New-York tribune., 1902-03-03

in the spacious clubhouse are twenty-hv. bed
rooms. where roeny OF the visiting contestants
may be entertained. In fact the facilities fc-
handling big crowd not surpassed by any
goIf club I'm the country. The dressing rooms
tain 2a5 lockers with corresponding accOmmOda-
tons in the way of shower baths. etc. while the
dining room is capable of seating 30 people at
one time
The club was organized in March 1897. and in
corporated March % Of that year. y nine hole
course first established, but in 1895 this
increased TO eighteen. Richard Leslie. the designer
of the links, has in mini still further extension.
that at the time the championship takes place
the total length will be about $500 yards The
property embraces over two hundred acres OF well
wooded ground and the is crossed several
times by the Chicago River which forms splendid
water hazards.
1t Is but step from the clubhouse 10 the first
tee. The hole is of generous length, 40 yards.
with cop bunker s. yards from the and
other guarding the green, 30 yards from the cup
Turning at right angles the line OF play for
the second hole slightly uphill 20 the green
2.o Yards So away; = row Of tap tunkeEs must be
The way to the third hole lies through wood
land bTt the fair green is broad enough TO satisfy
be crossed on the second shot and the gree
ff eff Ths r IN hole IS s Yards T Ions and Sose is ~
The fourth. 500 Yards, runs over splendid green
ing the green. Boyle is ..
An enormous sand trap must be carried in going
yards to clear II, Bogie Is
/ sixth, measuring $50 yards big bunker must oe
carried the second shot The green is partially
terraCed and Is protected by ditch and a gully.
The boyle of represents par golf
\ brook at 30 yards and cop AZ $50 yards are
the chief hazards the seventh hole. Its length
is $50 yards and the bogie OF is a fair
1t is 80 yards to the eighth green. a pit must
be carried 100 yards from the tee and there Is
reservoir In line OF the approach shot Bogle Is
5 The same sheet Of water forms the chief hazard
for the ninth hole, 80 yards for which boyle IS
I figured at I.
Facing the tenth. the way lies downhill and a
I branch OF the Chicago River must be carried on
/ the third shot The water Is about ten yards
I ity Of players satisfied make il their
; third and halVe with hOSte in >
\ IL is 30 yards TO the eleventh green and the
! river must be crossed on the way. Boste Is D
| paratvely simple and it should be done easily in
! 3. which is bOgie.
The fatefuI thirteenth measures S5S yards. and
calls for carry of fully loo yards 20 carry the
! must be crossed the approach and altogether
| the hole is not easy for bOgie of q
/ The fourteenth Is capital one of lV yards. II
Is uphill with the river In front of he tee. BOgie
I The fifteenth IL long one. 512 yards. A brook
\ must be crossed the second shot and there
couple of traps further BOgie Is s.
| Though only S55 yards the sixteenth is one Of
| the hardest holes the course Traps 70 the
| right and left menace any deviation from the
| straight path, while a gully with brook at the
\ bottom OF II guards the green. BOGie Is ).
| To carry the river on the seventeenth requires
drive OF l2O yards. The hole is given 2S5 yards
| and bogie Is l.
! The home hole is slightly uphill The same
river is crossed the carry being about 1O0 yards.
A COP bunker guards the green. and the bosie Is a
/ fair 5.
! To summarize the various holes and bogie scores
I no