The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-26

among the club members-both ladies
and gentlemen turning out in large
numbers In pleasing costumes. fore
most among whom may be mentioned
Mrs. H. p Simpson, Mrs. Boice, Mrs.
c. L. Frey, Mrs. J. Benz. Dimmick. Mrs.
W. w. Scranton. Mrs. e. L. Fuller. Mrs.
{. 8. Weston. Mrs. kingsbury. Mrs.
Watkins. Mrs. Robertson. Miss Belin.
Miss Simpson. Miss Hunt. the Misses
Jermyn. the Misses Archibald. Miss
Anderson: T. H. Watkins. H. P. Simp-
son, A. E. and A. G. Hunt. DR.. Connell.
DR.. Frey. ]. Benz. Dimmick. Colonel
Sanderson. William Weston. ]. II.
Brooks, N. G. Robertson. Messrs. Hunt
ington. Boice and others.
DESCRIPTION OF THE GAME.
A little said on how the game is
played may not be amiss here. GOLF
may be practiced on any good stretch
OF meadow land where the grass Is not
too rank, but the ground best suited
for the purpose is a reach Of undulat-
ing country, covered with short crisp
turf occasionally broken up by sand
holes or bunkers. and provided In ad-
dition with q fair amount OF gorse or
brush. The course should not be less
than 1000 yards, and includes nine
holes. which may be placed according
to the "lie" Of the ground at any dis.
tance from 100 to 500 yards apart and
placed in such position that collision
between outgoing and incoming play
ers will be avoided.
"These holes are AZ inches in dame
ter and not less than inches in depth,
and usually situated in the centre OF
the putting green. which should be as
large as possible. The location OF the
hole on the putting green Is generally
designated with the number OF the hole,
which marking disc or flag requires to
he taken out when players approach
the green and replaced after scoring.
Another factor Of great Importance in
the game Is the teeing ground, that Is
the name given to the point from which
the player strikes the ball in playing
for each hole. 1t Is generally a raised
dais of earth or clay, filled inside a
frame, and laid at right angles to the
putting green about to be played for.
1.-The ball used for the game Is made
Of guttapercha. well seasoned. 1t Is
about Ia inches in diameter and may
weigh from 26 to 2S pennyweigths. Var
iouS kinds of clubs are used In the
game, both wood and iron, chief Of
which are. the driver. brsssey, deck,
lofting iron, masshey and putter.
1.-THE game is played by two persons,
or by four 1.-TWO a side), PLAYING alter
nately. 1t may also be played by three
or more persons each playing his own
ball. The game commences by each
party playing off ball from the tee
toward the first. (The one entitled to
Of a coin, although the courtesy Of
starting first Is generally granted to
older members Of the club The hole
is won by the player who holes out q. e.
gets his ball into the hole) in the fewest
number of strokes, TIE mode OF reck-
oning being made by the terms odd and
like, one more. two more. etc.
HOW no DRIVE THE BALL.
After the tee shot. where the player
has the privilege Of setting his ball up
on little mound Of sand to facilitate
his better driving 1t, he must play his
pens to be, in sand bunker, or else
where, and not touch 1t again until he
picks 1t out of the first hole. prepara-
tory to teeing 1t again to drive to the
second hole, and so on until he has
gone around the course. The ball must
at all times be fairly hit at, and spoon
ing or pushing the ball from any posi-
ton means the loss of the hole being
played for.
"A player can take his ball out Of any
bunker by losing two strokes or out Of
any unplayable place not a bunker by
losing one stroke. = game consists Of
Is holes, requiring the player to play
around a nine hole course twice, and
the player winning the greatest num-
Der Of holes on the round wins the
game or II in medal play, the one doing
the course in the fewest number Of
strokes
"As a means Of relaxation, both for
body and mind there is no game like 1t.
and / only hope that 1t will become
more and more popular among the class
Of people who have the capacity to en-
Joy it,