Women and Golf.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 June 1912, Page 4

Women and Golf.

" Ladies' (lolf." Ihe oiltcial oigall oi the "Ladies' (i.ili Uni iu.' and allied associations, also justifies its existence by pieas:ml articles on iiafeminine rela 1 ion to goll. Ihe must famous lady whose name has been connected with the Lianie. was credited with magical intei'terence with it. This was Dame .Margaret lioss, the wile oi the Karl ol Stair, and llie siipii.-ed original "1 the cold-hearted mo) I:"r in "I he Li'id:' of Laiuberm Thi- v: i lier <lay repui"! her a witch ol the deepest dye. "her -k lb" longest and li.<r ca l l?i * i"' ■" I •. j rer genera lieu. ' No «•. nM [ maintain his average v, lii'e lie lay j under her displeasure, lor it is i-aid that she could Use unholy powers t ) convert' herself into the enemy ■ goll'-ball. and so e-p.ii! his game by rolling out. of line, or hopping' iulo bunkers. In the other hand. Sir Patrick .Mm ra.v. -af 0.11; rt ■ t ■', v.!><> owed jr> her influence hi* seat, in Parliament. bad also to I hank her lor the sU'-ces-. on the link's. "She promised his Old Nick's if be vol i d iie i' way in Parliament, and ac'-oidim.dy sic ordered his ball at goll'." Co|f, however. anioiiast its many hazards, see ins In include a tendency towards ac: epiing help I roin 1 lie 1 1 !a<•a rt>- : for \\ illla in St. Clair, oi IJ m-f %n. who v. on the sliver club ol lue I ioi:oi able (.'.amp.! uy in I7ii'i, iv a- credited with obtaining ll by magnically siicaessiul play. How ildfel en! I roll! Ibe ilineceul exercises ai .M iw-elburgh. a little late:' in the same eoul iiry. u hen a chronicler mention- thai "bovs and girbare trained i-e uulf in ihrir ■ ■:11■ 1 \ davs, beiug enticed by the beauty of the links, wldeh lie on each i ide oi' the river ' ■ t ■< 1 11 the two rouuaud the sea, and excited by the example of their pareuK" Ai tindate, (00, g'dl was Ihe grea ire source of the frJ'.er la-das. wlio-e s! nir: play, and pa-sibly strung !;•»> •4il:)*ie. hail lob" cM-iised on i'i ground of 1 heir ot hletic o-----iipat bat ill L'elierai. "A- the women d. :K ivm-k oi' nieii. their inaneer. at' ma-caline, ami their strength and |ad ■ vity is . i|;i;i I !u i l»:*,r '.'••irk." I '' I'iveii in I"s I (I. the ile, it prize 'or

| the "best female golfer" look' the j form of a creel ami sha (. wit h -on Mllai illli p: izes of two of the fed Piarceiona -ilk handkerchi 'li : and ; minute ordered ihat this p- jee I was "loll" ill! i III,') t ill (a (he : j | I lai'ies by the o(li' or of the club." The essavis; vMI'-1n.1.v lb •! ibc-.d, da inc.. of high deg ''ee v tia- , ■ lie-i goll'.a's, i here was a middle p •• iod of tinlficg tn: lot y a Ij.-ii ihe game was null'" ..'.eiieiallv ] .ji«ihr ainongsi women than it is to-da\'. Still, wifhont black art.-, or li-h----iviveis' mils'-les, ladie- will --how, ill the words of the golf in is<| ird a t ion. I liai "a swing cf I 'a,; {■ ': . a jo\ i' rver." BIT"- 2U.ITA.-: :U> ~ '