The Washington times., 1921-06-26
Washington as a Sum-
mer Resort Tennis,
Golf, Swimming, and
Other Sports Motor
Trips Offer Welcome
Relief During Dog
Days.

June to stay until Oct0ber ana Wneh
every other house one passed In the
fashionable district was boarded up.
So long as the President remains 1T
the White House and Congress con-
tinues TO saw wood on the hill. So
clety-with a capital S--will continue
to function here much as In winter
time. And this same Society 10 now
devoting itself TO the business OF
proving that. after all. Washington
isn't such a bad place as a summer
resort.
Truly the motor car has wrought
magic In making the city possible"
, in summer time. The week. end mo
/ tor trip 10 a life. saver to those. who
are chained to their desks through
the dog days, and, often long hot
day is forgotten when at It's end one
can drive few miles into the lovely
country round about the nations
(, capital 10 dine under the trees at one
or another of the scores of pleasant
inns and tea houses which have
sprung up in the last few years
Moreover. washington offers tennis
and golf-7at the country clubs or
down in Potomac Park IL the country
clubs are beyond ones reach---swifn-
ming at the municipal bathing beach,
canoeing on the pleasant reaches OF
the picturesque Potomac and horse
back riding in Rock Creek Park,
which boasts mile after mile OF the
ioveliest pridsl paths There also Is good
fishing up the Potomac when the
bass are running. and there are tales,
possibly apochryphal, OF foxes In the
coverts out through Maryland and
Virginia although, / must confess
that hereabouts most of the riding to
hounds is done in the wake of the
elusive anisseed bag.
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Fairgrounds for the people are
rather new development In this coun-
try. but one has only TO visit Potomac
Park in the afternoon to realize how
1--WE are being educated TO their use.
when I first used to play on the
municipal tennis courts-and IL wasn't
really so very long ago-our little
party used frequently to have the
whole dozen courts TO chose from.
Now there are twice as many. count
ing those behind the bathing beach
and the ones in the shadow OF the
monument, and all during the after
noon hours the side lines are filled
with girls and boys waiting an OPP
portunity to play.
There's the same story TO tell in
regard to the municipal pools. A
few years ago by taking ones dip
in the early morning one could have
the place almost to oneself, while
now the pools are crowded from the
opening hour until they close. And
swimming classes are so numerous
and so well attended that the man or
woman who already knows how to
swim stands littles show, and is en-
couraged TO desert the pools in favor
Of the bathing beach over the way.
There the attendance is breaking all
records--but / don't need TO tell you
that IL you have chanced to drive
by on any afternoon since the bath
ing season opened.
SUMMERTIME SPORTS
IN FULL SWING.
II really was an illuminating ex-
perience to motor through Potomac
Park last Sunday afternoon. The
bathing beach was crowded. Every
tennis court had it's set of doubles
and the golf links further down were
dotted with players.
A practice game was ION" down In
the polo held;iin the Ellipse there WAS
a ball game, which brought out big
gallery; and there was a cricket
match In progress back OF the tennis
courts. Cricket. indeed, has been
played all spring. for the British em-
bassy now, boasts an eleven, there's a
the two teams have taken on several
visiting asgregations. Several small
boys were flying kites on the green
and there was even an occasional OPP
timist seated on the sea wall and nsh-
ing placidly.
The Willow Tea House. down on the
point, which the Girl Scouts are run
ming, IA doing lsnd-offics business.
particularly in the evenings. Then
he ttrx
row, while pretty girls and their at
tsndant squires stroll sbout under the
willows or promenade on the walk
skirting the sen wall. There's a bus
line into the park now and a little
ferry plies back and forth. be-
tween the point and one OF the Sew
enth street wharves, so this pleasure
ground is within reach Of those who
ride in street cars as we'll as those
who ride in motor cars. A pictur-
esque spot II Ia. with the willows
sweeping down almost to the edge OF
the water, and when the moon makes
q golden pathway down the river, as
IL did last week, and throws into high
relief the War College over the way,
there are few spots lovelier on this
side Of the ocean or the other.
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To get some idea of the number
who are still left In town. one had
only TO turn out for one OF the games
in the international polo tournament.
which opened last Saturday and came
20 a thrilling close on Wednesday, or
Ia drop in at the Dean place on Thurs
day afternoon when the woman's Ma
tional Foundation was having It's gar
den party--the nrst big social func-
tion put on there since the project was
H. n a A.. l. f..N
center for much OF the work and
play of the women OF the country.
The presence OF the President and
Mrs. Harding. who stopped OF on
their way 90 board the Msynower for
cruise down. the Potomac, gave a
Ailip OF interest to the nrst polo game
on Saturday. but the finals on wednes-
day were almost as well attended. II
was thrilling game. too, this last,
with the Cuban team giving the win
ners, the War Department Greens"
stiff run for their money! and every