The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-02
ON The LINKS AT LAKESIDE
The Society Event Of The Season al the
Wheel Club Yesterday
A KEEN CONTEST FOR PRIZES.
A Golf Tournament the Feature OF the
Day More Than Five Hundred Nisi-
tors o the Popular Clubhouse.
Delightful Smoker.

Tho society event OF the season took
place yesterday az the Lakeside Wheel
club, that has It's picturesque retreat
out i'm The beautiful solitude of HenrcO
county. "far from the madding crowd
All day long. 10y electric car and awheei,
the young people cf the city sought tlis
beautiful place. The keen, cutting wind
THAT pnched the ears. and painted their
checks lo the deep r-seate hue Of the
setting sun. was DO obstacle. and az least
five hundred persons had gathered there
before the hour or IL 4. NJ, when ths
great Coli Tournament Was scheduled
To begin
There arc no more enthusiastic devo-
toes OF this game. which had us origin
someNh re in Benny Scotland near The
foot OF the bleak Grampian Hills, than
The members of the Lakeside Wheel club
and no better links can De found the
country DER th8n those over which the
athletic members of the club drive the
bounding bah.
THE SPORT DELIGHTFUL
Especially was the sport delightful yes
lcrGay. the kcel bracing air nervsd every
muscle and made Tho whole frame in-
stuc, with lie and activity. 10 was "a joy
90 Doe lyins. and, glowing with ihe
warmth of hcalthful cxertou, STRIFE Tor
the victory.
Nor was The pleasure Of the game the
only Incentive 10 spur the players on
to do their best.
The club. with view OF providing the
best Of sport Tor its many visitors had
offered prizes. each one well worth the
winning Ficrcely was the contest az
skill waged and many the pretty plays
made. the tired participants when the
port was 10 am end getting thel reward
o.. .I.. IH|
con.
The clubhouse, which is an architec-
tuga gem had put on ils holiday ealb
for The reception of visitors. ON every
side within were masses Of cedar and
holly, and from every available point
hung graceful iostoons OF that beautiful
evergreen running cedar. Among the
mass Of living green sparlded here and
there the red holly berry. and the air
was filed with the fragrant smell az na-
lures products.
d. was the rrst or a promising series or
golf tournaments. arranged Tor DN tht
club management ON the rules or iAe
Unltcl States Golf Association.
FROM standpoint or intercstinsnesf ana
science displayed The game was SUPERB.
IHE CDN It--l
The game was played py between forty
and nifty ladies' ana gentlemen
At III % o'clock promptly The scratch play
ers OF TIE gentlemen classes Messia.
Symngtou ana Biair. began play nhd
werc promptly followed boy the others
or the class.
Ihcn came the ladies', with MIS-. LEVIN
Joyncs and Miss virginia Hayes leading
as scratch plIyers.
The game was pushed energeticauy TO
fits close. ana mucn enthusiasm was
aroused over the result.
The prize winners were:
First gentleman F-Nr. Preston w. no.
land. prize. handsome SILVER cup, offered
second Mr. Ashton starke. prize, I'M
Thnd-Mr. Horace s. HAYES, prize, 81.
Andrew NI1lick.
FIRST Iames-anss PHYLLIS Langnorne:
second Airs. Meyers; third, Miss VIII
liams.
The contest among the ladies' was close.
an paying beautiful and scientific games.
So close was the play chat at the result
the winner OF tine second prize mad 10 De
decided by lot the scores o. Mrs. T.. o..
D. Myers, Jr, and Miss Bruce being the
same.
Previous 70 the luncheon. which fol-
lowed tho game. MT Richmond LOWS.
the president of the cluD. called on MI.
Ashton Starkc 10 present the prizes.
which be did in most ornate ana dee
Hehtfm style Iis speech was typical
golf one
IL is the intention OF the MANAGEMENT
Of the club tnat the tournaments oI t'ii7
character be given regularly about the
first Of each month.
The links have been put I'm the most
perfect order. and the services OF 'n
expert in golf MT. hay. OF Scotland.
have been secured.
Mr.. Kay for some time past. has heon
ON the Lemon INKS iu Massacnu-etis.
lie will be ar the clubhouse daily at ID
O'Clock for the purpose OF siVins insliuc-
tiDns 10 an VINO desire.
CHRISTMAS SMOKER.
I'm the evening the regular christmas
smoker was held The ATTENDANCE of mem-
hers was one which. iu point of size did
good 10 the souls OF the manacemenf.
There was not one present Who oid
not pIr i'm the tine delightfully."-
There was present an orchestra ~
which stunged instruments prafominat-
cd pleasngly ana which hurried inc
hours nerrily forward.
There were features or no paramount
importance in inc eVenina galety nur
the whole made up one solid good time
for every body
The CLUB mas MED q want thar mas
been long felt on the community us
success has been phenomenal from the
start and ITS membership increasing
steadily.