the proper swing has been reached.

A post makes a good target. It should be, to start with, not more than
ten feet away. After a time the distance can be increased, and the
nature of the target changed.

You will be surprised, if you try this, at the skill you will gain,
and the pleasure the lariat will afford to yourself and companions.




CHAPTER XXI

THE OLD SCOTCH GAME OF GOLF-SOMETHING ABOUT HOCKEY AND SHINNY


In Scotland, where the game comes from, golf has been pronounced
"goff" for more than five hundred years.

Now that our President and other great men have taken to golf,
everybody reads about the popular game, but very few know anything
about it but the name. To such, the following facts may be of use. The
game is interesting, and its rules can be soon learned, but like
everything else we do for pleasure or profit, it takes a good deal of
practice before one can pose as an expert. Boys take to golf and soon
excel their seniors.

The equipment for golf consists of a large field, called "the links,"
to play in, a set of sticks or clubs with which to make the strokes,