawing for positions in each event shall
be done by the promoters of the meeting, and the pos-
itions of the men shall appear on the programme.
When it becomes necessary to draw for positions on
the grounds, the work shall be done by the clerk and
starter in conjunction. In heat races the winner of
the first heat shall take the pole in the next succeed-
in heat. When races are run in heats and a final,
the winner of the faste-ijt heat shall take the pole in
the final.

IG. All starts will be from a stand-still, with the
left hand toward the curb ; and the machines are to
be held in position by the attendant (the driver touch-
ing the starting-lme) until the signal is given by the
starter. Attendants, when pushing off competitors,
must have and keep both feet on the ground behind
the mark from which the competitor actually starts.
Should the attendant overstep that mark with either
foot, while touching the bicycle, the competitor shall
be disqualified. Any competitor shall be at liberty,
with the coi:sent of the referee, to start from a mark
behind the one alloted him in the race ; but in such
case, as in all others, the point of contact of the first
part of the machine with the ground shall be consid-
ered the starting mark, which the attendant shall
not overstep. There shall be no " push off" in tricy-
cle races.

17. The finish of all races shall be judged by the
first part of the driving wheel which touch ss the
tape fastened flat on the ground at the winning-
post.

18. Riders must pass on the outside (unless the
man passed be dismounted), and must be at least
a clear length of the bicycle in front before taking the
inside. The inside man must allow room for his com-
petitor to pass on the outside. A competitor over-
taking another may pass between him and the pole
if there be ample room, but he does so at his risk ;
and should a foul be claimed, the referee must decide

RACING RULES.

if the rider was justified in his course. Riders are
cautioned that they must not pass inside except as a
last resort.

19. Any competitor guilty of foul riding wUl be dis-
qualified and debarred from any place or prize.

20. Any protest against a competitor respecting his
qualification as an amateur must b'^ lodged with the
referee ; and any protest respecting foul riding or
breach of rules must be made to tlie referee imrued- .
lately after the heat is fiuished. A competitor, upon
being disqualified, shall forfeit uny entry fees lie may
have paid.

21. Competitors may dismount during }» race at
their pleasure, and may run with their bicycles if
they wish to, but they must keep to the extreme out-
side of the path whenever dismounted. It a rider be
dismounted by accident or to change his machine, he
shall not bo allowed a push off in starting ngain, but
an attendant may hold his machine while he mounts
it, and he must so mount at the extreme outside of
the patb. '^

22. Clubs may reserve the right to rejeci any or all
entries, except entries to championships run under
their auspices.

2B. The officers of a race meeting shall not be per-
mitted to compete in any race with which they are
officially connected.

24. A novices' race is open oiily to those who, up to
date of event, have never won ,a prize, excepting in a
club contest, and should properly be the first race of
a meet.

25. In a race without liands, the start shall be made
aa usual. Ten seconds from the time of starting, the
starter shall ring his bell, and this shall be the signal
for the riders to take their hands off. The compet-
tiors must then ride with the arms folded, or the
hands and arms otherwise kept off the machine. Any
competitor touching any part of the machine with his
hands or arms shall be out of the race.

26. In a slow race, a straightaway course not less
than three nor more than five feec in width should be

RACING RULE^'.

marked out for each competitor. Any competitor
who rides outside of these lines — to be judged by the
centre of the driving wheel — or who comes to a
stand-still, or who is dismounted or who fails to start
at the signal, shall be out of the race.

27. tn a lap race, the position of each rider must
be taken at the finish of every lap. The first man
shall count a number equal to that of the contes-
tant, at the start, the second man shalli count one
less the third, two less, and so on. The competitor
who scores the greatest number of points shall be de-
clared the winner, whether he ride the whole distance
or not.

28. The contestants in a run and-ride race shall
be started on foot in the usual manner, and umpires
shall be stationed on the track at the mounting and
dismounting stations, who shall take account of the
fairness of mounting and dismounting. Mounting be-
fore reaching or dismounting after passing the station
sball be sufficient cause for being declared out of the
race.

29. Ignorance of any of the foregoing will not be
considered a valid excuse of violation.

SHOFRT HISTORICAL SKETCH

OF THE

Canadian Wheelmen s Association.

On September lltb, 1882, ei.i^ht enthusiastic Can-
adian Wheelmen met in Toronto for the purpose of
or^auizinjT an Association, which shouJd have for its
object the promotion of the general interests of
Wheehiie!! throughout the Dominion, They were
Messrs. E. H. McBridc, Toronto ; J. S. Brierley, St.
Thomas ; Perry Doolittle, Aylmer ; F. Westbrook ;
Brantford ; H. S. Tibbs, Montreal ; J. H. Eager,
Hamilton ; W. Payne, London, and J. K. Johnston,
St. Catherines. Mr. J. B. Boustead, President of the
Toronto Bicycle Club, bemg also present was voted
to the cbair. After much discussion in which the
n)eiits of a Provincial Association, a Canadian branch
of tile League of American Wheelmen, and a Cana-
dian National Association were presented, the latter
idea prevailed, and it was resolved that the organiza-
tion should take the name and form of The Canadian
Wheelmen's Association. A committee was appoint-
ed, consisting of Messrs. Goulding, Eager, Tibbs and
Doolittle, to draft the Constitution and By-Laws and
to submit them to the various Clubs throughout the
country. At a subsequent meeting, held in the rooms
of the St. Thomas Bicycle Club on Sept. 22nd, some
tif ty bicyclists were present represeuting the Ayhiier,
Brantford, Hamilton, London, Simcoe, St Thomas,
Woodstock and other Clubs. The Constitution and
By-Laws were adopted temporarily and a Provisional
Board of Directors was elected to hold office until the
annual meeting to bo held Julv 2nd, 1883, with Mr.

SKETCH.

J. B. Boustead, of Toronto, Preuident aud Dr. Chas.
Clarke, of Aylmer, Sec.-Treas.

Dr. Clarke declining to accept the offico on ac-
count of his removal from tbe country a meeting of
tbe Provisional Board was held in Hamilton on the
10th November and Mr. J. S. Brierley, of St . Thomas
was elected to fill his place.

The first Grand Meet was held in the city of
London on the 2ud July, 1883, in the parade of which
'2e50 bicy^clists took part. At the business meeting
held in the ev ing Mr. R. H. McBride, of Toronto,
was elected President and Mr. Perry Doolittle, of
Aylmer, Vice-President, Mr. Brierley was appointed
Secretary j^ro ttm until the Fall meeting of the Board
of Directors, who were chosen i)y mail vote in Sep-
tember.

The Board met in the Walker House, Toronto,
in October 1883, and Mr. Brierley declinmg to accept
a re-nomination to the office of Secretary-Treasurer,
Mr. H. B. Donly, of Simcoe, was unanimously chosen
for the positon, which he still holds, having been re-
elected in 1884 at Toronto, in 1885 at Woodstock and
in 1886 at Montreal.

The first Canadian Bead Book in fact the first bi-
cycle road book of the world was published in the Spring
of 1884 by order of the Board of Officers and distrib-
uted free to all members of the Assoica^ion. It was
very cordially received not only in this country but
in the IJnittd States, where the highest enconiums
were pronounced upon it by the Cycling Press.

The Second Annual Meet was held in Toronto in
1881. Over 350 Wheelmen took part in the grand
street parade and the races were att nded by a great
crowd of spectators. Mr. H. S. Tibbs, of Montreal, was
elected President and Mr. Jas. S. Brierley Vice-Prssi-
dent. During this year, (1884-5) the Canadian Wheel-
man was published by a joint stock company com-
posed of twenty enthusiastic Wheelmen who put
their hands in their pockets to make good the loss to
which the Editor, Mr. W. K. Evans, was at in
printing it. It was alijo recognized by the Board as

SKETCH.

the Official Or'i.'^n anu granted a subsidy of §8 per
month by the Association.

The Third Annual Meet was held in Woodstock.
when the most representative fjatheriug of CNclers
and largest crowd of spectators ever seen at a wheel-
ing event in Canada met in honor of the day. At the
Annual Meeting the choice of Officers fell upon Mr.
Jas. S. Brierley, of St. Thomas, for President and Mr.
W. G. Eakins, of Toronto, for Vice-President. Dur-
ing this year an Association Uniform was chosen and
very largely adopted. The Constitution and By-Laws
were entirely revised and a number of important
amendments made ; the Canadian Wheelnuni was as-
sumed by the Association and its free distribution to
all members decided upon, the effect of this has been
most beneficial as the receipt of this very ably edited
journal is a benefit which even the most cautious
Wheelman can appreciate.

The Meet of 1886 went to Montreal by the unani-
mous vote of the Board of Officers. It lasted over
three days. The great numercial strength of the
Montreal Club, its age, wealth and complete organi-
zation, the unbounded hospitality of its individual
members and ability of its offwieis, the attractions of
the city and the enthusiasm of the citizens them-
selves all united to make the Meet the most enjoyable
in the histoi'y of the Association and one that will
long remaili marked with a red letter. At this meet-
ing the office of Secretary-Treasurer was changed
from an Honorary to Salaried one. The officers
elected were those who now occuppy the positions,
viz : — President, W. A. Karn, Woodstock; Vice-Presi-
dent, J. D. Miller, Montreal ;s Secretary-Treasurer,
Hal B. Donly, Simcoe.

Since the date of its organization the progress of
the Association has been marked and the editors of
this book can only trust that the enthusiasm and pa-
triotism of Canadian Wheelmen will ever continue to
keep the Canadian Wheelmen's Association in a con-
dition of prosperity and usefulness such as it has en-
joyed in the past.

€!^RPAD REPORTSi^

FoUowinj^ the plan adopted in the Old Guide
Book, we have j^rouped all roads under the headiiij^s
of certain central towns. Under each heading will
be found all roads leading into and out of and in the
vicinity of the town in question. Wheelmen making
extended tours will have no difficulty in tracing out
routes, as from each central point a road is descril>ed
to the next.

ST. THOMAS.

City 10,000 population, rideable streets, sidewalks
prohibited, active club of 20 members. Jas. S. Briter-
loy, ex-President of the C.W.A. and representative
for No. 1 District, will be found at the Jounial office.
C. H. Hepinstall, Local Consul for St. Thomas, is at
280 Talbot street. Touring Wheelmen are requested
to call on the above gentlemen. Grand Central
Hotel.

Windsor to St. Thomas. — Reported to Leaming-
ton by Mr. A. D. Bowlby, L.A.W., Consul for Wind-
fior. British American ILotel at Windsor is recom-
mended as giving specially reduced rates to wheelmen.
Take Leamington giavei road, 6 ma. S.E. toOurlettis
Corners, thence C ms. S.E. to Maidstone Cross, thence
5 ms. E. to Essex Centre. Commercial Hotel. This
is said to be one of the finest gravel roads in Western
Ontario ; rain improves riding in hot w "'ther. From
Essex Centre go 5 ms, S.E. to Cottora, thence G ms.
S.E. to Oliuda. thence 2A ms. S.E. to Ruthven. From
Essex Centre to Ruthven the riding is extra good,
the road being fine gravel and gently rolling; from

ROAD REPORTS.

Ruthven go east 8^ ms. to Learn in.i;toi]. Scott House.
This road is sandy and not good wheeling but there
is a fair sideptith. Leamington is 1 in. from Lake
Erie where tourists are recommended to go for a
bath.

Windsor to Amherstburg. — Mr. Bowlby also
gives the following road to Amherstburg. Take
Sandwich gravel road, 1^ ms. S.W. to Sandwich.
Stuart House. Fairly good riding. Thence 2^ ms.
S. to Chappies, river road. Chappie's House. Gravel
and sand with side path. Thenca 8 ms. S. on same
road to Canord, thence S. 6 n.s. to Amherstburg.
Brown House. Last 14 ms. mixed gravel, sand and
clay, good side path most of the way.

Windsor to Belle River. — Reported by A. D.
Bowlby. Leave Windsor by Sandwich street, 1^ ms.
N.E.to Walkerville, thence 7^ ms. E. on Front Road
to Tecumseh. Narrow's Hotel. Leaving Walkerville
go 2 ms. on Front Road, tarn to right and follow road
to Tecumseh road, turn to left to Tecumseh, thence
8 ms. E. to Pike Creek. From Windsor here the
road is good gravel. The remaining 5 ms. E. to Belle
River are sandy and bad.

Leamington to St. Thomas. — Taken from old
guifle book. From Leamington to Blenheim, 40 ms.,
by Talbot Road E. Superb gravel road overlooking
Lake Erie, passing Montrose, Romney, Dealtown and
Buckhorn. Good accommodation at Nestev House,
Blenheim. Av. time 9 ras. an hour. Thence to Clear-
ville ; 18 ms. by Talbot Road E. Fair gravel, slightly
rolling, some clay ridges. Passing Ro.ideau, Morpeth,
Palmyra. From Morpeth good gravel branch road
runs N. to Ridgetown, 10 ms. From Clearville to
Wallacetown, 20 ms., by Talbot Road, E. Very hilly.
Passing Aldborough, Tyrconuell. Steep hill at Clear-
ville, can be coasted if bridge at bottom taken care-
fully. Put up at Henry's Hotel, Wallacetown.
Thence to St. Thomas, 19 ms., by Talbot Road E.
Good gravel, clay bottom. Passing Middlemarch and
Fingal. From Fingal N.E. to Shedden good branch

UOAD REPORTS.

road Willi spL-ndiil coasting'. Coast into St. Thomas
down Kettle Creek Hill, but exercise care.

St. Thomas to Aylmeii. — Reported by Mr. C. H.
Hepinstall, St. Thomas. Take Talbot road E., 12
ms. Good gravel road, very billy ; dangerous coast-
ing for strangers. Passing Yarmouth Centre, New
Saruin, Orwell. Ay. time 1) ms. per hour. Hotel,
Kennedy Central. Branch road from Aylmer to
Port Burwell, 17 ms., S.E. Fairly good road, gravel
and sand, passing Mount Salem and Groveseiid.

St. Thomas to Port Stanley. — Reported by Mr.
C. H. Hepinstall, St. Thomas. South 9 ms. to Lake
Erie, passing Union. Fairly good gravel road, slightly
stony. Beautiful country. Picturesque scenery at
Port Stanley. Eraser House, famous summer resort,
on bluff.

St. Thomas to London.— Reported by C. H. Hep-
install, St. Thomas, and W. M. Begg, London. North
12 ms. to Lambeth, passing Five Stakes. Fine
smooth gravel road, gently rolling', one big hill, lopg,
but rideable. Thence following telegraph wires to
London, 8 ms. Fair road, somewhat stouey. Enter
London by Westminster, Locke St. and Richmond
St. Another road to London is by Glauworth, follow-
ing telephone poles from St. George St., St. Thomas,
entering London by Clark's Bridge ; this road will be
found much the better in extreme dry weather when
the gravel road is cut up.

LONDON.

City, 30,000 population. Block pavements. Keep
oft sidewalks. Two clubs, Forest City Club and
Westminster Bicycle Touring Club, London South.
Consul, W. Kingsley Evans, G.T.R. Freight Office ;
W. M. Begg, Federal Bank, Chief Consul, Huron
District. Gri;?g House, rate ^1.50. Distances are
given from corner Dundas and Richmond Sts. A few
short runs to Springbank and other places not
reported.

London to Chatham. — Reported by W. M. Begg,

ROAD REPORTS.

Good gravel.

Very bad and

side of River,

London. Take Wharncliffe and Longwood roads S,
W., 62 ms. S. and W. via Richmond St. and York St.
block pavement and gravel, good. Thence to Lam-
beth, 3 ms. S. Good gravel. Thence to Delaware,
(j ms. S.W. Good gravel. Jarvis House. Two heavy
hills. Thence by Longwood road, ms. S.W. to
Melbonrne. Good gravel. Corneil House. Ther.ce
<.) ms. S.W. to Strathburn. Big hills. Good giavel.
Thence 5 ms. S.W. to Wardsville.
Thence 16 ms. S.W. to Thaniesville.
sandy, almost unrideable. Take W.
thence to Chatham. 11 ms. S.W. hard clay, unrideable
after rain, good m dry weather. Garner House or
Rankin House. Fairly rideable road from Chatham
S. to Buckhorn, via Charing Cross, to connect with
St. Thomas and Windsor route.

London to Sarnia. — From old guide book. West
32 ms. S. 4^ ms. to Watford. Metropolitan House.
Beautiful gravel road. Several small hotels on way.
Several v/heelmen at Poplar Hill. Avoid road run-
ning alongside railway. This route passes 3^ ms. N.
of Strathroy. Thence to Warwick, 4 ms. N.W., thence
W. along London and Sarnia Road, 28 ms. Good
wheeling all the way, very level, except few hills near
Warwick. Belchamber House, Sarnia. From Wat-
ford branch road J m. E. then S. 7^ ms. on Navoo
Road to Alvinston. Fair, but rather hilly. Thence
fair roads are said to be found S. to either Bothwell
or Thaniesville, on the London and Chatham route.

Watford to Ailsa Craig. — From old guide book.
Branch road. Take 18th Side Road, 4^ ms. W. then
E. on London Road 15 ms. to o]d toll-gate, then N.
13 ms. to Ailsa Craig. Nearly all gravel, fine wheel-
ing. Splendid roads in every direction through Mc-
Gilvary Tp. Five ms. N.E. is Clandeboye on the
London and Goderiqli route. Rain has little or no
bad effect on these roads.

Watford to Forrest. — From old guide book.
Branch Road. Take 18th side road N. for 10 ms.,
fair gravel, then turn W. on 6th con. then 5 side lines..

ROAD KEPORTS.

Partly clay, partly gravel, good only in dry weather,
then turn N. one mile into Forest — splendid road.
One or two bicycles. Franklin House. Splendid
wheeliuf* up to Stouy Point and Kettle Point on Lake
Huron.

London to Strathroy. — Reported by W. M. Begff.
Leave London by Dundus St. and Ridout f tn. N. to
London West, follow Main St. and gravel road through
London West, turn to left at Queen's Own Hotel and
take gravel road m. to Hyde Park, road good but
hilly, all hills safe for coasting. Turn N. at Hyde
Park about f m. to Sarnia road, then west through
Milrose, Lobo and Poplar Hill. Roads fair, some
hills, but all rideable, f.om Poplar Hill go 5 rn. W.
where turn S. on gravel road, 3 ms. into Strathroy.
Queen's Hotel, corner Front and Frank Sts. Streets
block paved. A few wheelmen in the town. To go
to Sarnia instead of turning into Strathroy keep on
Sarnia road through Watford, Warwick, etc.

Strathroy to Forest. — There is a fair gravel
road, 28 ms. N.W. passing through Ryckman's Cor-
ners, Adelaide and Arkona. *

Strathroy to Delaware, — 12 ms. S.E., mostly
good gravel, pass Mount Bridges, Bodman House ;
Delaware, Jarvis House.

London to Woodstock. — Reported by W. M.
Begg. Take Dundas St. E. to Dreamy 's Corners,
ms., road level but not very good, thence 7 ms. to
Thamesford. McCarty's Hotel. Thence 6 ms. S.E.
to Ingersoll. Gravel road, down hill but rough. From
Ingersoll to Woodstock see under Woodstock.

London to Goderich. — See Goderich.

London to St. Mary's. — See St. Mary^s.

ST. MARY'S.
Town, 3,500 population. Club here. C. S. Rumsey,
Manager Federal Bank, Local Consul. National Hotel.
Roads good in vicinity, best shortly after rain.

St. Mary's to London. — Reported by C. S.
Rumsey. Take Blanchard gravel road, 2^ ms. W. to
Mclntyre's Corners. Some muscle may be saved by
walking up the hill in the town, then mount. Thence

ROAD REPORTS.

to Shoebothom's Corner's, 1 m. on the Mitchell road.
Thence 3^ m. W. to Fish Creek, follow the telegraph
several zig-sa^ turns, generally westerly and along
Northern Boundary of London Township to Elginfield.
At Fish Creek, just north of village, there is a long,
steep hill each side of the creek, would not reccom-
mend that they be coasted. From Elginfield turn S.
on the Proof Line to London, passing Burr and St.
John '6^ and 8^ ins. from Elginfield, respectively.
Generally fair gravel, all the hills can be coasted with
tolerable safety. This estimate of distances makes
it 28 n from St. Mary's to London, which takes
one about to the G.T.R. Station. Some wheelmen
have found a very good road by turning off at a black-
smith's shop, one block east ot Elginfield and then
going S. to London on concession next E. to and
parallel with the Proof Line.

St. Mary's to London. — From old guide book.
Distance 25J ms. Start S. to Opposition Corners.
1 m. poor, rest good gravel. Then W. two blocks,
then S. to St. Ives, mostly good gravel, 1^ ms. mud,
then W. one block. S. to Thorndale. Rough gravel.
McLean's Hotel. Then S. over fair gravel to Wyton.
Then S. to London. Another route is via Mclntyre's,
Fish Creek, Elginfield, St. John.

St. Mary's to Stratford. —See Stratford.

St. Mary's to Exeter. — Reported by C. S. Rum-
sey. St. Mary's. Distance 21 ms. Take Blanchard
gravel road, 3 ms. W. to Mclntyre's Corners, very
good. Turn N. one block. Turn W. 8 ms. to Kirk
ton, over good gravel, except 2 mile stretch W. of the
Corners. W. of Kirkton a few high hills. Thence 3J
ms. W. to Wiuchelsea. Thence 1^ ms. W. to Elm-
ville. Thence 3| ms. W. to turn. Thence 1| ms. N.
to Exeter. All good gravel. A slight change in this
route can be made by not turning north at Mclntyres'
Corners, bnt instead continuiDg straight west to
Woodham from which point good roada may be found
to join the other either at Kirkton or Winchelsea.

ROAD REPORTS.

The Woodham road has been improved and is now
very good.

St. Mary's to Inoersoll. — Reported by C. S.
Rumsey. Take Queen St., St. Mary's 2 ms. E. Hilly
and gravel. Thence S. 16 ms. to Thamesford on
Nissouri gravel road. Tolerably level and fair
wheeliDg, passing through Medina and Kintore, from
Thamesford to IngersollG ms., rough gravel and hilly,
is not reccommended for comfortable riding.

St. Mary's to Mitchell. — See Mitchell.

STRATFORD.
City, population 10,000. Windsor Hotel. A. C.
Mowat, Local Consul. Active C. W. A. Club of 52
members. R. M. Ballantyne, Representative Huron
District No. 1. Keep off sidewalks.

Stratford to Goderich. — Reported by A. C.
Mowat. Distance 43^ ms. Huron gravel road N.W.
all the way to Seebringville 5 ms., thence 5^ ms. to
Mitchell, Hicks House, J. M. Ford, Local Consul,
thence 6 m. to Dublin, thence 6 m. to Seaforth. Road
all good hard gravel sxcept for 2 m. from Dublin
towards Seaforth. E. C. Coleman, Consul, Commer-
cial Hotel. From Seaforth thence 21 m. to Goderich
through Clinton and Holmesville. First 7 m. from
Seaforth almost dead level splendid gravel road, 2 m.
into Clinton hilly and stony. Grand Central Hotel,
Clinton. From Clinton 4 m.to Holmesville, thence 8
m. to Goderich. All good hard gravel road but sev-
eral large hills. The trip from Stratford to Goderich
is a good one and much patronized by tourists. At
Goderich there are a few riders but no C.W.A. mem-
bers. The Albion Hotel is the best in the town al-
though the British American was formerly the Asso-
ciation Hotel. Another route would be to go from
Seaforth to Brucefield 6 m. W., thence through Var-
na 9 m. to Bayfield N.W., thence 12 m. N. along the
liake shore road to Goderich. This would be 9 m.
longer than via Clinton, but roads are decidedly better.
Do not coast hill going out of Bayfield on account of
sharp turn at bottom. See under Goderich.

ROAD REPORTS.

Stratford to Berlin. — Reported by A. C. Mowat.
Leave Stratford by Ontario Street E. 7 ra. to Shake-
speare, fairly good road, thence 7 m. to Hamburg E.
CommerciaJ H otel. Thence 4 m. E. to Baden, thence
9 m. E to Berlin. From Hamburg to Berlin road is
extra good and gently rolling.

Stratford to Woodstock. — See Woodstock.

Stratford to St, Mary's. — ^Reported by A. C.
Mowat and C. S. Rumsey — via Seebringville. Take
Goderichroad to Seebringville 3 m. NW., thence turn
left to Avonton 5^ m. S.W., then 5h m. S.W. to St.
Mary's. Road good hard gravel, and with the excep-
tion of one hill at Avonton, perfectly level. Another
good road is via Conray P.O. This is 3 m. shorter
than by Seebringville, and is a good deal travelled by
wheelmen.

MITCHELL.

Town, population 3,000. Hicks House. J. M. Ford,
Local Consul. C.W.A. Club of 7 members. Good
roais in all directions.

Mitchell to Seaforth. — See Stratford to Goder-
ioh, under Stratford.

Mitchell to Stratford. — Reported by J. M.
Ford. 12 m. E. on Huron road good hard gravel.
Subach's Hill 5 m. from Mitchell, is the highest point
in Western Ontario, and "affords a very fine coast, the
road is always good.

Mitchell to Exeter. — Reported Dy J. M. Ford.
Take FuUerton St. S. 7 m. to Russelldale, thence on
Thames road 7 m. W. to Francistown, thence 1 m. S.
to Exeter. Commercial Hotel. The road from Mit-
chell to Exeter is as good a piece of wheeling as can
be found in Ontario.

Mitchell to Listowel. — Reported by J. M. Ford.
Lopan gravel road 22 m. N.E. passing through Born-
holm 5 m. Fair hotel. Moncton 5 m. Good hotel.
6 m. to Alwood. Fair hotel. Listowel 6 m. Grand
Central Hotel. This road is o:ilv I'ood in drv veivther.

ROAD REPORTS.

