The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-02

beautiful as those of the Birmingham the boy described. The past week has been ideal for the golfer. and on the links each day were scattered men ard women enjoying their favorite pastiIne. One morning a group of society girls were engaging MT. Thompson's attention. Among them were several beginners, among whom one found the expected enthusiasm. Miss Gladys Enslen was there looking very interesting and sweet in her outing frock and turned down Panama hat; Miss Kathleen Strinsfcl- low whose costume is a short frock and coat sweater, was playing good golf, though agonizing lnomentarily over the borrowed tennis shoes which replaced the ones she had forgotten. Miss Ellen Linn Motion, 1t developed, always plays without hat, notwithstanding com plexion of milk and roses. This IS a scheme, by the way, which someone re- marked had been introduced in England by Mrs. Asquith wife of the Prime Min
 ster-though Miss Motion did not know
 it. Mrs. Asqdith invariably plays with out a hat, a fact which several years ago cansed some comment but now passes unnoticed, so many have initiated her.
 Miss Kathleen Van Hoose was anot1cr of the latest devotees who was with the little party thai morning and Mrs. Feiton Wimberly and Miss Mary Ware strolled over from the formers new
 |, +t,,, to watch q putting match. The houses which overlook the links in the distance add q very pretty touch. One stands on turf that is like velvet, rising in gentle undulations at either side, but passing among trees just bursting into leaf. To look through the gap called Crooked Valley. The slint Of the sun on the green
 leaves as one stands at Buena Vista, the beautiful opening of the links, the san- shine of q March day Is quite perfect when it brightens tse snowy blossoms of q dosWood tree near the green and makes t the most conspicuous touch in he whole bright picture And far i;e- yond are the houses rising like the pie turesque villas of some sleepy old World city in the background. Behind one can catch a glimpse up the hill of the Coun- try club, and in still another direction one sees wonderful green eXpanses top ped by an occasional white or crimson flag, as the direction may be. The course, while ill fine condition is not regarded az complete, for hazards of sew cral sorts are benis added to- increase the interest of the game. This because tt is the opinion of MT. Thompson and Of club members who are expert in the game that q course lacking in hazards lacks as well the degree of interest which can only be supplied by the negotia ton of the difficulties, natural or artificiai, which really form an integral part cf the gaIne-as well to reward good play as to penalize poor play. All the ealing courses in the world are distinguished by possessing more or less hazards accorsi- ing to the nature of the ground and de- termined by the character of the pay Where it is generally conceded the stau- dard of. play is of high order, the growing development of the players is coincident with the development of the course as the players improve the course, is made more difficult. This is another incentive to the playing of bet ter golf. The annual tournament which