The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
FEMININE ATHLE7ICs.
Dianas who Hunt, Fair Fishery, AID
Players OF Coli. Tennis, md Hockey.

Dianas Who Hunt, Fair Fi.herwonsn, AID
Players OF Colt. Tennis. md Hockey.
A review OF the athletic sports and pastim es
In which women are becoming prominent is
most interesting in review and most encour-
aging In prophecy Of the new and stronger
womanhood OF the future. There are women
who stalk and shoot and fish, and there are
others who make profession OF some particu-
lar game whose names at once remind us OF q
tennis court or golf ground. After Mrs Tyacke.
the braysst Diana OF modern date. and oae or
two other English women who have shot the
bears In the woodland come the women who
have stalked and killed the red deer. Stalking
may be hard. rough work. requiring an unusual
amount OF endurance. but there are plenty OF
English women who possess the strength
and delight in the brief stalking season. In
this country a well-known huntswoman Is Mrs.
VIII Allen Dromgoole. q writer well known TO
the Boston literary set. who has a cabin In the
Tenn essee m ountains. with portieros and win
dow hanGings of fox and coon and bear skins
and ornaments OF antlers from the deer she
has shot herself Many English women. too.
are as good with a rod MS with rifle and the
list Is headed by tho Princess of Wales and her
daughters. all of whom are good salmon fish.
ers. Tho Duchess OF Fife has nshed regular
~ on the Dee all the autumn with much sue
cess having caught between thirty and forty
salmon. To handle q heavy salmon rod we'll
and to make cast o.: some forty or iifty feet
OF line SO that the fly shall alight on the water
within few inches of the desired spot, re-
Quires a great amount OF strength as well as
much practice.
Lawn tennis dozen years ago was the re-
source OF every summer girl. but now in many
country places in England the most deserted
corner OF the pleasure grounds Ia the lawn
tennis court. Society has ceased to fiirt with
lawn tennis" 4 may see the century out, but
have no particular facility for It. and given
Golf has taken the place OF tennis and II Is
capital exercise for sinews and muscles. In not
extremely tatigutng. and in England can be
Is played In arge, grnSs-coyered space with
tiny balls and odd little hooks or clubs by
means OF which the ball is propelled over tho
ground The art Of driving these little balls
from one hole In tho ground TO another Is by
no means as ensy as II looks. but It Is by no
means impossible to the woman who does not
" bunker" AMI has the good sense TO wear
suitable and comfortable clothing. GolGng
women are said to 10 more enthusiastic over
their fay3rite Game, than half tho men who
Hockey Is another iavorite game. particu-
larry with English college girls. though il Is
rrctanGle. with the players divided into
groups occupying the two ends OF tho grounds.
4 stick with thick knotted end is used to
line. The Thames has a ladies eight" too.
which attracts considerable attention. The
members Of the crew are all neatly attred in
celise. They pull light craft, and their row
ing is remarkable good with the proper
time" and body swing" Wellesley College
pretty work with the oars. while every class
has Its chosen eight In training during the
season. Intercollegiate boat races between
the women's colleges may be q feature ~ the
twentieth century so near Mt hand, and which
Is already known as the womans century.