Mitchell to St. Mary's. — Reported by C. S.
Rumsey and J. M. Ford. Ist route : On Fullerton road
to Riisselldale 7 m., thence S. to Kirkton 3 m., thence
2 m. S. to Woodham, thence 10 m E. to St. Mary's.
This is a fairly good road. 2nd route : — To Fullerton
Village () m. S., then turn E. 10^ m. to Mclntyre's
Corners, thence 2 ni. E. to St. Mary's. Fair road
mostly gravel, hilly in many place. 3rd route via
Seebringville and Avonton, 19 m. was gravelled last
>ear, and is now in first-class condition. Take Huron
road from Mitchell to Seebringville a little east of
Seebringville, turn E. on to the Downie road which
runs through A.vonton to St. Mary's.

GODERICH.

Town, population 4,200 on Lake Huron. Favorite
summer resort. First-class roads. Albion or British
Exchange Hotels. No C.W.A. Consul.

Goderich to Lonx'-'Ox. — Reported by R. B. Holmes,
Clinton, Geo. B. Cox, Goderich, and J. A. Muirheaji,
London, from old guide book. Start S 12 m. to
Bayfield, fair gravel, level, no stopping places. Steep
winding hill down to river at Bayfield, with bridge at
foot, not safe for coasting. Morgan's Hotel. Then
S E 6 m. by Brucefield gravel road, to Varna. Splen-
did road. Cook's Hotel. Best 6 m. in Canada, Level
and hard. Mr. Ccx reports having done it in 25
minutes. Then south-east to Brucefield, very good.
Dixon's Hotel. One long steep hill, with bridge at
foot, after leaving Varna — not advisable to coast. Re-
mainder level and good. Thence S 13 m. to Exeter,
magnificent gravel. Commercial Hotel. Then to Cen-
tralia, on London road, S 4 m., good gravel. Then to
Claqdeboye, S 6 m., good gravel. Then to Lucan, S E
2 m. McLean's Hotel. Then turn to left down big
hill, not safe to coast. S 3^ m. to Elginfield, good
gravel. Then S 2^ m. to Bire, on Proof Line road,
good. Then S 5 m. to St. John, good. Then S6^ m.
to London.

Goderich to Stratford. — See Stratford.

GcDERICn TO LUCKNOW, WiNOHAM, SeAFORTH, A'C. —

ROAD REPORTS.

Reported by Mr. G. B. Cox, Goderich. From old
Guide Book. Start N E 6 m. to Oarlow or Smith's
Hill, on Lucknow road, taking road to right after
crossing Maitland bridge, good gravel. McDonagh's
Hotel. N 2^ m. to Nile, on good level gravel. Nor-
ton's Hotel. Then jN 4 m. with easy hills. Fine
gravel to Dungannon. Martin's Hotel. Then N 5
m. to Belfast. Then N 3^ m. to Lucknow. Good
gravel. Pascoe's Hotel. Then on county aide line
E 12 m. over rather mixed road, very hilly, some
sand, some gravel to Wingham. Brunswick House
or Royal Hotel. For Wingham East see under Lis-
towel. Then E 4 m. to Bluovale sand road, fairly
good in dry weather. Then S E 10 m. to Brussels.
American Hotel. Good gravel to within about 2 m.
of Brussels, after which very poor. Then by Seaforth
gravel road 5^ m. to Walton. Scarcely rideable, re-
cently repaired. Then S 10^ to Seaforth, fair gravel.

Seaforth to Goderich. — See under Stratford.
Stratford to Goderich road. Mr. E. C.Coleman, at
Coleman's Salt Works, is Local Consul for Seaforth.
Commercial Hotel.

Seaforth to BRUsbELs. — Reported by E. C. Cole-
man. 10 m. N on Grey gravel road to Walton, thence
6 m N to Brussels. To Walton the road is good and
smooth, from Walton on it is stony.

Seaforth to Bayfield. — Reported by E. C. Cole-
man. London road 1| m. S to Egmondville, hard
gravel, good hill but dangerous at buctom, cross bridge
and turn to right, thence 6J m W to Brucefield, good
gravel road. Dixon's Hotel. Good riding L.H. & B.
R.R., crossing 1^ m. further on, turn with road and
down a long coast, quite safe, hard climb. Beautiful
stretch to Varna, 4 m. over good road, thence W 6 m.
into Bayfield. Riverside Hotel. Very pretty scenery.

Clinton to Goderich. — Reported by Mr. R. B.
Holmes, Clinton. From old Guide Book. Distance
12 m. hard gravel. First 1^ m. road splendid. In
next 6 m. some very bad hills. From Taylor's Corners

ROAD REPORTS.

5 m. from Goderich only one other hill of importance
encountered. Tinre about If hours„

Clinton to Brucefield. — Reported by Mr. R. L.
Holmes, Clinton. From old guide book. Distance 6
ra., hard gravel. One big hill ^ m. S of Clinton. See
Goderich and London route.

Clinton to Bayfield. — Reported by Mr. R. B.
Holmes, Clinton. From old guide book. Distance 9
m. S.W. First 2^ m. out fine wheeling ; next mile,
series of hills ; next 2 m. splendid level stretch ; re-
mainder broken, and so crooked that way must be
inquired. Good riding at Bayfield on Lake shore and
thence a road due E to Seaforth, 17 m. will be found
which can be ridden without a dismount.

Clinton to Wingham. — Reported by Mr. R. B.
Holmes, Clinton. From old guide book, Distance
*20 m. N, hard gravel. 6 m. to Londsboro. Bell's
Hotel. Then 5 m. to Blythe. Commercial Hotel.
Then 4 m. to Bellgrave, Sandrill's Hotel. Then 5 m.
to Wingham. Royal Hotel or Brunswick Houne. 1^
m. from Clinton a hill is reached which can be ridden
by a strong rider, and another J m. before reachitig
Londsboro. Two m. N of Londsboro road takes a
turn to the left around a hill which is long but can
be ridden, and then turns slightly to right. A few
riders at Blythe. Hill to climb leaving here, and
again at Belgrave. This portion of the road is not
very good, as it has not been repaired for some time.

Goderich to Pt. Elgin. — See under Pt, Elgin.

LISTOWEL.

Town, 3,000 population. There is a small C.W.A.
club hero. F. W. Hay, Local Consul, will welcome
visiting wheelmen. Grand Central Hotel.

LisTowELL TO Palmerston. — Reported by F. W,
Hay. Listowel and A. Knowles, Palmerston. 9.^ m.
N, fair to good gravel road, some bridges on the road
where riders should use caution. At Palmerston
atop at Queen's Hotel. A. Knowlea, Local Consul,
William St.

3R ROAD REPORTS.

Palmerston to Harriston. — OJ m. N. For two
m, the road is sand and dirt, remainder good gravel.
Collison House, Harriston.

Palmerston to Drayton. — 13 m. SE. Clav and
gravel road, good when dry. Jas. Powley, Local
Consul at Drayton. Watt's Hotel.

Palmerston to Teviotdale. — 4^ m. E. Good
gravel for all but one stretch of ^ of a mile.

Palmerston to Elora. — Take road as above to
Harriston, thence go SE to Rothsay 12 m. Good
gravel, made better by a shower, thence 7 m. SE to
Parker, thence 22 m. S to Elora. Fine coasts between
Kothsay and Parker.

Listowel to Wingham. — 21 miles directly west
on Townline. A fairlv good gravel road. Wingham
is a lively town of 2,500 inhabitants but there are no
wheelmen. Brunswick House. For west of Wing-
ham, see under Goderich.

Listowel to Brussels. — Take the Town Line
west for 12 m. to the Brussels Gravel Road. This far
is fair wheeling. Turn S G m. to Brussels. Extra
line gravel road. American Hotel.

Listowel to Berlin. — See under Berlin.

Listov/el to Stratford. — Take Mitchell and
Listowel Gravel Road 22 m. S to Mitchell, verv fine
wheeling. From Mitchell to Stratford. See under
Stratford.

Listowel to Gorrie. — Go out Maiii St. W for 12
m., turn N with road for 4 m., all good gravel, to
Wro7.eter, thence 2^, m. E to Gorrie.

BRUCE COUNTY.

The Bruce County Wheelmen are a club belonging
to the C.W.A., the members thereof are resident in
the towns of Walkerton, Kincardine and Port Elgin
and several smaller places. The secretary is Mr. S.
Roether, Port Elgin, Local C.W.A. Consul at Port
Elgin.

Port Elgin to Goderich. — Reported by Mr. S^
Roether, Port Elgin. Port Elgin lo Kincardine, 27

ROAD ri:ports.

tn. S passing Underwood and Tiverton over hard
gravel road, tirst-class. Turn W. 2A m. from Under-
wood for IJ m. ; thence S 1^ m. to Tiverton. Near-
ing Kincardine see the short cut. Do not go down
hill near town on the gravel. Mansion House at
Tiverton. Koyal Hotel at Kincardine. From Kin-
cardine to Goderich the read is reported by Mr. Cox,
the Goderich Consul as passing through Kirgsbridge,
Kintore and Port Albert. Until the Point Farm
Hotel, () m. from Goderich is reached, the road is
very indifferent and hotel accommodation poor. The
Point Farm Hotel is a celebrated summer resort,
with excellent bathing facilities. Thence ro;id good
to Goderich.

Walkeuton to KiNCAivDiNE. -Reported by Mr. D.
Traill, Consul for Walkerton. Hartly House, Walker-
ton. Take Durham Road 2 A m. W to Johnson's
Corners. Rolling Country, hard gravel. Look out
for railway crossing 2 m. W. of Walkerton. At
Johnson's Corner's turn N for Paisley and 1-t. Elgin
and E for Guelph and Toronto. From here go 3 m.
W. to McDonald's Corners. Splendid smooth

gravel,
then turn S over gravel road — Concession line ^''
to Greenock. Turn W again on Durham road

l^ln.

Turn W again on Durham road 4 m,
to Riversdale. First 2 m. good, remainder hilly and
stoney ; thence 4A m. W to Kirloss, good gravel;
thence 5 m. W to i3erric. Henderson's Hotel. Hard
gravel. Thence W H^ m. to Millerton. Beacli gravel.
Thence 3^ ra. to Kincardine. Beach gravel. The
last 7i miles are fine riding. The entire distance
from Walkerton to Kincardine is 27;| m. Should be
made in 8^ hours. The trip on the whole is a good
one.

Walkerton to Durham. — This road from its
roughness and great kills is impassable for a bicycle.

Owen Sound to Port Elgin. — Reported by Mr. S.
Roether, Port Elgin. Distance 28 m. To Tara, 12
m., hard, rocky, rough for 7 m
Then S 2^ m. on County line,
loth con. Arran, good gravel

W on Goderich road.

Thence IJ m. W on

Thence 1| m. S on

Allanford and Tara road to Tara. Coulson House at

RO/D REPORTS.

Owen Sound. No wheelmen at Owen Sound, one in
Tara. Tara House. This route may be made shorter
by 3 m. by going via Allenford, Elsiuore and Chip-
piwa Hill over a good gravel road which is improved
by rain. Then 1^ m. W to Invermay, hard gravel.
Then 3J m. W to Arkwright, fioe gravel. Then 5 m.
W to Burgoyne, hard gravel, good. Then to Half
Way House W 3^ m. on Elora road, hard gravel.
Then 2| m. S to Port Elgin on Godench road. Tara
to Port Elgin is the best trip in this locality.

Port Elgin to Southampton. — Reported by Mr.
Roether, Port Elgin. Distance 5 m. N, hard gravel,
perfectly level. Time 30 minutes. Rain improves
road. Busby House, Southampton.

Port Elgin to Walkerton. — Reported by Mr. S.
Roether, Port Elgin. Distance 32 m. To Half Way
House, 2^ m. SE, hard gravel, on Godench road;
then 3^ m. S to Burgoyne on Elora road, good hard
gravel. Then 10 m. S to Paisley, good hard gravel.
Wilson's Hotel. Then 11 m. S to Dunkeld, gravel
and sand. Then 2^ m. S to Johnston's Corners,
gravel and sand. Then 2^ m. E on Durham road to
Walkerton. Hartley House. The trip to Paisley is
very good and rain has very little effect on the roads
— improves them somewhat. Some very ugly hills to
walk up and down, covering about IJ m. From
Paisley to Walkerton is not so good after rain — rather
too soft, and during very dry weather too dusty and
cut up, excepting 2^ m. W of Walkerton. From John-
son's Corners 2^ m. out of Walkerton a road will be
found given by Mr. J. Powley under the head of Dray
ton as far E as Arthur from which a road to Toronto is
given under heads of Guelph and Toronto. Average
time from Port Elgin to Walkerton 4 hours, and to
Paisley 1^ hours.

GoDERicH to Owen Sound. — This report was
supplied to the editors of this book in August, 1884,
by Mr. R. McDowell, of Chatsworth. He started
from Owen Sound from which town to Chatsworth,
there is an excellent gravel road, 9 m. Though a

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little billy it can be ridden tbrougbout. From Chats-
worth to Cbesley it is 21 in. Nearly all gravel. Tlip
bttst road is as follows: Go S 1^ m. turn to right, go
2^ m., turn to left, go IJ m., turn to right for 2^ m.
then to your left for IJ m. which will bring you to
Desboro. Turn theu to your right for 5 m. (rather
rough) then turn to your left for 2^ m. (clay), then to
the right for IJ m., then to your left 2^ m. bringing you
to Cbesley. This road is witliout important hills, on
the whole good wheeling, if the weather is dry. From
Cbesley to Paisley the distance is 11 m. Go N 1| m.
turn to left and go straight to Paisley. For the first
5 m. this road is clay, remainder gravel. About 6 m.
out of Cbesley thenj is a hill that wheelmen had
better not try to coast. From Paisley to Kincardine
is 29 miles. Leaving Paisley go W IJ m. then turn S
for 2^ m., then W again for 6| m. to Glammis. This
road is rough and very hard riding. From Glammis
to Tiverton 10 m. the road is passable, getting better
as you approach Tiverton. From Tiverton turn S to
Kincardine 9 m. From Kincardine to Goderich the
road is given elsewhere in this chapter under Pcfrt
Elgin to Goderich road.

BERLIN AND WATERLOO.

Two towns about 2 miles apart in the County of
Waterloo, population of Berl:n 4,500, Waterloo 2,500.
The wheelmen in the two towns unite in forming the
Echo Club. Mr. Chas. E. Fice is the C.W.A. Consul
for Waterloo and Mr. Fred W. Doll, for Berlin.
American House, Berlin ; Heuther's Hotel, Waterloo.

Berlin to Guelph. — Reported by Mr. Fred. W.
Doll. Take Queen St. NE i m. then 1^ m. N to
Britigoport road fair. At Bridgeport turn to right and
cross bridge, follow the telephone poles into Guelph,
total distance 18 m., rot*d hilly but passable surface.

Berlin to New Hamburg. — Reported by Mr. F.
W. Doll. Take Snider St. ^ m. SW look out at R.R.
crossing, deep hollow, thence on Petersburg Road 4
m. W to Weurschmidt hilly but hard gravel thence
2 m. W over very good road to Petersburg, fair hotel ;

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Mr.

F. W.
hard
thence 8 m.

2 m.,

thence 4 m. W over fair road to Baden, leaving
Petersburg there is a very lar^o hill which can be
safely ridden either way. Thence 4 m. W to New
Hamburt?, extra good road, there are a few bicycle
riders here, very good coast into town but look out at
bottom of hill where road makes a turn on to bridge.
Rain improves this road.

Berlin to Hespler. — Reported by
Doll. Take King St. S to Centerville
gravel. Thence 3 m. SE to Freeport,
SE to Preston, hard gravel, good roaa, a little hilly.
North American Hotel, Preston. Thence 5 m. NE
to Hespler, very good gravel. Several riders in Hes-
pler. From Hespler go 9 m. NE over hard gravel
road into Guelph. Wayper's Hotel, Hespler.

Berlin to Elmira, — Reported by F. W. Doll.
Take King Street N 1 m. to Waterloo, 1 m. on
King St. through Waterloo, then m. N.E. to St.
Jacobs, fair gravel road, good lonu coast into St.
Jacobs but mind bridge at foot of hill. Two bicycle
riders here. Long winding hill on other side of bridge
would not advise riding it. Thence 4 m. NE to
Elmira not very good road, a few riders here. Hunt'a
Hotel.

Berlin to Galt. — Reported by Mr. F. W. Doll.
Go to Preston as given on Hespler road, then turn S
4 m., good gravel road into Gait. The trip to Gait is
only fair riding, average time-1^ hours for the 12^
miles.

Waterloo to Listowell. — Reported by Mr. Chas.
E. Fice. Distance 35 m. Take Concession o^ m. N.
good gravel and sand to Martin's Corners, thence 3^
m. NW to Heidelberg, good gravel. Steice's Hotel.
Bad hill near bridge about half way. Thence 1^ m.
NW to St. Clements, good gravel, thence 1 m. W on
Concession Line and 1 rn. N, poor grayel to Tubtown.
Thence on Ninth line 3 m. N, mostly clay. Thence
turn W 1^ m. on gravel road into Linwood, mind
bridge about J m. from town. Linwood House. Mr.
J. W. Bundy is C.W.A. Consul here. From Linwood
take side road NE 3 m. and town line 3 m. N to

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Mactou, J m. good gravel, rest clay two bad hills ; be
careful at second one — dan;^erous bridge. From
Macton go North 2^ m. on the town line to Dorking,
fair gravel. Thence to Tralee 3 m. NW, good gravel.
Thence to Listowei 0^ m. W, very stoney. For hotel
and Consul see under Listowei.

DRAYTON.

Village, population 1,000, no club here, roads reported
by Mr. Joseph Powley, Local C.W.A. Consul.

Drayton to Palmerston. — See under Listowei.

Drayton to Arthur. — Take 10th Con. of Peel 1|
m. SE, mostly gravel, then NE 2^ ra., mud roads,
good in dry weather, then 2^ m. SE on Elora road to
Parker, good hard gravel. Ramsay's Hotel. Thence
(S m. NE. to Arthur, clay road, good in dry weather.
Commercial Hotel. Guelph to Owen Sound route
reported by Williams Bros., passes through Arthur.

Drayton to Elmira. — Take 10th Con. line of
Peel ^ ni. SE to Goldstone. Thence 3^ m. SE to
Creekbank, hard clay, 2ood in dry weather, thence on
County line 1 ra. SW, hard clay ; 1 m. SE, gravel ;,5
m. S. hard gravel to Elmira. All good wheeling.
Hunt's Hotel. From Elmua to Berlin see under
Berlin.

Drayton to Port Elgin. — To Boswoith 8 m. NE,
hilly, hard clav, good in summer, then take Elora
road 3^ m. NW to Rothsay. Then 4 m. NW to
Teviotcfale, turning N and NW with bends in road,
splendid wheeling, then 7 m. NW to Harriston. Colli-
son House. Good hard gravel, then 7 m. N W to Clifford,
good gravel, splendid run. Then m. NW to Mild-
may, hilly but rideable. Then {) m. NW turning N
with beud in road to Johnson's Corners. Hilly, with
some good coasts. Then 2^ ra. N to Dunkeld, gravel
and sand, thence 10 m. N to Paisley, rough gravel.
Paisley to Pt. Elgin, see Pt. Elgin to Walkerton road
under Bruce County.

WOODSTOCK.

Town, population 7,000. Rideable streets. Large

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club, affiliated with Woodstock Araatsur Atheletic
Ass'd. whoso club house, on the south side of Dundas
St. west, is open to receive all visiting wheelmen.
Home of W.A. Karn, President of the C.W.A., to be
found at his drug store, Dundas St. Mr. S. Wood-
roofe, jeweller, Dundas St. is Captain of the Wood-
stock Club, Local Consul and Representative C.W.A.
No. 2 District. O'Neil House — see advertisement.
Eoads reported by Mr. S. Woodroofe.

Woodstock to Inoersoll. — Take Dundas St. W
i m. Street rough, ride carefully down hiJl near end
of town. Ingersoll road turns SW near large mill.
Go SW 5 m. to Beachville, fair gravel and sidepaths.
Ride on s'de path to the left from start of village to
big mill, then on side path to right. From Beachville
to Centerville 3 m. SW good gravel road, take side
path on right through village, thence to Ingersoll 2
m. SW, good gravel. Atlantic Hotel. Fair trip
through fine country, road mostly good with one or
two rou^h places. Average time 1 hour.

Ingersoli, to Aylmer.— Reported by Mr. F. Morri-
son, Aylmer. From old guide book. Distance 23 m.
To Cullodea 7 m. S, good gravel and side path. Then
to Brownsville 2^ m. S. Thence 2^ m. S, 2^ W, 2^ S
and 3 m. W to Springfield, W part clay with
some good gravel, all good riding. Lambert House.
Then 3 m. S to Aylmer, good gravel. Fine road.
Good coasts. For Aylmer see St. Thomas.

Txgersoll to London via Putnam. Reported by
Mr. W. Briden, Ingersoll. From old guide book.
Distance 20 m. Take old stage road, passing Putnam,
Dorchester and Nilestown. Fair riding but 2 m. longer
than via Thamesford.

Ingersoll to London via Thamesford. See Lon-
don.

TiLsoNBURo TO Ingersoll. — Reported by Mr. Robt.
H. C. Wood, Tilsonburg, Matheson House. Go N
on Broadwav 1 m. to toll gate, loose gravel. Take
Ingersoll and Port Burwell Gravel road 1^ m. N to
Ostrander, then 2 m. N to tollgate, good hard gravel,
then 2 m. N. to Mount Elgin 1^ m. N to Salford, ^ m.

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N to tollgate, 3 m. N to tollgate, from Mount Elgin
here medium good gravel road ; from last tollgate to
Atlantic Hotel, Ingersoll, 4 m. Total distance 14^ m.
From Tilsonburg to Mount Elgin the road is splendid,
from there on it is slightly stoney.

Woodstock to Norwich. — Reported by W. H.
Miller, Norwich and also S. Woodroofe, Woodstock.
TakeDundas St. 2^ m. E, then Wilson St. ^ m. S,
take roadway on Dundas St. and sidewalk on Wilson
St. till you reach gravel road running S which follow
to Holbrook 8 m., good gravel, turn E and go 2 m. to
Burgessville. Thence S 6 m. to Norwich. Brady
House. W. H. Miller, Local Consul, C.W.A. Club
here, good road through beautiful country. Average
time 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Norwich to Simcoe. — See under Simcoe.

Norwich to Scotland. — Reported by W. H. Miller.
Go 12 m. E over good gravel road.

Norwich to Tilsonburg. — Reported by W. H.
Miller. Go W 10 m. to Mount Elgin, good gravel
road. From Mount Elgin — see Tilsonburg to Inger*-
soil.

Norwich to Brantford. — Reported by W. H.
Miller. Go 5 m. NE to New Durham, thence 4 m. E
to Harley, thence 16 m. to Brantford, passing through
Burford St. and Mt. Vernon, all good gravel except 4
m. from New Durham to Harley.

Woodstock to St. Mary's. — See under St. Mary's.

Woodstock to Galt. — See Paris.

Woodstock to Brantford & Hamilton. — Reported
by S. Woodroofe and W. J. Knowles, Brantford. Take
Dundas St. E ^ m., thence on Governor's road 5 m. E
to Eastwood, road forh here, take read to right for
Brantford. Left for Paris. From Eastwood go 8 m.
SE to Cathcart, thence 5 m. SE to Burford. All
good gravel. Thence 2 m. SE to Mount Vernon, fair
road. Half way between Burford and Mt. Vernon is
Bishop's Gate, where turn N to Paris, S to Simcoe.
From Mt. Vernon to Brantford is 7 m. E. Fair road.

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For Consul and hotel see under Brantford, also for
continuation of road to Hamilton.

Woodstock to Stratford. —Take Vansi^tart Ave.
^ m. N, then 12th line 7 m. N to Strathalleu. Fair
gravel road, rolling, good coast down hill into this
villaj»e. Lappen's Hotel. Follow gravel road NE 7
m. to Tavistock, fine riding ; thence N 3 rn. to
Shakespeare, turn with the gravel road W and go 8
m. to Stratford, one of the finest trips in Canada.
Woodstock to Strathallen is a little hilly, from there
on fine road through grand country, for Stratford
information see under Stratford.

BRANTFORD.

City, population 12,000. W. J. Knowles Local Con-
sul C.W.A. Colborne St. Association Club her*^.
Kirby House. Rideable streets.

Brantford to Simcoe. — Reported by Mr. W. J.
Knowles. Take Cockshutt gravel road 10 m. S and
W to Bealton. This road is stoney and sandy in
places. Only fair. Thence 3 m. W to Boston, thence
•i.J m. S and W to Watertord. Fair dirt road.

Waterford to Simcoe. — See under Simcoe.

Brantford to Hamilton. — Reported by W. J.
Knowles. Distance 28 miles. Take Colborne St. 2^
m. N and E to Cainsville. Gravel road, fair sidepath.
Thence to Fairchild's Creek N and E 5§ m. freshly
gravelled this year, will be good when hardened,
thence E 8 m. to Jersey ville. Clay and sand, good
when dry, thence SE 5 m. to Ancaster. Henderson's
Hotel. Fair gravel down grade all the way. From
Ancaster to Hamilton 7 m. SE. Royal Hotel. Fairly
good road. Do not try to coast going into the city.
Keep off Sidewalks. In fine weather this trip is good
but hard rains make some parts of the road almost
impassable.

Brantford to Paris. — Reported by W. J. Knowles
and W. W. Patterson. Distance. 7^ miles. m. N, ,
good hard gravel with three rather large hills, which

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better not coast, then W into Paris on Governor's
road, rather rough.

PARIS.

Town, population 3,200. Association Club here.
Local Consul, W. W. Patterson. Windsor Hotel.
Sidewalks free to cyclists.

Paris to Woodstock. — Reported by W. W. Patter-
son. Distance 21 m. Take Governor's road W past
cemetery. Good coast about 1 m. out. Road is sandy
and hilly for first 3 m. hut good hard gravel 5 m. to
Princeton. Then west 5 m. to Goble's, good side path
to left. Then W over hard gravel 3 m. to Eastwood.
Balance 5 m. to Woodstock fair gravel but hilly.

