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vawv; ) )1 Aii f w ww ixsrsozz v t i l l ll w ii yr k THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK that it was near the railroad upon which enormous railroad engines pounded at intervals throughout the night, shaking ihe very building wherein we were at tempting to repose on " shuck' ' mat tresses. Some one remarked that he didn't blame Lee for surrendering when lie struck Appomattox. From Appomattox the road improved' and we ran cn the new Federal Highway at Blackstone, which presaged the end of our troubles. Of course we shall not recommend the Lynchburg route either via Greensboro or Appomattox, until the new macadam road, which is now being built, connects Lynchburg with the end of the Valley Pike at Staunton. They say this will take two years, but most likely longer, and when it is completed it will offer an alternate route to Pinehurst from the West, although the stopping places must be taken in a true sportsman like spirit. This is not true of the other route via Fredericksburg, which is preferable, mud holes and all, to the long way around. On the way back from Savannah, we covered the direct route, and had no trouble at all since the road was dry. So that when the mudholes are filled with gravel there is nothing in the world to prevent a fairly comfortable trip from Boston to Florida. Of course it is not all improved, and in making such a trip one must take into account the fact that in travelling 1500 miles sraight away from any given point in the United States, it would be extreme ly difficult to find average better road conditions. And then most people who come South expect to find roads which are good in winter when some of their own roads would not be good to walk over. In order to give Outlook readers an opportunity for seeing just how the trip should be made there is appended a schedule of the trip from New York by days together with a summary of road conditions, which, take it all in all, makes a very creditable showing for the Capital Highway and its moving spirit, Mr. Leonard Tufts. SCHEDULE OF MOTOR TRIP NEW YORK TO SAVANNAH First day New York to Lakewood 70 m. Good macadam and Jersey gravel. Lakewood to Atlantic City 68 m. Night stop Hotel Traymore. Fine Jersey gravel 138 Second day Atlantic City to Wil mington 69 m. Good Jersey 'gravel except 10 miles poor dirt. Lunch eon at The Dupont. Wilmington to Washington, D. C, 114 m. Good macadam concrete and gravel throughout. Night stop at the New Willard 183 Third day Washington to Freder icksburg 63 m. Good gravel maca dam and sand clay except 14 m 4 of which is very poor with several mudholes. Luncheon at the Prin cess Anne Hotel, American plan. Fredericksburg to Eichmond 70 m. Good sand-clay and gravel through out. Night stop at The Jefferson Hotel ..: 133 Fourth day Richmond to South Hill 91 m. First 20 m rough, bal ance good ; sand-clay. Luncheon Hotel Nordan. South Hill, Va., to Durham, N. C, 86 m. Good sand clay, 14 m worn macadam. Night stop The Malbourn 177 Fifth day Durham to Raleigh 24 m. 4 m rough macadam, balance good sand-clay and macadam. Luncheon the Yarborough House. Raleigh to Pinehurst 120 m fair to good sand-clay except 20 m rough dirt. Night stop The Carolina .... 144 Sixth day Pinehurst to Cheraw 57 m. Excellent sand-clay except 9 m rough. Luncheon Hotel Covington. Cheraw to Camden 58 m. 24 newly graded and rough, . balance good sand-clay. Night at Kirkwood Inn. 115 Seventh day Camden to Columbia, S. C, 34.5. Fair to good sand-clay, rough in spots. Luncheon at The Jefferson. Columbia to Augusta 80 m, 25 m rough, balance fair sand-clay. Night stop Bon Air or Partridge Inn 114 Eighth day Augusta to Savannah 129 m, 40 m rough and sandy, bal ance good sand-clay and gravel. No luncheon stop satisfactory. Night stop at Hotel Savannah or De Soto 129 summary of road conditions Good macadam gravel, concrete or sand-clay 927 Worn macadam, rough going. 18 Fair dirt road easily negotiated 70 Poor dirt, partly graded and drained but rough 104 "Very bad sections likely to give trou ble when wet 14 1133 Total mileage for eight days . . . 1133 Sportsmen Report Qvall Huntlac Fine In Talc Vicinity Mr. E. W. Meannis from New York, staying at The Carolina, carries the palm alone, so fas as this year's shooting record goes. He has not failed one time to bring in the limit of birds allowed by law. All hands find the little game on all sides in large coveys. Dr. T. D. Meyers of New York is a close second. The guides report that H. H. Stemble, John Stemble, W. B. Hall and R. C. Steel, making a party from Youngstown, Ohio, had success in finding birds, and are equal to Vance Adams in disposing of them. Probably the Wessons are the most experienced huntsmen that have been in the field this year. The party consists of J. H., Douglas B. and Victor H. Wesson of Springfield. They invariably kill their lunch and cook it huntsman style with bacon. K7 EP1 LJ mm RSI K71 LJ LJ r7 L J ran LJ ran LJ LJ ran LJ LJ ran ran LJ ran EH LJ ran Lj ran LJ ran LJ ran LJ ran LJ ran Ly LJ The Season of 1915 Has Witnessed a Remarkable Step Forward in Golf Ball Building The Goodrich w T7 TTN TT-l uj uj with an entirely different principle of center construction and with the addition of the Goodrich RUBBER PAINTED Cover, has given golfers A LONGER DISTANCE A MORE ACCURATE CONTROL OF THE BALL A LONGER WEARING BALL than anything heretofore on the market. The WHIPPET is the result of forty-six years of Rubber Knowledge a worthy product of the World's Largest Rubber Factory. 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