The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-12

God made the country and man made
the club. Between the two the Coun-
try club in Nuuanu valley is going to
be the finest thing of its kind ever
planned and carried out i'm Hawaii
A trip to the site of the country club
will repay one for many times the
trouble The place is not far enough
removed from the city to make it diff
ficult to get to and neither is it close
enough that one does not get far enough
away from the city to lose the dirt and
heat of the city.
A car is boarded at the corner of
Hotel and Fort street bound Eva, and
then one is whirled away through dirt,
dust and Palama. As one passes
through the lower part of the city a
feeling of disappointment comes and
one is almost bound to wish that they
had remained at home. But as one
passes up the Liliha street road that
feeling is gradually left behind until
the end of the car line is reached
where it disappears entirely
A walk of 10 minutes will bring one to
the grounds of the country club-three
hundred acres of land just suitable for
the need of such an institutions No need
to plant grass ON the links i'm that sec
ton. The entire 300 acres which COM
prise the estate of the club is carpeted
with a heavy grass which does away
with all need of planting lawns.
a visit to the club at present VII
only reveal the immense amount of
labor that is being done in order to put
the place in first class shape. The
scene is indeed a busy one. There are
Japs by the score. Some are hauling
rocks and placing them in large piles
and others are fixing the golf course.
Others are clearing away the lantana
and still others are building trails about
the sides of the gulches
In the center of this activity is a
knoll which rises to a height from
which the entire estate can be seen.
Here it is that the club house is to be
built. When finished it will be a long
low house, finished brown, with broad
spacious lanais. Inside there will be
ing rooms, lounging rooms. and all the
other necessary apartments.
From the lanais of this club house a
most magnificent view of the city and
harbOr can be obtained. The location
is an ideal one and it is one where it
will be always cool.
Directly in front of the house and
between the loops of the road as it
winds its way up VIII be built the
tennis courts. There will.be two double
courts. one will be made of cement
and the other of dirt. They will be
finished thoroughly and probably will
be the best courts in town. They are
sheltered from the wind that sweeps
down from Nuuanu by the house it
self
On the Eva SIDE of the house a bath
ing pool is to be built. This will af-
ford the necessary plunge after a hot
morning on the links. 1t will be sur
rounded by a high screen up which
vines viii be trained. Dressing rooms
will be provided near by as well as
lockers wherein all necessary belong
/ ings can be kept
The golf links will be 5000 yards long
and win be nine hole course. 1t was
here that Manager Woods, who is ever
ready to pilot visitors about the club
grounds grew enthusiastic. "This will
be the finest course i'm Hawaii nei,"
said Mr.. Woods. "Those who go around
this course in so will be doing extremely
well. All of the stones are being re-
moved and very little grass will have
| to be planted 1t is natures own golf
| links"
There are innumerable little legends
about 'the place. Manager Woods has
already discovered a number of caves
used in early days for burying. These
are lined with stone and are very sub
stantial. Manager Woods can talk by
the hour and explain all of the relics of
earlier days and the little legends which
| belong to that section.