The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-14
ERA OF ATHLETICS
SUMMER SPORTS ARE POPULAR
WITH GUESTS OF LEADING
RESORTS
GOLF HEADS THE LIST
CrOquet Gradually Gaining in Pom
ularity, and Is Likely to BE
Re-estabIished-POI
Much in Vogue.
GOLF HEADS THE LIST

All indications point to a considera bIA
cropping off in the volume of European
tTaVel and a proportionate increase in
Inc attendance at the pleasure retreats
III the United States. There is a reason
Tor this, says the Brooklyn Eagle. Last
summer there was Ike Paris exposition
20 tempt vacationists to go abroad
ms year the Pan-American exposi-
tlon encourages them to remain at
home; that is, if they feel any interest
IN Dig shows of this character
Ihere are in operation east of the
mississippi river this summer a total Of
oo1 resorts for sumner pilgrims, bur
even TINS figure conveys but a meager
ioea OF the scope OF this interest. for
Nlh the above computation great districts
sucn as the AdirondacNs were accounted
single maven of enjoyment If each
separate resort at seaShore and noun
talns and on the inland lakes were taken
lIlto consideration, the grand total of
pIdceS open to the tourist during the
heated term would mount well up into
the thousands
a railroad official whose duties make
MN conVersant with the summer ex-
curslon held estimated the other dav
otHdt not less than 200 hotels and large
boarding houses would be added this
summer to the array of hostelries de-
signed to accommodate Americans on
recreation bent. The increasing com
PeClioh, OF the extent Of which the
ABOVE statement gives an idea. and the
advent of the present era of athletics
among both men and women in this
country, has resulted in the introduction
VI new factor in the summer resort
world during The past few years Prior
10 that time the hotel proprietors at all
save the more expensive resorts vera
content to allow their guests to relv
largely upon their own resources for
amusement evidently feeling that tbe
provision of board and shelter exhausted
the list OF liabilities for the summer
most or late, however, a wonderful
change- has been wrought Not only
must the director of summer resort
provide every known diversion for the
household under his care. but so as
sentlal is this that the resort with the
best golf links, tennis courts bowling
alleys and what not may be depended
upon TO be the most extensively patron
lied
This same competition has bestirred
many of the men who make money by
providing other people with vacations
worthy Of the name to devise new and
novel forms of amusement and in this
task they have been aided and abetted
by the guests themselves In conse-
quence, the past few years have wit
messed the introduction of a host of
unique pastimes and the list. Judging
from the beginning already made is to
De heavily augmented this summer
At the head of the list of recreations
is golf, and, while no modification of the
game to enhance it's interest has been
possible. the proprietors of a number of
the leading hotels have devised a scheme
Tor maintaining the enthusiasm Of the
golfers. Banding together, they secured
the services of a number of the best pro-
Iesslonal golf players Tor the entire
season and then set about mapping out
tour just as might be done in the case
OF a theatrical company, with the result
that some celebrated player will spend
at least one week on the links at each
hotel in the combination, regaling the
guests with exhibitions and match
games. In other cases the managers of
several resorts in one neighbornood have
secured the services of a professional
golfer to spend several days each week
at each hotel in the Circuit" giving
free instruction to the guests Several
fashionable hostelries In New England
have engaged ladies who will on some
thing Of the same plan initiate the
feminine guests into the mysteries or
bridge whist, that newest and most ex-
pensive of fads.
Even when its popularity waned else
where, tennis maintained it's popularity
at the leading summer resorts, and that
there has been no abatement OF this 10y
atty would seem to be evidenced by the
fact that at many summer abiding places
considerable sums were expended this
spring in replacing turf courts with
grounds Of more approved type
Croquet appears to be on the eve OF
general revival, a reawakening Of in
terest which has been attributed in some
quarters to the impression made by golf.
The movement for the restoration Of the