Paris to Galt. — Do not go by Glenmorris on E
sid3 of river but take River St. N, past Riverview
Terrace to G.W.R. crossing, hilly and rough road,
continue on Sprague's road 4 m. beyond RR. crossing
then turn E. 1^ m. to Glenmorris, sandy road, take
side path to the left, take river road from Glenmorris
on E side of river, CJ m. N to Gait, some hills, ratheV
stony and rough, ride carefully. No coasting.

Paris toBurford. — 9 m. Take Governor's road,
W about 2 m. past cemetry ; may coast first hill after
leaving town ; last mile sandy. Then S 5 m. over
rather poor road to Bishop's Gate, then over Brant-
ford and Woodstock road, 1 m. W to Burford. Good
side path. For road from Burtord to Woodstock see
under Woodstock. For road to Simcoe see under
Simcoe. For road to Norwich go 7 m. S on Simcoe
road to Scotland, thence see under Norwich.

Paris to Ayr. — Distance 8 miles. Take Banfield
St. W to Station, then Keg Lane Road W ^ m. to
tollgate, fair side path to right. Then turn N 7^ m.
to Ayr over smooth gravel road, slightly hilly. Gait
7 m. NE.

SIMCOE.

Town, population, 3,500. Good sidewalks, but by
agreement with Town Council not used by local
wheelmen except when roads are bad. Fire hotel,

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Battersby House, every attention to wheelmen. Ual.
B. Donly, Secretary Treasurer C.W.A., at Norfolk
Reformer ofl&ce, Sydenham St. W. E. Tisdale, Chief
Consul, Niagara District, at Tisdale & Kobb's Law
Office, Peel St. W. S. Perry, Local Consul, Norfolk
Street.

SiMcoE TO Port Dover. —Reported by W. S. Perry,
Simcoe. Distance 8 m. Down Norfolk St. ^ m. S
to railway crossing, look out for trains. Then 2 m.
S to Marr's Hollow, fine gravel road, gently rolling
country. Good coast into Hollow, minding bridge at
bottom. Then 2 m. S. to Brown's Hotel, fair gravel,
good sidepath on right hand side. Fair Hotel. Then
3 m. £ to Dover Toll-gate, poor gravel and sand.
Turn S I m. down Main St. into Port Dover, good
gravel. Norfolk House. Trip a pleasant one, rain
improves road, through pleasant country. Av. time
one hour.

Simcoe to Vittoria. — Reported by W. S. Perry,
Simcoe. Distance 8 m. Same road as last to Brown's
Hotel. Then 1 m. S to old toll-gate on Port Ryerse
gravel road. On descending hill care should be exer-
cised as it is stony. Then 2J m. W to Vittoria, very
sHudy road, with good side path riding. 3 m. further
S is Fisher's Glen, one of the most attractive summer
resorts on Lake Erie. To go to Port . Ryetrse, con-
tinue S from toll-gate and follow telegraph wires.
Road will be found superior. Good coasting. Pretty
scenery on approaching Lake.

SiMcoE TO Waterford. — Reported by W. S. Perry,
Simcoe. Distance 8 m. On Norfolk St. 1 m. N a
hard gravel road to G.T.R. station. Look out for
trains. Then ^ m. N to tollgate, good gravel, level
and hard. Then 2 m. N. to turn E. Good gravel
gently rolling. Splendid spin. Look out for bridge
on leaving tollgate ; in bad repair. N of tollgate first-
class refreshments at Bond's Hotel. Then 1 m. E to
Bloomsburg School House, fair road with one bad
hill, which must be walked. Then 3^ m. NE to
Waterford, ideal gr&vel road with good side path. W.

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C I.undy, is the Association Local Consul for Water-
ford. Teeter's Hotel.

SiMCOE TO Brantford, — See Brantford.

SnicoE to Paris. — Reported by W. S. Perry,.
Siracoe. Distance 28 m. To Round Plains 7 m. N
half distance splendid gravel, balance sandy loam
witn fair side path. Lang's Hotel. Then 7 m. N ta
Scotland, sandy loam with fair side path. Malcolm's
Hotel. Then 7 m. N to Bishop's Gate, medium
gravel with good side path. Then 4 ra. N to Pelton's.
Corners, good gravel. Then 3 m. E on Governor's
road to Paris, fine gravel, gently rolling. First half
of this road not very good, much improved by rain ^
Balance a fair road. At Scotland by going W one-
concession, riders may avoid hills near Bishop's Gate:
and road will be found slightly better.

SiMcoE to Aylmer. — Reported by W. S. Perry,.
Simcoe, and Frank Morrison, Aylmer. Distance 42;
m. Up Norfolk St. N ^ m. to Talbot road. Then 1
m. W to railway crossing, hard gravel, good level run..*
Then W 7 m. to Atherton, poor gravel road, rollings
with fair side path. At Atherton Gore take right
liand road ^ m. to Almas' Hotel, good side path.
Thence 2 m. W a poor gravel road, good side path to
end of road. Turn N 1^ m. to Delhi. Stoddard's.
Hotel. This part is almost unrideable. Then W 8-
m. into Courtland. Mrs. Connor's Hotel. Hill at Delhi
not rideable. Then 7 miles W over level gravel to
Dojle's Hotel. Then 3^ m. W to Stafford ville, clay
road, two large hills. Then 3 m. W to Richmond,
good hard clay road. Then 7 m. over good gravel into-
Aylmer. After leaving Delhi magnificent road.

Simcoe to Woodstock. — First Route : Take road
as described in Simcoe to Paris road to Bishop'a
Gate. From there go E as described in road Paris to
Woodstock, under Paris head. Second Route : Go to
Tilsonburg as given in Simcoe to Aylmer report,,
thence to Woodstock via Ingersoll as given under
^oodstock. The latter route is 10 m. longer thaq.

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road is much

the other, but is to be preferred as tii
better ; good wheehug all the way.

SiMCoE TO Norwich. — Reported by W. S. Perry,
Simcoe. — Distance 25 m. Take road to Delhi as
above. Go 1 m. W to cross roads. Then take right
hand road 4 m. NE to Hawtrey. Thence 4 m. N to
a frame church, thence one side line (1^ m.) W thence
2'^ m. N. to Norwich. Road hilly and very sandy,
almost iinrideable.

SiMcoE TO Hamilton.— Reported l)y \V. S. Perry,
Simcoe. Distance 42 m. On Norfolk St. ,^ m. N.
Then 10 m, E to Murphy's Corners on town line,
mixed road, hard clay and sand, poor in places, on
the whole up to the average. Then 1 m. N to turn,
hard clay, fair wheeling. Then ^ m. E on ^ town
line, hard clay to Jarvis. A. E. Yeouraans, Local C.
W.A. Consul. Commercial Hotel. Then N through
Main St. hard clay to R'y S. Then 6 m. NE to
Hagersville. Lawson's Hotel. Old stage road, first-
class run. Then 9 m. NE to Caledonia. E. S. Mun-
roe, Local Consul. Hard clay, fair road, little stony.
Then 7 m. NE, clay loam, very stony, rolling, to
Mount Hope. Then 3 m. NE, clay loam, fair wheel-
ing, to RyckniRu's Corners. Then 4 m. NE, on clay
loam road, gently rolling, to Mountain View Hotel,
overlooking Hamilton. In descending Mountain take

John St. This trip is on the whole a good one. Av.
time, r> hours. Passes through some good country,
with grand scenery, especially near Hamilton.

SniCOE TO DUNNVILLE, NiAOAUA FaLLS, St. CATH-
ARINES AND Buii'ALo. — Reported by J. H. Dorau,
Niagara Falls, Out. Take road to Port Dover as-
above, thence E on Lake Shore Road to Selkirk
village, thence E to Rainham, thence E to S Cayuga,
thence E to Dunuville, in all 'MS m. There are on the
road fair hotels at the villages named. The road is
clay and in summer time furnishes excellent wheel
ii'j?, though of course rain makes it impassable for
bicycles. At Dunuville there is a local Club. Mr.
H. G. McLean, of the Bruce Co. Wheelman, ie the

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Local Consul, he is to be founu at Mclndoe's Drug
store. Mansion House. From Dunnville 20 m. E to
Port Colborne passiu<< throufjli Marsbville. Good
roud except for 3 m. after leaving Dunnville which is
sandy and unrideable. McNeil's Hotel. Thence 12
in. E to Ridge\v»y, clay road, a little rough, but can
be ridden. Two good hotels at Ridgeway. Thence
2 m. N to Stevensville. Mineral Springs Hotel.
Thence 1 m. N to New Germany, good r jad ; thence
N 7 m,, first-class clay road to Chippewa ; thence 8
m. N to Drummondville, take side path ; thence 2 m.
to Niagara Falls, sidewalk. When at Marsbville
instead of turning to go to Port Colborne, continue on
NE to Wellana. There is said to be a good road from
Welland to Niagara Falls. For road from Welland to
St. Catharines see under St. Catharines. To go to
Buffalo take Fort Erie gravel road to Fort Erie,
hard gravel and level as a board, 8 m. and cross
International bridge to Black Rock and go to Buffalo
as given under St. Catharines.

Dunnville to Grimsip:. — 25 miles. ^ m. W from*
Dunnville to cemetery, cross the biidge at creek and
'.urn to the right 4^ m. to Attercliffe station. Clay
road, with about a mile of sand, mostly rideable. N
from Attercliffe to Port Davidson 8 m. Clay road.
After leaving Port Davidson cross the bridge and take
lirst turn to left and follow the main roud to Smitli-
villc 10 m., clay. From Smithville 7 m. N to Grimsby
turn to the right at red brick church on nearing the
mountain. No hills of anv account until the moun-
tain at Grimsby is reached, parts of which are un-
rideable but the road down for tbe iiK)st part is good.
Fine gravel road from the foot of the hill to Grimsby.
Until this road is reached the roads from Dunnville
are all clay, fairly good in dry weather but unrideable
after a heavy rain. Reported by H. G. McLean.

ST. CATHARINES.

(^ity, population 10,000. Active C.W.A. Club here.
H. C. (toodman, Representative District No. 2 and
A. N. Lindsay Local Consul. Grand Central Hotel.

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St. Catharines to Niagara Falls. — Fiat Route
via Thorold. Reported by A. N. Lindsay. Take
QueenstowD St. 5 m. to Thorold, passing through
Merritton. City Hotel. Thus far the riding is
mostly up LiU as the road runs aide by side with the
Welland Canal up the mountain. • On reaching
Thorold turn to the left at City Hotel, then take first
turn to the right and again first turn to the left. This
will take rider into Stamford, 10 m. from St. Cath-
arines, from here follow directions as given in route
2. Route 2 reported by A. N. Lindsay and J. H.
Robinson, Consul at Niagara Falls. Go from St.
Catharines 3 m. E on Grimsby and Queenston gravel
road to Homer. Good side path. Thence 5. m. E
over fair Macadamized road to St. Davids. Turn to
right at West's Hotel, some splendid path riding for
about a mile, pass through the stone tunnel under the
G.T.R., after which the ravine is reached where some
magnificient scenery may be enjoyed while walking
up a long sandy hill, on reaching the summit the path
riding is again good to Stamford. Turn to left at
Stamford post office and take first turn to right to
the Niagara Fails cemetery then turn to left and
coast down sidewalks into the town. John Robinson,
Town Clerk, Niagara Falls, Ont., is the C.W.A. Local
Consul. Waverly Hotel.

Niagara Falls, Ont., to Buffalo, N.Y. — On Am-
erican side of river. SW -? m.on street along river,good
coast on sidewalk along river bank, look out for people
on sidewalk, cross upper Suspension bridge to Niagara
Falls, N.Y., go through the town 2 m. E on Falls St.,
good stone road. Keep off sidewalk in business part
of town. Thence E on dirt road 4 m. to La Salle,
N.Y. ; thence E good dirt road G m. to Touawanda.
Backus' Hotel. Take Delaware road 7 m. SE to
Black Rock. Take sidewalk. Continue in same
direction till you strike Delaware Avenue. Asphalt
pavement. L.A.W. hotel for Buffalo is the Genessee
House. The Tift is most frequented by Canadian
Wheelmen.

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side. Take sidewalk ou river road 2 m. through
Cedar Islands, thence 4 m. S over fair Macadaaaized
road to Chippewa, thence 6 m. SE ou dirt road to
Black Creek, thence 7 m. S to Fort Erie, dirt road ;
cross to Black Rock over International Bridge. This
rpute is only good late in the summer when the roads
are well beaten down, a little rain improves it. Time
S hours.

St. Catharines to Port Dalhousie.— 4 m. Take
Geneva St. to New Canal BanK. The riding on the
bank is very good. At Port Dalhousie the old Wei-
land Canal must be crossed. Boats from Pt. Dalhousie
daily to Toronto and twice a week to Montreal.

St. Catharines to Niagara on the Lake. — Re-
ported by A. N. Lindsay. Go E ou Queenston St. 3
m. to Homer. Good stone road. Thence 5 m. E to
Yirgil. Take left hand road at brick church where
road forks. Theuce to Niagara on the Lake it is 3^
m. NE. W. Bailey, of the St. Catharines Club, is
Local Consul here. The town is the camping place
for the militia of District No. 2,. Boats leave twice
daily for Toronto and for Lewiston, N.Y., 7 m. up the
river to connect with the trains for Buffalo and the
West. The Queen's Royal is well known as a sum-
mer hotel.

Niagara ox the Lake to Niagara Falls. — By the
same River Road 7 m. S. Sandy, parts fair. Some
side-path ridi'.ig, beware of headers on the river bank.
Thence 5 m. S to Niagara Falls, Ont., (Clif*on) fair
but hilly, thence 2 m. on sidewalk to the Falls. This
road will lead the tourist past Brock's monument and
about 3 m. further on an exc^lleht view of the whirl-
pool and rapids may bo obtained. The editors of this
book can voucli that if better wheeling can be found
in Ontario, there is no 14 m. of road in the Province
better worthiriding than this.

St. Catharines to Brock's Monument Direct. — By
the same. Take Queenston St. to St. David's. Same
as in report to Falls. Thence E 2 m. to Queenston.
At St. David's the road will be fouud to improve and

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very good pace may be kept up. At Queciiston the
rider skirts around tbe loot of the mountain and
follows a long winding bill, near the top the entrance
to the grounds will be found. From the top of the
monument a delightful view may be had, on a clear
dav Toronto is visible, and the roads over which Jhe
ridei' has come can be traced for miles.

St. Cathakineh to WELLAxn. — By the same. Take
St. Paul St. W, coast down hill to Canal Biidge, turn
to left after crossii g bridge and climb hill, walk
mountniii 2:} m. from St. Catbarinep. Very stouey.
Turn at first tnrn to right to get to Decew Falls, 8A
ni. from St. Catharines. Beautiful sceuery. Beser-
V(nr of the St. Catharines water works— two minia-
ture lakes. Beturn to main road then continue S 1
m. take first turn to right and then first turn to left.
Bad hill at turn. Continue S to Welland. Total
distance to Welland 12 m. The road is nearly all
clay and good in dry weather but impassable after
rain.

Welland to Nia<jai!a Falls. — Beported by H. A.
Willett, Local Consul at Welland. Welland : — Frailer
House. Take Bt. Bobinson Boad NE 4 m. to Ft.
Bobiiii-oji. Clay, rolling and generally rough, not
good. Co through Main St. of Bt. Bobinson, goner-
ally good, look out for canal bridge and railway
crossing. No bicyclists. Then lA m. N to Allanburg
or ralher | m. E of it. Good road. Turn E on
Ivundv's Lane 5.^ m. clav and sand to Drummond-
ville. Take side path on S side when sand is reached.
From Drummondville take side path to M. C. B.
station at Falls and then a good coasting hilltoBiver
Bank at Clifton House. Thence to Clifton take side
v.'alk. Welland to Falls. Good in diy weather, im-
passable in wet. Another way to leave Welland i^^
by taking N INIain St. 1 m. N. turn t^ right, go J m.
I^, tlien to left and go HJ- m. N, then to right for 1^
m. to Allanburg.

Welland to P'oNTHiLii.- -Beported by ]Mr. Wilkt.
Goon N Main St. 1 ra. N, then on town Line 1^ ui.

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W, clay and sand, then 2^ m. N saud to Fontliill.
J^mith's Hotel. A rather heavy ride, but beauti-
fnl place to visit. By ^,'oiug two miles West of
villaj^e, over sandy roads, part of which lu\ve a
good side path, a point is reached on top of mountain
from which all the surrounding country is visible —
St. Catharines, Thorold, Lakes Erie and Ontaiio, and
jQU a clear day, by a good glass, the ))uildings of To-
ronto can be distiiiguished. Time to Fontliill 8.5
minutes.

Welland to Pt. CoLr.ORNK. — Due S along Canal
bank 8 m. All clay except last m. which is hnni
gravel.

Wei.lani) TO BiFFALO. — Reported by Mr. Willett.
Due E from Stonebridge, 7 m., from Vv^-lland is a hue
hard gravel road to Kidgcway, 11 m.. Fort Erie !•,•
m. and crossing Niagara River on International
J^ridge, to Buffalo 1 m. further. Vory nice country
and road level as a board.

St. Catharines to HA:MiLroN. — Reiiorted bv A.JS.
Lmdsay. Take St. Paul St. W to O.T.R. bridge tiieu
on Hamilton stone road 7 m. NW t(j Jordan. Sorno
long hills will be encountei'ed, road is improved V)y a
shower as in dry wetitlier it boc(nnL's niucii cut uj).
At Jordan P.O. turn dov/n the hill, here the scenery
is much admired, walk this and adjinning liill. rough
and stonoy. The road greatly improves to Beair.s-
ville o rn., from Beamsville continue hh ni. beautiful
gravel road, when turn to Grimsby camp ground will
be found on the right, it is J m. S to Camp Ground,
road heavy but side path can be ridden. This far
famed resort is well worth a visit from passing wheel-
men. Goivig back to turn continue on gravel road
about 1^ m. to Grimsby village. W. 1). Forl)es, Con-
sul. Thence 10 m. to Stoney Creek. Thence 7 m. to
Hamilton. All good gravel I'oad.

HAMILTON.

City, population S'.I.OOO. Situated <>n Bui'lington
Bay, tine scenery in all directions from the city, good

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roads, streets very rideable. Royal Hotel. C.W.A.
Club of 25 members. G. S. Dunn, Local Consul.

Hamilton to Toronto. — The roads between these
two cities cannot be ridden by bicysliats, tourists will
tind it a pleasant trip by boat, several of which leave
daily.

Hamilton to Galt. — Reported by C. E. Tiiiliug,
of Hamilton, from old guida book. 5 m. W to Duu-
das, fair, with fine side path. Be careful of telegraph
poles. Coasting safe down hill into Dundas. Thence
NW 20 m. to Gait on main road, stone. Imperial
Hotel. Bicycle club in Gait but no members of C.W.
A. This route is a good one though a little hilly.
Best in dry weather.

Hamilton to Burlington Beach. — Reported by
Mr. Tinling, from old guide book. 9 m. E. Stone
road. When vou reach James' Hotel on Barton St.,
take left hand road leading past Church. Follow
this road straight to Beach. Verj' good wheeling —
fine country. Impossible to ride from the Beach on
to Burlington town.

Hamilton to Guelph. — See under Guelph.

GUELPH.

City, jwpnlation 10,000. On River Speed. Side-

• walks prohibited, good rideable streets. Wellington

Hotel. C.W.A. Club. John Davidson, Local Consul.

Guelph to Galt. — Reported by Mr. Davidson,
Guelph, from old guide book. 9 m. SW ou Waterloo
Road, hard gravel to Hespeler. Wayper's Hotel.
Pirst 6 m. level and good, balance hilly and ahnost
ainrideable. Thence 5 m. S to Galt, over L ird road,
•gently rolling. Imperial Hotel.

Guklph to Mount Forest. — Reported by Mr.
Davidson, of Guelph, from old guide book. Total
distance about 10 m. Two m. N on Woolwich St.
Then 1 ni. N on Elora Road to Marden. Bevin's
Hotel. Hard gravel. Then ^ m. N to Junction
Hotel. Take road leading to right and go NI^ 10 ni.
'Over Owen Sound Road. Verv hard and smooth, with

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some fine coasting, to Fergus. Spire's Hotel. Good
riding on Fergus streets. Thence 13 m. N to Arthur.
Green's Hotel. Thence 10 m. N to Mount Forest,
All fine, hard gravel.

GuELPH TO Hamilton. — Reported by Mr. David-
son. Take Brock road SE 9^ m. to Aberfoyle, poor
gravel, side path part of the way. Thence 2^ m. SE
to Morriston, good gravel, slightly rolling, good side
path. There is a bicyclist here. Thence 5 miles
to Puslinch P.O., fair gravel, side path part of the
way. Thence 1^ m. S to Strabane. Brock road now
leads to right. Two hotels, no choice. Thence 3 m.
S to Harsland, fair gravel. Thence 3 m. to Bullock's
Corneru, thence to Dundas 2 m. All fair gravel.
Elgin House. Dundas to Hamilton, see Hamilton to
Gait road.

GuELPH TO Orangeville. — Reported by Mr. David-
sou, of Guelph, and Mr. H. A. Carter, of Simcce.
Take Eramosa Road 20 m. NE to Erin village.
AVilliams' Hotel. Good hard gravel. Splendid coast-
ing. Thenco 4 m. N\V to Hillsburg over fairly good
gravel road. Thenco to Orangeville over splendid
gravel road, a little stony and with big hills, making
fine coasting.

Orangeville to Owen Sound. — From old guide
book. To Mono Centre, 10 in. wheeling is reported
by the Williams' Bros, as fairly good. Of the road
from there to Shelburne some 12 m. it has been im-
possible to obtain any definite information. From
Shelburne on to Owen Sound, our report is supplied
by Mr. Chas. Langley, of Toronto. Toronto and
Sydenham Road NW 22^ m. from Shelburne to
Flesherton. The first 5 m. fair gravel on sand bottom
interspersed with sand sti etches. 1^ m. rough
swampy land. 11 m. part clay and part gravel,
slightly rolling. 5 m. into Flesherton fair to good,
hilly. The last 2 m. into Flesherton arc down a suc-
cession of hills or steps. Glorious coasting with
grandly picturesque views of country. Average time
for the 22 m. about 3 hours. From Flesherton 8 m.

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NW on ^ocd gravel road to IMarkdaly. Thence 10 in.
NW to Williams-ford very hilly, not very good for
wheeling. Thence 5 m. NW to Chatsworth. Gravel-
led, rolling to hilly. These roads are not particularly
pleasant for Bicycling, on acconnt of the inimeuHe
hills, v;hicti, cannot be climbed, bnt can be coasted if
care be taken to keep clear of cobble stone. From
Chatsworth to Owen Sound, 10 m. excellent gravel,
very level, one of the best pieces of road for wheeling
in Ontario.

400 Miles In Northern Ontario.;

(from OLn OUIDE I500K.)

Tl following notes of a trip made by Messrs.
Willia.il J. and Herbert Williams of the Woodstock
C\nh in August, ISSH, supply information as to many
roads not furnished in the regular road reports : —

Started August 18th, Woodstock to Waterloo
rin Tavistock. Shakesjieare and Berlin — fifty miles.
Koad to Strathallan verv hillv but hard, to Shakes-
peare splendid, to Nev/ Hamburg ai:d Baden very
smooih and hard, scenery beautiful. First class
Dutch dinner at latter place ; thence to Waterloo,
very hilly. Waterloo to Guelph via Breslau, lifteeii
miles. Roads and scenery very fine tc Breslau, thence
hilly and rough. First header.

Guelph to Durham viti Fergus, Arthur and Mt.
P\)rest — sixty miles. Pavement-like road to Fergus
— thirteen miles in fifty miimtes. Remainder bad
and much cut up. Dinner at Arthur. Stared at by
natives, being tiie pioneers over this road.

Durham to Woodford, via Williamsford, Chats-
worth and Owen Sound — forty miles. After leaving
Durham and while crossing thq romantic-looking
Kockv Saugeen. caught in a' thunder storm. Roads
muddy. Did Clmtsworth to Owen Sound, nine

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miles, in fifty niiuuteH. Rest of road very roi:gli aiul
rocky.

Woodford to Orillia, forty-live miles. To Mea-
ford. n ut;h but down hill : thence to Collinj^jwood, one
of the best roads we saw, composed of decayt d stone
and tine gravel. Cnllinj^wood to Stavner, strong head
wind and soft road. Gave up and took train to
Orillia.

Orillia to Mono Centre, forty-five miles. Train
to Barrie, thence per wheel ocross country to Mono
Centre.

A tough day. Rain, and clay road to Cookston.
then soft sand, and after passing Alliston, c'indieci
the ^hjno Hills, some of which were so steep that thf
wheels could scarcely be pushed up. Mono Centre
to Guelph. fifty miles. To Orangeville very good road,
thence to Hillsburg, splendid. Not quite so good
to Ouelph. Guelph to Waterloo, eighteen miles.
Went by wav of Freeport, which was better than via
Breslau. Waterloo to Woodstock, fifty miles. Left
at U.IT; a.m. Bri<lge down between New PlamhuiV'
and Shakesjxnire. Walked three miles on track.
Dinnei- at FhaUespeare. Beached Woodstock at :i
p.m. Best long distance run of the trip.

Including thirty-eight miles ridden at Guelpli.
the whole distaiice wheeled was 111 miles. The
IVfessrs. Williams say that it was the most enjoyable
and cheapest trip they ever had.

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Synopsis of Roads West of Toronto,

For convenieijce of Tourists it lias been thought
ndvisable to briefly outline a few extended tours from
tlie foregoing .>'eports : —

Detroit Riveh to Nia(i.\r.\ Falls and BrFFALo. —
Detroit to St. Thomas, see under St. Thomas. St.
Thomas to Avhner, see under St. Thomas. Avlmer

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to Simcoe, see under Simcoe. Simcoe to Dunnville,
Dunnville to Nia^^ara Falls and Buffalo, see uuder
Simcoe.

