Newspapers / The Pinehurst Outlook (Pinehurst, … / Nov. 19, 1904, edition 1 / Page 11
Part of The Pinehurst Outlook (Pinehurst, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
PAGE THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK TARGET PISTOL SHOOTING Participants in '.the Sport Include Both Men and Women. Seanoni Tournament .Program will Include Weekly Handicap Snoot and Several Special Event. ARGET Pistol Shooting will occupy an important place in the seasons sports and tournaments, mainly because this very popular and useful pas time embraces as its devotees both men and women and attracts many who have ing the season. The target butts are just at the rear of the Trap Shooting Grounds and are available for the use of members at all times, and hardly a day passes that half a dozen enthusiasts may not be found there practising. Targets, ammunition and pistols may be secured of the Club Steward who is in attendance at the grounds during the season. The Standard American target at a fifty yard range is mostly used, but this seasons program will be varied by the use of the 20 yard target, the elliptical target and possibly the German ring. In addition to the clubs weekly events the management has given handsome trophies for the following fixtures : Jan. 24 50 shots, Standard American target, 50 yards, open to both men and women, handicap, for Sterling Silver cup. Feb. 7 50 shots, Standard American target, 50 yards, open to both men and and Holly Inn are in excellent condition and already being used by the guests. The tournament program in detail is as follows: Jan. 26 Men's singles for the Village cup. Bronzed cup for winner. Feb. 2 Mixed doubles for the Holly Inn Silver medals. Feb, 9 Men's singles for the Berk shire cup. Sterling Silver cup for win ner. Feb. 16 Mixed doubles for the St. Valentine's Silver medals. Feb., 23 Men's singles for the George Washington cup. Bronzed cup for win ner. March 2 Women's singles for the Carolina cup. March 16 Mixed doubles for the St. Patrick's-day cup. March 22, 23, 24 Pinehurst Champion ship; gold medals for men's singles, women's singles and mixed doubles. SATIVE ARTS ANI CIt ACTS. Interesting feature Added in the way of .Exhibition and Salesroom. Those who saw the exhibition of Na tive Arts and Crafts held by Mrs. Neva Burgess last season at the old log cabin "Museum," will be interested to know that a permanent exhibition and sales room will be conducted under her man agement during the season. Mrs. Burgess has a keen sense of the artistic and she has constructed from many native woods and the like, delight ful souvenirs which the country folks have learned to manufacture skillfully. She has also developed the natives in many lines of usefulness and activity, and opened up a hitherto unknown field for income. THE MAIN BUILDINGS OF THE POULTRY FARM. never shot a pistol. Interest in it began last year through the efforts of Dr. Herbert J. Hall, the resident house physician who was located at The Carolina last season, and in the course of a few weeks the number who participated in the weekly tournaments had increased from half a dozen to more than a score. A little later the Pinehurst Target Pistol Club was organized, a constitution and by-laws adopted, and the club took a per manent place as an important addition to Pinehurst's out-door amusements. Weekly handicap tournaments will be held during the entire season beginning very shortly and continuing through April, and suitable trophies will be offered. The handicaps are allotted with much care so that both the expert and novice have an equal chance, and numer ous trophies are given for high individual scores made by the best shots, together with cups for the best gross scores made by men and women in tournaments dur- women, handicap, for Sterling Silver cup. Mar. 14 Annual Pinehurst Champion ship, 50 shots, Standard American tar get, 50 yards, scratch One gold medal for men and one for women. ' TENNIS TOURNAMENTS. Attractive Tournament Program Ar ranged, and Court Improved. Tennis has shown a marked increase in popularity at Pinehurst during the past two years and the program of tour nament events for the present season is an attractive one. The stated fixtures which begin Jan uary 26, will continue through April and will be preceded and followed by in formal events if interest warrants it. The new courts at the Golf Club House which were generally conceded to be perfect last year, have been much im proved and the courts at The Carolina April 13 Women's singles for the Harvard cup. Bronzed cup for winner. Note The entrance fee for all events but the championship will be twenty five cents. IIASE 11ALL FLAWS. Interesting- Games of East Season Will Probably be Repeated. An interesting series of base ball games provided much entertainment last season and there will in all probability, be material for at least two good teams during the present season. Many of the old players will return and the material will be looked over early with this end in view. The keen rivalry between the local nines results in hard fought battles and. excellent play. Games may also be ar ranged with teams from surrounding points, but last year the local nines found no outside team which could give them satisfactory games. Roque and Croquet Popular. Roque and croquejt, are popular pas times at Pinehurst and there are numer ous courts at various points in the Village. These have all been put in ex cellent shape during the past summer and undoubtedly,, various tournaments will be arranged by lovers of the games. Several very pleasant events of this character were held last year, which have suggested more of the same nature" during the coming season. Professional Ross Married. The many friends of Professional Don ald Ross of the Pinehurst Golf Club, will be glad to learn that he is returning from Scotland with a bride who will spend the winter with him here. Both "Donald" as he is known to all golfers, and his brother "Alec," will again be in charge of the local and Golf Club House and Course.
The Pinehurst Outlook (Pinehurst, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Nov. 19, 1904, edition 1
11
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75