The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-24
LEADING GOLFERS
LIKE LOCAL COURSE
CHICK EVANS, FAMOUS WRITER
ON GOLF SUBJECT, MAY COME
HERE THIS WINTER.
Alfred Bon Lambert Also is Taking
Interest in Local Course, Which is
Fast Becoming Advertised Every
where.

(By II. w Lanigan, Press Represen-
tatiye the Arlington and Eastman
Hotels)
Golf in the Arkansas Hot Springs is
coming into its own and playing its
fun Part in making this wonderful
city the greatest OF all resorts. Let
it be said right here THAT golf is the
greatest Of all sports. Originally it
was considered more or less idiotic;
a sport wholly for the plutocrats
But pretty soon the game showed
that it embraced an enormous lot OF
virtues and it wasn't long before it
vas generally taken IN.
Now it is played by the medium
rich and the $3.50 rich just as much
as it is by the real rich 1t is like
wise just as attractive to the young
athletic man as it is to the middle
aged getleman or the elderly codger.
In other words, everybody is doing it
now and swagger golf and country
clubs have gone up like mushrooms
from end to end of our fair land
The Country Club course is only
some seven years old In its maiden
year it did not amount to a whole
lot. Nor was it OF much account six.
five and four years ago. BY that we
mean it did not have much of a rep
utation elsewhere. But the gentle
men behind it continued plugging and
now they are winning out
At this stage of the game the Ar
kansas Hot Springs does not have to
take a back seat to any resort city in
the land as regards the golf offering
on its entertainment menu. Not only
IS the Essex course as good as they
come Git can honestly be said that it
is the best one of them alD, but it
is now generally known by the golf
ing set the country over.
Last winters business at the Coun-
try Club was big. This winters bust
ness promises to be terrific and with
a large sized T. soon. Sunday after
noon % players made the rounds OF
the links AS W e. Chester was the
only local performer at play that al
tords positive proof that the golfers
have commenced to come to town.
Golf lovers already in the Spa are
Mr.. and Mrs Robert l., Waddell CT
West Chester, Pa; VI and Mrs p
F. Bonner OF Houston Texas; Mr.
.aad Mrs Paul p Fitch of Youngs-
town, Ohio; w G Strickland of St.
Paul; Mr. and Mrs. f. b FoWlkes of
Birmingham, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward NJ Kemp and Miss Kemp of
Chicago and Major l. a. Hall OF Pat
erson, n. j., one of the 1894 cup
winners, and J. Crary aud NJ. D
Crazy of Warren, Pa All are guests
at the Arlington.
Yours truly recently wrote the
noted Chick Evans of Chicago and
Albert Bond Lambert. the well known
st. Louis sportsman, anent golf in the
Arkansas Hot Springs. Both relied
promptly and it can be seen by the
tenor of their letters that they are for
as. Copies OF said missives follow:
81 appreciate very much indeed the
information you sent me concerning
golf at the Arkansas Hot Springs ana
viii be very grateful for any adh-
tional news you may send.
1t would be wonderful if | could gel
down that way this year ! certainly
would like to.
Very truly yours.
"CHICK EVANS,
Golf Editor the Chicago Examiner
Nearly every one capable Of play
ing golf in St. Louis is a prospective
visitor 10 the Arkansas Hot Springs
this winter. Your golf club ought to
announce a golf tournament open to
all corners, to take place some tine
in January or February.
Offer four prizes, naming the 81
Louis cup, the Chicago cup the
southern cup. and the all-comers' cup,
Originate a game by which a player
can select any score he has made on
any particular hole during his visit to
the Arkansas Hot Springs; in other
words, his is holes viii be made up
his best score. and then at the end
Of the season announce the winners.
This will keep the interest up during
the entire season.
Yours very sincerely,