The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
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WINTER PASTlMES
UNDER SUMMER
SKIES

The members Of the Coronado Coun-
try Club OF Southern California. Sc
cure In the knowledge that Wlntry
blasts will not chill them in the pur-
suit OF athletic pleasures anelo are
planning an ambitious programme OF
events which runs the gamut from the
brilliant and sensational equestrian
polo to the gentle pastime OF golf
The list as arranged by the on1e1als
includes golf, tennis. polo. archery.
autouobiIe gymkhana and other gym
khana games, clay pigeon shooting.
horse and pony racing, hare hunting
and paper chases.
The annual golf tournament Tor men
will he held February A. Annual golf
tonrnarnent for women February IL
Mems annual handicap March 4 Wo-
mems annual handicap March H. DOGGY
handicap tournaments for men and
Uomen. driving contests for men and
women, approaching and putting con-
tests will be held all through the sea-
son. beginning December Is Alex
Favfor the we'll known professional
PLAYER and Instructor. viii arrive at
Coronado December to remain during
the season.
The regular annual polo tournament
will take place about the middle OF
March, In which the six California
teams, Frank Mackey's English team
q
by Fexhan Keene win eompste> A team
from Honolulu and other teams from
the East are also expected TO parttet-
pate.
The automobile gymkhana win be
held In January. All the clubs N
Southern California are expected 10
send representatives for this interest
ing competition Some wonderful feaks
OF skillful driving are accomplished az
these games, which interest eompet3-
tors and spectators alike. One dincuR
feat is to balance a car on platform
arranged to swing like q see-saw- Tbs
car Is driven at fair speed 90 the
side Of the platform. which slopes 20
the ground, and the object of the driver
Is to brinf, II to a full stop at the point
at which the car Is exactly balanced
on the horizontal platform An fnch
beyond this point and the balance N
destroyed; the platform Tits IN the op-
posite direction and the car stmpslled
By gravity, slides down
In another competition wooden posts
are placed in q straight line In the mis-
die of the track at intervals equal TO
the length of the average motor car,
and the competitors task Is to gtear
a zfgzag course between these obsta-
cIes without touching or upsettfng any
of them. In order to accomplish this
he must continually turn his car within
H.
Another and a more dffncult test IL
this: AT intervals along each side OF
the track dummy figures are placed,
facing each other and at such a dis
lance apart as to allow barely an inch
for the car. IL accurately steered. TO
pass. To steer between these parallel
rows of dummies travelling forward
without upsetting any OF them would
be severe test for most motorists: but
IN the competition the driver must pro-
coed backward. thus adding enormous
ly to the difficulty OF the feat.
Archery is being revived in many
places. and the Coronado Club officials
intend to aid In its development They
have secured the services Of DIR. H B.
Weston. Of Chicago, who will arrive at
the club early IN December. It is the
intention TO have archery practice daily
except Sunday from II g. m to d.
m at the Hotel Coronado grounds.
The clay pigeon tournament will
probably be held IN March The one
last winter proved a marked success.
Some of the greatest shots In the coun-
try have promised to attend the shoot.
Hirschy and r o. Helkes. who are
Vor with the men OF the gun.
Miss May Sutton. who always at
tracts a crowd OF spectators to the
courts when she is at play. viii be the
central figure In the tennis tourna-
ments planned by the Country Club In
all the competitions artistic and valua-
BILE prizes VIII be awarded the sue
cessful contestants, and WIN remind
them OF care-free days under summsr
skies.