I am trying to fly IFR from KORD to KJFK, using a route that I believe is pretty close to what they do in real life.  I have no problem flying from VOR to VOR, but the use of intersections is throwing me off a little.  

My navlog takes me heading 086 to ELX vor, then 097 to CRL vor.  So far so good, I know how to do that.  But then it says to use heading 093 to intersection COHOW (123.2 miles) , then 097 to intersection SURLY (11 miles) , then 098 to JHW vor (58.9 miles).  Now for the leg to COHOW, am I supposed to track the 093 radial from CRL?  Or do I just turn to heading 093 and hope the wind doesn't throw me too far off?  Then, for the leg to SURLY, do I change back to the 097 radial from CRL, or just turn to that heading and once again hope that I don't get too far off course due to wind?   I know how to use DME to know when I have come the right distance.    This is all supposed to be following airway J554.  

I hope this makes sense.