Detroit to Godericit. — Detroit to St. Thomas,
see under St. Thomas. St. Thomas to Londou, see
under St. Thomas. London to Goderich, see uuder
Goderich.

Goderich to Toronto. — Goderich to Stratford,
«ee under Stratford. Stratford to Berlin, see under
Stratford. Berlin to Guelph, see under Berlin.
Guelph to Toronto, see under Toronto.

Detroit to Toronto. — To St. Thomas as above.
To London, see under St. Thomas. To St. Marys,
see under St. Mary's. To Stratford, see under Strat-
ford. Stratford to Toronto, same as last route ^iren,
or from London to Woodstock, see uuder Loudon.
Woodstock to Hamilton, see under Woodstock, thence
by boat to Toronto.

Toronto to Port Elgin. — Toronto to Guelph, sej
under Toronto. Guelph ^o Arthur, see under Guelph.
Arthur to Drayton, see under Drayton. Drayton to
Port Elgin, see under Drayton.

TORONTO.

The Capital of the Province of Ontario. Population
120,000. Has fine wide streets, many of them well
paved, a number of beautiful parks, numerous tine
buildings and points of interest for the sightseer who
is greatly facilitated in his journeying about the city
by the possession of a bicycle. Mr. Charles J. Langley
Chief Consul District No. 3 C.W.A., may be found at
McMaster, Darling & Co's., Front St. Mr. Henry
Ilyrie, Representative C.W.A., District No. 3, at 113
Yonge St. Mr. Geo. H. Orr, the otl\er Representative
of the same District, will be found at the Insurance
Office of W. H. Orr, Adelaide St. The Local Consuls
for the city are : Charles H. Riggs, corner King and
Yonge Sts. and W. H. Cox, at Messrs. Scarth, Cochrane
it Co's., Messi's. J. B. Boustead and R. H. McBride,
Ex-Presidents of the Association are to be found

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respectively at the office of Messrs. Boustead ife Gibbs,
Adelaide St. and the warehouse of Frank Smith &
Co., Front St. W. G. Eakins, an ex-Vice President
of the Association, is on the Mail editorial staff.
There are two large clubs in Toronto, namely : " The
Torontos," and " Wanderers." Hotels are numerous
and good. The Walker House, corner York & Well-
ington St.. is the Associa.iou Hotel. All distances
from Toronto are given from the corner of King and
Yonge Sts.

Toronto to Guelph. — Reported by Mr. Charles
J. Laugley. Take Dundaa St. VV 5 m. to West To-
ronto junction, 4 m. block paved, balance poor,
Macadamized, rutty, sidewalk generally taken, but
look out for the police. Thence 2 m. W to Lambton
Mills rutty, fair to good sidepath beyond limits of
West Toronto Junction. Keep of sidewalk at Junc-
tion. Thence W 2^ m. to Islington, sidewalk and
splendid side path, not affected by rain. Thence 6^
m. through Somerville and Dixie to Cooksville. Fairly
good Macadamized road, rain improves road very*
much, good side path nearing Dixie. Turn North on
Centre road 9 m. to Brampton, clay road, unrideable
after rain and not very good at any tinit. Ride 1 m.
N.from Brampton then turn W, still clay road 5 m.
to Norval. Take care descending hill into N'^rval.
Georgetown is NW from Norval, 4 m. road mil of
turns and must be enquired for. The road is fair in
dry weather, only big hill to climb going out of Nor-
val, bad stretch of sand leading into Georgetown.
Then 17 m. to Bristol Arms, good gravel road. Another
road from Georgetown follows the Railway line via
Acton and Rockwood, not nearly so good. From
Bristol Arms, 8 m. SW into Guelph. Fine gravel,
long easy grades, tiiie coasting. Walk down hill into
Guelph. See under Guelph.

Toronto to Weston. — Reported by C. J. Langley.
Take Yonge St., College Avenue and Bathurst St.
all block paved 2^ m. N & W to Seaton Village, con-
tinue along Bathurst St. ^ m. N to Davenport road,
turn W 2^ m. to Carletou, fair wheeling, side path

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rideable, good gravel nearing Carletou. Then t in.
N d' W to Weston. Ea<»le'a Hotel. Rutty Macadanj-
ized road, ram improves it. Take let road to the
north, after passing railroad at Carleton, bad hill at
Black Creek, .^^ood side path for 1 m. leadinj^ into
Weston.

Toronto to Danfortii. — Reported by C. J. Lang-
ley. 7 m. NE on Don and Danforth Road. Gd over
river Don by Winchester St. bridge, level road. Good
stretches of gravel interspersed writh bad patches of
sand, which are in some places unrideable. This
road runs through the townships of Scarboro and
Markhan.. Is not much patronized by bicyclists.

Toronto to Stouffville. — Reported by C. J.
Langley. Take King St. E and Kingston Road 8 m.
to Norway and Half-way House. Turn N 2 m. E of
Half-way House and take Markham road to Malvern.
Clay and gravel, poor riding after rain, fair in dry
weather, rideable foot path for some distance, bad
hill past Malvern. From Malvern 4 m. N to Woburn,
thence N 1 m. to Markham, mixed clay and gravel,
poor riding after rain. Take road to left entering
Markham and use great care descending hill. Frank-
lin House. Jay J. Ross, Local Consul at Markham..
From Markham to Stouffville it is 9 ra. good riding.
Go North as far as Ringwood and turn E to enter
Stouffville

Toronto to Lake Simcoe. — Reported by C. J.
Langley. Take Yonge St. N 3 in. to Doer Park, block
paved, thence N 5 m. to York Mills, Macadamized,
rutty, loose stone, poor wheeling, can take sidewalk
for 3 m., steep hill and dangerous entering the Mills.
Thence N 4 m. to Thornton. Macadamized, long hill
ascending from York Mills, can be ridden by strong
riders, rain improves road, thence N 4 m. to- Rich-
mond Hill. Palmer House. Fair riding, gradual
ascent. Thence 10 m. N to Aurora. Queen's Hotel.
Good coast at Bond's Lake, coming south, gradual
ascent, with only fair roads, making road from
Toronto here not very, desirable. Thence 4 m. to

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Newmttikci. Turn E at Aurora, theu N by ^ood
t^ravel over small hills, all ridtable and entering' Ntw-
niarket on east side, this is preferable. to continuation
of Yoiif^e St. Active C.W.A. Club here. J. G. Watson,
Local Consul. Mrs. ForsNth's Hotel. From New-
market to Sharon E A: N 4 ru. Then 3 m. N to
Queensville, (> m, N to Jersey, 1 m. N to Kiswick, all
iiood j^ravel, then H m. N to Koaeh's Point, gravel and
Hand. At NewmarkQt turn E 1| m., poor riding,
sandy, though improved with rain, then N 2^^ to
Sharon, good gravel, level, rain improves. Some
Bplendid stretches of hard packed gravel. Last 8 m.
is a delightful run, road parallel with water's edge,
within a stone's throw of Lake Simcoe. At Roach's
Point there is a good temperance hotel, splendid
summer resort, good bathing facilities, grounds nicely
laid ouii, just the place for a cyclist. Average time
from Newmarket 2 hours.

Lake Simcoe to Wiiitry. — Reported by Charles
J. Langley. Start at Kiswick, good level gravel road.
8 m. E to Sutton. Mansion House. Thence 7^ m. E
splendid stage road ; thence 1^ m. S to Wilfred, thence
11 m. E to CanningtoD, good gravel, level and hard.
Thence E 1^ m. Thence S to Manilla, Sonya, Seg
rave, Port Perry, 18 m. Gravel, fair wheeling, roll-
ing, with a few- heavy hills. At Port Perry go W 2 m.
to Manchester thence S 1() m. to Whitby, passing
through Myrtle and Brooklyn. All good gravel and
fair wheeling.

Toronto to Whitdy. — Reported by C. J. Langley.
Take King St. and Kingston Road Elm. to Norway
8 m. block paved, balance poor, Macadamized, rutty.
Thence 10 m. E to Highland Creek, fair gravel. Take
care descending hill at creek, sand at bottom, rain
improves road. Good side path 2 m. W of Highland
Creek. Thence Rouge HiU 8 m. E, goad gravel, look
out tor dangerous hill and bridge at toll gate. Loose
Macadamized and sand. • Thence 2 m. E to Dunbar-
ton. Clay and gravel, fair wheeling in dry weather.
Thence 1 m. E to Liverpool Market. Gravel, hilly
and rideable. Mrs. Becker's Hotel. Thence 2^ ni. E

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to Pickering, good gravel, splendid sidewalk through
the village. Thence fi^ m. E to Whitby. Royal Hotel.
Road clay and gravel, good wheeling, only affected by
heavy rains. This is the best road leading out of
Toronto for bicyclists. Average time 3.J hours.

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Whitby to Kingston.

COMl'ILEn UY MR. W. P. WAY, C.C, DISIRK.T NO. IV,

Whitry to Port Hopk. — Reported by E. T. Howie,
Consul C.W.A., at Newcastle. Kinghton Road E from
Whitby to Oshawa 1 m., road good gravel, hilly, but
safe to coast, rain has no bad effect on I'oad, but in
ridoable during whole season. At Oshawa theie are
a few riders. Queen's Hotel. To Hownianville E i)
m. road slightly sandy first ^ in. then excellent to
Bowraauville. Rheubottoni Hotel. A line run from
Bovvmanville to Lake Scugog 2Ji m. N passing through
the following villages : Hampton, 5 m., good hotel ;
Euniskillen, 3 m. ; Burton, 8 m., crossing C. P. Ry.
O. (Si Q. Div. ; Williamsburg, 8 m. and thence 4 m to
Carsara on shore of Lake Scugog, where will be found
good boating and fishing.

BowMANViLLE TO NEWCASTLE. — 5 m. level, hard»
gravel road, entering Newcastle, legs over from the
three beautiful hills just coasted. Windsor Hotel.
Fine C.W.A. Club here ai elegant club rooms, all
wheelmen made welcome, ijocal runs N to Orono, 5
m., and S to Harbor 1 m., fine roads and good com-
pany.

Newcastle to Newtonville. — 3 m. E between
these two places is the longest hill known iu the Mid-
land District, the road being, fine, however it can be
ridden.

Newtonville to Port Hope. — 12 m. First mile
sandy but path riding available and numerous good

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coastH, Havo a care entering Port Hope as Main St.
hill i8 rough hut rideahlc. Hotels : St. Lawrence
Hall and 'Queen's Hotel. No club here but H^>jno
wheelmen.

Port Hope to Petkrhouo. — Keportcd by E. T.
Bowie. Kingston road W 3 nj. to lUetcher's Corners,
thence N 27 ni. to Peterhoro the road is fair, villages
I)assed through being Jiewdley, at the Western end of
Rice Lake, (good hotel and line lishiitg) ; Bailleboro.
Centervillo and J''raserville. At Peterhoro there is
a line ('lub of 10 members. Good Hotel, Oriental. Ci.
A. Scolield, Local ('onsul.

• Port Hoi'K to Okakton. — Reported by W. G.
Pond, of Cobourg. Post Hope to Cobourg 7 m. K, fine
gravel road, level and snjooth. In sight of Ijako On-
tari(». Hotels : Arlington and Dunham, both giving
liberal discounts to Wheelmen. There is a Club here.
W. G. Pond, Ijocal Consul. Cobourg to Harwood (Rice
Lake) 15 m., (vranbourne 7 m. good road, balance to
Harwood rideable, but great care must he taken aV
road seems perforated with uTinoticeable sandy spots.
Harwoad is on the shore of Rice Ijak(s the terminus
of the C.P. it M. Ry and conse(|uently the point of
enibiukiition for Idyl Wild the summer resort ot
Amcricim tourists who spend the season tinhing at
this beatitiful place.

ConouRo TO Grafton.— H m. K, good gravel road.
Hotels: Mansion and Patterson Houses, the hitter
giving discount to wheelmen.

(iiiAKToN TO TuKNToN. - Reported by Thornton
Huyck, Consul C.W.A., Colborne. Giattoii to Wick-
low I) m. K. Fine gravel road. Thencu to Colborne
5 m., floiiH! soft and sandy spots, Imt fair path riding.
Brunswick Hotel. T. Huyck, Consul, will he found
at C/olbonie as well as other enthusiastic whoehuon.
although no Club has been formed. There is a road
fair and rideable from Colborne to Hastings, route as
follows: CaKtleton H m., one hotel ; Morganston 5 m.,
no accomodation ; Norham H m., one hotel ; Wark-
worth 1 ui., Duly House, Hastings U) m.. Royal,

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ClareudoD and Cougblin Hotele, all fine houses.
Colborue to Brighton 8 m. good gravel road, tine
coasti^ug. Approaching Brighton sandy spots but
rideable.with caution. Clarke House.

Brkjfton to Trenton — 10^ m. splendid road,
hard and fine, rideable in any weather, only one coast
coming into Trenton. Hotels: Grand Central and
Queens. C.W.A. Club here. C. W. Thomson, Local
Consul.

BiiioHTON to Conbecon. — From old guide book.
Prince Edward St. Sim. Good gravel. Turn E 1
mile S of Main St. Thence 3 m. SE to Lovitt's Cor-
ners (Murray Canal Crossing.) Gravel and sand.
Some fair pide path riding. Thence 6 m. E on Tren'-
ton Gravel Road to Carrying Place. Fair Hotel.
Thence 5 m. S, good gravel to Consecon, a plensant
village, situated on Weller's Bay in a rich farming
country.

Brkjuton to CAMrjELLFORD. — From old guide book.
Take Yonge St. ^ m. N to Hilton, mostly uphill, good
gravel. Thence 4 m. N to Newcomb's Mills, good
gravel, rolling. Thence 2 m. N to Codrington, gravel
and clay. Thence 2 m. N to Mallory's Corners, gravel
and clay. Thence 6 m. N to Myersburgh, gravel and
clay. Not rideab-e while wet. Thence 4 m. N to
Campellford, good gravel. Windsor Hotel. 'Ine
village.

Brighton to Hastings. — Same road as to Camp-
bellford as far as Mallory's Corners. Turn there W
8 m. to Norham. Fine gravel. Thence 1 m. N, to
Warkworth. Good Hotel. Thence 10 m. N to Hast-
ings, fine gravel but billy. Fair Hotel. Eoad is well
kept, and ccuiing S fast time can be made, as hills
are m rider's favor. Dries quickly, and rain does not
affect it much.

Trenton to Warkworth. — Reported by F. B.
Hope, Trenton. To Wooler 8 ra., fair gravel road and
rideable ; no definite account beyond, but stage driver
reports road equally good.

Trenton to Wellington. — Reported by F. B.
Hope, TreutoD. To Murray Canal 3^ m. fair road

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and improving annually. (Half mile walk owing to
canal construction during 1885, but with the opening
of the current season tho bridge across canal will be
completed). To Crossing Place 1 m. ride with care,
sandy spots. Thence to Consecon 5 m., first J m.
soft, balance good wheeling. A fine view is gained
from the hill approaching Consecon being Consecon
and Weller's Ray and Bald Head. Consecon, Porter's
and Baird's Hotels. Leaving Consecon is a heavy
liill, once on top road improves and to Wellington 10
m. the roads are smooth with fine coasts. Garratt
House at Wellington, ^1.00 per day,

Wellinc.ton to Picton. — Reported by D. W. Key-
nolds, Local Consul C.W.A. To Bloomfiold 5 m.
Hard level gravel road with gentle undulations, fine
scenery along shores of West Lake. Telegraph line
follows road to Picton, 5 m. hard, smooth road, no
grades, splendid wheeling. Royal Hotel, Picton, ^1.00
per day. The C.W.A. Consul will bo only too happy
to initiate tourists into the beauties of Prince Edward
County runs. Including Picton to Glenora, 5 m. the
scenery of which is something worth seeing, viz : Lake
on the Mountain, Bay of Quinte Beach, Davy's Island,
Hay Bay, etc., while the lover of machinery and
hydrostatics can find somt*thing new m the Little
Giant Factor v, where can be found the smallest
working water wheel in Canada, returning one way
take the Hill road, hard clay and smooth as a board
in dry weather, having a care only for Cooper's Hill
when entering Picton. From Picton to Milford 7 m.
E about a mile of hill to start with, remamder of
distance fair lideable road. Empey's Hotel, 11.00 per
day. Returning to Picton take Cherry Valley road,
telegraph line all the way, road splendid gravel.
Caution at Werden'e Hill, 2 m. out of Picton, rocky
and dangerous. Picton to Sand Banks 10 m. S past
C. O. R'y. station. This is a difficult and complicated
road to follow, the only guide is when doubtful of
route ask for the Lake Shore road. Hotel at Banks,
Lake Shore House, $1.50 per day. Another beautiful
run is from Lake Shore to Salmon Point Lighthouse

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9J m. elegaut road and lovely scenery along shore of
Lake Ontario.

Trenton to Belleville. — Reported by R. H.
Fenwick, Representative C.W.A. No. 5 Dis. Leave
Trenton, cross bridge and up hill and ride 12 m. to
Belleville without a halt, time from 50 minutes to one
hour, is all the description necessary. The Chicago
Tour, of 1884, and Big 4, of 1885, did the distance in
above time, Manage Ayers having countenanced a
" Scortch." Anyone riding for pleasure might take in
the paths of the cemetery or call at the Deaf and
Dumb Institute, where visiting wheelmen are always
kindly treated by R. Mattheson, Jr., or D. S. Can-
niff. Have a little care in descending Murney Hill
entering Belleville and keep wheel well under control
as street is rough and bad crossing at foot of hill.

BELLEVILLE.

City, 12,000 population. Large and enthusidstic C.
W.A. Club, the Ramblers. Hotels : The Dafoe and
Anglo-American. Home of W. P. Way, C. C. District
No. 4 and Representatives R. H. Fenwick and W. E.
Foster.

Belleville to Frankfprd. — Reported by W. P.
Way, of the Ramblers. Cross upper bridge turn le*t
4 m., right 5^ m.,then loft S^m. reaching Wallbridge,
thence 4 m. to Frankford, cross River Trent and stop
at Frankford House immediately on left after crossing
bridge, thence to Trenton, all down hill 8 m., whole
distance level gravel road, not a hill to bother the
most tin-id rider. Trenton to Bellevi.Ue 12 m. making
Ho m. in all of most elegant wheeling.

Belleville to Picton. — Reported by R. E. Clarke.
Local Consul. The roads are generally rideable dur
ing the wheeling season. Crossing per Ferry to Ross-
more the distance is about 28 m. with only one hill of
any importance at Covert's Hotel, about 8 m. from
Belleville.

Belleville to Wellington.— Reported by R. E.
Clarke. The distance is about 19 m. The road runs

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nearly S and after the first 5 m. in nearly level and
very good riding.

Belleville to Bloomfield. — 17 m. The road is
the same as that to Wellington for about 12 m., when
it turns SE and is for the remaining 5 m. excellent
riding.

Belleville td Madoc vi i Sterling and Marmora.
— This was a run taken by W. A. Lingham and Geo.
Biggar of the Ramblers, reported by the former, and
can be describect as follows : N to Foxboro (5 m., gravel
road, few ruts, but rideable to Cbatterson. 4 m. good
gravel road to Somerset Lake, 3 m. some sandy spots
and up hill to Sterling a coast of about I) m. good
gravel road. Hotels: Chard, Sterlingit Scott's. Thence
N to Springbrook 8 m. and Marmora 8 m. more, fair
gravel roads. MoWilliams' Hotel at Marmora. To
Madoc E 12 m. fair rideable gravel road, some hills,
none dangerous, road line in dry weath»?r except bridge
and culvert approaches. Madoc wheelmen are repre-
sented by H. O. Flynn.

Belleville to Shannonville. — 9 m. E. Elegant
gravel, level and smooth.

Shannonville to Odessa. — Reported by Alex.
Leslie, Napanee. To Milltown E 2 m. Good level
gravel road. To Lyendenaga 8 m., equally good road,
not affected by rain ; to Napanee 6 m., road good
except sandy spots, paths available. Campbell House,
SI. 50 per day. To Odessa 12 m., steep hill leaving
Napanee, afterward splendid road. Average time
12 m. per hour. Queen's Hotel. Napanee to
Bath take Odessa road 7 m. then S 5 m., fine read all
the way.

Odessa to Kingston. — Repoited by W. Nicol,
Consul at Kingston. To Westbrook 5 m., thence to
Cataraqui 4 m., thence to Kingston 3 m. Road ride-
able in any weather, being the " Stone " road. Hills
all safe to coast. Kingston. British American Hotel,
f2.00 per day.

Kingston to Ferris Point. — This road runs along
the shore of Lake Ontario and is one of the prettiest

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runs in Canada, diBtance 7 m., road fine, is a coutinu-
ation of King St. and passes the Penitentiary and
Eookwood Lunatic Asylum also Portsmouth.

Napanee to PicTON AND Sand Banks.— Reported
by G. A. Mothersill, Ottawa. This is a very fair
road for wheeling nearly all the summer, the lirst 2^
m. are sandy then after that come good hard gravel
roads. Leaving Napanee in a westerly direction and
after about 7 m. wheeling Deseronto on the Bay of
Quinte is reached. 1 m. further is the Ferry Landing
where one can cross the Bay. Proceeding then S for
about 2 m. then direct W to Picton. Total road
distance to Picton 25 m. About 3 miles from the
Ferry there is a very sieup hill which is not safe to
coast. Tlio Koyal Hotel at Picton and the O'Connor
House at Deseronto, are strcngly recommended. From
Picton in a westerly direction to the Sand Banks — a
great summer resort for tourists, on the shores of
Lake Ontario and East and West Lakes— is a very
pleasant ride over 10 m. of hard sandy roads shaded
by maple trees. This road has not been ridden very
much by Cyclists, but is worthy the attention of any
one who appreciates fair roads and good scenery.

Napanee to Centeuville. — By the same. This
road is now more used by Wheelmen than formerly ;
the scenery is really very fine all the way and the
road, which is hard gravel, is especially good from
Camden E to Centefville. Leaving Napanee in a NE
direction Newburgh is reached after a run of 7 m.
then E for 2 m. to Camden East. For the next m.
in a N direction to Ceuterville the riding is very good.
Hope's Hotel at Newburgh ; McCarthy's Hotel at
Camden East, and Wheeler's Hotel at CentervilJc,
are recommended. Total distance from Napanee to
Ceuterville 15 m.

KiNosTON TO Bath. — By the same. This is a very
pretty run, not much travelled by wheelmen as it is
o£f the beaten track. There is a bad railway crossing
^ m. E of CoUingsby. Leaving Kingston on tlie Bath
road and going in an easterly direction CoUingsby is

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reached after a 5 m. run ; thence to Mill Haven, '10
m. further, and 2 m. beyond thia is Bath. This is a
very delightful route, is very level and has only a few
small hills on it. At Bath Wemp's Hotel is recom-
mended.

Kingston to Sydenham.- -By the same. This is
a fair road, a little hilly and verv little travelled by
wheelmen. Sydenham is N of Kingston about 14 m.
The road passes through Catarqui and Elginburg.

Kingston to Ferris Point. — By the same. This
road is a tolerably good one ; it is in a westerly direc-
tion and is one of the prettiest runs in this part of the
country, it passes along the 'shore of Lake Ontario.
The hills on it are good for coasting. Total length
7 m.

Kingston to Kingston Mills. — By the same.
This road — the Montreal — runs in a NE direction and
is a very fair one in dry weather. There is a very
dangerous hill 1 m. from the Mills. There is a favsr
ite pic nic ground here, pretty scenery and good fish-
ing. Rideau, a station on the G.T.R., is near this
place.

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Kingston to Montreal.

COMPILED BY O. A. MOTHERSILL, OTTAWA.

Kingston to .Brockville. — This road is looked
upon as a night-mare by the only wheelman I have
discovered who had the hardihood to ride over it : To
Gananoque 21 m., it is reported vile and from Gan-
anoque to Brockville about 32 m. it iq worse. Large
granite holders meet the eye in every direction and
what IS not granite bolder is sand. Apart from all
this there is nothing in the way of hotel accommoda-
tion. The cyclist would therefore do well to take
Htpamboat from Kingston to Brockville and enjoy a
trip through the Thousand Islands. If he is extra

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venturesome he might ride to Gananoque and take
the steamboat from there to Broekville. International
Hotel at Gananoque. •

MoRRisnuRo TO Cornwall. — The road which is
composed of either clay or gravel, occasionally a little
sand, passes through Aultsville 10 m. ; Farran's
Point, 3 m. ; Dickenson's Landing, 6 m. ; Moulinette,
4 m.; Milles' Roches, 1 m. ; Maple Grove, 1 m. and
Cornwall 3 in, further, is reached after a distance cf
28 m., has been wheeled. At Aultsville the Haines'
House is recommended and at Cornwall the American
House is the C.W.A. Hotel.

Cornwall to Coteau, P.Q. — The road is clay and
sand and cla\. In dry weather is good wheeling but
rather muddy after heavy rains. It passes through
Summerstown, 10 m. ; Lancaster, 6 m. ; Curry's, U
ni., and Coteau is reached 9 m. further on, in all 34
m. At Summerstown the Summers House is recom-
mended ; at Lancaster, McRae's and tlie Fullam
House at Coteau. Total distance from Broekville to
Coteau 96 m. Coteau to Montreal, see under Mou-
tieal.

