Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-02
Big Preparations Being Made
For the Annual State Golf
Tournamentat Dubuque
THE DATE SET IS JULY 12-1o
Des Moines VIII Have From Fifty to
100 Contestants = Will be Held on
the Rabbit Hollow Links Profess
sional Leslie Says Course is One of
the Best He Has Ever Seen.

Interest in Iowa golf circles nov
eenters about the forthcoming state
annual championship meet which is to
be held on the Rabbit Hollow links
of the Dubuque Golf Club, July l2-lG.
This is the premier event to the Iowa
golfers and the event attracts the best
favorably with. any similar contest in
other states. for the reason that among
its best golfers will be found players
who have competed with the best that
other states have produced. and more
than held their own. With the eX-
ception of a select few the Iowa golf
ers have as high rating as the anna
tei!r golfers in other states. For this
reason. together with the large field
which is anticipated. some very high
grade golf is expected at the coming
meet
The entries for the event will close
on July g. The number from Des
Moines who will enter will be nearly
fifty. The Des Moines Golf, Country
Club and Waveland entries will number
about forty. Some of the Grand View
players will also enter the meet and this
will bring the number of entries from
Des Moines close up to the half hum
dred mark.
From practice going on with the
players in other cities, turnout the
state the indications are that the en-
tries will be the largest of any similar
event ever held in Iowa.
The Dubuque course is one Of thu
oldest in Iowa, though portions of it
are comparatively new and much work
is being expended upon these parts,
in the effort to get them in shape for
the big contest. Last year the Du-
buque representatives came to the state
meet in Des Moines with the expecta-
ton of landing the meet for Their
course this year. After short strug-
gle with the Waveland contingent,
which was candidate for the honor.
the latter club withdrew, thus leaving
the field open to Dubuque. AT the
time the promise was made by the Du-
buque golfers that they would put forth
every effort to get their course IN
championship form, and officers of the
state association, who have just recent
ly visited the course. say 1t will be the
ever been held.
Mr. Leslie. the professional of Chi
cago has the following to say relative
TO the Dubuque course: II went out to
the golf club at Dubuque the other day
to remodel than nine hole course in
preparation for the Iowa state cham
picnship. i give my word that | have
Travelled over all courses in all parts of
the world. but ] never saw richer turf
than that on the Iowa course. 1t is
like proyerbial velvet of some of the
seaside links at home England.) The
first. second, third, sixth, seventh and
ninth holes were rearranged, and got
a playing length of $500 yards. On ac-
count of the diversified topography Of
the links, with plenty of valleys and
bitches, there is little need of artificial
bunkers and hazards. The convenience
OF the links In the center of Dubuque IS
a big factor and / expect to see good
state championship played on the
course.
The linl,s are located within a two
blocks walk of the terminus of the
electric street car line and on what is
known as the old Randall farm. The
club house is beautifully situated in the
midst of an old orchard. The main
front is toward the northwest, looking
thru a broken row Of pines out over the
brassy slopes of the fair green. The
interior of the club building is suitably
furnished in soft green stain, and the
large main assembly hall is encircled
by sixteen foot piazza and wife
French windows. running to the floor
thru the entire hall and porches into
one large room. The locker rooms are
very complete and commodious, the
woman's locker being connected With
M, main rooms of the building ana
having its cwn toilet room and shower
hath The mems locker rooms open
only upon the wide north piazza ana
contain about hundred lockers. A
large dressing room adjoins the mems
locker rooms, in which are located the
shower baths and small dressing
rooms.
Brutaiy Tortured.