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VOL. VIII ; NO. 6. SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER TWENTY-FOURTH. PRICE FIVE CENTS
BIRDS AROUND PINEHURST
The Village Offers Varied Attractions for
the Lover of Songsters.
Winter Resident and Transient Con
Htitute the Ilird Colony Interesting
Information Concerning: it.
THE song-sparro w?
with his mud splash
on his breast, is still in
good voice but seems to
have composed an entire
ly new song here. Had I
not watched him in the
act I should have been in doubt as to
the singer for not once did he call "Maids,
Maids, Maids, put the tea kettle on," but
gave instead a song interspersed with
sweet little trills like those of a canary.
The dear little field-sparrow with his
pink bill, innocent expression and red
brown topknot is very quiet at present
hut will make up for his silence by con
stant song a little later.
Whatever may be the objection of the
robin to Pinehurst, it is certainly not
shared by his cousin the ground-robin.
This bird is very abundant. He is very
handsome with his shining black back,
head and throat, white breast and orange-
brown sides. His mate is as beautiful as
himself, the black being replaced by soft
shades of red brown. He walks about in
the "branches," scratching the leaves
vigorously and noisily, but for all that
keeping well out of sight. At the north
rues, "LJiewinK, Chewink:7 con
stantly, but here he always says hoarsely
"Towhee, Towhee!" thus showing: the
origin of his two names.
Hut the bird of all birds to impress a
Aew Englander, is of course, the che
wink's near relative, the cardinal bird.
The first sight of those brilliant feathers
Hashing through the bushes gives a thrill
' joy understood only by the bird-lover.
iaruinahs cardinalis is his scientific
name, as if the namer despairingly of
the possibility of finding both a noun and
an adjective competent to describe him,
tell back upon reiteration and called him
"the cardinal Cardinal." His breast fairly
glows with color but over his back dur
;"S me winter is a thin veil of mist. His
jet black throat sets off the red and his
crest gives him a lordlv air. Indeed 1
j 'nicy he does rule the other birds as more
t han once when there have, been a chat
i enng and clamoring amonr them. I have
heard the rush of wings to the scene and,
cardinal alighted, everything
as the
would be suddenly hushed.
Once a few summers ago, a lone cardi
nal appeared in Brookline, Mass. His
solitary condition so moved the kind heart
of a resident that she went into Boston,
purchased a mate for the stranger and
placed her in a cage on the piazza. My
Lord Cardinal himself soon appeared and
his joy was plainly manifested. Then
the cage was opened and the two birds
flew away together, frequently to be
seen during the summer, however. The
female is olive brown with touches of
scarlet here and there, especially about
chewinks that it was some time before I
roused myself exclaiming "Cedar birds !"
Sure enough, there they sat, four of
them, side by side, every one of the
beautiful feathers in its usual exquisite
order, every one of the four crests finely
erect. Did any one ever see a cedar-bird's
feathers ruffled, I wonder? Uttering
their soft whispers they regarded me
solemnly, doubtless wondering whether
I remembered the undignified manner
with which they stuffed themselves with
ash berries last September. When they
flew away I looked after them regretfully
ANNUAL MIDWINTER TOURNEY
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The Detailed Program for this Important
Contest is Announced.
Leading- Amateurs From all Part of
the Country Will Assemble to
Participate.
FOND OF SANTA CLAUS AND GOLF.
her head and crest, and is decidedly a
beautiful bird, though cast into the shade
by the splendid color of her mate. Wait
until the spring comes and then you may
hear a song so clear and ringing that you
feel as though the flaming color had
passed into music.
The reference to that rather rare fea
ture of our common birds, the crest, re
minds me that some days since I heard
with only half an ear a series of soft
familiar notes over my head, I was so
absorbed in watching the ground for
for I knew they had only paused here on
their way southward, and it would be
many weeks before their return.
Note This interesting story was be
gun in the issue of December 10th Edi
tor. (To be continued.)
L. E. O.
Sunday Services.
Sunday services will be held regularly
in The Village Hall Sunday morning;
Episcopal services at ten and Union at
eleven-fifteen.
PLANS for this seasons
Inauguration or Mid
winter Tournament are
now complete and
there is every assurance
that the event will be one
of the most important
ever held here. Though only in its second
year, this event has already taken its place
as one of the great National contests of
the year ; fully as important as the annual
United North and South Championship,
which now attracts the attention of the
whole golfing world.
The success of last year's event was most
signal and every one of the great com
pany of golfers who assembled here went
away delighted with Pinehurst and its
golf course, planning to return again,
and this year's tournament will bring
many of these and scores of others.
Northern golf has at this season of the
year, but recently ended, and the oppor
tunity to participate in one more contest
is a tempting one to those who have
given up .their favorite game with reluc
tance. Then again, a change from busi
ness after the holiday season, is most
refreshing.
The list of participants will include
golfers f rom many parts of the country
and nearly all of the leading clubs will be
represented, with large delegations from
New York and vicinity, Philadelphia,
Washington, Baltimore and Pittsburg.
Play will begin Wednesday morning
January, 11th, and continue through
Saturday, and the event will be preceded
by an international tournament open to
advertising men, thus giving a full week
of tournament golf.
A gold medal will be offered for the
best gross score in the preliminary round
of eighteen holes and the players will
qualify for the following divisions :
first sixteen president's cup ; SEC
OND SIXTEEN SECRETARY'S CUP ; THIRD
SIXTEEN TREASURER'S CUP ; FOURTH
SIXTEEN CAPTAIN'S CUP.
Silver cups will be given to the run-ners-up
in each of the first four divisions,
and the eight loosers in the first round of
match play, will play for consolation
(Concluded on page Jive.)