BuocKviLLK, Ont., TO CoTEAU, P.Q.— At the St.
Lawrence Hall, Broekville, the acommodation is good.
The distance to Prescott is 13 m. and the wheeling ex-
cellent, the road along the greater part of the distance
f illows the Hiver St. Lawrence. At Prescott Daniel's
Hotel will meet the requirements of the hungry
tourist. From this point to Morrisburg the road is
hard clay and not bad riding in dry weather, it passes
through Edwardsburgor Cardinal i) m. from Prescott ;
Iroquois 6 m. further on and at the end of 22 m.
Morrisburg is reached, where at the St. Lawrence
Hall the rider pan have ample acommodation. This
route may be varied by riding along the tow path of
the Williamsburg Canal, commencing at the head of
the Galops Rapid, 7 m. from Prescott. The ride along
tbe edge of the Rapids, in the day time, being delight-
ful. It 18 not a very difficult matter to take the ma-
cliiue over on the foot bridge oi the lock gater. To

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one not pressed for time this route can be made most
enjoyable by utilizing the bank of the Canal, in this
manner the greater pari< of the way down to Corn-
wall and doing the Galops Bapid, Bapide Plat and
Longue Sault Rapids, etc., a-wheel.

Ottawa and Vicinity.

COMPILED BY P. M. S. JKNKIXS, C. C. DISTRICT, NO. V.

OTTAWA.

City, population about 35,000. As capital of the Do-
minion it possesses peculiar attractions, and will well
repay a visit. The riding in tho city is good and a
wheel will prove of service in eiu'ht-soeing. An active
Club of nearly 40 members is ever ready to welcome
visiting wheelmen. F. M. S. Jenkins, Chief Consul
for District No. 5, may be found in the Money Ordar
Branch, P. O. Department, Wellington St. Major
Walsh, the Local Consul, is in tho Dead Letter
Branch, P. O. Departmetit, West Block, Parliament
Buildings.

INDEX OF ROUTES.

No. 1. fa) Ottawa to Chelsea, The Peche and Upper
Gatineau District.

(b) Ottawa to Gatineau Point and Templetou.

(6) Ottawa to Carleton P. aud Smith's Falls.
No. 3. (a) Ottawa to Brittania, Bell's Corneis, Fal-
lowtield, Bichmond West, Franktown,
Smiths Falls and Brockville.

(/;) Ottawa to Perth and Oliver's Ferry.

{(i) Ottawa to North Gower, ^errickville, and
thence to Smith's Falls.

{c) Ottawa to South March aud Lake Con-
stance.

(/) Ottawa to Merivale. '

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No. 4. {a) Ottawa to Metcalfe, Vernon, Kemptville,
Spencerville and Prescott.

(b) Ottawa to Manotick. Two routes.
No. 5. Ottawa to Eastman's Springs.

No. (). Ottawa to Roberta' Springs, St. Joseph.

Cumberland, Plantagenet and Caledouia

Springs, and on to Montreal.
No. 7. {a) Ottawa to Hintonburg, see No. 3 (a).

(6) Ottawa to Jane vi Ho, see No. G to bridge

across Rideau. Settlement here is Jane-

ville.

(d) Ottawa to Birchton or Skead's Mill, see No.
3 (a).

{e) Ottawa to Hawthorn Village, see No. o.
No. 8. Ayltner to Chelsea. Back road.

No 1. (a) Ottawa to Ciiklsea. — The Peche and
Upper Gatinoau District. Take Wellington street to
Bridge street. The Waterworks that supply the city
are at left hand side of the bridge, cross the bridge
and continue on Bridge street, following street car
tracks to where the . Suspension Bridge crosses the
Ottawa River, connecting Ottawa with Hull, and
Province of Ontario with Quebec. Fine view of
Chaudioro Falls here, Mill, Slides and Electric
Light company's Motor, are also of interest. Crossing
Bridge to Hull, (population about 10,000, principally
French), take first turn to left, passing Eddy's famous
Match Factory left hand side, and r«.^sideuce opposite
on right baud side, when turn again to right, and
continue W crossing Canada Pacific Railroad track,
to Tollgato 1 m., hard macadamized ; thence N 5 m.
to Ironsides Village, good macadamized, extensive
Iron Mines here, two hotels, J m. further is " The
Long Hill " an ascent of a (quarter of a mile, can be
wheeled up, is a magnificent coast returning. From
top of hill to Chelsea, 2 m. road a little heavy but
rideable. This road can be depended on in all
weathers for from 7 to 9 m. an hour. Scenery on
route very beautiful, Ottawa and Gatineau Rivers in
view to WE, and Laureutian Mountains N & NW^

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At Chelsea, Gilruour's Park and Millp, and Gatiueau
FallB are of Hpcciul iuterest. Wlieeltiieii are adviHed
to leave wheel at Moore's Hotel aud do Park on fool.
The paths arc thickly wooded und lead to commanding'
points of view, the outlooks from which are very
beautiful. The water in the Hcene is the Gatincau
River ; a wooden tramway runs around the base of
the cliff to Mills. A swiiu can be enjoyed either ut
the foot of the cliff or iu the Mill Flume about ^ m.
below. The Flume is recommended. From Chelsea
to the Peche, 12 m., continue the same road N, first 4
m. leads through a charming wood, but iiicludes two
desperate hills, and is only rideable about half the
distance. After leaving' the wood the road foUowH
the river bank H ni. aud affords shady, but heavy
wheeling, 1 m. up the river is Kirk's Ferry aud 4
m. further the Cascades — a favorite camping ground
is found. A French Hotel affords rough, but clean
accommodation ; 8 m. further ie the Peche, a small
village, beautifully situated on a bend of the riveV,
which widens here and affords good boating and
swimming opportunities. The Point immediately
opposite the Hotel, being particularly favorable for
indulgence in the latter spori. The road from Chelsea
to the Peche can be ridden in all weatheis, but is so
variable in charactei that it is impossinle to gauge the
average speed. It is a hard bottom with a sprinkling
of loose sand and gravel, and after being swept by a
storm affords good wheeling, but in hot dry weather
is dull and fatiguing. From the Peche to North
Wakefield, 4 m., the road is 1 m. good wheeling,
balance unrideable sand. The other roads leading
beyond the Peche, are rather rough clay and too hilly
for satisfactory wheeling, and the tourist, whose love
of nature prompts him to penetrate this wonderous
mountain and lake region of the Upper Gatiueau, —

" Whore Nature's heart beatu stront{ among the bills,"
is advised to do so on foot ; 4 m. in almost any direc-
tion will lead to one of the numerous lakes, all of
which are more or less trouty — generally more— and
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disethat Ottawa Waltonians speak of with reverence.
The Wakefield Cave, a remarkable natnrtil cave
that has never been thoioughly explored, lies 9 ra. E
of the Peche Village.

(6) Ottawa to Gatineau Point axd Templeton. —
Take No. 1 {a) to Irousides. Half way up the Long
Hill beyond the village take road to right hand leading
across the Gatineau river. After crossing bridge
road lo let't hand leads past the residence of Alonzo
Wright, M.P., " King of the Gatineau." Right hand
road leads along river bank, 3 m. to Gatineau Point
Village. Road not recommended, it is unrideable sand
greater part of the distance. From Gatineau Point
to Templeton 7 ra. road is clay and rough and stony
to a degree that necessitates frequent dismounts. A.
French hotel here but not recommended. Templeton
is on the N shore of Ottawa River and the tourist may
return to the city by steamboat, which passes on the
up-trip about 5 p.ra.,or by securing ferriage ^o to S
shore enjoy excellent wheeling to the city on the
Montreal road (see No. 6) which is ^ m. from the
shore at this point and connected by a lane. The
wheelmen will not wish to return the way he came.
He would rather take up a claim and settle there.

No. 1 (c) Chelsea to Aylmer via Hull Moun-
tain. — After going in a westerly direction from this
place the hamlet of the Old Chelsea is reached ; cross
the stream and take the left hand road until the first
road on left is met then follow this to foot of moun-
tain. If instead of branching off to the left at the
last junction of the road the rider continues on he
will find a much easier route to where the two roads
unite again about 2 m. further on, it is however not so
picturesque as the rouglier road. At the foot of the
mountain the rider will naturally dismount and can
vary the monotony of riding by a push up the moun-
tain road which is both very rough and steep. Wh in
the top is reached mount but keep a sharp look out
ahead to be prepared to jump at the first descent. In
this way a number of short stretches can be ridden.
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there is an ice-cold spring ; a short distance beyond
this point the road commences to descend until it
joins another at the foot of the mountain, turn to the
right and a few hundred yards take a sharp turn to
the left — a brick house being at the corner. Distance
from Chelsea to this point about 5 m. From this to
the Hill and Aylmer road about 3 m., road is some-
what rough but there are no hills dn it. From this to
Mrs. Ritchie's Hotel, Aylmer, the road is smooth
Macadamized and is only 2^ m. As a picturesque
trip this route is recommended, but io does not com-
mend itself to those pressea for time.

No. 2. (a) Ottawa to Aylmer, P.O. — Take road to
Hull as given in last report. After crossmg Suspen-
sion Bridge, tuke first turn to left, passing Eddy's
Match Factory, left hand and residence, right hand
and continue straight on S. After ascending first hill
look out fo.v railway crossing, after which toUgate,
and Moore's hill,,an ascent and discent, both rideable,
the latter a safe coast ; ^ m. beyond hills is Bison's
Hotel. From Hotel to Aylmer 6. m. is a general up*
grade with light hills which can be easily ridden and
add sweetness to thought's of the return trip. At
Aylmer Mrs. llitchie's, 3rd Hotel right hand side, is
the best. Aylmer is the O.B. (L's favorite run, the
road is well kept macadam, that can always be
relied upon, and the distance, 9 m., rideable without
dismount. The village is situated on the west shore
of Lake Deschenes, an" having convenient railway
connection with Ottawa, is a summer resort with

manv citizens ; boating and ba^.hing facilities good.
Average wheeling time, one hour going (up grade)
45 ra. returning. The road beyond Aylmer leading
up the river to the Quio, has only been explored 4 m.
It was found to be fair sand loam softening into heavy
wheeling in spots.

No. 2 (/;) Ottawa to Carleton Place, Carleton
Place to Perth, Perth to Smith's Falls. — Take Rich-
mond Road, 8^ m. to Bell's Corners. Macadam road
ends here. Continuing straight on ra. to Stittsville,
road is clay and sand loam, fair riding in dry weather.

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Two hotels in Stittsville, but the hotel at the C.P.R.
ptation, 1 m. S of village, is recommended. Stitts-
ville to Carleton place about 13 m. has not been rid-
den. Road is described as rather rough clay. At
Carleton place the C.P.R. Restaurant is highly recom-
mended for refreshment. A capital dinner can be had
here. Carleton Place to Perth 25 m. is 13 m. to
Innesville, stoney, with sandy bits at frequent inter-
vals that demand careful riding, and make progress
slow. There is an Hotel at Innesville, and good
swimming in the river crossed here. Innesviile to
Perth, 12 m. is a clay road. Fast in dry weather, so
that under favorable conditions the 25 m. will occupy
about 3 hours wheeling time. Perth to Smith's Falls,
12 m. Take Main St. S. After crossing the bridge
turn to left hand where the telegraph line branches
off, and crossing rail track, follow telegraph line. This
road is called a macadamized one, which the Wheel-
man will find to mean, in this case, p. ridge of stone
down the centre of the road, generally so rough that
he will be glad to avail himself of the clay road tracks,
which democratic ruralists h^ve broken on either side
of the ridge. These afford fair wheeling, but as they
soften into unrideable sandy bits occasionally, the
cyclist had better calculate on the trip occupying
two hours. 6 m. from Perth Pike Falls, a hamlet
with one hotel and good swimmiug and fishing facili-
ties, is past.

No. 3 (a) Ottawa to Richmond West, Smith's Falls
Brockville. — Take Wellington St. W 1 m. Crossing
railway tracks continue W straight road, fair Maca-
damized, 8^ m. to Bell's Corners. Details with dis-
tances from City as follows : f m. to tollgate, 1 m. to
Hintonburgh Corners. Mirivale road connects at
right angles left hand side. 2^ m. Birchtown or
Skead's Mills, 3^ m. Brittania Village, 5 m. black-
smith's shop; a road at right hand here leads across
the fields to a pretty camping ground on the shore of
Lake Desohenes — a popular summer -resort, boating,
bathing and fishiL,; — has railway connection with
city. No Hotel. Aster 6th milestone, the Arnprior

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road, diverging to right band is passed. Thence to
Bell's Corners, 2^ m. Brown's Hotel. Road from
0*;tawa a general upgrade, no hills of consequence ;
Bell's Corners is a M.0.0. Has railwav and tele-
graph communication ^ m. from village. From Ball's
Corners to Richmond is 10 m. Follow the Macadam-
ized road which turns here, and continues S SW, (the
straight road leads through Stittsville to Carleton
Place) 5 m. from Bell's Corners is Fallowfield.
O'Meara's Hotel and Blacksmith's shop here. 2^ m.
further is another Blacksmith's shop. The river by
the roadside is the Jock. 2 m. further is Richmond
tollgate, thence ^ m. to Village. Rully's Hotel, excel-
lent accomodation. A bath can be enjoyed at the mill
dam 1 m. from Hotel. From Bell's Corners to Rich-
mond is fine wheeling through charming country, no
hills of consequence. The run from Ottawa, 19 m.,
is a favorite olc and can be done in 2 hours. Rich-
mond is a M.O.O., with daily stage connection with
Ottawa ; railway and telegraph 5 m. distant. From .
Richmond to Franktown, 15 m., continue on main
road S. The macadamized road ends at Richmond,
and the road to Franktown is IJ m. rough clay, 1 m.
sand, greater part unrideable, 4 m. clay and sand
loam, slow wheeling, and. 2 m. good sand loam to
Prospect Village. Hotel untried. Thence to Frank-
town, 2 m. fair riding, 8 ra. rough and stouey, and 1
m. unrideable sand, average timo 2^ hours. Domin-
ion House. Franktown has C.P.R. train connection
1 m. distant. Franktown to Smith's Falls, 12 m. is
4 m. slow wheeling to where the road forks, left
hand road leads to Smith's Falls, 9 miles distant.
It is a sandy road, very heavy work, that does
not repay the labor, and unless the tourist has
ample time at his disposal, he is advised to skip
this 12 m. by train. At Smith's Falls, Butler's
Hotel can be depended on to satisfy the most exact-
ing appetite, though less pretentious than its rivals,
the hungry wheelsman, and what wheelsman worthy
of the name is not so, is strongly advised to patronize
Butler's. A capital swimming place may be found 1

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m. beljw the village, near where the railway bridge
crosses the Canal. From Smith's Falls to Brock-
ville, 30 m. the road is macadamized, and affords
satisfactory wheeling; trip will occupy about 5 m.,
no bad hills, country well settled. Villages with fair
Hotel accomodation at frequent intervals.

3. {b) Ottawa to Perth and Oliver's Ferry. —
Take No. 3 (a) past Franktown 4 m. where road
forks, right hand road leads to Perth, 11 m. distant ;
fair clay load. Hick's Hotel. From Perth to Oliver's
Ferry, 7 m., is sand and gravel, greater part rideable.
Oliver's Ferry is a very popular summer resort,
usually so crowded that the tourist cannot calculate
on securing accomods^Mon, the resources of the place
beiug comparatively limited.

3 (c) Ottawa to Lombardy and Portland. — Take
No. 3 {(l) to Smith's Falls. From Smith's Falls to
Lombardy is 7 m. To Portland 18 m. Take Beck-
wi*h St. W. After crossing bridge, take road to right
hand leading to Lombardy 7 m. This road is 1 m.

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stony, 2 m. sand, partly rideable, and 4 m. fair wheel-
ing, turns in road frequent, but there is no trouble
determining the main road. Reilly's Lombardy
Hotel is recommended. F.rom Lombardy the road
continues fair, softening occasionally so that dis-
^mounts are necessary and riding is consequently slow
and tedious, an average of 6 m. an hour can be calcu-
laced on, road none the worse for a little rain. Port-
laiyl is situated on one of the Rideau Lakes laid has
boating and bathing facilities that make it a summer
resort with many. The Willis House is the best.
There is water connection with Kingston and Ottawa
via Kideau Canal and a daily stage running between
Smith's Falls and Newboro, passes Portland en route

A second route to Portland is found by turning N 2
m. past Lombardy, and continuing round the tail of
Otter Lake, a beautiful sheet of water, with fine beach
for bathing near the road on N shore ; 2 m. past the
Lake the roads diverge, that leading N being the
Perth road ; Western, leading amidst grand scenery

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to Portland. This route cannot be recommended, it
is hilly and stony and about 2 m. longer than the
direct Stage line. It is however worthy of note aJ
the wheelman who has reached Portland, can vary
his return and enjoy unusual scenery by taking this
course. The portion betwten Portland and the Perth
road afi trds some excellent stretches of wheeling.

8. {(I) Ottawa to North Gower, Merrickvillk,
Smith's FaLiLS and Oliver's Ferry. — Take No. 3 (a)
to Richmond, thence SE 7 ni. to North Gower is ill-
kept, mud and gravel. From North Gower to Mer-
rickville SW is clay, excellent in dry weather. From
Merrickville to Smith's Falls 12 m. is 10 ra. good
wheeling, 2 m. deep, unrideable sand. Butler'a
Hotel. Smith's Falls to Lombardy, see No. 3
Lombardy to Oliver's Ferry, deep sand and very hilly.
Oliver's Ferry to Perth 7 m., very sandy. A better
route from Lombardy to Perth would be No. 3
{r) 2nd route to where roads diverge, when take N E^
road to Perth,

3. (<') Ottawa to South March and Lake Con-
stance. — 13 m. Take No. 3, (a) to where the Arnprior
road diverges, which take and proceed N, crossing
railway track and continuing on same road N and W
to Ciiristian's Hotel 1 m ; a rough clay road orly
rjdeahle after dry hot weather. From the Hotel to
March Corners is 3 m., much of it sandy, but frequent
foot/ paths make riding practicable ; continuing in
the direction of Lake Constance the load improves
and affords fair wheeling for 3 m. Unexplored any
further.

3. ( /.) Ottawa to MERivAni:. — 6 m. Macadamized
road, fair condition. Take No. 3. [a) to Hintonburg
Corners, when turn to left and proceed S 1 m., up-
grade to tollgate, turn to right hand here and follow
mail; rond W, SW and S 4 m. to Merivale. One
Hotel. Macadamized road ends here. Continue to
Manotick, road is 1 m. sandy, part rideable, then 5^
in. S, clay, when look out for cross road running E

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towards river, which take and follow E & S to Mauo-
tick 1^ m. distant. From Merivale to Manotick is
very hilly and ooly rideable in dry weather.

No. 4. (a) Ottawa to Metcalfe, Vernok, Kempt-
viLLE AND Prescott. — Ottawa to Metcalfe 20 m. Road
macadamized and in fair condition. Details as fol-
lows : Take Bank St. S f ra., tollgate, ^ m. Patter-
son Creek Bridge ; a Picnic Grove on bank of creek to
left of road here, ttien ^ m. to second toUgate, after
which Lansdown Park left hand side a public amuse-
ment ground with ^ m. track. After crossing Canal
a short ascent leads to a fine safe coast J m, into
Billings Bridge village. Coutinue S crossing Rideau
river. A road leads W up the river bank to Manotick
liere. After passing through village a long ascent is
encountered, can be wheeled, after which look out for
St.L. & O.R.R. crossing, 7 m. further is O'Neil's
Hotel, 8 m. beyond which look out for a turn to left
hand leading to Metcalfe village, ^ m. distant from
main road. Mrs. York's Hotel.

Kempville to Prescott. — Take Bank St. road 9
m. past O'Neil's Hotel, corners are reached, left hand
leads to Metcalfe, right hand to Kemptville and Pres-
cctt. The turns in this road are so frequent, and
intersecting roads so numerous that it is impossible
to give it on paper and the tourist will have to depend
on the natives, who abound and are perfectly harm-
less, even friendly to wheelmen. The road is des-
cribed generally as fair riding for 8 or 10 m., balance
of 10 m. to where it joins the Kempt ville and Prescott
road or to Kemp^' lie 8 m. at rider's choice is heavy
sand, much of it anrideable. A second route from
Metcalfe to Kemptville is what is called the County
road which proceeds by way of Vernon and gives 12
m. of good clay road and 11 m. of heavy sand, 4 m; of
which are unrideable. At Kemptville, Burrill's Hotel
is reoommendsd. From Kemptville to Spencerville
16 m. is direct road, firm bottom but with a sprink-
ling of sand and loose stones that makes wheeling
heavy. At Spencerville the Hotel at south end of
Village is the best.

ROAD REPORTS.

Spencerville to Presoott. — 9 m., rough stone
road, relieved by nice stretches of footpath wheelinfj.
No. 4. (b) Ottawa to Manotick. — Take No. 4. (a) to
BiUing's Bridge, after crossing which take road to
right hand up river bank. Good macadamized load.
3 m. Mooney's Hotel, 1 m. past which Macadamized
road ends, and roads diverge. Take right hand one
leading across the sand hills, 1 m. sandy and unride-
able, then 6 m.clay, fair wheeling in dry weather.
Turn to right on a road runnmg at right angles which
leads over bridge to Manotick Village .J m. distant.
McCarney 's Hotel. A good swimming place at a point
where the Jock empties into the Eideau, ^ m. below
village on the Merivale road. For the 2nd route to
Manotick see Ottawa to Merivale, No. 3 (/.)

No. 5. Ottawa to Eastman's Springs. — Take
Nicholas St. S ^ m. to where it \urns W along the
Canal ; take road on left hand at turn leading down
a hill, good coast, and E ^ ra. hilly and rough to,
Hurdman's Bridge, cross and continue straight ahead
past railway crossing and tollgate to Hawth )rne Vil-
lage, 4 rp. Graham's Hotel, macadamized road ends
here, rest of road clay, good in dry weather, impas-
sable after rain. The springs are sulphur, saline and
gas. Accomodation of quasi boarding house char-
acter nj ay be found at the proprietor's, Eastman.
There is Train and Stage connection with Ottawa.
The mer bleu adjoining, is a famous deer hunting
ground.

No. 6. Ottawa to Cumberland. — 16 m. Take
Kideau St. E 1 m. to bridge across Rideau River, cross
and continue through Janeville crossing St. L. & O.
railway tracks J m. from bridge and R. C. Cemetery
right hand side 2 m. 4 m. out stone quarries are
passed from which a fine coast leads to Labelle's.
Hotel and Trotting Track. Road to right ha^nd runs
to Robert's Springs, ^ m. distant. The springs are
sulphur and saline and hot salphur baths are pro-
vided. Accomodation rather meagre and usually over-
taxed by permanents. Continuing — to Cumberland
— 8 m. further is St. Joseph Village, an Hotel here.

84 IlOAI> KEPOIITS.

Up to thia point the road is excellent. Hills ara
numerous but all rideable and the hill climbing and
coastinji opportunities will satisfy a rider in his teens.
The macadmized road ends at St. Joseph and balance
of 4 m. is rough clay, only j^ood in dry weather.
Wheeling time from Ottawa 2 hours. At'Gumber-
land, Mrs. Foubert's Hotel is the best. Cumberland
is on the Ottawa river and the run down to meet the
up steamer which passes at 5 p.m. is a favorite one.
Tea can be procured on board the steamer, and the
tourist will arrive in city about 6.30 p.m. in time to
enjoy the beautiful river approach to Ottawa from
which the Parliament buildings appear to great
advantage.

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Ottawa to Montreal, Quebec and Other
Points Beyond.

The following description of the road from Ottawa
to Montreal, Montreal to Sorel and Quebec to Matane.
Wheeled by Mr. F. M. S. Jenkins in Sept. 1884, is
from the New York Wheel. Tbac portion from Que-
bec to Little Metis was wheeled again last summer
(1885), when it was found that the phenomoual spring
tide of that year had washed quantities of sand over
the beach road in many places, utterly destroying its
wheeling qualities. There were still* left some lino
stretches of 5 or 6 miles and the sand may have worn
in or washed away since last year, but it is feared it
will take two or three yjars to restore this road to its
former excellence. Other details as given below,
were confirmed by second experience especially thoao
relating to accomodation which was found satisfactory
in the places specified. The following facts are added:
A swim can be enjoyed at Montmagny m the river 1
m. from the Hotel. Private accomodation may bo
procured at Father Point at Mrs. Ross', not far from
the Lisht House and also at St. Flavie. •• ' v •/ •

noAD REI'ORTH.

Dkau Siu: — I beg to enclose herewith my promised
report of what I mii^bt call, " The river route from
Ottawa to Father Point and beyond." It describes
about 4C0 miles of roadway, straightway, all of which,
excepting that portion between Quebec and Cocouna
it was my liappiness to " pioneer." I have given just
Buch information as I would like to have had, laying
stress on the " fare " question below Quebec, because,
at many of the villages, the food is very rough, at
others there is really no accommodation at all, and a
French Canadian establishment means coarse, sour,
black bread and salt, very salt, pork — poor stuff to
travel on. It is therefore protitable to know where
wholesome food can be procured.

Those portions of road already described in the
guide book (C.W.A.) I have skipped over very gener-
ally, referring to the book for details. I hope I have
fiot been too wordy for your purpose. In writing of
the ride below Quebec I found my enthusiasm rising
to a degree that made it difficult to keep within*
practical bounds. The stimulating salt air, grand
ecenery, and fishing and shooting opportunities the
route offers, makes this 260 miles of straightway
riding a most satisfactory vacation jaunt. I am
already arranging with friends to repeat it next year,
when I hope to penetrate to New i3runswirk, a trip I
believe to be thoroughly practical.

I begin my present report with the road route
from Ottawa to Montreal. 128 miles, which may be
described as follows :

Ottawa to" St. Joseph village, ten miles, good
macadamized; two holfcela. Two miles past St.
Joseph the Macadamized road ends, and there is four
miles of fair clay road to Cumberland village; two
hotels. Cumberland to Clarence, nine miles, is one
mile sandy, balance clay ; all rideable. A poor hotel
at Clarence. There is, however, fair accommodation
at Thurso, on the opposite side of the river. Clarence
to Wendover, seven miles clay, one hotel.

From Ottawa to Wendover, the Ottawa river is
in view all the way, and the scenery is very beautiful.

