San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-06
READY-MADE BUNKERS
ON SITE OF PROPOSED
YORKTOWN GOLF LINKS
Breasfworks That ADed
CornwalIis viii Scare
Modern buffers.
BY LEWIS 7. JESTER.

Copyright, 1898. by The San Antonio Light.
YORKTOWN, Va, Feb. G.-Gof en-
thusiasts soon may be chasing the
elusive golf ball where the Americans
and French chased Corvallis and his
red coats. Should the plans carry
tbrouph "forc" will be shouted where
once acharre- was sounded. Drivers
brassies, niblicks and puttcrs Will shihe
where guns, bayoncts and cleaning
brass cannon formerly glistened IN the
sun. And golf balls will fly through
tho air that years ago was filled with
lcaden missiles of death.
Tentative proposals practically are
CONNECTED ut this historic little city.
the waterloo Of the Revolution" for
creation OF a summer hotel and re
sort to cost some three million dol
lars. Two of the finest 1S-hole COLL
courses in the country are included IN
the nlans. Every bunker will brlSt!c
with history and the sand of the sand
traps will he that sclf-same sand which
long ago was ground beneath the Jack
boot" heels Of the forces which won
independence for America-the forces of
Washington, of Lafayette, OF De
Grassc.
A groun of financicrs said to be
headed by Judge Howard Ferris OF
Cincinnati have acquired some 5000
acres of land. The other men inter
Csted hail from Cincinnati, Washington,
New York and Chicago. Their repre-
scntativcs say that while final decision
still is to be made, architects. both in
Richmond and New York, have submit
ted sketches and plans which call for
n BEDROOM hotel. the golf courses,
bathing beach and two miles or there
nbouts of cottages all on the historic
York river and hardly n stones throw
from the historic spot where Corn
wallis surrendered to Washington.
The plan cOntemplates the use OF
revolutionary breastworks as bunkers
and other golf course hazards. There
are scores of such entertainments on
the land controlled by the hotel inter
ests and most of them can be used
without charge.
In fact. those in touch with the
interests behind the movement insist
that the resort will have about the
only really historic lhks in the United
States. The revolutionary landmarks
are to be preserved scrupulously intact.
the links and everything else being
arranged so that the players and
others may. consciously or uncOn-
sciously. absorb some Of the most in
teresting of American history.
The announcement OF the plan has
stirred patriotic headquarters and it
is entirely possible that before the
Mans of the promoters gre completed
there will be n rather lively scrap.
Washington reports that the Daughters
of the American Revolution have re-
newcd their campaign to have the York
town site taken over as q national park.
However. those in touch with the hotel
proposal suggest that there is no need
for the two propositions to conflict as
any park site could not very well take
in all of the ground that is of historic
interest.
Yorktown today is very much of
deserted village" During the world
war the Atlantic fleet made its rendez-
vous here. The entire fleet was locked
up in its snug harbor where the water
is so deep that at places it is possible
10 dock n battleship alongside the
bank. At other points. especially
where the bathing site is contemplated,
there is a large and sloping sandy
beach that would lend itself to such a
project.
1t is expected that number Of the
financiers interested in the plan will
be here to complete arrangements dur
ing the next few DAYS.