The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-03

Prince said In return are matters clouded
in doubt. Nor is IL recorded how long
It took the fair knitter TO work the four
needles with the aforementioned effect.
Knitting a mans long stockings TO the
kuee is no triiiing job as every old knit
ter will agree.
The golf season in this country took
It's impetus Christmas Day, when w. G..
Whitney purchased two or three hundred
golf sticks, to DO given away Tor Christ
mas presents. They were sticks of the
new material, lockwood. which are now
being carried out in the caddy bags Tor
the first whack at the ball.
LOCKWOOD STICKS.
All the new golf sticks Of the summer
are OF lockwood. The old material, beech
wood. of which the sticks used to be made
in Scotland. is giving out, and the Scots
instead OF sending us our golf sticks, are
writing us for our lockwood ones. The
beechwood has been very good for several
years, and whether the dog-wood Is a
mere fad. soon 10 die out, or whether II
will become an established material, is
question that only the rest Of the sum
mer csn decide.
Every COLL player has his favorite golf
stick. The selection is not governed by
any known rule. 1.-The stick feels better
clslon. when a golf player selects his
stick and goes through a seasons games
triumphantly with IL. he VIII not exchange
or sell his stick for any price. If offered
SEQ for IL he will only laugh and hand
the cherished stick to his faithful caddy
TO he placed away In the caddy bag.
Every player has his well-liked stick, and
II IL SIRE TO be an old, worn. battered
bruised thing that would be scorned for
anything but the kindling wood pile.
Upon the floor Of a sportsman's en-
porlum there laid yesterday caddy bag
marked "B. w" II was the property
OF a well-known family Of golfers, young
men. father and sisters. THAT is good
bag" said the sportsman dealer. but II
was sent back because II was too heavy.
They have the smallest caddy on the
field. ana the little fellow. though sturdy
as n Scot gets weary under his load.
Worse than that he gets top-heavy and
can't run without upsetting. A good cad
DIV Is supposed 10 fly with the ball.
This poor fellow nearly died OF morti-
fcation TO find himself tagging behind
his masder in hts efforts to keep on his
feet in run"
NO SPIKES.
There are new things this year in all
aspects OF golfng, the scientific, the orna-
mental and the healthful. Those who 20
IN for the science Of IL are vastly pleased
that hob-nailed shoes are taking the place
Of the spiked affairs. The spikes were
good. but they destroyed the grass ana
were utterly useless except on the field.
one tramp over a piazza and even the
tiles would he gOugcd by the spikes. The
new hob-nailed fellows cost from 81 10
$40 a pair. For running they are not quite
80 good. ray tho golf nends. who must
have whatever gives them the speedlest
and sportiest game, and the hostess help
the piazza and the carpet.
The heGlthful golfers and the fnlcal
ones are greatly pleased by the discov-
cry OF the anti-woOl stockings. These
are for people who cannot bear wool next
their feet in August weather. The new
stocking IS footless one. IL has strap
going under the foot like a child's Logging.
but there is nothing in the way of heel
or sole. A man puts on his socks and
pulls this golf logging over them The
legs are bright plaid. or gray, or black.
or blue, az he likes. and no one IS the
wiser for the fact that no has kept his
legs in good Scotch wool without putting
his feet I'm the scratchy, chnging mate
rial. These footleSs stockings come Tor
both men and women, but womens golf
stockings are not as heavy as mems, and
II is not likely that the golt Logging will
be wanted except by those who go In
for All the newest things
Mems golnng trousers have the box
bottoms Of ~iding suits. This box bot
tom 10 broad band Of melton n'afA-