Evening star., 1904-04-30

as the eye can reach. Upon entering tho
door the main room is on the right, while
the dining room is directly in the rear To
the left is the ladies' reception room and
In the rear of that the tea room. The sec
ond floor Is occupied mostly with. locker
rooms, the large membership requiring so
much space that the wash room is pushed
of in the southeast corner. While none OF
the rooms is very large they are spocious
enough to meet all requirements, ana IN
the big fireplace and decorations AL the
comforts of home" are found. Trophies
won In different tournaments given by tho
club adorn the walls while bric-a-brac and
pictures relating to the game of golf make
the surroundings artistic and at the same
time coZy.
The Course Described.
The course, comprising nine holes. . laid
off back of the club house, and from al
most every green a magnificent view of the
surrounding country is had. Not only is
the course picturesque. but the ground COW
cred by the nine holes is historic An old
rifle pit runs through the course, north
and south, while here and there are yet
seen the ensbankments thrown up TO pro-
tect cannon. All these faced 10 the south
and are silent monuments of the stirring
days of the blue and gray. The pits ami
breastworks serve as natural hazards for
the club, and on any day the comfort ably-
attred golfer can be seen charging these
mounds where in the old days the bayonet
kept guard.
The initial hole starts at the wcst sdo
of the club house and is 262 yards long
A poor drive Is penalized by a f5rmiiahie
bunker and two sand pits. while tie green
is also thanked by sand pits and bunkers
The second hole leads to the south ard is
$50 yards long. The hole is invisibl, ID the
driver from the tee, and a bad slice or pull
will land the ball In The underb:ush or
quite a deep ravine.
The third hole, 277 yards has clcar
space and only bad approach sast viii
find the ball in the woods back of the green
The fourth hole is the longest of the course
557 yards and has plenty of trouble ror tho
careless player. top drive will roll the
ball down into a ravine. through which runs
quite a little stream OF clear water. and on
each side are trees and tantaiizinz under
brush. Approaching the green there IS a
formidable hill to climb but only bsd
slice will result disastrousIy
The fifth hole belongs to the blind
class, as the green cannot be seen from tho
tee. 1t is the turning point OF the course
and points back toward the club house.
1t is 34S yards in length and is diff salt ard
sporty on account of 1T being down hill
from tee to green.
The sixth hole is the second longest OF
the course, 433 yards. and has for hazards u
gully, sand pits and bunkers. while the
green Is unprotected
The seventh hole IS the baby IF tho
course. being but 13l yards long, but VIII
soon be heightened to $50. On account Of
its "shortness" the hole is quite sporty, as
an over-drtve is penalized by rough ground
from which 1t is quite difficult to extract
the ball.
The eighth hole, 212 yards has rough
ground from the tee to the green AMI TO
Keep out of trouble the player has 20 be
unusually careful. Arrangements are NOW
belng made to also increase this hole to
223 yards
The ninth or last hole leads I'D to tho
home green, and for hazards has a daen
road running through 1t and bunker Its
length is $50 yards.