The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-11
GOLF COMING WESTWARD.
Three Good Links I'm Washington
Growth of the Game


tremendous s;rides 81 the East, r. graf
uaiiy coming westward ard before anoih-
er year saal have passed several more
links viii surely be laid ont on Puget
sound. There are three already, one az
Tacoma. one a. the Seattle Country Cub.
and another on the asylum grounds AZ
Fort stelasoorn. The latter grounds are
probably the best IN the Northwest ceeE-
pyiBg as they DO a fine stretch OF praIrss
land, wholly unobsFruetad ard quite level
The Tacoma club grounds are ~ Edison
and are very similar 20 those a. the
asylum The links az the Sea5ie Coun-
try Club are nsw and consequently no.
in a. good condition as the others. but
with little more attention viii be first
e.ass IN every rexpeef
In the East a number % magnificent
eoh club houses have been bsf,t. the one
al Newport being a perfect mansion The
entire circuit OF the course a. the grounds
OF this csab. nine holes. IL 278 yards
nearly one and one-thsrd miles. but K
takes good two mile walk 70 &c, around
the links on ar ordinary occasion. Thfs
VIII give person not acquainted with the
game an idea OF the magnitude OF the
grounds.
Arthur W. Tsrbef. recognized author
IT, on the game and writer OF note, gives
The following history OF the game IN a
recent Issue OF the National Magazine:
The history Of golf shows that the game
has been played on ar-forgotten links
Of various countries for a period Of years
that wosld AZ least carry 80 origin "a far
back "a the middle Of the fifteenth CEN
fury; and II present indications portend
anything II II not unlikely thar the game
may enjoy proloneation OF favor for ar
other four hundred years It's reeuat
jump toward prsferment among outdoor
sports has been something that even in
their pslmlest days cricket, tennis or foot
ball could not boast. The game seems 20
carry everything before Il with an neon
siSerateneSs which strikes disnay 70 the
hearts or those who chance to be uphold
ers OF some other sport. The tennis
courts this year are prosperous onlv "a
their growth of wesda and ne may very
Wei imagine the same retort soon com
Ing from tho followers OF this game as
was said BY hurlY keeper 81 a racket
court situated near some golf links in
England. when he was asked - ne had
much play thareT we used 10 sir re-
piled the nan but ever since this id
Scotch crnquet came into fashion no one
ever comes On 20 the court
''rhe uativs seat 81 golf has been a.
crfbed hy many authorities. not the least
Of whom + Andrew Lang. 70 either Hob
land or Belgium n e doubtful however.
II anything more than the merest rua-
Fnents or the game were ever played IN
th0se countries ~ 80 eariv a Date The
only point that can be cleaned from au-
theBtic records Is The fact thar Ia the
reign OF James ". the Scotch brought
their go.f balls from Holland. 50 that
James placed them on tho tariff lat 81 or
der 70 encourage home manufacture. THIS
together With the genealogical similarity
OF the anclen. Duteh rane hosf would
seem 20 indicate shat golf was first paved
within the Flemish borders In Euglanl
the game Is SPOKEN 81 rs early as iNi.
when parliament tried 10 pat + down m
the interest OF archery Ia lsse Eo'f was
so popular IN Scotland that in cr3sF a.
prevent It's being ph1ed during church
tlrs,e the to~n Council ~ Edinburgh
obliged 10 eaact problbitovy measures, The
fret named Inks Of this period-and ore
Of Them has since ACQUIRED an illmEtrious
nanle ia the history OF golf down through
the aEes-weFe the links OF Lolth ana
those OF 81. Andrews. TIE middle ~ the
eighteenth century aaw the SWING -
challenge prize. a silver club. by ta~ etfy
OF Edinburgh 10 the Fent,sn1ea golfers
ard IA iS54 a club was given ~ - An
drtNs. among the donors az which were
rnaBy famous earls Considering tho
eoifssss a. Il then Was. round OF 81 Ar
drew inis oa medal day. ~ -. was eN-
oeslsnt wufk- Tire green fhsa VAS vrrE
narrow aud much hsset WITH heather snd
whin. I0aaY TIE course - perhaps a
.sossa strokes easier. NEST eausea By the
decay az FIsn ard oiher hankers, and from
The appearance or WINS. tLher sAf4T
rfuhs wsrs those 90 MlssprihuFxG. s4s8 aai
thn Edinburgh BURGESS Cooling Soessty.
IT'S
,4fatH lsa8 tharc wes 10 ga'Gns cham
psenshia n Great BRITAIN. II mar vear
the presswHeE club, on the eest coast %
eeauanA. offered tte champ aashp belt
ea condition that II son taree times ln
sn,esssou e SHOULD be,oute she EroFer,Y
ef she winner Tals trophy aetei uafi
$50 when Tom Morris ir. captarea e ~
shr,a successive WINS. I1se growth ~
.essf within tate years has been some thinE
marvellous 20 behold retay it scarcely
matters ia What country q the ciyi.5nesi
weird yon may p.aee yourself. yea sr@
almost sure 80 nH8 soFRf waefe " th0
,-s.f-.fy fss rveessary llnks FOR ghe EsfBe's
enlsvsnent. In the Uufe3 ssstes atone
r the present seasos opens aita nuuaoeR
az ,faks that competent }a8Se ard
etosa observer estimates as exese1iHE 50
Oaly three years aso there "sFe pai ave.