The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-05

NEW YORK. Sept. 4-Golf is TO be more
popular than ever this fall. The autumn
is the ideal time of year for golfers and
society will devote especial attention TO the
fascinating sport. Incidentally Il may be
remarked that the golf hero is rapidly
coming TO the front, ard his niche IN the
temple of fame has become the shrine of
society's devotion.
The popular ignorance respecting the
history OF golf in America is lamentable.
so therefore the following facts should
prove Of great interest Like the biblical
grain Of mustard seed. SO has been the
growth of the royal and ancient game Of
GOLF i'm the United States. Outside OF
cycling there has been nothing 10 compare
with II, and, like cycling. its sptll has en-
thrallcd all kinds and conditions Of men
and women. young and old. rich and poor.
athletic and Of sedentary tastes. Golf has
leyeled all. II is an old tale on the INKS
how on December %. 1894 five men, after
dinner at the Calumet Club In this city
put their heads together and formed the
United States Golf Association. with
membership OF Ave clubs-the Shinnec0ck
Hills Golf Club, the 81. Andrews Golf
club Of YOnkers; the Country Club. OF
BToOkline the Newport Golf Cub and the
Chicago Golf Club On that day was sown
the grain OF mustard seed. Today there
are enrolled in the United States Golf AS
ISOLATION eighty-nine clubs. seventeen Of
which are associate and seyenty-two %
which are allied members New York
leads the van with 81 clubs. Massachusetts
comes next with IS. and New Jersey is
hard on her heels with Il Pennsylvania
has .: Connecticut. 4. Illinois. 5; Little
Rhoav." 2 Ohio. .. and several Of the
Western states one apiece The seventeen
associate n 1hs which control the workings
81 the United State Golf Association are:
The Chicago Golf Cub the Country Clah.
~ Brookllne. Mass: Newport Golf Club;
s. Andrews Golf Club or Yonkers y. Y:
ehinnecock HIS Golf club Southampton,
l.. r.: Essex County Club Manchester.
Mass. Philadelphia Country club. Lake
wood Golf club Morris County Golf CIns.
Morristowu. y. J.; Meadow brook Club.
Hernnrtead. L. T.. Tuxedo Golf Club. Tux
edo Park. y Y Mvonjs Hunt Club. Ham
mon. Mass: Washington Golf Cluh, phil
saelphIa Cricket Club. Ardsiey club. Trv-
ington- on Hudson; Onweutsia Ciab. Lake
Forest I1. Enonwo0f Country Club
F,ln7sford Weztchestsr county y y.
But. in considering the proportions that
golf has obtained, 10 is to be RENE hered
that hardly lo per cent Of the goI clups
al present fi0urlshing In the United States
are under the control o. the r. $. o. A..
though the influence u that body Is IN
certain respects paramount. The $3.50
cation Sc represented IN the West only
by Illinois sad Colorado Yet the game
fourishes in every city on the Pacific
coast and "a every section bordering on
the eastern slopes q the Rockies. Pri-
vsfe links are fast coming 10 re con-
sidered an indispensable accessory 60
the grounds o. every fashions BE house
along she Pacific slope. ard the wild
and waolly West generally speaking has
fallen a willing victim ~ the biaud3sh-
rnants Of the game that charms the eTete
East
just nov the tendency In the growth =
fhe game b. nor towards tfYe forming q
new ciuis buf towards TIE Improvement
ard enlargement ~ the ola eiubs. orlF
the ether day the - Andrews Club re-
ffrestffsf4.-sI SIS nine hofa course q fou-
kers almost historic erulud ~ the eves
- IRE American golfer. for 4 nFw eigh-
teen hole course ~ Mount Hoae. The mil
7{aaaire golfers wFo rake I'D the ATdsley
Cgab following suit have enlarged thair
links. and have nev go eighteen hole
eourse which ike the Ao9nt Hope one.
3 ahoat pa8 yar3s BONG 9orh the -.
Andrews Club and the AFfstrg C3ab ars
oat after che championship ~ lisa
TIRE orer fofirr nents scheduled fcr
ths METROPOLITAN FS3if Assoeiaflan watch
covers ra5lus - s.1-y mlssHs aIapad
New York. are nitA ere - two events
outside fhe ra6ias- rs follows:
September g. lo. H. Wes.brook Cef
C}ub. Isllp. l. J.
September g. E~xoE Golf C}uh
senrenaher = - q, :, Tuxedo Col,
club.
ssgternter a3 Ortebcr !. 2. Meadow brock
Golf 6FLb. Wesfh2Ty
oeto,sr 3. :. 3 . - Andrews Coli Club.
II s4nt Slope. y. y.
October r. -, j. Oakland Ccht Club.
Hays3sie. +. I
C.stofer 8 Il q = Morris County Coif
Cgaa Morrfsgoan. = J.
r.r7afer e = - 81 wsaex Coaa,y
County Cab. Orange. =. :.