The herald., 1898-09-12
GOLF

The boom in golf continues. Daily
fresh devotees are succumbing to the tyr
amy Of tho zee. No longer is the grand
old game Of Scotland scoffed at as a
'craze," a society avenue or game for
buffers. Men Of all sorts and sizes, women
of all graces, are pursuing the white sphere
with intense earnestness, approaching not
only the splendid exercise that the game
affords but learning the infinite lessons
CT life that its pursuit involves. Self-con-
tro1 Is the most vital essential of golf. The
man who loses his head, his heart or his
temper at golf loses the hole every time.
Even politicians are finding in this game
an admirable relaxation and a valuable
training. A couple Of weeks ago l met
George Patton toiling up mesa of Cata-
lima island after the elusive ball, and
remarked to him: This is better than poll
ties" YES" returned the gamy Demo-
cratic fighter; there's more in It," Last
week came across Billy Dunn in blue
shirt and with splendidly developed calves
cloistered in gorgeous hose on the Redondo
links. The popular and robust city attor-
ney had forgotten all his Parker-Eagle
troubles in his strenuous concentration on
the golf ball. Golf, indeed. will prove
the salvation of many a pressed toiler's
health, and in after years he Will have
cause to congratulate himself on spending
q few dollars on clubs and few hours
week on the links as an invaluable invest
ment In the economy OF life.
The Los Angeles Golf club last week
made an important move. Its members are
reorganizing themselves as the Los An
geles Country club and will soon be in
possession of grounds and an establish
ment worthy Of the best traditions of such
affairs. Between thirty and forty acres of
very advantageous ground have been Sc
cured on q satisfactory lease and fine
course for golf is now being laid out Ex-
cellent tennis courts are also to be fea-
fure of the club. Applications for men,
bersh!p are coming In thick and fast.
The Redondo Golf club boasts number
of left-ha rders; among them Mine Host
Warner, an enthusiastic golfer. who has
always q welcome for the fever-stricken
patient with clubs; w. Z. Dunn, who also
smites nightly with his left, and Conway
campbell Johnston Of Garvanza. One Of
the latest converts to the game on these
l,nps is NJ. l.. Graft, who finds time to d.
vert from PiociSAAS W >-AS
Nlimitable mysteries Of the approach shot
The bogey tournament given on the San
"a Monica Golf clubs links last week by
Baroness Harden-Hi under tha man
agement of r. D. Osburn. proved de-
l,ehtful success. The new conditions were
a novelty to the majority of the players.
Coude Jones, the Redondo crack. was OF
color and did not play anything like his
normal game. Butcher Of Riverside as
usual played a consistent and careful
game. Cosby of Los Angeles seemed rat
tied by the diabolical devices of DR.. Bogey,
while his other antagonist, w. H. Young
of Duarte, kept cool and collected and cap
tured one Of the prizes Miss Marion Jones
walked away with the ladies' first prize,
and II she continues to follow the game
will prove as invincible at 1t as the racquet
vielders at San Rafael found her last sat-
urday.
O o O
The Ocean Park links on the south side
Of Santa Monica provide a thoroughly
sporting course. The bunkers are bunkers
sure enough. judiciously placed and Of
sufficiently formidable character. To get
over them you must drive hard enough.
high enough and far enough. The greens
1ust at present are in wretched condition.
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