New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

Attaining Ones Dream De-
ponds Much Upon Sc
lection of the Course.

CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIII
whfis golfers in looking for the ideal may hnd
itheir search disappointing the experience OF
1.-THE child who tried 10 oVertake the rainbow, il
lss also feet that their happiness or sorrow de-
fpenas 10 greater less extent upon themselves
Frhis applies more particularly 10 those who make
- habit OF spending their vacations at distant
sorts. In other words, there courses better
.sdspted for some players than for others
IL Is uncommon thing for the average golfer
20 rush into his holiday without much reflection
send an many the selection Of a course on
r. hich he intends 10 dsport himself is poorly made
What calls 20 mind the experience OF certain mis-
ltpidec individual who weighed something moro
ishan three hundred pounds. and broiling Au-
iRust went 10 Deal. only 10 have sad time Of IL
ismong the sand hills. The following season he
hetook himself 80 the Channel Islands 'seross the
bond" and did his best play over a course where
lfhe sand hills were more mountainous and
ssugusng than az Deal The next season our fat
rrsspd spent his summer holidays in being towed
APP sna down the sea front al Bournemouth in .
donksy-drsHn bath chair.
Another OF in5udicious selection Was that Of
person who went 10 North Berwick az
the height OF the summer season After breakfast
on the FIRST day Of his vacation ne waited ana
FUSED for three hours az the tee watching crowd
of players slowly start ahead az him, and when
hs own turn came 20 drive off he was so unstIling
that to foozled nearly every shot the entire way
round. Furthermore. he never got accustomed 20
what. IA HIS opinion, horribly discOncerting
conoiuonf, am IL Was not until ne returned 10 his
esn clay course that he found il possible 20 fit
the ball with anything approaching confidence
These examples are given 20 show why il might
DE veil for the intending holiday maker 20 exer-
cise q little care before he enbarks on his annual
snpASon with driver and iron. Indeed such a pre-
fcauuon is even more necessary now than a deg
49, ago, for ever since the introduction Of the
rubber cored hau the tendency has been 10 make
eas courses Longer, difncult and in the opin-
Bon OF some test OF the players athieticisn as
~sh ~ his skill Coineidelt with this DEVELOPMENT
VIE ever Increasing popularity OF golf has At
hrsctec into the ranks small army OF tnai,iausls
WHO II not physical wrecks. would certainly never
% selected as living advertisements for ,ur,rner
Boarding houses.
~ RUE. such persons are toilers in ofsca. ma,
VINO nightly regard the weekend rouno an .,,,. $50
orpsp course ss tonic They moys .lon 80.
romaortAbiy on their native clay where tbs 80
- rarely OF . nature 20 impose a ssvsr. ss
sne easr success amid such surrouudnr. ,.,,,
thsn 20 uy more ambitious flights dursny 49,.
ssoHoAys sonehow other IL slmost syxs -
fnevoens Thai they select courses tb., 49,. a.
800 more or less famous. Their subseouent 90,
lapee e<pAsins why you 90 frequently No. .A,sa.
Heeeaep eomSasinns that such ano sa,ch H..
- @ntfuuy everssfed end absolutely unss,, !.
hnms - seH s'ss' -
No long ago . usEbas OF q nsarov cir, ~.
ewo ~na ssasoSy q Trap or buuksr