The Washington times., 1906-03-25
CHEVY CHASE GETS
MORE GOLF ACRES
Club Acquires Large Addi-
tiOnal Tract.
HAS HAD RAPID GROWTH
Developed in Few Years Into Thor
oughly Modern Organization.
Swimming Pool to Be Built.

For some years past the Chevy Chase
Club has contemplated owning all Land
which IL used OF might need FOR It's
purposes
AS golf. tennis, and horses have been
great factors In upbuilding the club.
adequate grounds have had 10 be OBJ
tanned by purchase or lease from time
TO time 10 keep pace with the clubs
growth At first the club purchased its
house and stables and the ten acres
that surrounds them. then afterward
sixty-nve acres were bought. so that Up
10 the first OF this year the Chevy
Chase Club owned about seventy live
acres
During January. however. n gotta
tions were entered into and COMPLETED
SO that about nifty acres OF land north
Of Bradley lane has been acquired. The
club now owns. Or has under lease
about 250 aer=s # land north and south
OF Bradley lane and extending from
Connecticut avenue 10 the Rockville
turnpike.
Developed Rapidly
When the club Was FIRST organized IN
1872 II rented the farm house which the
Bann0ckburn Golf Club occupies at the
present day Then the club was made
up OF men and women who were fond Of
hunting the fox and drag hunt
The club OutgreW its habitation and on
account OF the beautiful situation. un-
eQualed about Washington purchased
the old. historic Bradley farm house its
present quarters At this time Col
Henry MAY and friends had interested
so many people here in golf that several
members OF Chevy Chase laid out links
in the village Of Chevy Chase from iawT.
10 lawn across the streets. lanes and
avenues A year or two later the club
took official notice Of the royal and
ancient game and authorized a COM
mittee 10 have nine-hole course
laid out. F L. Denny, J. II.
Hayden and o McCammOn laid out the
original holes. which have been but
slightly changed 20 this day Il is now
known as the short course.
May Change Course
The 1s0 acres along Bradley lane and
the Rockville road have been leased
from the Dodge estate for a number OF
years. on this land are laid out nine
OF the present eighJeen-hoIe course
]
the clubs OF its members the golf course
will be changed so that Il viii extend
north of Bradley lane over the property
recently purchased for that purpose
In two years time one Of the longest
prettiest. and best courses IN the coun-
try will be gotten into shape To
casual observer II would seem almost
impossible, but il has been carefully
looked into and there is nothing that
viii hinder rapid work being done.
BY looking over the golf handicap
list Il is plainly 70 be seen that more
people. by four OF five to one. play golf
than all other branches Of sport put
together at the club. one reason. and
the chief is that there is no age limit
or time of life where person cannot
piay Very often the weakest looking
is the most expert Almost every other
game played out Of doors has some viO-
lent feature. but golf as an exercise
stands alone
Swimming Pool Suggested
Several years ago the club house
was added %. then a squash court was
put up, living quarters for bachelors
were built last year and four bowling
alleys built this year. There is now a
suggestion from members that an in
closed swimming pool should be built
20 be used in winter and summer. All
these Improvements have taken time
and have greatly added 10 the COM
forts and interest in the club One
can now play. in favorable weather.
golf tennis. clock golf. and squash be-
/ sides riding or driving and bowling. all
] in the same day
If a swimming pool is added aquatic
sports could be indulged in also To
say the least one would have TO be in
the pink of condition TO do half Of the
things that he or she may now do at
Chevy Chase in a day