86 ROAD REPORTS.

I At Wendover the road bends inlaud, and after four

miles the Nation river is sighted. Three miles further
is Plantagenet, a thriving little village, with comfort-
able hotel by Mrs. Yeou. The Honorable Mr. Hagar's
I famous stock farm is one mile from Plantagenet.

! Mineral Springs are also close at hand,

j At Plantagenet the road crosses and leaves the

I Nation river, and for five miles to Alfred is too sandy

i for wheeling. There are two Hotels at Alfred. Half

{ a mile from Alfred the road changes to clay again,

and gives a perfectly level, straight stretch for ten
miles, five miles from Alfred " Corners," with an
hotel, are reached. The right hand turning leads to
I Caledonia Springs, the Grand Hotel at which can be

seen one mile distant.
I Passing the " Corners " under the sign-board of the

I Ottawa Hotel, the road continues hard clay for six

miles, when it softens to a sandy loam for two miles
to Cassburn Corners ; all rideable. Cassburu is noted
for its sugar bushes, that of Mr. Cass having elaborate
appointments for the carrying on of his extensive
business.

From Cassburn Corners there are two roads
leading to the river front. The more direct one, for
a Montreal be id wheelman, is that leading to
Hawkesbury village, but it is very sandy, while, by
turning to the left at the Corners, the wheelman will
enjoy two miles good macadamized road to L'Original,
whence, to Hawkesbury, the ride is a charming one
over a good gravel road close to the river bank. ^ here
are fair hotels at both L'Original and Hawkesbury.
The latter is a very pretty village, and will repav the
wheelman for an hour's loiter. The Hon. John
Hamilton's mills, residence, and park in which deer
I and Shetland ponies run, are of inteiest. From both

L'Original and Hawkesbury ferries connect with the
Canadian Pacific Railway, and the river route from
Ottawa to Montreal is also available.

The road from Hawkesbury to Point Fortune,
twelve miles distant, is rideable sand for two miles.
The balance firm, but too stony for fast riding. A

ROAD REPORTS.

few miles from Hawkesbury a long up grade ia eu-
counteredf from the top of wiiich a maguiScent view
of the Ottawa Long Soult Rapids is obtainable.

Point Fortune is, as its name indicates, on the
riVer side, and a market steamer runs to Montreal
three times a week. The hotel accommodation is unin
viting.

From Point Fortune to Rigaud, nine miles, is a
very good clay road. Rigaud is beautifully situated
on the Rigaud river, one and a half miles from the
Ottawa. An imposing Roman Catholi<5 college graces
the village, and Mount Calvarj , of geological fame,
flings a protecting shadow over all. There are two
very fair French hotels. The left hand one is recom-
mended.

From Rigaud to Vaudreuil, eighteen miles, the
road is a good clay one for seven miles. The balance
has stony patches that call for careful riding. But
the scenery atones for all shortcomings in the road-
way. The road winds along the shores of the Lake of
Two Mountains, so near its edge that the perspiring
wheelman has but to lay his bike against a tree to
enjoy a plunge in its clear, cool waters. Como and
Hudson, hamlets passed en route, are summer re-
sorts of many Montrealers, and charming lake shore
villas abound. After so many miles of "Bon jour,
Monsieur," the English-speaking tourist will feei
tempted to linger here, just to have his ears tickled
by the dear familiar " English as she is spoke*"

Vaudreuil Is on the line of the Grand Trunk
Railway, which crosses the river to St. Annes here,
and affords the wheelmen the best means of crossing,
if he is 80 fortunate as to find a passing train. On
wheel, the three miles across Isle Parent to St. Anne,
is very slew work, and necessitates dependence in the
end on a ferryman who is always at his dinner on the
other side when you want him.

At St. Annes the Clarendon House, a large sum-
mer hotel, is pleasantly situated at the water's edge,
and will be found satisfactory.

From St. Annes to Montreal, twenty miles, the

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68 ROAD lir.POllTS.

road runs along the river bank, and, afier seven
miles, rough and Btony to Point Claire, is macadanj-
ized, and affords excellent wheeling. For particu- ■"'
lars see C.W.A. Guide Book.

My experience of this route was a very pleasant
one, and I can recommend it as enjoyable to all
wheelmen who are content with fifty miles a day. For
record breakers it would be a mistake.

I left Ottawa with a tricycling companion on the .
afternoon of Saturday, the V)th of August, 1884, and
we rode to Clarence, twenty-five miles, that evening.
On Sunday we continued twontv-five miles to Calo-
donia Springs, where wo remained until Monday
morning, when we rode on to Hawkesbury, fifteen
miles. Here we parted company, and I continued in
the afternoon to Rigaud, nineteen miles, where I
spent the evening and part of the following morning.
Leaving Higaud ut 10 u.ra., Tuesday, I dined and
spent tlie u*'ternoon at St. .\imes, twenty-one miles,
iiud I'ode into INIoutreal, in the cool of the evening.
taKing tea en route at Lachine.

The great drawback to this route is that the road
bottom is blue clay, and a little rain renders it un-
rideable — a downpour, impassable on wheel or foot.
It is on this account that I have particularized such
facilities for escape as steamboats and trains afford.

The trip from Montreal to Quebec has not yet
been done. As I had heard that the road along the
North iphore of the river was rough and sandy, I
chose the unknown South shore one, crossing by ferry
to Longueuil. From Longueil to Boucliervillo, five
miles, the road is a rough Macadamized one, which
it is a relief to exchange for the very fair one which
extends from Boucherville, through Varennes, to
Vorcheres, IG miles distant. A good French hotel
bete, with the unusual luxury of a bath-room. From
Vercheres a market steamer runs daily to Montreal.

After passing Vercheres, the road is difficult, and
soon unrideablc, being hopelessly sandy. At Sorol,
25 miles further, a party of surveyors told me that
tbe road continued sandy for at least DO miles — as far

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~BOAD REPOlJTfl.

as they had heeii. So sandy, indeed, that it is diffi-
cult with horse and carriage. Of course, there are
always foot path and grass chances, and a wheelman,
with plenty of time on his hands, might do the trip
very well. As I was impatiently looking forward to
Lower St. Sawrence wheeling, and was restricted as
to time, I took the boat at Sorel for Quebec.

The ride from Quebtc to Cacouna, 131 miles, is a
fine one. Beautiful scenery, bracing air^ and a road
that makes 60 or 70 miles a day easy. Is not this
heaven? It reads like it. And indeed, amid such
happy surroundings, it is not difficult to lap care, and
hold one's lend — until dinner time. That pressing
need, and the inadequate means -at hand for satisfying
it, brings swift realization of the fact that one is still
of earth and of that particular French-Canadian por-
tion of it, where fresh meat and angels' visits are of
like rarity. Salt pork abounds, and fish can be pro-
cured, but this diet won't give a wheelman wings. Ifc^
is not a record-V>reakiiig diet. I have, however, dis-
covered possibilities of beefsteak in the following vil-
lag'-s, which the tourist will do well to note and
arrange his wheeling hours accordingly : Montmagny,
L'islet, Riviere Quelle, Kamouruyka, Notre Dame du
Portage, and, of course. Riviere du Loup.

Of the road'from Caocouna to Trois Pistoles, 30
miles, 1 cannot speak <»xperimentally. I have been
several miles below Cacouna, and found it passable
for a bicycle, and the inhabitants assured rao it pre-
served the same character the rest of the way. It is,
however, quite impassable for a tricycle, owing to
high grasu ridges between the wheel tracks. As I had
been joined by a tricyclist pt Riviere du Loup, I sub-
mitted to the indignity of a 30-mile skip by rail here.

Trois Pistoles is a refreshment station on the
Intercolonial Railway, and excellent accommodation
can be found at the restaurant. There is a good beach
for bathing near by.

From Trois Pistoles to '* Bic," 31 miles, the road
is a fair clay one, 20 miles through St. Simon to St.
Fabian, after which it changes to gravel, and im-

ROAD REPORTS.

proves with every mile, until at Bic, is uearly. perfect.
The scenery on this last ten miles is very attractive.
From Trois Pistoles the road, which has clung to the
shore up to this point, takes a more inland course.
After leaving St. Fabian, it descends into a beautiful
valley, walled in on either "side by lofty mountains.
The only outlet is found by following a secretive little
river to where it joins Bic Bay, and this the road does
to good purpose, revealing a widening prospect with
every pedal-push, until the Bay itself, sentinelled by
woody islands, with Bio village stretching along its
curving shores, and beyond the almost limitless water-
reach of old St. Lawrence, presents a scene that
commands the attention of the most prosaic.

Bic is a popular sea-side resort, and there is a
fair hotel accommodation. There is no hotel at either
St. Simon or St. Fabian.

From Bic to Rimouski, 12 miles, the road is a
little soft for 2 miles, to where Hatte Bay, a popular
bathing beach, is passed, after which it hardens and
affords most satisfactory wheeling. At Rimouski
there are two hotels and a barber's shop. From Ri-
mouski the road is a fine gravel one, and runs along
the beach. There are no hills worth mentioning, and
the wheelman can "rush" with impunity for 26 miles.
Four miles from Rimouski, Father jPoint is passed.
In summer this is the point of reception and despatch
for the Canadian Trans-Atlantic mail service. Mails
are conveyed thus far by rail, and are here shipped by
" tender " to passing steamers. The wharf is of ex-
traordinary length and rideable from end to end.

St. Luce (no hotel) is six miles further, and St.
Flavie, with one poor hotel, 10 miles beyond St. Luce.
At St. Flavio the old government " Metapediac "
road is found running inland to New Brunswick with
tempting directness, the direction board reading :
" 100 miles to Campbellton, N.B." Leaving St.
Flavie, the road continues unchanged in character for
6 miles, when it leaves the beach for higher ground,
and is hilly for 4 miles to Grand Metis. There are 2
hotels here, and the Metis river affords good fishing.

ROAD EEPORTS.

The •* Falls," about 1^ miles up the river, are well
worth a visit.

From Grand Metis to Little Metis, 7 miles, is
principally beatjli road again, aod affords delightful
wheeling. Little Metis is a popular summer resort
and either one of the two large hotels, " Tuiifi: Hall"
and "Ast( House," will hd found satisfactory.

From Little Metis to Matane, 26 nr-iles, the road
continues a beach one of excellent quality, 2 hours and
10 minutes being my time over it. The villages en
route offer but scant accommodation and it is better
not to depend on them. Two little rivers, the " Tar-
tigoux " aud " Blanche," are crossed. The latter has
an attractive " fall " a short distance from the road.

At Matane, the hotel kept by Mr. Fraser, the
Norwegian vice-consul, will be found satisfactory.
Matane is literally the " get off " place on this Lower
St. Lawrence route. Consequently, I got off' here,
and made it the terminus of my tour. The road is
said to struggle on for a few parishes further, and is
then lost in the mountains. There is no railway con-
nection within thirty miles, and a city man feels a
refreshing sense of isolation that he can never experi-
ence, while within daily ear-shot of a locomotive's
bell and whistle. Salmon and trout fishing and good
bathing facilities are the recreative inducements the
village offers.

From Trois Pistoles to Matane would make a
fine straightaway century. Bic, Rumouski and Little
Metis, can be depended on for good hearty fare, and
the road affords seventy miles of beautiful wheeling,
while the remaining thirty is not by any means bad.
There are four or five hills that canuot be ridden, but
they are steep rather than long, xud will not cause*
much loss of. time.

To a man looking for recreation this Lower St.
Lawrence route cannot be too highly recommended
for besides its attractive scenery, which I have but
touched on, aud its sea bathing advantages, I have
but hinted at in the above report, the route possesses
social interest of a peculiar nature, inasmuch as it

nOAD IlEPOUTH.

introduces liirn to a country where the old Feudal
system still exists. True, it is now modified into
some semblance of consistency with modern ideas of
equity, but this change is a recent one, and has really
been affected on paper only, the oiij^inal customs still
obtain inf^ to a decree- that gives a distinct character
to these people. Distances are reckoned in leuf^'uea,
half lea^'ues, and acres; superstitions of the past age
arc cherished, and quaint little customs of the " long
a<<o " surprise one at every turn ; in short, the trip
is like a dive int«> a past century, from which a man
comes back refreshed, and cap»able foi* the require-
ments of this exjvcting nineteenth one.

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Quebec District, No. VI.

Chief Consul, Mr. F. G. Gnoodinger, \H St. Peter
St., Montreal ; Representative, Mr. W. G. Ross. 20
Universitv St., Montrc?al.

MONTREAL.
City. Metropolis of Canada. Population with Sub-
urbs, 200,000. One of the most attractive places for
tourists on the continent. The Windsor Hotel will
give special discount of 25 per cei\t. to Wheelmen,
members of the C.W.A. at all times excepting during
the Winter Carnival. The Montreal Club is the old-
est, largest, and wealthiest in Canada and the second
oldest in Amwrica. They have an elegant and com-
modious Club House, which cost $28,000, on the Cor.
of Mansfield St. and Burnside Place, whore they will
at all seasons extend a warm welcome to brethren of
the Wheel. The Local Consuls for the city are A. T.
Lane, 1,421 St. Catharine St.; Chas.. Loggie, 217
Bleury St., and H. M. Ramsay, C. P. R. Shops.

Montreal to Coteait. — Reported by Messrs.
Miller, Lane and Ross, from old guide book. Take
Sherbrooke St. W, Macadamized, 1^ m. Then Cote
St. Antoine Road 1 m. W to Cote St. Antoine, two
small hills to ascend. Then S J m, on Cote St. Luke

nOAl) UEP0BT8.

Road, and 2^ ni. "W on Upper Lachihe Koad to Cote
Bt. Luke. Steep descent, coasting rather risky. Then
i m. W to Blue Bonnets. Long gradual descent,
good coasting. Look out for R.R. crossing at the foot.
1 m. W of Blue Bonnets is Reilly's Crossing. Then 1
m. W to Lower Lachine. Then IJ m. W to Upper
Lachine. Hanua's St. Louis Hotel. Then along
river bank 2^ m. W to Dorval. Then 2^ m. W to
Valois. 2?^ ru. further W is Point Claire, "Windsor
Hotel. This far roads are good Macadam. From
here 7 m. W to St. Anne's. Road clay and very poor.
Medard's Hotel. Cross Ottawa River to Vandereuil,
brick hotel near station. Then to St. Dominique,
Robellard's Hotel. Thence to Coteau Landing.
Fulhani's Hotel. Clay roads, not veryfgooc,

Montreal to Teiikebonnk. — From old guide book.
^ m. E on Sherbrooke St. Then 1 m. N on Bleury
St. Long stiff ascent. Turn to right under bridge
to Wiseman's Hotel. Then turn to left. St. Jean
Baptiste village 1 m. N on Main St. to Back River.
Then 4^ m. N to Sault au Recollet, Main Road. Tben
1^ m. E to Ferry. This far good Macadamized roads.
Look out for turning to Ferry on left. Descend road
to river, on foot. CrosK river on Ferry, 2§ miles.
Then 1 ra. E to St. Vincent do Paul, Bertrand's
Hotel. Steep ascent and descent, unrideable. Thence
6 ra. N to Terrebonne, " Boulevard " Hotel. Portions
of this G m. require careful navigation.'

Montreal to Bout de L'Isi-e. — From old guide
book. E 2^ m. on St. Catharine St. and 2 m. on St.
Mary St. to Hochelega, Macadamized road. Then 2J
ra. E to Longue Pomt. Dorais' Hotel. Thence 5 m.
E along river bank. Macadamized road to Point aux
Trembles ; thence 4 m. E to Bout de L'isle, Macadam-
ized, along river bank.

Montreal to St. Martin's. — From old guide
book. ^ ra. W on Sherbrook St. and 2^m. N on Cote
des Neiges road to Cote des Neiges. Lumkin's Hotel.
Bteep long ascent, unrideable either way. Thence on
St. Ijaurent road, 3^ m. to St. Laurent. Thence on
St. Martifi'M road 4 ra. N to Bord a' pk>uffe. So far

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roads are good Macadamized. Cross covered bridge
over river. Thenco N 2^ m. to St. Maitiu's. Poor
Macadamized. Bourassa Hotel. From here road
branches \^' to St. Eustache, 8 m. 4, unrideable sand.
N to St. Ro3cj, 4 m. almost unrideable. E about G
m. to Point Vian and Petoquina, medium country
road.

Montreal to St. John'f and back via Chambly and
LoNGUEUiL. — Reported by A. T. Lane. Laprairie to
St. John's, 10 m. Take ferry boat for Laprarie 7 m.
Main St. or Road from Laprairie, first m. ont Mac-
adamized, very poor, afterwards until you rettch out-
skirts ot St. John's, soft earth road, good in dry
weather ; after even a slight rain shower would be
unrideable. St. John's to Chambly, 10 m. Very
pretty ride along the banks of the Richelieu River.
Earth road bed. Good strips of riding but few and
far between. Chambly to Lont;ueuil, 15 m. Longest
and roughest 15 m. any one need strike. Take ferry
boat at Lougueuil for Montreal.

Montreal to Richmond, Etc. — Reported by
Messrs. Joyce and Bishop, of the Montreal Bicycle
Club. Montreal to Chambly, via Longueuil, 15 m.
Roads fair. Deep ditches on either side. Plenty of
ruts. Fair riding about July or August. A military
road, nearly straight, very level. Chambly to Marie
ville, 8 m. Roads very poorly repaired. Ruts abound
Maneville to Rougemont, 6 m. Poor, sandy. Rouge
mont to St. Cesaire, 4 m. Roads very good, fine slaty
Macadamized. The best roads since leaving Montreal
St. Cesaire to Abbotsfcrd, 9 m. Roads splendid
Beautiful scenery at foot of Yamaska Mountain
Avenues of Trees. An Observatory at top of Moun
tain. Abbotsford to Granby, 11 m. Good roads
Fine hard Macadamized. One or two good coasts
Savage's Hotel, very reasonable and attentive pro
prietor. Granby to Waterloo, 14 m. Smooth roads
Some steep hill climbing in crossing Mount Shefford
A magnificent coast of about a mile in length as
Waterloo is entered. The road leads through a part
of the back' woods and wide ruts made nding com-

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id.

ro-

fortable. Waterloo to St. Anne de Stukelj', 6 m. To
"Warden, 2 m. very good although somewhat billy. To
St. Anne de Stukely, 4 m. fair. St. Anne de Stukely
to Lawrenceville, 4 m. Not very good as we had
plenty of rain. In fine weather road& would probably
be fair to good, at any rate rideable. Be careful to
make enquiries about the roads as tjiey branch off in
ejeveral places from the main road. Lawrenceville to
Richmond, 23 m. As we started in and after rainy
weather the roads were somewlriat stickv, but no
doubt they would be rideable and really enjoyable in
fine dry weather. The country is somewhat hilly,
out certainly beautiful and the scenery grand. Pass-
ing on through Flodden and several other small
settlements, we approached Melbourne Ridge. We
were repaid for our constant hill climbing, as coasting
was indulged in extensively. It is safe, long, and the
roads are good. Nearer Melbourne the roads were
not quite so good, as there were small steep hills with
a clay unmacadamized surface which made them
unrideable for about half a mile. Roads in Richmond
very good. Roads from Richmond to Trenholmville,
4 m. distant, hilly and fair. Fine scenery along the
banks of the St. Francis River. Richmond to Sher-
brooke. See under head of Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke
to East Hatley, 20 m. Sherbrooke House — good. 3
m. to Lennoxville very fair. Splendid scenery. Rather
level. Road leads through or rather skirts the village
of Capleton. Coppef Mines here would well be worth
visiting. Country very hilly but tho roads continue
good. A good coast after leaving th^ junction of the
Hatley & Missisquoi roads for East Hatley. Sign
boards are plentiful in this district and are the correct
things. Roads in the village of East Hatley are
splendid, smooth and well shaded. East Hatley to
Massawippi roads are fair with several good stretches,
and one or two good coasts. Nearer Massawippi
roads are sandy and only just rideable. The beauti-
ful Lake Massawippi or Tomefobi is beautifully
situated and well worth visiting.

1)6 1U).VT> IlEPOllTM.

SHEllBllOOKE.

The name Sherbrooka stauclrj at tlie head of this
■chapter as being the headquarters of the Eastern
Townships' Bicycle Club, an organ zation belonging
to the C.W.A., and having members living in several
towns in this district. Mr. li. N. Ilobins, of Sher-
brooke, is the Capcain of the Club and Local Consul
for that city. Although onlv organize'd this year the
Eastern Townships' Club is very enthusiastic, a fact
to be proved by the very excellent road re})orts fur-
nished for this ♦vork.

Gbanby to Sherbkooke. — Granby, Windsor Hotel.
Take Maui St. E, turn to right, cross bridge, straight
up hill, first 3^ m. hilly and stoney, but good hard
surface (there is a lower road which leads to the left
after crossing bridge in Granby and meets the upper
road at a point 3^ m. out, which is much less hilly,
but inclined to be soft in wet and very dry seasons)
1^ m. of good roads brings you to iStufford Mountain
Post Office, from here on to Waterloo GJ m. the roads
are smooth and good but undulating, nearly all hills
being rideable. At a point 3^ m. from Shefford
Mountain a new road to Waterloo diverges tvo the
right but is not recommended. Waterloo, Brook's
House. Take Main St. S to Depotsqu, 11^ m., thence
E, crossing tracks of South Eastern A C.V.R.R. and
on to Frost Village, which can be seen ahead, over
slightly sandy, but rideable roads, distance 1^ m.
Pass straight through village, taRing 2nd turn to E
part way up the hill. From here to South Stukely
5 m. very good ro^ds, with no unrideable hills. Within
IJ m. of South Stukely, there is a long descent into
village, which may be riddeu with care. South
Stukely, 18 m. Continue straight on over R.R. track
and up a long hill, over 6^ ra. of good roads to Orford
Mountain (4,200 ft. in height.) The scenery for next
4 m. leading around Mountain and skirting Orford
Lake is very fine, but roads are very rocky and bad.
Fair to good roads from here to Magog, distance 4 m.
ubout a mile of which is low and liable to be muddy.
Magog, Park House, 32^ m. Very prettily situated

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at the outlet of Lake Memphremagog. From Park
House take the road across bridge, first turn to right
and continue on to end of village, then turn to left,
from here to the height of land 4 J m. is a succession of
long hills to ascend, the surface of the road being very
poor, 4 m. of almost continuous descent, over rather
rough roads, brings you to Little Lake Magog. From
here to Sherbrooke 9^ m. the road is fair to good, but
somewhat hilly. Sherbrooke, 50J m. Magog House.
Keported Dy E. Farwell and R. N. Robins.

Sherbrooke to Coaticook. — Reported by T. S.
Somers and R. N. Robins. Cross Magog Bridge turn
to left and descend Market Hill, taking same with care
on account of rather sharp turn to right at bottom
and the somewhat rough surface. This brings you
into Wellington St.. which being the busiest street in
the town and only poorly macadamized is always
rather rough. Following Wellington St. for ^ m. you
leave the macadamized ~oad and at the Gas Works
strike a very good grave' road which continues to the
next village, Lennoxville, 3J miles. Take the left
hand road at top of hill. From hers the road con-
tinues good though somewhat hilly for nearly a mile,
when it becomes somewhat sandy, although in any-
thing but very dry weather it presents a very fair
surface and is the same for about 2 m. to next place,
Huutingville, 6 m. Leaving here the road is still
sandy and about A m. out, two heavy hills are encoun-
tered, one up, very steep and unrideable, and one
down not so steep but covered with deep sand, after
which 1^ m. of slightly sandy but rideable roads to
next village, Milby, 8 m. The same sort of roads
continue for 2 m. further when Libby's Hill is reached.
This is a formidable obstacle being over ^ m. in length
and very steep in places, with soft sand nearly 2 feet
deep. After the hill is surmounted the road is very
good and level for 3 J m. into Compton, through the
finest farming country in the Eastern Townships.
Compton Centre, 13| m. Continue through the
village to nearly its S. end and take the road which
diverges to the right and gradually descend over a

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smooth incline, slightly sandy in places during dry
times, when lowest ground is reached the road is
usually somewhat damp. 3 m. brings you to a point
opposite Kichby Station, llichby 16^ m. From hero
the road leads along the bank of the Coaticook river
3J m. to N. Cotaticook, and is very fair and level
with only occasional sandy patches and one or two
short and rather rough hills which must be taken
carefully. North Coaticook, 20 m. From here to Coa-
ticook proper, the road ascends more or less steeply
and has sandy places in it until the village streets are
reached, which are found rather rough. Queen's
Hotel, Mrs. Trihey, Prop. Recommended.

Coaticook to Sherkrooke via Hilliiurst and
Waterville. — Reported by R. N. Robins. Take the
streets N through the village proper, turning to right
before reaching the old sugar Factory and so by almost
continuous descent to North Coaticook, 1^ m. Leaving
here the wheelman will proceed to Richby by same
I ■ road as taken from Sherbrooke to Coaticook, the

same being very fair for the most part and all ride-
able going in this direction except one or two
short pitches up, which are rather stoncy, 8f m.
Richby 5 m. At this point turn square to the E and
climb a long steep hill about f of a mile of which part
is too steep to ride and 1^ m. from the turn brings you
to Hillhurst, the celebrated stock farm belonging to
Senator Cochrane, which is well worth stopping
to inspect if possible. Hillhurst, 6^ m. From here
to Compton Center the road is fair to very good and
undulating, about 2 m. Compton Centre, 8^. At
this point the road last described is again joined and
followed for about 2 m. Then turn sharp to the W
and descend a long hill which may be ridden safely
by keeping the machine well in hand but is not safe
to coast. At the bottom of this hill the valley of the
t Coaticook River is again reached and crossed. Oc-
. casionally sand will be found along here but no dis-
mount will be found necessary from Compton village
until the Grand Trunk Ry. is reached Shortly after
passing the Coaticook River Bridge. After crossing

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the railway there is a i in. hill to walk and then to
the next village without any dismount, road being
nearly all gently descending, 8 m. Water ville, 13J m.
Passing through the vilhige turn to right and cross
the covered bridge and walk up short steep hill, then
ride on crossing G. T. Ey. again and about .] m. from
village commence climbing a succession of hills, in all
about f m. long, when the summit is reached. From
this point the ixjad descends almost continuously for
about 3 m. with a variety of surfaces (some very good,
some rather rough and two short patches of hopelessly
sandy road, unrideable) to the Massawippi Valley.
Two miles more of very fair road with one unclimb-
able hill brings the tourist to Lennoxville. Lennox-
ville. 20 m. From here goud gravel road to Sher-
brooke 3^ m. Sherbrooke 23^ m.

