The Washington herald., 1911-02-19

]. W. Brown, the chairman OF the green.
| committee, and Mr.. Samuel II. Purvise
the club green keeper
The idea of the club is to have nine
| holes made and to erect handsome
| clubhouse the first year. with the inten.
ton of utilizing the entire tract of I5
acres by making nine more holes in the
near future. A large lake will be located
on the grounds, which will AFFORD fine
skating for the club members during the
winter.
The club was founded" says Miss A.
L. Sanger, its president, ''by a circle OF
women. Its purpose was to be purely
social at first, but the element OF golf
playing became so strong with us that
it was decided later to admit men to the
membership, and not only to have a golf
course, but to build tennis courts and
other pleasure grounds. But building
encroachnents necessitated a new Ioca-
ton, and so last summer we leased
the new tract of land, and IL is the pur-
pose Of the club to spend about so 900
on it, tte . 1919 = ..-.s. =
Across the Potomac, about thirty min
utes' ride on the trolley. is located the
Washington Country Club wide view
Of the surrounding country from the
clubhouse, taking in the river and the
city. makes the spot an ideal one for a
country club. There has been much golf
playing ON these links during the winter
by many OF its members, Of which there
are 200 in number.
Miss Helen Taft. the daughter of the
President, has recently held social func-
tons at the club, as have many of the
other debutantes of the present season.
The officers Of the club are as follows:
DR.. ]. T. johnson, president: r. Walter
Moore, vice president; Frank Upman,
secretary: Alexander T. Hensey, treas
urer, and A. Zappone, chairman of the
house committee
Golf is the game OF the Scot II the
player uses caddie, he is only using
one of his fellow-clansmen. It is a very
old game, and only in the last two or
three decades has it obtained its extraor-
dinary vogue. Eminent men have de-
voted to it much serious thought, mathe-
maticians tackle its problems, prime
ministers play it, and men in business
and official life play It the world over.
Strange as it may seem, the reason that
so many play the game is that its great
est difficulty arises from its chief sim
plicity, the hitting Of a stationary ball
But the player soon finds out that to hit
this ball right is the hardest thing in
golf.
1t is the opinion Of our best players
that since new and improved makes of
balls and clubs have so materially
changed the game that grounds laid out
some years ago no longer AFFORD the best
play. The standard has advanced and
modern theories of play are different In
the old days the individual holes were
planned with an eye more to pictur-
sequences than to utilizing the natural
features as tests of skill.
Next to the amateur championship, the |
event of the golfng year is |
be Lesley Cup competition. The States
Il Massachusetts, New York. and Penn
ylYania struggle annually for a splen-
lid trophy offered by the Philadelphia |
enthusiast. Mr.. Robert Lesley, repre-
ented by teams Of ten. A fourth mem-
,er win probably be admitted to the |
eague soon, and 1t is not unlikely that |
he Middle Atlantic Association, COM
rising Washington. Baltimore, Wilming-
on, and Richmond clubs, will be invited
Q take part.
L
The standard OF play in the Middle At
antic section has greatly improved with
he widening interest in the game, and
is not unlikely that among the local
offers team club could be chosen to
ompete successfully with those Of the
'orthern States.
The players to choose from in the Dis
rict are. at the Chevy Chase Club, S.
'aizell. Allen. Lard, Oden Horstmann,
rankin Ellis. George Lafferty, Ornisby
icCammon. Morven Thompson, Ash
read Fuller, and the Tuckerrpans At
ne Columbia Country Club there are the
Iarbans, of national reputation: W. S.
Iattingiy. j. c. Davidson, A. B. sLeet.
ad z. 3. Eynon. jr. The Bannockburn
hub has very good eolfng material In
. p. Brooke From Baltimore and Will
lington come such players as Cochran.
ope, Bond, and Robert Weir.
q. c. MCLEAN. IT.