House and Garden 
THE GARDEN 
THE BRIDGE OVER THE RAVINE 
treasurer, and secretary. 1 he committees of the board 
of governors consist of a golf committee, and an 
associate committee. The Philadelphia Country 
Club is enjoyed not only by 
the men, but equally by the 
ladies and juniors. The la¬ 
dies of the immediate family 
of a member may enjoy the 
privileges of the club without 
extra dues whether accompa¬ 
nied by the member or not. 
This seems to be the tend¬ 
ency to-day in all prominent 
country club organizations 
in the United States. The 
family groups are more nu¬ 
merous. The juniors are un¬ 
consciously failed with devo¬ 
tion to the club, and from their 
ranks are recruited loyal and 
active members. This club is 
really an all-the-year-round 
country club, to which fact it 
partly owes its importance as 
well as being the center of 
recreation for the neighbor¬ 
hood in which it is located. 
portion of the Fairmount Park property. The present 
course has the reputation of being the most beauti¬ 
fully kept one in Philadelphia, in spite of its many 
natural difficulties, owing to the nature of the soil, 
and the difficulty of access to the holes. The put¬ 
ting greens have obtained in the last few years a high 
reputation for trueness and general excellence of 
condition. There are two leveling holes in the 
present eighteen hole course. The new hazards 
have been placed to make a player go straight, and 
cross some kind of difficulty in almost every instance, 
and in due time these hazards will be judiciously 
increased. 
The most interesting of the holes are number 
9 and number n of the longer ones, while number 5 
and number 12 possess the necessary qualifications, 
that render short holes valuable. The total length 
of the course is 5670 yards, which was laid out by 
George W. Fowle, Louis A. Biddle and E. K. Bis- 
pham. The best amateur record was 77, made by 
H. B. MacFarland , as follows: 
Out—6 5343444 6=39 
In —5 5 4 3 4 5 5 4 3=3 8 =77 
The best woman’s record was 97, made by Beatrix 
Hoyt, as follows: 
Out—6 9554566 6=52 
In —6 7 5 4 5 4 5 5 4=45=97 
The approach to the golf course is over a ravine 
situated in the most picturesque parts of the grounds. 
Resting a while on the bridge, the trickling sound of 
the brook and the singing of the birds make it hard 
to realize how near this beautiful club is to the city 
The officers consist of the president, vice-president, 
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