Sherbrooke to Richmond. — Reported by E. Far-
well and R. N. Robins. Magog House. N by Com-
mercial St. over rough macadam, afterwards smooth
■gravel, then follow Cressy Melbourne still leading N,
taki'.ig the down hill road at the fork and not the ujS-
hill. A gradual hill succeeded by a short rise brings
you to Spring Brewery. For the next ^ m. the road
is bad ; sand and rocks alternating. After which the
road for the next 3 m. is good with exception of only
one short sand hill. At the end of this stretch of level
roads, a hill is encountered which is rather long, not
very steep at first, it becomes very stiff as the top is
reached. From this point the road descends a long
bill which is a little risky for coasting, being some-
what rough with clay surface which is liable to be
full of ruts. For the next 3 m. fair to good roads,
mostly gravel, surface up and down, slight hills, one
or two of which may require to be walked. This is
succeeded by something over 1^ m. of very sandy
road up and down hill over which the tourist is lucky
if he can ride ^ a m. Brompton Church, 11 m. After
which the road is all rideable into Windsor Mills in
moderately dry weather. One stretch of about ^ lii.
being almost entirely shaded from the sun is inclined
to be damp. On arriving opposite Windsor the river

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is crossed over a toll bridge to the E side. Windsor,
13 m. After leaving Windsor the roads for the first
6 m. are fair to good, although rather on the sott side
with too little gravel in them to make them perfect
either in very dry or in wet times. The hills along
this stretch are numerous but not formidable. The
next 6 m. into Bichraond may he said to be the best
of the whole route. Only one dismount being neces-
sary ; that being for a very steep climb just after
crossing the G. T. Ry. for the second time. The hill
is known as Cutter's Hill, and is immediately followed
by a descent almost equally as steep and long, but
rideable with care. The rest of the way is good, right
into the village. Bichmond, 24 m. The hotels here
are numerous and none too good. Unless staying over
night here the best plan is to take one's meals at the
G. T. B. Befreshment rooms. The scenery on this
route is for nearly the whole distance very pretty,
indeed following as it does the St. Francis Valley at
one of its most lovely parts.

With regard to the surface material of the
roads described above it may be said to consist,
(unless otherwise particularly described as sandy
or rocky), of ordinary loam or dirt such as country
roads are usually composed of, mixed to a greater
or less extent with gravel and upon the proportion
of the latter found in the road bed depends the
degree of excellence of the road. It is almost
needless to say that these roads aro very quickly
affected by rain, a heavy shower being sufficient to
make them very uncomfortable for two or three hours,
after which time, however, they recover rapidly and
are actually, for the most part, better than before. It
is only after protracted wet weather that the roads
become unrideable for days at a* time ; but when the
tourist in these parts realizes that one of the Eastern
Townships' rainy spells has overtaken him, he had
better make a break for the nearest railway station
and get out of the country as fast as he can. To show
however, that our roads are not utterly bad, we might
say that the notes for the report of the road from

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101

Gran by to Sherbrooke were taken three days after
the lirst suow storm of the season (Sept. 27. 1885),
which followed several days of rainy weather when
the surface was found as reported. There are very
few hills in the Eastern Townships that can be coasted
safely at anything like a high rate of speed, owing to
the common practice of putting in " water bars," or
"gutters," or "rain conductors," as they are variouely
called, at frequent intervals on all long hil.'s, to con-
duct the surplus water during heavy showers, from
the centre of the road to the ditches on either side
and prevent the road from becoming in a small way
the bed of a mountain torrent. These bars take dif-
ferent forms in different localities. In some, they
are merely a slight mound extending straight across
the road, m others they are either raised up or
hollowed out in the shape of a V, point upwards and
worse than all the rest are those which lead from the
wheel tracks diagonally to the ?ide of the road nearest
the track. These are put in alternately first one
side, then the other, the tourist is apt to think when*
he encounters a hill filled in this way, that he has at
last found a hill with at least oue wheel track smooth.
He will soon find his mistake however, if nothin<?
worse, and will immediately pull to the other side,
which now looks apparently clear, only to dodge back
a little further on and continue dodging to the end of
the hill or else subside into the middle of the read
and take all the loose stones as they come much to
the disgust of the wheel.

QUEBEC.
From old guide Book. City, population 62,000. Capi-
tal of the Province of Quebec. It has a remarkable
picturesque situation on an elevated table land, im-
mediately at the juncture of the St. Lawrence and St.
Charles rivers. Very many things unite to make the
city of Quebec a place well worth visiting. The city
is divided into Upper and Lower Towns. In the latter
the streets are narrow and irregular, a very few only
being paved or fit for bicycling. In the Upper town
there are many parks, squares and public walks and

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drives which command views unrivalled in America
for their beauty. Quebec is distant from Montreal
something like 180 m. but between the two places we
have been unable to obtain any information as to the
roads. There is a Bicycle Club in the city. Mr. W.
N. Campbell of 109 St. Peter St. is ths Asso. Consul.

QuEREC TO Cap Rouge. — Reported by W. N. Camp-
bell. Take St. Foy road W 5 m. to St. Foy then -1 m.
Won to Cap Rouge, macadam. Good in all weathers,
none the worse for a considerable amount of rain.

Quebec to Chateau Richer. — E on Queen's Hij^'b-
way, 7.^ m. to Montmorenci Falls, Bureau's Hotel.
Dangerous hill with sharp turn and bridge at bottom,
crossing the Montmorenci river. Thence E 8^ m. to
Chateau Richer. All fine macadam. Excellent in all
weathers and all seasons. Av. time for the 10 m., li h.

Quebec to Stoneham. — Charlesbourg Road NW8
m. to Charlesbonrgli. Thence N 5 m. to St. Pierre,
Central Hotel. Thence 7 ni. NW to Stoneham To
St. Pierre road is good mucadam. One hill of aboat
^ m. in length and another of ^ m. From St. Pierre
on, road is sand and loam. Not extra good.

Quebec to Mataxe. — See Mr. Jenkins' letter under
head of Ottawa.

Maritime District, No. VIII.

Chief Consul, Charles Coster, care of McAvily X'
Co., St. John, N.B. Representative, J. M. Barnes,
lOa Mecklenberg St. St. John, N.B.

ST, JOHN.
City. Population 27,000. An active Bicycle Club
here, also C.W.A. members. For the tonrist there is
much to be seen. The climate is delightful. The
streets are wide but although not very smooth, are all
rideable, but the roads leading out of the city are
good. The Club would be very glad to see any visit-
ing wheelmen and would render every assistance
possible. Would recommend the Dufferin Hotel.

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103

St. John to Spruce Lake. — Take ferry boat at
foot of Princess St. to Carleton. Ride up Rodney
wharf to Union St., turn N thence W up King St.
turn N along Guilford St. to first cross street, thence
W up sotae short hills until the Baptist Seminary is
reached. Here a beautiful view can be had of the
city, the Suspension and Canti-lever bridges, turn to
right through Fairville in SW direction. Some good
riding will be found beyond Fairville (2 m.) until
Maple Hill is reached, 4 m., the road from here to
Spruce Lake (8 m.) is not so good but is ridable. Good
boating here and some very line trout have been
caught. The first part of the road being so high up
a good view is had of the Bay of Fundy with its
numerous islands.

St. John to Westfield. — Same road as to Spruce
Lake, until about a quarter of a mile past Fairville.
or until the Yorkshire Tavern is reached, then turn
to right. Some good riding and two good coasts
bring us to South Bay, 4 m. Grand Bay is next
reoched, 9 rn. Some hills will reouire you to dis- ^
mount. The road will be found very favorable until
Westfield is reached, IG m. Some fine scenery will be
found jilong the road. Westfield is a station on the
New Brunswick Railwav and situated on the St.
John river at the foot of Long Reach and is one of the
most attractive and convenient places to be found in
the Province. Good trout fishing and plenty of game
may be had in the neighborhood.

St. John to Locii Lomond. — Start from King's Sq.,
ride Sydney St. N to Union St.. thence Vj to lirussel
St., turn to left to Hay Market Sq. at end of St., turn
to right and after crossing Marsh bridge take road to
the right in a NE direction ; for first 2 m. road is
hilly. There is a splendid coast going into Silver
Falls, 3 m., here for a short distance sand is quite
deep, the road from here to Loch Lomond, 11 m., is
something magnificent with the exception of one or
two places, the scenory is varying and delightful.
There is a good hotel here and splendid boating.

St. John to Golden Grove. — Take same load as

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|i^

to Loch Lomond until Marsh Bridge is crossed and
instead of turning to right keep road leading straight
ahead. This road is known as the Marsh Boad, it is
level and has a hard, smooth surface, at 3 m. house
turn to right. Some good hills will now be encoun-
tered, although they have been ridden by different
members of the Club, it is much easier to walk them.
This road is only rideable for a distance of 10 m. and
some fine scenery and a few good coasts.

St. John to Sussex. — Take same road as to Golden
Grove until 3 m. house, thence straight ahead to
Brookville 5 m. Bothesay, 9 m., is a beautiful little
village situated on the Kennebeccasis (Ken-ne-be-ka-
sis) river and has excellent facilities for boating
and bathing ; this tar can bo ridden without a dis-
mount. Hampton, 24 ra., is the next town of import-
ance on this road and is the Shiretown of Kings Co.
and containing the Court House and Jail, two impos-
ing edifices. Sussex 24 m. further will be found a
very pretty village. I have not particularized this
road so much as the telegraph poles follow it the
whole distance and there is no chance of going astray.
Good hotel accomod'n will be found in all these towns.

J. M. Barnes.

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Around Nova Scotia.

BY KARL KRON, FROM OLD GUIDE BOOK.

It was 8 o'clock on the morning of the last Wed-
nesday of August 1883, that I mounted my bicycle at
the door of the post office in Yarmouth, (6,200 pop.)
and started on my first day's ride in Nova Scotia.
The weather was dismal and threatening in the
extreme. My course led me through a roiling country,
usually in sight of the sea, and an attractive and
ever varying combination of mountain-and-water
views accompanied me for the greater part of the day,
and indeed for the two days following. Weymouth,
forty-seven miles from the start, is the first town of
any consequence. Just beyond the bridge entering

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bhe

ber

Weymouth, is a steep rough hill, which I do not
believe any bicycle could climb ; it is the first real
obstacle that would compel a dismount in the case of
a good rider who starts at Yarmouth. It would be
quite a creditable feat to be sure for a man to cover
the entire forty-seven miles without a stop. But good
luck in choosing the path at a certain few difficult
places would make it an entirely practicable feat. I
remained in Weymouth over night at the hotel of one
Jones, who treated me most hospitably. It was quite
past ten when I bade them good-bye on the following
morning, and with the sun brightly shining started
for Annapolis, (1,200 pop.) Thirteen miles out I stop-
ped for lunch, when confronted with a sign " meals
at all hours." This road was an excellent one and
almost continuously over-looked St. Mary's Bay,
affording varied views of its waters and of the lofty
ridges of Digby Neck beyond. There followed a n.ile
of riding through the forest, and then I turned off to
the left and passed under the railway, instead of
keeping straight on to Annapolis. Two miles beyond
I reached the road which I intended to take for that
town ; but before doing so, I made a detour down to
Digby, (1,800 pop.) and when I came back to the fork
again an hour and a half later ray cyclometer regis-
tered four miles. It was 7.30 p.m. when 1 reached
Annapolis, (1,200 pop.) and I had been three hours
and a half doing the twenty miles which began at the
forks ot the road outside Digby. It had led me
through a pleasant and prosperous region abounding
in gardens and orchards, with roads of average excel-
lence, nearly all gravel. It was misty next morning
when I started again on my journey at nine o'clock.
Seven miles brought me to Round Hill where a grand
view is had, which includes within it a sight of An-
napolis. Bridgetown, nine miles further on contains
a Grand Central Hotel, wh ire I paid 50 cents for a
poor dinner. The track grew softer and poorer as I
advanced to Paradise, 6 miles, and Lawrencetown ,
three miles. Here I took the train for twenty- five
miles, through a flat and ban en country to Berwick.

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It took two hours riding and. walknig to do the dozen
miles to Kentville, (3,000 pop.) Clear bracing air
and a cloudless sky, supplied ideal atmospheric con-
ditions for riding on Saturday morning, as I sped
along a most excellent course from Kentville, through
the academic town of Wolfville and the village of
Horton to the site of historic Grand Pre. I devoted
an hour to the enjoyment of the prospect and then
jogged on through the " great meadow "' which the
early Acadians reclaimed from the tides by dikes until
I reached the ever green shaded elevation called Long
Island, and the shore of the famous Basin of Minas.
The clay wagon paths were all rideable, though too
rough for pleasure, and on returning I came by an-
other route and made many detours in getting past
Horton to the foot of the Horton Mountain. This
being smooth, I climbed on the wheel to the summit,
then down the other slope. I tarried for lunch at
Hantsford and devoted two hours ending at p.ru. in
wheeling thence to Windsor (3,000 pop.) eight miles
over an unlevel and difficult, though continuously
rideably road. My fifth day's riding was done in fog
and rain from Windsor to Halifax, forty-live miles,
in which I saw nothing but rocks and stunted tirs. I
finished my ride at the Halifax Hotel at G o'clock,
218 miles from Yarmouth. I rode next day on the
streets of the city twenty miles over macadamized
roads of such an ideal degree of smoothness that even
hard rain will not make thom perceptibly sticky. As
to thf^horth-half of the Nova Scotia peninsula I am
inclined to believe that its coast line, to the north-
east of Halifax, might be pleasantly explored on the
wheel by the road which crosses the bays and inlets
at a distance from the ocean of from two to ten miles,
until it turns inland to Guysboro' at the head of
Chedabucto Bay, thence the road to the Strait of
Cansoand along it through Port Mulgrave to Trecadia
and Antigouish is presumably good ; and the presence
of forty or fifty bicyclers in the latter town is a voucher
for the general excellence of its local roadways, and
for the particular one which reaciies along the north

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107

shore around to Pictou. This is the termiuus of the
railway from Halifax along whose line runs a high-
way by which the tourist could doubtless wheel back
to that city, and thus comitlete a round trip of 250
miles, or lie might go directly across from Pictou to
Truro, 40 miles, and from there follow the shores of
the Basin of Minas and the River Avon to Windsor,
or he might follow the general line of the north coast,
at some distance inland, to Amherst, about 100 miles;
thence go southward to Parrsboro', 30 miles, and from
there follow the northern shore of the Basin of Minas
to Truro. Some difficult places would doubtless be
found on these suggested routes, but I have sufficient
faith in their general excellence to be willing to try
them if the chance were offered me.

As to the road from Halifax around the south-
east coast of tlie peninsula to Yarmouth, Karl Kron's
starting point we have been supplied with a few par-
ticulars by Mr. E. Norman Dimock of Windsor, N.S.
He in company with a Mr. Bird of the same town
started on Monday, Sept. 24th, 1883, from Windsor
and rode by the route taken by Karl Kron but in an
opposite direction to Yarmouih.. This much of their
tour was pleasant wheeling. From Yarmouth as far
as Mahone Bay (C);") miles from Halifax and 142 from
Yarmouth) is almost unrideable, rofcky and very
hilly, through woods about three quarters of the way,
catching only occasional glimpses of the sea. From
there on to Halifax the road is better. The people
along their route treated them most hospitably and
they found exceDent accommodation.

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Prince Edward Isiand.

Karl Kron writes : — '* I cannot claim for my
wheel the honor ot being the lirst on Prince Edward
Island, but I think I am the first who ever too': a
tour there. It may bo fairl}^ said of the Island road-
ways that they are not by any means as bad as they

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ROAD REPORTS.

look, for a wheelman who inspected them from the
window of a railway train would pronounce them
practically prohibitory to bicyclinj?. The soil is a
reddish, sandy clay, but very fertile and productive,
so thac there is usually a thick growth of grass close
up to the wagon ruts ; and when the ruts themselves
are too deep for comfortable riding their grassy edges
are often firm enough for the support of the wheel.
Outside of the towns the road-beds are all formed of
the natural soils, and in wet weather, many of them
become little better than impassable sloughs, whereas
in dry weather, most of them are rideable, and some
of them supply quite excellent stretches of riding.
They are for the most part laid out in perfectly
straight lines for many miles at a stretch, and this
fact adds somewhat to the monotony of tourmg over
them ; though the undulating charactei;of the country
which affords wide-extended views and renders oc-
casional hill-climbing necessary, supplies in turn a
measure of relief for this. I am sure that the tracks
traversed b}- me were fair samples of the riding
afforded in all parts of the island, and thDugh I can-
not especially recommend it as a field for bicycling,
1 should certainly recommend any wheelman who
proposes to gQ there to take his bicycle with him, and
' play it for all it is worth.' Were I myself to spend
a week or ten days upon the island, I am sure that I
should try to explore two or three hundred miles of
its roadways."

Manitoba District No. VII.

The Chief Consul of this district writes : — To
comply with your request for a short chapter on
Manitoba Roads, we can only say, takmg Winnipeg
for a starting point, the rider intanding to take either
a run or an extended tour h«.s simply to decide which
road and what places he desires to visit and then
start with a perfect certainty of finding a good road ;
this summer owing to the unusual dryness, the roads

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100

are if anything too smooth, we have had just rain
enough to keep them perfect.

From Winnipeg to Headingly and return, a run
of 24 m., over a road as level as a barn floor, is the
favorite evening run this season.

Winnipeg to Selkirk a distance of 23 m., affords
a slight relief to the genuine prairie trail there heing
two small hills and quite a run along the banks of
the river, about four or five miles of this is heavy.

Another popular run is to Stonewall 18 miles.

So >ve might go on repeating but it comes to this
that Manitoba is almost a paradise for wheelmen,
during say six or se^ren months of the year. No ex-
tended tours have been made here yet, but it is pos-
sible that a small party will make a two week's tour
this fall.

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Index to Places in Foregoing Road

Reports.

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Amherstburg 28|Buckhorn 28, 30

Aldborough 28;Blenheim 28

Aylmer, Ont 29, U, 49j Both well 30

Alvinstou 30lBirr 32

Ailsa Craig 30 Brucetield. 33,35

Adelaide 31 Bayfield 33, 35

Arkona 31 Berlin 31, 38, 41, 58

Avonton 34 Baden 34, 42, 58

Alwood 34 Boruholm 34

Arran 39|Bire 35

Allanford 39 Belfast 36

Arkvvright 40'Bluevale 36

Arthur 40, 43, 57, 58;Brussels 36,38

Ancaster 46iBlythe 37

Ayr 47|Belgrave 37

Artherton 49:Burgoyne 40

Attercliffe 51 Bridgeport 41

Allanberg 54|Bosworth 43

Aberfoyle 57|Beachville 44

Alliston 591 Brownsville 45

Acton eilBrantford 45, 46, 49

Aurora 62, 63!Burford 45, 47

Aultsville 72|Bealton 46

Aylmer, P.Q 76, 77!Boston 46

Alfred 86

Abbottsford 94

Amher.st 107

Annapolis 105

Antigonish 106

Belleriver 28

Bishop's Gate, 47, 49

Bloomsburg 48

Buffalo, N.Y., 50,51,52,55
Black Rock, N.Y. 51, 52, 53

Black Creek 53

Beamsville 55

INDEX.

Ill

Burlinf,'ton Beach 5f)

Bullock's Corners 57

Breslau 58, 51)

Brampton (51

Bristol Corners ♦')!

Brooklyn OH

Bowmanville (54

Burton 64

Bletcher's Corners ....(55

Bewdley (55

Bailleboro ." (55

Brighton (5(5

Bloomfield (57, (59

Belleville (58, (59

Bath 70. 71

Brockville . . 71, 72, 78, 80
Belle's Corners.. 77, 78,79

Birch town 78

Brittania 78

Billingsbridge 82,83

Boucherville 88

Bic 89, 90

Blue Bonnets 9H

Bout d' L'isle 93

Bord a' plouffe 93

Brookville 104

Bridgetown 105

Compton 97

Coaticook 98

Cap Kogue 102

Chateau Richer 102

Charlesborough 102

Carleton, N.B 102

Cottam 27

Chappies 28

Canord 28

Clearviile 28

Chatham 29, 30

Charring Cross 30

Clandeboye 30, 35

Clinton 331

Conray 34

Centralia 35

Carlow 36

Chesley 41

Chatsworth 41 , 58

Centerville 42, 65,70

Clifford 43

Culloden 44

Cathcart 45

Court^and 49

Caledonia 50

Chippewa 51, 53

Clifton 54

Collingwood 59

Cookstown 59

Cooksville 61

Carleton 61, 62

Cannington 63

Cobourg 65

Colborne 65, 66

Castleton, Out., 65

Consecon 66, 67

Carrying Place 66

Campbellford 66

Codrington 66

Crossing Place (57

Chattersou 69

Cataraqui 69, 71

Camden East 70

CoUingsby 70

Cornwalf. 72

Coteau 72,92,9a

Curries 72

Cardinal 72

Chelsea 74,77

Carleton Place.. 77, 78, 79

Cumberland 83, 84, 85

Clarence 85

Caledonia Springs .. ..86

Cassburn Corners 86

Como 87

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INDEX.

Cacouna 89

Cote St. Antoine 92

Cote St. Luke 93

Cotes des Neiges 93

Castleton, P.Q 95

Digby 105

Dealtown 28

Delaware 30

Dreamy 'b Corners 31

Dublin 33

Dungannon 36

Drayton 38,43

Durham 39,58

Dunkeld 40, 43

Desboro 41

Dorking 43

Dorchester 44

Delhi 49

Dunnville 50

Drummondville . . . .51, 54

Deceu Falls 54

Dundaa 56,57

Dixie 61

Danforth 62

Dunbar 63

Desoronto 70

Dickinson's Landing... 72

Dorval 93

Depotsque 96

Essex Centre 27

Elginfield 32,35

Exeter 32,34,35

Elmville 32

Egmondville 36

Elora 38

Elsinore 40, 43

Elmira 42

Eastwood 45, 47

Erin 57

Enniskilleu 64

Elginberg 70

Eastman's Springs ... .73

East Hatley 95

Fingal 28

Five Stakes 29

Forest 30, 31

Fish Creek 32

Francisto wn 34

Freeport 42, 59

Fairchild's Creek 46

Fisher's Glen 48

Fort Erie 51,55

Fouthill 54, 55

Fergus 57, 58

Flesherton 57

Frasersville 65

Frankfort 68

Foxboro 68

Ferris' Point 69, 70,71

Farian's Point 72

Franktown 79, 80

Father Point 84, 85, 90

Flodden 95

Frost Village 96

Groveseiid 29

Glauworth 29

Goderich, 31, 33, 34, 38,

39, 41.

Gorrie 38

Grenock 39

Guelph, 39, 40. 41, 42, 43,

56, 57, 58, 59, 61.

Glammis 41

Gait, 42,45,47, 56

Goldstone 43

Gobies' Corners 47

Glenmorris 47

Grimsby 51, 52, 55

Georgetown 61

Grafton 65

Glennora 67

Gananoque 71, 72

INDEX.

113

.41
7, 56

.43
...47
..47
2,55
...61
. . . 65
...67
■71, 72

Gatineau Point 76

Grand Metis 90, 91

Granby 94, 96

Grand Pre 106

Guysboro 106

Hyde Park 31

Holmsville 33

Hamburg 34

Harriston 38, 43

Hespler 42, 56

Heidelberg 42

Holbrook 45

Harley 45

Hamilton, 45, 46, 50, 55
56, 57.

Hawtry 50

Hagersville 50

Homer 52, 53

Harsland 57

Hillsburg 57, 59

Highland Creek 63

Hampton 64

Harwood 65

Hastings 65, 66

Hilton 66

Hull 74

Hiutonburg 78, 81

Hawthorne 83

Hawkesboro 86, 87

Hudson 87

Hatte Bay 90

Hochelaga 93

Huntingville 97

Hillhurst 98

Hampton 104

Horton 106

Huntsford 117

Halifax 106-7

Headingly 108

Ingersoll..31, 33 44, 45,49

Invermay 40^Little Metis

Islington 61

Iroquois 72

Ironsides 74, 76

Innesville 78

John&on's Corners. .39, 43

Jersey ville 46

Jarvis 50

Jordan 55

Jersey 63

Janesville . . .* 83

Kentville 105-6

Kettle Point 31

Kirkton 32

Kintore 33, 39

Kincardine 38, 39, 41

Kingsbridge 39

Kirloss 39

Kingston.... 64, 69, 70, 71

Kingston Mills 71

Kirk's Ferry 74

Kempville 82

Kamouraska 89

Leamington 27, 28

London 29, 32, 35

Lambeth 29

Lobo 31

Listowel 34, 37,42

Lucaa 35

Lucknow 35, 36

Lonboro 37

Lin wood 42

La Salle, N. Y .52

Luudy's Lane 54

Lambton Mills. 61

Liverpool Market 63

Loyett's Corners .... 66

Lyendenaga 69

Lancaster 72

Lombardy 80

LakeConstance 81

......84.91

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INDEX.

