Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12
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DESCRIPTION or THE PRETTY
GREENS OF THE LAKESIDE CLUB.
PITFALLS FOR The UHWARY.
They Are So Much Harder Than
They LoOk-sOmething of the Plea
SAINT Pastime That Has Become so
Popular Here of Late.

Popular Here of Late.

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a most picturesque country landscape of
woods, farms, and out-spreading prairie,
lands us at Lakeside in forty-iive MIN
utes. This park IS part OF the famed
| Ginter estate, purchased and developed
by the great millionaire cigarette-maker
10 beautfy Richmond. Alighting on the
platform AT the little station In the
woods. we look through the trees ana
see the dainty little country clubhouse
erected originally for wheelmen, out no"
embracing golf. 1t is reached from the
| city over the finest macadamized' ih"u-
ornized roadways 10 be found anywhere
I'm the South, and a delightful clay-peu
wheel-path runs alongside all the way
| IL Is a famous drive
Below us, off 10 the east. IS the iahe'
which is broad springfield stream,
damned to make rustic, muslcdl
| waterfall 1t is crossed by "A neat loot
bridge. leading 10 the Lakeside sIouhuS'
Rising the hill from the lake, the pa
vilion. summer restaurant, ana dancihs
hall are reached by means OF superb
stairways Of granite steps, leading up 10
the slopes and knobs OF the golf Inks
OFF FOR THE 100.
Standing on the first teeng ground ana
facing the course, there is the Iahe'
fringe Of wood. and a winding road AT the
left: at the right an assortment oi Soune
trees. with an opening between VIZ
enough for "A hundred million Da"H' -
one. il expert enough TO drive through
snch an ample space Ii you drive To the
left van find the woods, the road ana the
steen slope TO the lake. II YOU drive 10
The right YOU find the young trees anu
the long grass. the made ground ana 'he
fertilizers. There faces you 10 intercept
,our nlav "A clean, country road, win
tougb green hedge on each side OF IL
good drive will take you TO the I.s1
hodga The first hole is just the other
III of The road and the second heuse'
and Won must loft the BAH well 10 drop
# ON that green. This hole Is Tor thiee
hogie." You will probably make ~ III
four or five, If you get over the roau anu
hedges safely; If not, 1t may cost 9ou
,nv,yhere from six to ten. II mas cost
CO., n,ore This is the 200" hole, because
:, ,s near the entrance to the zoo PARK
a.n.ra a few pretty deer and noisy foxes
are kept on exhibition.
IN THE PINES.
The view that stretches out before YOU
from the second tieing-grouhu - an, .,',e
one Down the hill IN front is niue
,,,hite snrine-house, somewhat to the lett
81 that YOU may miss II ii you hnO'
,,orr business. There is little stream Oh
IRISH snring water about loot ueeP'
which runs diagonally across your course
and which you should drive over easns
Some good players, however drNe lh'o
g.. an moor PLAYERS are sure 10 90 So
There Is a slope, a Ridge, hedge ana Il
road i'm the other side of the valley anu
The second hole, just beyond Is III
sodded basin-for green scoopeu out AT
the foot OF the hill. 80, - -.
And now we climb the MI Oh plne9
and our feet trample the soit' DIo"h
CARPET Of dead pine needles our Iuis9
drink I'm the encha ating hie-slNihs
aroma OF the stately pihe-t.ees sl'' i'o,'
IA us their forever-g;een boughs over
besd an inspiring welcome as we pass
h,ct into the forest 20 the very top OK
Inc hin where the third teeing-ground Is
established. ,,,,r,,
NO. 3. THE TIP-TOP.'
While YOUR poor SCARED and scared bali
nerches trembling upon its gritty cone,
Won can look through the opening VISTA
in the pines which man has made big
enough for all the balls in all the world
ia mass through to the up-tOp OF mn
away out there in the sunshine. lou
ora readv TO drive through this space
ana surely Won ought to. but you must De
CAREFUL There is deep ROAD just III
front Of you. and the big pine-uees on
either side OF the cleared space, standing
like sentinels, wave their big arms up
I'm the sky 10 brighten you, or divert you
for 1 have learned, by repeated eforis.
that even. cannot drive golf-bal
Though one of these simple. honest, gem
tle-lool<ing pine-trees. But you may drive
vour ball cleanly through the space mace
for II. and safely across the niue
"branch" (we've crossed this "branch
before. coming out 10 the second hole.
Won remember). and UP the side or the
pretty hill with the sunshine on II TO the
third hole. a good approach, ana a bet
ter mutt. and you ought 10 hole out.
But | have a way of hitting those pine
trees. and getting into the branch
The ball must be lifted out OF the water
of course, and the penalty for TINS Is
one stroke, so that sometimes l nave
from six 10 nine strokes to my debit be-
fore leave for the fourth teeing station
NO. 4, THE MAZE"
This is on an eminence and as you
stand in position to drive off, you look
To the south. You are TO retrace your
steps. down the hill. across the branch
(same "branchD; You are likely TO en-
counter plenty OF long grass and peaty
stun; but on you go, up the hill, across
the road. and the two hedges again, with
many a 'foozle." This is truly a maze,
but il is "bogie T." which shows what
good players are expected to do. l can
make it in twice that, sometimes less,
sometimes even more Here IS where /
cash the ball and nick the lofter.
OFF TO THE CORNER"
Nou, vou return north again down hill,
recross the road and hedges you have
lust gone over, and encounter your first
bunkers. two Of them. You have had
hazards enough until now without bunk
ers. They are mild. however, but the
flat ground which they obstruct IS iianked
with long grass and soft places, when
have proven a cemetery for many
beautiful Silvertown or Musselburg. This
ought 10 be made in 4. without accident.
But the accidents are the zest OF the
game: the trial of ones repose, and the
occasion OF the hard words of some peo-
pie who would have holes as big as a
bass drum, and no bunkers. Give me
difficulties in golf, for it is by them that
l Justify my remarkable record.
no G. THE WINDMILL
Facing south again, you aim for the
windmill. a-whirling away OF In the
cheerful. winter sunlight. You drive on
with confidence up gentle slope OF the
hill to Tor into) huge, Open-mouthed
bunker. Anybody ought 10 make this
hele in 4. have don't II, And there are
others. IL Is 'bogie g. hole.
Z, THE ORCHARD"
We are still travelling south. We meet
our old friend, the road and the double
hedge, again, and should make No in