Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-11
GOLF AT CHEVY CHASE


head over the lower half Of the stable door
out at the Chevy Chase Club the other
afternoon refidctivelf contemplating very
fine article of Tinte sunset that was show
ing in opal strxta Through the black tracery
OF bare trees to the west. The crows were
Tapping in black clouds overhead to their
nightly roost u Al lostan Island, and up
toward the clr hods e the lighted windows
were beginning to grow cheerily through
the dusk. Just then the Pony's reflections
were interrupted by the appearance of a
very thin and dejeeted-looking foxhound
who turned in 70 tho club grounds from the
road and wan9ere up to the stable door.
YEARLY. it might be, but with the air of
one who knew where he was coming and
had a right to he there
mats happened to all you people
around here, anyhow?"i he asked OF the
Pony In an injured tone of voice, leaning
up against the stable door to rest II
thought this was in a fair way of being a
sporting club the last time 1 left here, but
muzzie me if it don't look like 5 o'clock
tea with the blinds down now.
oh, go chain yourself up" said the
PONY with tinge of ,.opeless cynicism in
ms voice. We've reformed, that's all
mats the matter with us. This amt a
hunt cruz any more. and it amt a sporting
club of any sort. II you don't know how
to retrieve golf balls or drag a bundle of
crooked sticks around by strap, you
might as Well stake yourself to a drink of
water and move up. the road. That's all
you'll get here"
What's the trouble?" insisted the Lean
Hound.
Golf said the Pony bitterly, though
relieve they call it 'gcff up at the house.
We've all got it now. stable boys wearing
little dinky caps and stockings that look
ike bed quilts. and l understand up at the
house they don't drink anything any more
out not Scotch and high balls, and they're
gong to make the walters wear kits and
learn to play the baspipes.''
"Psbaw. you don't say So returned the
Hound. What started it?''
You can search me-" said the Pony.
They say it was some of these Scotch le-
cation people brought it around, and it's
worse'n microbes. After you've once got
1t you can't take anything for it,
Ihat the reason the kennels are all emp
ty and they haven't got any horses around
now inquired the Hound.
That's it, was the replv. 81 heard
some of the stable fellows trying to explain
it. and one of EN- that talked the best
Scotch and dropped the most his said it
was because when people who would play
golf at all once got it on the brain there
wasn't room for anything else But the
stable boss said it was because they lost
so many balls and broke so many sticks
learning to pa.' that they had to SCI off
the dogs and horses to even up
Then it looks like / didn't get any run
for my money!" said the Hound.
THAT'S what" was the answer "un-
less you can grow long hair and make EN-
believe You're Scotch terrier The last
sign of how things were going that 1 no.
ticed was one Of the boys coming in here
with a paper-backed book in his hand
looking worried though he had foun-
dered q hunter. Somebody asks him what
was eating him. and he said they had given
up having hunt club bail this month and
We're going to have Il 'goff ball. and he
was studying up an Ian Maclaren novel so
he'd he able to talk enough Scotch to hold
his job waiting on the table"
Talk ScotCh?' said the Hound
Sure, don't talk anything else. It's
scandalous to hear tom. Why the other
Gay | heard one of the board of governors
say to one Of those British legation chaps.
'Weel. weel. aud chas5pe when the hazard
is too high for st.lift would you advise one
to foozle his putt And the other fellow.
feing. ! judge. more Up on go!f says 'Hoot
mon. dinna We try thtccy; joost take your
cissy LOTUS and google your ocular over
the coal scuttle,' lsiaughed till I nearly
shook the harness off, and one of those
Willie boy members that does all his riding
in front of the fireplace and couldn't take
an airship OVEN a three-raH jump looked
wise as Veterinary college and said he
thought | ought to be treated for blind
Staggers." f. So; ... s-... t. -
But. say. what were you doing with
harness on?''l ~ inquired the Hound
Thought yon were something of (, polo
pony when / eft.",yiar = - -
Had to come to 1t TO hold my job" said
the Pony sadly. turning to eye the rem
nants of saddle patch that his new coat
was slowly growing up to. st'They ONLY
Keep one or two OF us in the stable now to
drag traps around the links Have to have
us. because there are lot of the members
that have fit every time they do the
eighteen holes in less than CAT, and then 7
have to haul them home"
We'll If that's the way things stand 7
guess I'd as well be pointing back toward
Fairfax" said the old Hound
Guess that's right said the PONY. But
Whese have you been since the last hunt?
Everybody thought you had run off"
All comes of having some sporting blood
In me, said the Hound disgustedly. 'You
see the last time they had those anise seed
English hounds out chasing the bag across
country and having fun with themselves
we did start sure-enough fox by accident
l come from up in Fairfax, I do. and
points on after Mr.. Brushtail and hollered
Tor those contract labor pups to come on
But they wouldn't stand for it. said a
pedigreed hound never chased anythinsr but
anise seed and that they knew their bust
ness Well, got that fox but I had To
run him clear up into PENNSYLVANIA to do
1t, and I've just been working nv way hack
by easy stages. That's what comes of de-
votion TO duty. The clubs gone to nieces
In my absence, and I'm going back To Vir.
ginia.'' ~