Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-26

I pieasurabpa inducement to Walk TOUT =,
| A.. ,,,iIe~ every day, and when ne 1ouns
| that that fat Brown fancied he couie
| Nat him At the game II became not ON.
n Measure but a matter OF pride WIZ
| him 10 play for all he was worth.
such friendly rivalries at southampton
Immediately sprang up between Mess' =
| Bowers. Lee Hampden. Robo, Wliiiai .
Hoyt. william Schieffelin, william
Rainsford, DR.. Thomas. Frede,c De-
and lot more enthusiasts VINO Jo'heu
the club forsook the tennis courts, ana
syert ALI their idle moments stroling over
| the hills and sand dunes learning the
mystery of links and tees, holes and haz'
yards, cleeks and brasseys.
GOLF AT NEWPORT.
Not long after the Southampton club a
club was formed at Newport, with nead-
quarters at Bateman's Point. ana SO
popular has the game become there. wnere
all outdoor sport iourishes so well, tnat
the club has now bought fine piece OF
property on Harrison avenue and is erect
Ing a fine mansion and laying out spien-
did links along the OCEANS shore.
Theodore A. Havemeyer.. Lorillard spen-
Ger, Mortimer Brooks Theodore beac t'
y
Lloyd Bryce. Buchanan winthrop. Robert
Goelet, William Hunter, William Ill
dredge. and many Others Immediately as
covered that golf was Just the game tney
had been waiting for. and by going IN
for il at the very start they soon devel-
oped a degree OF proficiency that also
engendered rivalries Sc in'ensn tn9t f'.'
first golf tournament, held at Newpor'
last September, was one of the most ex-
citing events In all tn long list OF attn
letic contests that have occurred in the
Tuxedo then fell into line. and golf has
the eo Gra1 HoT Of S aR Repr
Smith. Philip Allen. Pierre Lorillard, Jr.,
Reginald Ronalds, George. Ronalds. and
Alfred Seton are amons the crack pay
ers to-day at Tuxedo but they. labor
under the disadvantage oG a thickly-
wooded country. in which It is difficult
TO lay out the right sort Of links.
Then, after rather scorning the game
at first II has now become firmly estab-
lished at Meadow Brook. where Mr..
James f. ID. Lanier is considered to be
the crack player closely followed by
Messrs. Stanley Mortimer James l..
Kernochan. Sidney Dillon Ripley. Charles
II. Hone, Charles Granville Peters, Lenox
Kennedy and Willard Eoby all men who
have graduated from the hunting field TO
find health and pleasure over the less
killing sport OF golf.
At the Country Club links the Potters.
the ffdNtntytlS, the MARION ClOINSs the
Waterburys. and the Cooeys, are all
playing away for dear life.
WOMEN AT IT. TOO.
Besides all these mems clubs now In
active operation and the large number
of private links laid out on many cOun-
try places. the ladies' have started in
with clubs of their own Golf lends itself
especially to the athletic needs of women
At all the clubs mentioned above the
t-ft- and dan Al
visitors on the links either as specta-
tors or as participants IN the game; but
II remained for the ladies of MOrriStowp,
y. j., TO form the first club TO be COM
which will undoubtedly be followed by
other females in search Of outdoor exer-
else with an object in view.
Mrs. LanGer, the Misses Lee, mrs.
Walker Smith. Mrs. Potter. Mrs. Have
meyer. Mrs. RUTHERFORD. Mrs. Spencer
and other ladies have already become
enthusiasts over the game. and from
watching their husbands and friends play,
have come TO learn the game them
selves.
or course all these clubs have been
obliged TO hire professionals 10 lay out
the links for them. and 10 teach the rudi-
ments OF the game, so that quite an in
dustry has sprung up Ia the Importation
OF hardy Scotchmen and Englishmen, who
live on the fat OF the land and spend
their days showing our enthusiasts how
to drive" to put" to loft" and to
hole"
Golf has also created a great demand
for the various clubs used in the game,
and no sporting emporium Is now COM
plete without an assortment Of drivers
''putters." 'cleeks," spoons and nib
licks," which are all beautifully made.
with the finish of a cricket bat. and cost
anywhere from $50 to s. apiece. The
greatest care is taken of these clubs, and
it may be a long time before the fas-
tldlous player collects a set that just suits
him in every particular.
THE GAME IN DETAIL.
So much for golf in general and the
people who play IL. To describe the game
in detail / shall draw largely from an
article recently written on the subject
by an expert. The game Is played with
hockey-shaped clubs Of wood or steel and
a hard gutta-percha bail about the size
of hens egg. The golfer. starting from
the teeng ground "a tee Is pinch or
sand on which the ball = placed for the
drive off after hole, sends his ball with
a lusty stroke in the direction of the
next hole. which may BE- from 100 TO 800
yards distant.
1t Is in the power and aim OF this first
stroke or drive that the skill OF the player
Is most severely tested. This done, he
follows his ball, and must play IL wher-
ever 1t may be lying, using his Judgment
as TO the club 10 be used-in sand the
creek OF the IRON, On $40 luE SIoui't Allt
long or short spoon. on level sward the
driver, etc. Arriving within a short dis
tance OF the hole. he exchanges his
driver" for a "putter," and proceeds TO
play the short game" This Is perhaps
the most scientific part OF the game.
The putting ground round the hole h
smooth-shorn like bo'ylng-green and
the greatest skill Is necessary 10 cause
the ball 10 drop into tn hole, which Is
only about twice the size OF the ball.
no hal sbOlq1 he helrinS
again from the second "teeing green"
and so on till the round generally con-
sisting Of twelve or eighteen holes, the
latter number being the regulation club
totaD is finished The player who holes"
in the smallest number OF strokes wins
the hole: whoever gains the greatest num-
Der of holes wins the rolnd. In case or
both players taking the same number OF
strokes, the hole is "halytd' and does not
count
In order to increase the difficulties Of
the game a number Of hazards, natural or
artificial are introduced These consist
of bushes. sand (bunkerSi, and water.
It is the avoidance os these difficulties
and the escape from them II once caught
In them that demand toe. skill or me
player. In face OF a bunker or water
he must, loft" his ball-that is. drive IL
into the air so that IL flies over the OBJ
stacle. In the case Of bushes the same
tactics must be- followed or the player
must 60 round them.
In the escape from hdZdruS tne va
rious clubs play consid ,rable role. and
It Ia I'm the selection or these that n
player shows his knowledge OF the game.
The clubs consist Of a driver for for
warding the ball either from the tee"
or when lying favorably On level ground;
a short spoon Tor USE when the ball IL
lying on ground trendng upward. the
long spoon when the slope Is a down
ward one: n cleek for driving the ball
out of sand third. and perhaps the
least used, variety OF the iron clubs -
the niblick. This has round iron head,
and Is used II the ball should get into
IA deep cart rut or any deep and narrow
hole The putter is a short and heavy
club used for the game within thirty TO
forty yards OF the hole.
The above list contains the clubs used
by the ordinary player. Some players.
however affect a still further subdivis-
ion-such. for instance, as the mid or
batting spoon. the brassey. the driving
putter, and the driving cheek.
THE FAITHFUL CADDY.
The clubs are carried b. a caddy. who
to inexperienced players may prove n
guide, philosopher and friend" \ good
caddy should never need the player to
indicate the club he desires TO use He
should on seeing the bali at once select
the proper one and have II ready TO
hand. He ought at all times 10 be able
If asked TO advise upon a difficult point,
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