Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-02

and summer cottages that lies further up
the bank. There are docks for the sail
boats and canoes and other craft that come
into the boat house and many Of the sail
ing parties that move in their white sailed
yachts back and fol tn across the lake start
from here
The people who have gone out to the
Rod and Gun club grounds to live have
done everything they could to make their
habitations comfortable and their corner
or the lake attractive. They control a
space of two hundred acres, most Of which
Is along the shore. The bungalows are To-
Gated where the shore Is wooded the most
thickly and where the view in every d.
rectiOn is pleasing.
A body of water as big as Carter Lake
gives opportunities for every sort OF aquatic
sports except perhaps fishing for whales,
and 1t is these sports that attract the 760
members Of the Rod and Gun club.
And such a large body OF water is always
beautiful, no matter what its surroundings
may be. 1t has a shifting sort OF fascina-
ton that changes with every wind and
weather and to the one who has ever felt
the JOY of padding around In a canoe or
row boat and studying its moods and at
fractions it will always appeal. The
grounds Of the Rod and Gun club are beau
tiful because OF the lake and as the city
improves the opposite shore and the club
continues to populate and improve the
southern shore all the banks that sur
round the lake will become beautiful also
Country CIuB = Beauty.
omaha's first country and outdoor club OF
any size was the Omaha Country club
which is today one of the finest clubs of ia
kind in the west. Golf was the game which
forced the necessity of such an organiza-
ton upon the people Of this city, and after.
wards the other delightful features of this
club life Of today were inaugurated.
The high rolling country In the northwest
portion Of the city was chosen by the far
seeing golfers OF then, because they argued
that in years the city would grow and thi,
land would then not be tar out from
town as it was when chosen. The thought
that the road to the club house would som,
day be a passing cloud OF dust from auto
mobiles was undreamed Of In all sixty
three acres have been bought by the club
and forty more are under lease to them fOl
use as a golf links.
Three hundred and fifty members dispor
/ themselves and gambol DER the green a
members OF the Omaha Country club, tn
course consisting OF eighteen holes, with al
the nice greens, hard bunkers ana othe
delights OF a true golfer on hand to max
the game interesting. Tennis il played b
some OF the younger members, but is nc
the main object OF the athletes. Regula
weekly dances are held every Thursday an
Saturday night and social events of a pr
Nate nature are continually going on.
This Year the Omaha Country club wa
chosen as the place 10 hold the annuI
} state golf tourney, when the cracks fror
all over Nebraska Congregated in Oman
J 70 swat the ball and call fore Every
; thing was done up to the finest by III
5 Country club both in the management
the tournament and In the treatment OF n
visitors. Next year the club Is making
I bid for the Transmississippi golf tourne
TO be played on its links and Just now
e looks as II Omaha would be able TO 4,
II through the efforts OF the club.
The officers are: President, w.
Redick: vice president e, S. Montgomer,
secretary, Samuel Burns, jr; treasure
. Frank Berkely; directors. W. A. Redic
G. s. Montgomery, Frank Berkely. Fran
Brogan, Frank Gaines, Thomas Fry
Harry Turkey. w. J. Foye and J. r. seobi
: HSms OF Tennis.
) Although sOlf has its opponents ana be-