Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-05

Guardsmen have abandoned their drills and
meetings during the heated term. and the
18th Regiment armory practically Is De-
serted these summer days. 1t is said that
CAPTAIN Morris of Company r is RESPONSE
BILE for the martial ardor which has been
awakened in, the breast of this scion OF a
family of multimllionaires. He and Cor
nelius Vanderbilt are warm personal
friends. Several other companies in the
regiment are anxious to have Mr.. Wander
bilt on their roster, but his preference Is
Company l. and the indications are that
there will be no opposition to his selection
expressed by word or vote when the meet
ing of the company is held to pass upon
the matter either formally or informally.
City Buys Chairs for Parks.
The state pay chairs, which provoked so
much rioting and cumbrous legal proceed
ings, will shortly reappear in the parks, but
it is not expected that they will give rise
to any further disturbances, because there
will be no longer any attempt made to col
lect fees for their use. The announcement
has been made that President Cldusen, park
commissioner, has completed arrangements
for the purchase of the chairs that were
used in the experiment to see whether the
public wanted pay seats in the park. They
are to be lettered as follows: For the ex-
elusive use of women and Children
The Cost of Golf.
A well-informed gentleman. speaking as
to the cost of the game of golf, said
ut is within bounds to say that this
country spends at least $150O0,OOO year
for golf. Fifteen million dollars is large
amount, even to an American. Few Of us
have that much pocket money, yet I be-
lieve the sum to be well within the bounds
when reckoning up the annual expeGdi-
ture for golf. Remember that few years
ago the Morris County Golf Club at Nor
ristown, N. j., already boasting fine and
extensive links, added in one purchase
500 600 worth of land to it's possessions, so
that club house and links now represent
an expense of about $4,000; that the Mid
lothian Country Club, near Chicago, rep
resents at least an equal amount of ex-
penditure and owns railroad two miles
long, over which the golf limited conveys
members Of the club from Blue Island and
Pacific railway to the club house. In round
numbers there are LOCO listed clubs in the
United States, but there must be many
more. I myself belong to club within
little more than an hours ride from New
York, but it has not yet got into the
Guide How many more clubs must there
be that have escaped notice! Inc totaI
number easily is 1900 although l think
200 is q small aggregate to allow as nav
ing escaped the official eye. Considering
that the Country Club of Brookline, Mass,
extraordinary to find golf clubs with over
300 members. 1t Is not unreasonaole TO al
low an average membership OF iOO 70 the
1000 clubs, or total listed membership o OF
PLAYERS who are not members of any club"
New Disease of Cyclists.
The physician who attends the bicycle
riders at Manhattan Beach claims that
new disease is attacking the pace follow
ers who ride in the big races on the track
by the sea. He calls 1t bicycle heart,
and says that both Harry" Elkes and
Johnny Nelson have it badly, and 1t Is
directly responsible for the recent remark
able change Of form of both OF them. The
given It as his opinion that the slender
Glens Falls lad viii one day drop from his
wheel 4 corpse, while riding behind the