The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-14
SPORTS AT COUNTRY CLUBS.
Many Recrsatisns Indoors ana 0us - Keep
Tn coed Dplrits.

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winter brings ts own round Of sports 10
| the country clubs Of the metropolitan district
| which 20 olubmen means the territory within
nfty.hve miies Of New York. and the whole Of
Long Island. lie Q round Of stirring. whole
some. CHEEKY pastinss to keep mp the hearts
and muscles OF the members who may not
| golf. nor hunt. nor yacht during the season Of
cold and snow Coli. il the banging Of red
halls over frozen turf or icy crust be worthy
81 the name. il always to be enjoyed and II
is n hearty sport enough. but 1t Is . hang.
over from the fall and cannot be catalogued
with the true sports OF winter.
The list nee not be quoted In its full Length
hut the most popular sports In the open are
hockey skating. Goa sting. sleiGhing, curling
and ice boating. and indoors the favorite
ra.times are squash. pool. billiards. bowling.
shufieboard and pina-pong Although IL
may not he disnihed with the title OF sport.
Inr-ponH is still PLAYED. but II Ia no longer
novelty. and is not so much In favor as II
was last winter Court tennis IL Of course
tho highest in class and skill Of ull the winter
indoor recrestions. but there are no courts
for II except at the Tuxedo Cub and not any
Of the clubs has a racquet court Georgian
Court. the private country club, II the den-
milton goes. OF George J Gould at Lakewood,
II .Qulrped with courts for tennis and rae
qu,ts and the games are much enjoyed by
his house ILrtes Squash. that fast and
furious minor form Of both games Ia now
played at about every country club although
the Meadow Brook was the first 20 put In a
court These take up little room and the
cost is small, but the return is all profit. the
very maximum Of enjoyment and quick
exercise.
Some Of the squash courts. like those re-
Ger tly, put NJ ct the Baltusrol Golf Club.
na ,s been fitted ~ at much expense. but
court may be built up IN any large room al
the expenditure of less than $500 Over 900
rSHsh are 61 h... Y Il. sc
squa-h mis- in the time before dinner aud d' sends
the table Pool is played more than billiards
al the country clubs. because IL Ia a round
game and more sociable. Pin pool is now
set an M known diversion. Women COCA
sionelly join the pool and billiard parties.
6g tS ore bus, sn,oysd by shs
held each wintcr, In which women are barred
as players, The tournaments are usually
but the club championship is. Of course.
always scratch competition. The first
POOL tournament announced this season will
the frs, pl.te being fine silver cup
s sd sfry popghla az some Of
supporters " aoDs ' The n So.n 1n fasrno mos,
ten. with Switchboard contests on the side
FOR prizes. are a frequent form of winter
chester and tho Ardsley Club. apd they erc
worry Enjoyable, affairs Some Of the clubs,
too have bowling 30 ALLEYS the popular sams
or evening parties
=. Sr,GTt in TX OpSn depend. largely on the
OF ' %,S r sbs iSe yaoht. the
ton Golf Club of Ncwburgf, who all keep their
1S Of e. %o o1,nrs sH and IAe
Dnchss. County Country Cub. fwaalisSSiii
club. and other clubs along the Hudson from
Ardslcy luh IA too far south on to get az much
io" boating as , me Others along the Hudson.
sas be S al The x cse cUnnirH
Club. for. whte the, pond u not very large,
and green rins. Only ~, Si ml r irom 'e e.
ns;ar ,bs IVY On carTlyai nishts TSs9
u mug, fro burns on the hank before = eypay's
tent. H." skaters seem to have a Jolly time
The opportunities for coasti1g and skating
are, Of course. very general In the metro
poltan district, vet Il l. only at about one
!. made to 81 oil The fun possisie out Of the
Two forms Of rccrsa,ion TIE IsstI County
t"b, En- Wood coli Cub 0 South V SfsmsS
Field Club and tho Morris,own Field Club
occl. sionql big sleic'l rides Tie Morris County
COZ Club "a always closed from December
10 May and for winter sports the members
,oin IN will the Norri,town Field Club
TIE Garden City Golf Club Ia for golf alone
ND so Is s. AndrsM. Coli Club, but n
oth'r sports of the season on their snow
bound links
Hockey Is played wherever there L. skating,
but more Tor exercise than to attain per-
lection OF form There have been rumors
Of hockey hague made up OF country club
teams. the matches to be outdoors. but no
IL Z ore nj N 1afp ~ fA Ion.
Both the Nassau and Garden City clubs ha We
neat hits OF Ice NJ their doorsteps. and, "a
the TWO sr" only "A few miles apart. they might
easily get NJ "a homc-1nd-h home hockey
match. Hockey hourishes AZ the Tuxedo
club. and, indeed. there L. special train
s"ryic" TO Tuxedo NJ this season for those
who run out Their" for a taste OF the winter
delights ot skating, coasttng and sl.tghing
Al Tuxedo. too there IL always well kert ice
for curling and The old game OF the Scots Is
there IN hig favor. Tie Tuxedo curriers'
belong to the National Curling Association
FHch winter they play a home-and- home
match with a team OF curriers' from the North
Jersey Country Club of Paterson