Outing . - do on clear days. The wind andweather, besides the much cooler cli-mate, make it a necessity to wear a coator sweater—the coat being the most log-ical garment, since it keeps out the wetand is far more comfortable in all kindsof weather. The knickers are also morecomfortable than the long trousers, and(with heavy stockings) look far better ona golf course. The professionals nearly all wear longtrousers, while the amateurs practicallyto a man wear the knickers, the distinc-tion being apparently as great as betweena sport and a business, and knickers cer-tainly look sportier than the
Outing . - do on clear days. The wind andweather, besides the much cooler cli-mate, make it a necessity to wear a coator sweater—the coat being the most log-ical garment, since it keeps out the wetand is far more comfortable in all kindsof weather. The knickers are also morecomfortable than the long trousers, and(with heavy stockings) look far better ona golf course. The professionals nearly all wear longtrousers, while the amateurs practicallyto a man wear the knickers, the distinc-tion being apparently as great as betweena sport and a business, and knickers cer-tainly look sportier than the distinguishing feature of thedress of and the professional. MR. HILTON PLAYING THE DUNCH SHOT/ THAT MEANS OUT IN ONEWITH NO DESIRE FOR DISTANCE is the shoe. A great many of the pro-fessionals wear the box-toe style of shoe,although some wear the popular broguepattern affected by the amateurs. Theamateurs, however, wear tasseled tongueson their shoes—a practice not indulgedin by the professionals. All of the foot-wear on the other side is much heavierthan ours. This is due to the wet weatherrnd the soft soil, which allows the wear-ing of heavy leather uppers and thicksoles. These shoes are most comfortablein wet weather and are fine for gettinga foothold on the course, which is eitherwet or so sandy that a firm grip maybe obtained by simply wriggling the courses are very hard as a rule, sothat a great many of our golfers go sofar as to wear tennis shoes, which permitthe whole bottom of the foot to grip thesurface of the soil with the aid of thethin rubber scles. Rubber soles would not do at allacross the Atlantic, since they would no
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