The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-09
ON THE GOLF LINKS.

| made to have constructed a BladensburE
| ''braSsie'' Petworth drive" Anacostia
"Cleek." Georgetown ''midiron." and Jack
| son City '-mashCe.'
Miss Helen Taft frequently plays on
| the links of the Washington Country
Club. across the Potomac. Miss Taft in
tends giving several functions there this
] summer. when her girls friends alone will
constitute the party.
Charles J. Bell, treasurer of the Chevy
Chase Club. graduated from cricket to
| golf in 1906 He has not entirely di-
vorced himself from the British pastime,
| but the fascination of the game of golf
| holds him close to the links He can
| still make a good stand with the cricket
| bat.
The Columbia Country Club, Chevy
Chase Club, and Bannockburn Golf Club
will send representatives. to the annual
! tournament of the Middle Atlantic Golf
| Association, which will be held at the
Baltimore Country Clubs beautiful course
on May J. Other clubs participating are
Baltimore Country Club, Elkridge Hunt
Club. Country Club of Virginia. and the
Wilmington (DeI), Country Club
George Sargent. the club professional
of the Chevy Chase Club. is using every
endeavor TO get the course in condition
for the invitation golf tournament to be
held during the second week in May.
Many players of note will attend the
tournament. w. S. Travis has written
to Alexander Britton. saying that he will
surely be present on that occasion.
Sam Purvis, who looks after the grounds
at the Bannockburn Golf Club. in speak
ing of the treatment of the field to a
young lady golfist, mentioned the fact
that what troubled him most was the
moles. OH she exclaimed, Il had two
on my face and easily got rid of them.
I'll send you the lotion Sam sighed
and sneaked away.
William Wimsatt and Gus P Lohr,
manager of the Wimsatt Lumber Com
pany, of this city, will play a twosome
to-day at Mr.. Wimsatt's private golf
course, near Sligo, Md. The course is
not in the best shape, as it was thought
undesirable to put the heavy steam
roller on the green so early in the
season.
Every morning, precisely at 10 O'Clock,
p. B. Chase drives mis- limousine to
Il
Ten miles. He is sometimes accompanied
by Mrs. Chase and declares that he
owes his general good, health to these
pedestrian stunts
Rev. George Landon Periss. D. D., has
this to say of golf: LAS 4 game for all
to participate in, there Is nothing, per-
haps, to equal golf. 1t is good for the
child and the adult. the woman as well
as the man. the fat and the lean, the
clever and the awkward 1t Is game
to be played rapidly or slowly. according
to the taste of the PLAYER. For the sake,
therefore, of a universal outdoor sport
&c be played by everybody, it seems
Iity that golf cannot be made game
for the poor DIS we'll as for the rich and
well-to-do.'
The new Bannockburn links. near
Cabin John Bridge, will have large
like in the center of the course, where.
in the winter time.f skating may be in
dulged in by the members. Only nine
holes will be used at first when the
course is completed. A handsome club
house will be erected. and Miss Alice B.
Sanger, president of the Scots" is ar
ranging TO make the club meeting
place and health resort. especially for
the women. most of whom are employed
in government Offices here. She has re-
ceived quite a number OF applications
for membership from Washington women
of late. and when the clubhouse is COM
pleted expects to have enrolled at least
100 women memberA