Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-09
GOLF AT THE MOUNT.
The Great Game to be Inaugurated at MT.
de Chantal Soon.
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Communicated
Earnum, the great Snowman, was
once asked, Where lies the most at
tractive bit of country you ever saw"
his answer was, The valley just east
and west of Wheeling" 1t is in this
valley where the imposing school Of
Mt. de Chantal stands, to be seen for
miles before one passes by and for
miles thereafter as one wends his way
out the National Road. This continual
view of the school is due, first, to the
architecture, and second, to its location
on the crown of an eminence which in
itself oyerlooks the valley in all direc-
tions. This excellent institution of
learning is favored with a management
which recognizes the necessity of prop
er physical training and exercise in
order to gain the best results mentally
without detriment to health The
Mount is fortunate, too, in having one
or two hundred broad acres of undu-
latiEg territory on I'll sides of it..
This gives full scope to any wish con-
nected with outdoor recreation. and as
result croquet lawns, tennis courts,
charming walks, ETC., ETC., are Of the
most ample order and about as near
ideal as one could wish.
The management, however, is not
satisfied with the present facilities for
outdoor exercise. 1t has noted the
growing popularity and demand at the
principal seats of learning for golf
links, either upon the campus of the
school, when sufficiently ample, or if
not, then upon lands nearby. The
noble game of golf is an importation
from the United Kingdom, where it is
OF long standing and played to perfec-
ton by both sexes Of all ages and con-
ditions. Our countrymen when abroad
have seen the game, then participated
and at once appreciated its great merit.
When an American sees a good thing
no matter where-it isn't long until he
possesses it. Hence it is that golf has
become a sort of craze in the United
States and is spreading like a prairie
fire from Maine to the Gulf and from
New Jersey to California. To play
golf at its best the links must have
plenty of, and suitable territory, which
quite often is not available. That
probably is one reason why the game
is not in vogue here. At the Mount
however, the territory is not only there
but because of it's configuration and
undulating character is susceptible of
being made into most charming
course-not large, to be sure, but suffi-
GENTLY so to have the holes good dis
tances apart, and when drive of 1875
to 175 yards. will leave ample dis
lance for neat lofting shot onto the
putting green. Another advantage Of
the proposed links at the Mount is the
good. pure air so essential to outdoor
recreation. The land lies high. and
the landscape on all sides is as charm
ing as nature can make
From a cursory view of the work
done on the new course, the writer be-
lieves it will be some time before it is
in what golfer would call fair con-
dition. The track will require much
rolling before smooth enough for fairly
good work, then the putting greens
are to be made. They require careful
preparation before fit to play upon.
But a good golf links takes time, care
and judgment in its preparation, and
with the energy Of an up-to-date ap-
probation of the wants of the stu
dents by the management of the
Mount. the writer feels sure that the
links will be a reality in as brief a
period as possible