The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-08
Pensacola AS a Tourist Resort

those less strenuously inclined the
Country club offers good sport in
nine hole course of 2,700 yards (now
being extended to eighteen) with sod
greens-a rare thing for Florida
link.
tsThere is under construction now,
by the city, eleven miles of fine road
to reach a desirable bathing beach
upon the gulf.
The San Carlos compares most ia
vorably with the many resort hotels
which I have visited throughout the
United States, and its location is UNI
usual, for while it is in the heart of
the city its situation on a square
formed by the junction of two streets,
each two hundred feet or more in
width, secures for it a fine circula-
ton of air, and floods of sunshine,
while the wide green parkway, palm
lined, in the center of these streets,
affords delightful vista in each di-
rection.
Gas Pensacola is military, naval
and aeronautic post there is large
contingent of army and navy people
resident here, number of whom
make their home at the San Carlos.
During the season a comfortable
and conmodious launch makes the
trip around the bay solely for the use
of the guests of the hotel. affording
a near view of the ships in the har-
Dor, and of forts Pickens and McRae,
on Santa Rosa Island, and Fort Bar
rancas on the main land.
"The Country Club has been the OBJ
aI.1 IoSl
US, not for the use of the links, but
because we have found the club house
which stands not more than hum
dred feet from the waters of the bay,
delightful loafing place. The house
itself is an attractive building, SIM
ply but tastefully furnished and al
though the club does not run cafe
and has no regular dining room. Miss
Ingraham, the agreeable and obliging
manager, serves as delicious a four
course luncheon as one could wish for.
We have been recalled with red snap
per (the fishing boats come in each
day with fish from snapper banks"
in the Gulf with Spanish mackerel
and sea trout, and with mullet caught
out in front of the house.
"The submarines are constantly
running back and forth between their
anchorage in from of the town to the
navy yard at the harbor's entrance.
In their dress of lead color they are
distinguishable only as small, NOV
ing dark object against the opposite
sandy shore of the bay, but with
field glass it is possible to see the
outline of the blade-like body, while
in the center is small square box,
with what looks like lead pencil
sticking up at one end-the periscope.
They move very rapidly and make an
extremely loud roaring; on the sur
face they burn oil but when submerg-
ed run with electric batteries.
1T seems that the navy yard here
was closed several years ago and is
now being reorganized as an aero
nautic station; where, in ancient
days, ships were builded, large ham
gars for seaplanes and dirigibles are
already constructed, or in process of
being built, many of the planes being
at present housed under large tents.
Instruction in aviation is being push
ed to the greatest extent possible,
and seaplanes are to be seen every
day in numbers. flying over the bay.
There is the greatest fascination in
watching them for they are constant
IL dipping to the surface of the
water, perhaps only to touch it be-
fore they are off again for another
flight, but frequently, if thu water