Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-06
GULF COURSE
 ID BE BEST IN SOUTHWEST
Expert From Chicago Praises Country Club Grounds-Site For Club House Is Selected Near Black Gap.

Thirty men are at work at the Coun-
 try Club just beyond Black Gap, clear ing the ground for the new golf course putting the greens in condition and making few changes here and there in natures face all in order to give the club what John Adams says will be the best goE course in the south west.
 And Adams ought to know for he has charge of a big course back in Hinsdale, Ills, near Chicago, where the western open championship games vera held last year. And besides he has been in Douglas for the last three months telling the people there now to play golf and has consented to come up here in March to teach the Country Club members.
 Its a natural course said Adams yesterday. There will be nothing ar tiicial about it but two little lakes The naturalness is the beauty Of 1t, I've seen nothing in the west that Will beat it.". The artificial lakes will be made by damming the Warren ranch's ditch in two places. The club appropriated s1000 for the construction Of a 9-hole golf course and thought it would take more money and lots of time to build it. But cir cumstances were found to be to the contrary Nature had already made ! the course: all that was necessary was just a little clearing here and ieveIing of there for the greens. | But then it's something to clear 2,lOO wards of ground, the length of the course. in this country and to put | if in first class condition. The job will be done though in five days and | then the caddies will be in clover-'or cacti.
 l The club members have been talk ! ing a lively interest in the work De | ing done on the grounds. Every day l automobile and buggy loads of mem hers visit the grounds to see how the \ workmen are getting along. l Yesterday the house and green committees settled on site for the cub house. It was decided to put IL l inst at the right of Black Gap, some l distance from the gap and midway
 from the road to the range ot hills,
 running northeasterly from the gap.
 The site is most suitable one rand meets with the approval Of rno | club members. The view to be com mandsd from the club house veranda i will embrace the golf course, tennis | courts. speedway Don Luis, Naco and l the mountains in Old Mexico I The committees having in charge ] the selection of the site are composed of the following: Greene committee I-Walter Douglas, Roger T. Pelton, C. Michuer. F. R. Williams, w. B .Goh- ring; house-W. H. Brophy, Dr. c. l. | Cayen. Dr. F. E. Shine Charles M. MeKean and Haval A. Smith The directors have net yet passed on the. plans for the club house, gut as proposed the building win cost about i SIS ,00O. It is to be one story in 1 height and built after the style of the old Spanish missions of the south
 west.
 1 The building will contain large
 hall room. billiard room, smoking
 room. dining room, ladies dressing
 room: baths. tub and shower, for lad I ies and gentlemen and rooms contain ing lockers for both ladies and gentle
 man. There will be a kitchen, storage
 room and quarters for the keeper be
 sides.
 It is now the greatest desire of the
 directors to have the golf course in the best of condition by February 23,
 when the Fl Paso golfers will pay tae
 Country Club a visit The match be tween the two teams will take place on the new course. Fl Paso will
 meet the Douglas golfers on Washing tons birthday, coming here the next
 day.
 The directors have notified the ten,
 his court committee to go ahead ana
 make two oil courts. Five hundred
 dollars has been appropriated for the
 construction of the oil courts The
 tennis courts will be near the club
 house. the golf course lying almost al
 rectly in front of the site of the club
 house and the projected speedway to
 the left near the Warren company diamond drill.
 The rifle range will be back Of the club house in a canyon in the hills The range will be 1000 yards in length and will be ready for use soon
 One hundred shade trees have been : ordered and will be set out this sprine around the club house. A gardner will be engaged to make large lawr , about the club house, the Warren ranch furnishing water for the irriga tior
 The club now has 1S2 members but applications are coming in so of ten that the directors believe the mem , bership will reach 100 before June . when the club house and all projecrcs } improvements will be completed. I