L'Original

86Milford 67

Madoo 69

Marmora 69

Milltown 69

Millhaven 71

Montreal 71, 72, 84, 85, 87,
88, 92, 93, 94, 95

Morrisburg 72

Moulinette 72

Milles' Koches 72

Maple Grove 72

Merrickville 81

Merrivale 81, 82

Mauotick 81, 82, 83

Metcalf 82

Matane 84, 91

Montmagny 84, 89

Marieville 94

Melbourne, P. Q 95

Massawippi 85

Magog 96

Melby 97

Montnaorenci Falls 102

Mt. Salem 29

Mt. Brydges 91

Mt. Elgin 44,45

Mt, Vernon 45

Mt. Hope 50

Mt. Forest 56, 57, 58

New Sarum 29

Nile 36

New Hamburg 41, 42, 58,59
NiJestown , 44

Longuiel 88, 94

Laehine 93

Longue Point 93

Laprarie 94

LawrenceTille 95

Lennoxville .... 95, 97, 99

Lock Lomond 103

Lawrence 105

Maidstone Cross 27

Montrose 28

Morpeth 28

Middlemarsh 28

Melbourne, Ont 30

Milrose 31

Mclntyre's Corners .... 31

Medina 33

Mitchell 33, 34, 38

Moncton .' . 34

McDonald's Corners. . . .39

Millerton 39

Martin's Corner 42

Mactou 43

Milburn . . . .' 43

Marr's Hollow 48

Murphey's Corners ... .50

Marshville 51

Merriton 52

Marden 56

Morriston 57

Markdale 58

Meaford. 59

Mono Ceatre 59 -^ ..^^^^ „^ *^

Markham 62lNorwich 45, 47, 50

Malvern c 62

Manilla ...63

Manchester 63

Myrtle 63

Morganton 66

Mallorv's Corners 66i

New Durham 46

Niagara Falls, O, 50, 61, 62

New Germany 61

Niagara Falls, N. Y.,62, 63
Niagara-on-the-Lake . . 63
Nerval 61

Myersboro ........... .66|Newmarket

INDEX.

115

..67
..69
..69
..69
..71
», 87,

Norway 63

Newcastle 64

Norham 65,66

Newcomb Mills 66

Napanee 69, 70

Nevvburgh 70

North Wakefield 75

Newboro .80

North Gower 81

Notre Dame du Portage 89

North Coaticook 98

Ourlette's Corners 27

Olinda 27

Orwell 29

Opposition Corners 32

Owen Sound 40, 57, 58

Ostrander 44

Orangeville 57, 59

Orillia. 59

Oshawa 64

Odessa 67

Ottawa.. 73, 74, 75, 76,77,
78. 79, 80, 81, 82, 83,
- 84, 85,

Old Chelsea 76

Oliver's Ferry 80, 81

Oualle 89

Pictou 106,107

P. E. Island 107, 108

Paradise 105

Pike Creek... ..?8

Palmvra 28

Poplar Hill ...... ..30, 31

Palmerston 37, 43

Parker 38,43

Paisley 40,41,43

Petersberg , . , . ....^^j 42

Preston. ......... , . . f> . 42

Putnam Ai

Paris 45,46,47, 49

l^rinoeton 4.7

Pelton 'a Corners 49

Pickering 64

Peterboro 65

Picton 67,68, 70

Prescott 72, 82, 83

Peche 75

Perth 77, 78, 80

Pike Falls 78

Proppect 79

Portlard 80, 81

Plantagauet 89

Poi^it Fortune 86, 87

Point Claire 88,93

Point aux Trembles 93

Point Vain 94

Petoquins 94

Pt. Burwell 29

Pt. S<-anley 29

Pt. Elgin.. 37, 38, 39,41,43

Pt. Albert 39

Pt. Dover 48,50

Pt. Ryerse 48

Pt.Colborne...... ..51,55

Pt. Davidson 51

Pt. Dalhousie 51

Pt. Robinson 54

Pt. Perry 63

Pt. Mulgrave 106

Pt. Hope 64,65

Queenston 52, 53, 54

Queensville 63

Quebec . . 84, 88, 89, 101 , 102

Buthven 27

Romney 28

Rondeau 28

Bidgetown 28

Ryckman's Corners. .31 50

Rqsseldale 34

Rothesay 38,43

ttiversdale 39

^Quud Plains . . 49

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INDEX.

'^I'ii

Riclimond, Ont 49, 79

Ridrjeway 51, 55

Rock wood 61

Ringwood 62

Richmond Hill 62

Roach's Point . 63

Rouge Hill 63

Rossniore ; 68

Richmond West 78

Regaud 87

Riviere 89

Reviere dii Loup 89

Rimouski .90

Richmond, P.Q . . 94, 95, 99

Rouge Mort 94

Richby 98

Rothesay, N. B 104

Sandwich 28

Sheldon 28

Strathburn 30

Sarnia 30

Strathroy 30, 31

Stoney Point 31

Shoebotham's Corners. 32
Stratford . . 32, 33, 34, 35, 46

Seebringville 33, 34

Seaforth 33, 34, 35, 36

Shakspeare. .34, 46, 58, 59

Southampton 40

Springford 44

Salford ....44

SimcoL' 45,46, 47, 48, 49, 50,

Scotland 45,47, 49

Strathallan 46, 58

Stafford ville 49

Selkirk 50

South Cayuga 60

Stevensville 51

Smithville :..51

Stamford 52

Stonebridge 55

Stiabane 57

Shelborrne 57

Stayner 59

Somerville 61

Seaton.r 61

Stouffville 62

Sharen 63

Sutton 63

Sonya 63

Sterling 69

Springbrook 69

Shannonville 69

Sydenham 71

Somerstown 72

Smith's Falls ..77. 78, 79.
80, 81

Stittsviile 77, V8, 79

Skead's Mills 78

South Mart 81

Spencerville. . , 82, 83

Sorrel 84,88

Sault au Recollet 93

Sherbrooke 95, 96

Shefford Mountain 96

South Stukely 96

Sherbrooke 97, 98

Stoneham 102

Spruce Lake 103

Sussex 104

Selkirk 109

Stonewall 109

St. Thomas 27,28,29

St. John's, Ontario 32

St. Ives 32

St. Jacobs 42

St. Clements 42

St. Catharines.. 50, 51, 52,
53, 54, 55

St. Davids 62, 63

St. Joseph 82, 83, 85

St.Flavie 87, 90

INDEX.

117

....57
, ... 57
. . ..50
, ...Gl
....61'
....62
. ... 63
. . . .63
. ... 63
....69
. ... 69
. ... 69
....71
. ... 72
78, 79.

St. Alines 87,93

St. Simon 89,90

St. Fabien 89,90

St. Luc ., 90

St. Dominique 931

St. Jean Baptiste 93;

St. Vincent de Paul 93|

St. Martin's 93, 9li

St. Eustacbe 94

St. John's, P. Q... .94!

St. Cesaire . . ^ 94 1

St. Anne de Stukelv 95l

St. John, N. B .. ..^..102

Tecumseh 28'

Tyrconneli 28

Tliamesville 30

Thainesford . . . .31, 33, 44i

Thorndale 32|

Teviotdale 38,43i

Tiverton 29, 41

Toronto.. 40, 56, 60, 61,62,
63, 64 ;

Tilsonbur^' 44, 45;

Tavistock 46, 58

Thorold 52,

Tonawanda, N. Y 52

Thornton 62 i

Trenton 65, 66, 68

Templeton 76

Trois Pistoles 89, 90 j

Terrebonne 93|

Trenhohnville 95

Trecadia 1061

Union 29'

Underwood 30

Varna 33, 35

Vittoria 48

Virgil 53

Vernon 82

Vaudreuil 87,93

Vareunes 88

Verclieres 88

Valois 93

Windsor 27

VValkerville 28

Wallacetovvn 28

Wardsville 30

Watford 30

Warwick 30

Woodstock.. 31, 34, 43, 44,
45, 46, 47, 49, 58, 59

Wyton 32

Winchelsea 32

Woodham 32

Winj?hani 35, 36, 36

Walton 37

Wroxeter 3S

Walkerton ..... 38, 39, 40
Waterloo, Ont. . 41, 4H, 59

Weurscfiiuidt 41

Waterford 4(;, 4H, 49

Wei land 51, 54

Williamsford 58

Woodford 58, 59

Weston 61, ()2

Whitby 63,64

Wilfred ()3

Williamsburg ()4

Wark worth ()5, 66

Wellington {\Vy,{\7, ()8

Wt^l bridge ()8

Wendover . . . 85, Hi\
Waterloo, P. Q. 94, 95, 96
W^orden 95

Waterville .

• •

Westfield . .

103

Weymouth . .

, ,

104

WolfviUo . .

• •

106

Windsor, N. S. .

106,

107

Winnipeg . .

• •

108

Yarmouth . .

104,

107

York Mills . .

• •

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Amherstburg — Brown. •

Aylmer — Ont., Kennedy Central.

* Arthurv-Conimercial.
Ancaster — Henderson's.
Aurora — Queen's.
Aultsville — Haines'. ''
Aylmer, P.Q. — Ritchie's.
Blenheim— Nester.
Bayfield — Morgan's. ■
Brucefield — Dixon's.
Blythe — Commercial.
Belgrave — SandriU's. /
Brussels —American.
Bariie — Henderson's.

* Berlin — American.
Bowmanville — Rheubothom's.
Belleville— Henderson's.
Bath — Wemp's.
Brockville — Revere.*

Bell's Corners— Brown's.
Buffalo, N.Y.— Tift.

* Bruntford.- Kerby.
Brighton— Central Hotel.
Chappie's— Chappie's.
Chatham — Rankin .
Clinton — Grand Central.
Carlow — MoDouagh's.

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Coartland — Connor's.

* Cobourg — Dunham,
Colborne — Brunswick.
Cambellford— Windsor.
Consecon — Baird's.
Camden East— McCarthy's.
Centreville — Wheelers.

* Cornwall— American.
Cumberlan' -Fouberts'.
Caledonia Springs— Grand.
Coteau— Fulbam's.

Cote des Nei^^es — Lumkins'.
Coaticooke — Queen's.
Consecon — Prince Edward.
Delaware — Jarvis.
Dungannon — Martin's.

* Drayton— Royal.
Delhi— Stoddard's.
Dunnville — Mansion.
Dundas — Elgin.

* Deseronto — O'Connor.
Essex Centre— Commercial.
Elmira— Hunts'.

Erin— Williams'.

* Elm wood — Lome.
East Hatley— Sherbrooke.

* Elora — Commercial.
Forest— Franklin.
Fonthill— Smith's.
Fergus— Spire's.
Frankford— Frankford.
Franktown — Dominion.
Father Point— Mrs. Ross'.
Fenelon Falls— Mansion.
Gananoque — International.

* Goderich— British Exchange.
Gait — Imperial.

* Guelph— Wellington.
Grafton— Mansion.
Granby—Windsor.
Hamburg— Commercial. .

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Harristou— Cullisoii .
Plespler— Waypers. -
Pleidelberg—Steice's.
; Hamilton— Royal.

* Hagersville— Lawson.- '
Harwood— Lake View.
Hastings— Royal.
Hawthorne— Grahame's
Halifax— N. S.— Halifax House

* Ingersoll — Atlantic.
Jar vis— Commercial.

* Kincardine — Royal. - -•

* Kingston— Burnett.

* London — Grigg.
Leamington -Scott House. ' ' '

* Listowell— Grand Central . '■'■'■■
Lucan — McLean's. "-*"••
Lucknovv—Pascoe's. ''•'■!■
Londsboro— Bell's.

Lin wood — Lin wood.

Liverpool Market— Mrs. Seeker"

Lombardv — Reillv's.

Little Metis— Turiff.

Lachine — St. Louis.

Longne Point — Doran's.

Lancaster— McRae's.

Lindsay— Benson.

Millbrook — Roper.

Marysville— Culhane.

Madoc — Moon's.

* Mt. Forest — Co\ne.
Marden — Bevin's
Melbourne— Corneil House.

*Mt. Bridges — Bodraan.

* Mitchell— Hicks'.

* Markham — Franklin House.
Melf ord— E m pey 's.
Marmora— McWilliams'.
Metcalfe — Mrs^. Kemp's.
Matane — Fraser's.

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t Montreal — Windsor.

Magog— Park House.

Montniorenci Falls — Bnrean's.

Norwich — Brady.

Niagara on the Lake— Queen's Ro3al.

Niagara Falls- Waverley.

Newmarket— Mrs. Forsyth's.

* Newcastle— ^Windsor.

* Napanee— Campbell.

* Newburgh — Hope's.
Nile— Norton's.
Norwood — Breiuan's.
Owen Sound — Conlsoii.
Osbawa — Queen's.

* Odessa — Queen's.

* Ottawa— Windsor.
Omemee— Black well's.

Pt. Stanley — Fraser House.
Palmerston — Queen's.

Paisley — Wilson's.
Prcstou — North American.
Parker— Ramsay's.

* Paris— Windsor.

Pt. Dover— Norfolk. : ■

Pt. Colborne- -McNeil's.

* Pt. Hope— St. Lawrence Hall.

* Peterboro — Grand Central.

* Pt. Elgin— Arlington.
Plantaganet— Mrs. Yeon's.
Portland— Wdhs.
Perth— Hicks'.
Prescott — Daniels'.
Picton— Royal. -
Point Claire— Windsor.
Round Plains— Lang's.
Riciimond Hill— Palmer House.
Richmond— RuUy's.

* St. Catharines— Grand Central.
Sandwich— Stuart.

Strath roy — Queen's.
+ Special rato ol' 83 to Wheel'n excoiit during Carnival week.

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HOTELS.

* St. Mary's— National.

* St. Thomas— Grand Central.

* Seaforth — Commercial.
Sarnia— Bellchamber.
Southampton — Bosby House.
Springfield — I^ambert Honse.
Strathallan — Lappeir's.
Simcoe — Battersby.
Scotland — Malcolm's.
Stevens ville — Mineral Springs.
Sutton — Mansion.

Sterling — Chard's.
Shannonville — Lome.
Springbrook—Mc Williams.
Summerstown — Summers.
Smith's Falls— Butler's.
St. Aune's— Medard's.
St. Dominique — Robellard's.
St. Vincent de Paul — Bertrand's.
St. Martin's — Boumassa.
Sherbrook — Magog.
St. Pierre — Central.
St. John, N.B.— Dufferin.
Tecumseh — Marrow's.
Thamesford— McCarty's.
Thorndale— McLean's.
Tiverton— Mansion.

* Tara— Tara House.

* Tilsonburg— Matheson House.
Thorold— City Hotel.
Tonawanda, N.Y.— Backus'.
Toronto — Walker House.

* Trenton— Queen's.
Terrebonne— The Boulevard.
Varna— Cook's.
Windsor— British American.
V/allacetown — Henry's.
Watford — Metropolitan.

* Wingham — Brunswick.

* Walkerton— Hartley.

* Waterloo, Ont.,— Heuther's.

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' ' . • HOTELS.

* Woodstock— O'Neils.

* Waterford— Teeter's.
Wellaud— Fraser House.
Weston — Eagles'.
Wark worth — Daly. ■
Wellinj?ton— Garratt's.
Waterloo, P.Q.— Brooks'.

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Thoaccomiianying
cut will furnibli till tho
iijstructiou necebsory
for any tailor to make
ui) au AssDciution luii-
loriji. The cloth is
made expresoly to or-
der of the Board of
officers and is supplied
at cost pri ^e,as bought
by contract at the mill ,
to all members of the
Association. During
1H8(> au immense
quantity of the cloth
was sold and expres-
sions of satisfaction
with its wearing quali
ties were heard from
all parts of the coun-
try. It is a Halifax
Tweed, of a color and
weinht cs])ecially ad-
ajited for iise on road.

For 1SS7 orders liave
already been placed
lit the mills for the
production of a large
amount of the clotn
and the Secretary of
the Aosociation will
]>eiu a position to meet
all denuiudsupon him
with promptness after
March ir>th.

Owing to the generol
rise in all wools, a
slight increase in the
price hap been made
absolutely necessary'.

During 1887 the cloth
will be soLl to C.W.A.
members in any quan-
tities at 40c. per yard.

No order wifl be
taken for less than 5
yds, except to com-
plete a previous order.

Cash must accom-
pany order, ar.d if

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C.W.A. TTXIFOR.M, ETC.

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check for same is sent, check must be payable at par
in Simcoe.

Cloth for caps can be procured from the Secretary
or they may be bought complete from Messrs. Chas.
llobinson & Co., Toronto, or A. T. Lane, Montreal.

Yarn for stockings, same as material of cloth, or
stockings can be had from the Secretary at the follow-
ing prices, ^ lb. yarn being necessary for a pair of
stockings : — Yarn, per lb., 7oc. ; stockings, per pair,
(extra long) 75c. ; reduction for quantities.
Address,

HAL B. Donly,

' Secretanj C.W.A. .Simcoe.

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^^$$otintion Badg^.^

The above badge in either gold or silver, can be
had by addressing the Secretary-Treasurer of the
Association. Price, in gold, $8.50 ; in silver, $L50.'
Cash must accompany all orders.

PARADE SIGNALS :

From Marshall : — One, Mount.

When Mounted — One, Single File ; Two, Double
File ; Three, Dismount; Four, Four Abreast; Six, Ride
at Ease.

From Whipper In : — One, Decrease Speed ; Two,
Increase Speed ; Three, Dismount.

In the United States who actuall}' manufacture their
• • '• ; ' own Machines. * . ■■ ,.

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GORMULLY & JEFFERYi

222 and 224, N. FRANKLIN ST,, CHICAGO, ILL.

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The American Champion (Bicycle.

A Bicycle of tne Higliest Grade, at a reasonable price.

The Aifnerican Challenge (Bicycle.

Positively the Best and Most Durable Roadster
for the Money ever placed on the Market.

; The American Safety bicycle.

Undoubtedly the most Satisfactory Safety
yet devised.

The American Ideal bicycle.

The Recognized Standard Youths' Bicycle
of the United States.

, ' The American Ideal Tricycle,

A beautiful little Two-track Tricycle for

young Ladies, and of same grade and

finish as The Ideal Bicycle, and

^A, LAr^GE LINE OF §UN DRI ES. 5%.

48-page Handsomelj-Iilustrated Catalogue Free.

GORMULLY & JEFFERY, ■ ;^, , ;

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No. 39 Beaver Hall Hill,

MEDALS^58£^AND^I'>BADCES

Of all Descriptions made to Order

fnOfA ^RIQINAL .p£3IQN3.

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FINE JEWELLERY,

SCARF PINS,

RINGS, LOCKETS,

CHAINS, ETC.

Designs Submitted. Close Prices.

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oaristi^Vj^l house,

(Near Windsor Hotel,)

I 42 I St. Catharines St., Montreal.

Send Stamp for Catalogue (over 70 electrotypes) and ^
list of "^o second-hand Machines.

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I3E-TELEPHONE NO. 33I.S1

rESTABLISHED 1867=

WOODSTOCK, ONT.

Largest Stock of Fire Arms and Sporting Goods in
the West. Importer of

BICYCLES44ICYCLE^'>ACCESS0RIES

We are still making a specialty of the

Rudge Roadster & Oxford Club Bicycles

A full line of Fittings eund Sundries constantly on hand
Bepairs of all kinds done neatly, expeditiously and cheaply.
Send for list of Machines in Stock— both new and second
hand, Post Omce Box 528.

unci

WOODSTOCK, - - - - ONTARIO.

Bicycle, Base Ball Lacrosse and>Band Uniforms

At the Lowest Price and on Short Notice.

C^^RE-OPENED^^;:f:)

3Sr-^TI0 2SrA.IL. HOTEL,

ST. MAI^YS, ONT.

G. A. GRAHAM, - - PROPRIETOR.

Everything New. New House. New Furniture. Gas,
Electric Bells, Telephone. Union Bus to and from all trains
CommodiouB Sample Booms. Bar supplied with the best
Foreign and Domestic Liquors and Cigars. Good Stabling.

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ONTARIO

-DEALER IN-

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The Oldest House in the trade: Send for my
Seventh Annual Catalogue.

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The most centrally located Hotel in the City

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-^StmCfLY FIRST GLASSI)^

In all its al)!pointments. Contains Passenger and

Baggage Elevators, Electric Lights, Bells, etc.,
j^j ^^ , arid all Modern Conveniences.

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TORONTO.

This Favorite and CommodioMs Hotel overlooks
Toronto Bay, rendering it a Pleasant Resort for
TouHsts, Excursionist^ and Commercial Travelers at
a!r seasons. It has 125 well-ventilated bed-rooms,
pa'sseftger elevator, and

♦Modern Improyecdents*

Thie-8paci0!iii8 Binine-room: will comf^rtablv seat 260
guests ; and the Bin of Fare is acknowledged to be
unexcelled-, cotnpa*ising all the delicacies of the

season.

The Walker House is quite convenient to the Union
Railway Station, and within three minutes walk of
the principal Steam-boat Wharves, where its Porters
and the Omnibuses of the Transfer Co'y will be in
attendance. Telegraph and Telephone communica-
tion to all parts. Terms $2.00 per day.

(liAVI^ WALKEfR, - - Proprietor,

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WILL HAVE ALL THE LATEST-

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. r^^BICYCLE EVER MADE.^=^_J

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They are the Handsomest and Easiest
Running Light Roadster in the market.

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FACTORY:
CoYBMTBT, England.

WAREROOMS :
Brantfobd, Omtabio.

THE CANADIAN

BICrCLE AND SPOBTINC GOODS HEAD OOAHTEBS.

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Cl|a«. Bobinson ^ Co.,

« Church St., . . . Toronto, Ont.

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THE RUDGE LIGHT ROADSTER

THE AMERICAN RUDQE

• — ^.- THE RUDGE RACER,

THE RUDGE SAFETY

^ Ranging in price from $50.00 upwards,
BOYS' BICYCLES, TRICYCLES, BICYCLE SUNDRIES,

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.'<i

-lacrosse,

lawn tennis, '' ■ .'^^ ■ '■

football, -

JJ: —baseball,.

And all kinds of Sporting Goods.

Send Three Cent Stamp for Illustrated Catalogue.

O'NEILL I

^WOODSTOCK, ONT.i

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Opened November ist, i88i .

Enlarged January ist, 1883.

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Bus and Porter at all Day Trains on G. T., G. W.
Division of G. T., and C. V. Railways.

J^RS. IaMES ®']iEILL. ,

Propbibtbess.

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J. F. O'l^EILL, Manager.

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COMMODIOUS ROOMS,

SPLENDID TABLE,

ALL CONVENIENCES.

Wheelmen Will Receive Every P\ttention.
JOHN DIXON, - - . Proprietor.

OR BICYCLE SHAWL STRAP.

This carrier is made de^aohable, so it^ may be zemoved from
the Bicycle in ^ moment without undoihg the bimd|e.
Simply unbnckle the strap which holds it down in front and
unhook it behind the bar, fasten the hook again and you
have a perfect ShfiiWl. Strap for carrying the bundle in the
hand. (Made' in two widths, 3 1-2 av«i 4 M inches b.otween
the arms.) For sale by all Bicycle dealers. Frico $1.00.
tS" Worth its price for use on jne excursion.'

J. F. freemantle;'

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IdingtiHi Block, Erie Sireet, - - - Sktforil, Ontano.

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ALL KINDS OF BICYCLES NEATLY AND
QUICKLY REPAIRED.

Bicycle Fittings, Etc., Always on ^a^nd. '-^ ."

-THE-

' ENGRAVIN6 AND PRINTING Co., LIMITED,

167 & 169 St. James St., Montreal.

FINE STATIONERY,

WEDDING STATIONERY,

INVITATIONS, MEMOS,

AND PROGRAMMES.

Neatly Engraved or Printed.
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Special attention to Mail Orders. To Wheelmen: Send for
Samples and Prices of O.W.A. and Club Cards.

o£ALBION-^>HOTEL

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Tn the City. Fine Sample Rooms and every Accom-
, , , modation for Commercial Travellers.

E.C.PALMER, Norwich, WM. PIERCE,

Froj^rietor, Manager.

mCNEW-KAPID

This Bicycle has caused more sensation than any
other Bicycle in the world. Watch its

future records. - "^ •.

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The Bicycle that holds all Canadian records.

. ,. THE CLUB SAFETY.

The Safety which has proved itself to be the strongest
and best safety for Canadian roads.

THE UNIVERSAL CLUB, No 3.

The cheapest machine in the world. Ball bearings

to both wheels. Cow shape handle bars and all

latest improvements. Price $60.00.

The Boys "Comet" Bicycle - • • Price $30.00.
The Boys "Comet" Bicycle, No. 2, • Price $20.00.
The Girls "Comet" Tricycle - - • Price $30.00.

Our well known Comet Saddle— the easiest and
cheapest in the Market. Price $4.00.

IS" Second-hand Bicycles from $20.00 up. We are
the Cheapest Bicycle firm in the Dominion.

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36 Adelaide Street, West, - - TORONTO, Ont.

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BICYCLE REPAIRING A SPECIALTY.

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I 8 ALEXIS ST., MONTREAL

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Silver, Gold and Nickie Platers. .

SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TOBICYCLE

PLATING.

Table Ware o£ all d^scriptipn&Repliited Eqwal to New
537 & 637iCKAlG ST., MONTREAL.

New

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[NCOMPABABIiT-

Built, Furnished and Conducted on the Best New

York Models.

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GEORGE ILBS, - MANAGER.

Wheelmen can ride from the door to any part of
the City, aad wheals can be stored at tjje Hotel.

—THE LILLIBRIDGE—

Safetyz Handle z Bar.

Absolute Preventitiv^ of Headers.

Can be attached to any of the. leading makes of ma-
chines without changing or marring them in the
least. Can be attached in one minute by
the rider himself. Fully Guaranteed.
Send for Circulars.

t'EEEMAN LILLIBRIDGE,
" RoolLforca, 111.

The Woodstock Aiimufi Athletic Association.

]j^ EMBERS of this Association will be pleased to
J®1 welcome all their Cycling Friends, at the new
Club Rooms, Dundas St., West.

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OFFICERS :

Jas. H. McLeod, Pres. ; W. A. Karn, Vice-Pres. ;

E. W. Nesbitt, Treas. ; D. A. White, Sec, ;

M. Douglass, Asst.-Secretary^

(Established 1869.)

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