The sun., 1905-08-20


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woman should neither have another's
husband to carry tho clubs. The discussion
stopped right here with q Jolt.
The match between tho women's associa.
lions Of New York, Boston and Philadelphia,
to be played at the Baltusrol Golf Club,
on Oct. o and 7, will be the opening Of the
fall golhng season for the Eastern women.
The week following the women's national
championship will be played at the Morris
County Golf Club, near Morristown.
Camps In the Adirondaoks, the Ran geleys
and the Restigouohe are now so finely
fitted UP and maintained that there is no
roughing 1t any moro. Women are oon-
stant guests at the club and private camps
both In Canada and on this side the line,
and many are expert with the fly at trout
and salmon fishing.
After the fishing there are q few who
stay on for the shooting, but the town
season is too potent a, rival to the sport
In most instances, and the girls fook back
to society when they may no longer cast
q fly. In midwinter, though, 1t is the fashion
to spend few days at the camp and to
eat venison, even II the women do not care
to hunt the deer.
In the Thousand Islands the women
troll for maskinonge, and canoeing Is q
popular sport also, as 1t is everywhere on
lake or river. Rowing may hardly be
termed sport save at the girls colleges,
but all the women do more or less OF it
every summer. It is in cases Of necessity,
however, such as when going on picnic
up the river or something Of the sort.
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very useful accomplishment in the country
In an emergency.
Baseball has never had real place among
the sports Of American women, any moro
than cricket has ever attained among
Englishwomen. Grabbing is more popular
on the seacoast with women than any
other sort Of salt water fishing.
Trolling for blueflsh usually makes q
woman seasick, and bait fishing, particu-,
larly cumming. is too mussy. Butcrabbins
is the height Of fun for every age and
condition Of womankind, and when six or
eight have lines out the one with the
&c apnet will be kept hustling .,,.~- ..e~.
There are a dozen women who own their
steam or schooner yachts, few of whom
hold both yacht club memberships and
sailing masters certificate, but with women,
as with men, the great majority must do
their sailing In small boats-cats, dories,
small sloops or what not. There are a.
many young girls at the tiller Of the small
boats this summer all along the Atlantic
seaboard as young men or boys.
Only a decade ago the girls expected to
be only passenger, as the cool Irishman
said when the steamer was sinking, on
their trips afoat. Matters are very differ
ent now. for the girls may reef, knot and
steer with any Of the amateur salts.
Races with women as shippers are features
OF the season at each Of the smaller yacht
clubs. There Is no recreation better for
women than sailing a small boat, say an
10 or 20 foot cat. Handling the tiller and
sheet rope, with the odd pulls at the center-
board, exercises all the muscles, while the
outings in sea air and sun are healthgivins
In the extreme.
Swimming has always been popular with
women. There are some long distance
swimmers among them, but 1t Is quite
enough for fun and exercise to bs able to
take only short swims.
A bather who can do this much win fnd
more enjoyment in the ocean bath than
her sisters gain who must cling to the ropes
and dip. Instead, tho swimmer may walk
boldly into the surf, and after dive under
the crest Of foaming breaker, keep on gaily
to the outer buoy and back.
Such a fair swimmer is always an object
Of admiration to the women who cannot
swim, and, too, perhaps they envy her.
One young woman at Southampton, who
is always in dazzling red suit, gives q
spectacular finish to her daily appearance
on the beach.
As she strolls about to chat with her friends
a man in livery follows her steps, and when
at length she stands ready to 60 into the
surf the young girl hands to him her lace
trimmed red bathrobe. The dainty figure
in the gaudy suit plunges through the
breakers and swims to the danger line,
back and forth, until tired, while her friends
applaud the natatorial exhibition.
Meantime the man servant, robe on arm,
has been standing as still as bird dog on
a point. When the lady emerges from tho
water the servant drapes her with the
robe, and as she walks slowly to the bath
houses he follows in formal tread and
maintains guard without while the mer-
maid is donning her everyday clothing.