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Newspaper
Pinehurst Outlook
Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1909
Page
9
A poem from Free Press warns against harsh judgments of women. It repeats refrain about not saying the one short and ugly word when faced with various social situations. The speaker urges restraint and respect toward a woman’s choices and secrets.
A rustic speaker recalls Jim Smith as the most contrary man who contradicts at every turn yet stays fixed in his old ways. The piece contrasts his old tone with new ideas like boats, airplanes, and subway ships, ending with a mock prophecy of judgment day and a final cheer of Shucks.
A large crowd attended Tuesday’s semi weekly game as Carolina beat Village in a high scoring match. The contest featured about twenty hits by Carolina and around a dozen by Village with few errors. The merrymaking pace and light tone kept the audience entertained as the outcome stayed in doubt.
Matches open with a three class bogey handicap event in the Tin Whistle tournament program. C L Becker wins Class A with a one-stroke allowance, D J Coffey second, J B Ladd third. Class B sees W L Baldwin dominate seven up, with Brown and Nicholson second. Class C winner is J R Coleman three up, Pushee second, Berwin third. The next event is a two ball foursome handicap with four gold medals.
Walter J Travis and Donald Ross won the four ball match against Allan Lord and Alex Stoos by two up with a best ball score of sixty seven to sixty nine for the opponents. Travis led with a seventy three as the best round of the afternoon while Lord and Stoos struggled with place and accuracy in tee shots.
J R Blakeslee of Cleveland wins the trap shooting tourney by a narrow margin with a net score of 92, edging J Cushing Yodd of Newbayport who scored 89 and Thomas Baxter of Boston who also had 89. Other notable scores include P H Powel of Newport 84 and I C Bates Dana of Great Barrington N Y and N R Bonney of Norwich N Y at 80.
Fox hunting remains popular with a Saturday drag hunt as the latest novelty. About forty participants rode the four and a half mile course from the stable to the baseball diamond with a fast pace throughout. Notable finishers included J Livingston Grandin and Miss Powel among the riders in the lead from start to finish. Several hunts are planned for the coming week with notices to be posted the evening before in local hotels. The pack is growing and improving and the music drew positive attention.
John E. Porter won the open pool tournament at The Carolina, defeating Charles A. Mills in the final sixty to thirty three. Porter had earlier beaten J Cushing Todd eighty eight to sixty in the semi finals, while Mills beat Henry Dreher ninety to fifty five. A large crowd followed the play through the night.
Mr Harry Leon Wilson acted as host at the Rustic Cottage in Pine Bluff on Wednesday entertaining Mr and Mrs Booth Tarkington Mr and Mrs J Livingston Grandin Mr and Mrs Walkin Miss Ethel Check and Mr Hunter Wyckes. The party left The Holly Inn about five o clock driving to Pinebluff and returned late in the evening.
Solemn services planned in the Catholic portion of Pinehurst Chapel with Mass at six and eight thirty Sunday morning.
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