Word: steep
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...present, is but six holes in length, the club hopes soon to increase it to nine. The first hole is 300 yards long over rolling ground, with a bunker 133 yards from the tee. The second hole is 186 yards long, and the third, which is up a steep grade, is but one yard shorter. The fourth is on the top of a hill with a stone bunker 130 yards from the tee. The length of this hole is 258 yards. The fifth and sixth holes are respectively 213 and 152 yards long...
...links are naturally good, the turf being rather better than that at the Cambridge club, while the course as a whole is decidedly interesting. There is one very sporty hole of 90 yards, just beyond a gravel pit, half full of water, and another on the side of a steep hill. Captain Gannett has arranged two team matches, one with the Agawam Hunt Club for May 1, and another with the Country Club for May 8. Men who play golf are urged to come out and try for the team, which will be picked some time early in May. More...
...Meuse is a very narrow stream. The valley is wide and appears to have been eaten out by a much larger stream. The reason that the Meuse is so narrow is that its waters have been robbed by the Moselle. The Meuse winds in and out among steep bluffs, the bluff being always on the outside of the curve. The valley of the Meuse is a great vineyard growing country...
Vicksburg was especially strong, the Gibralter of America. Impregnable on the river front, with its steep descent, it was protected by a maze of swamps on the north and rough coutry everywhere else. The strong outposts, Haines's Bluff, and Grand Gulf, above and below well guarded its flanks...
...home in Northampton on Monday, intending to take a long walk on Mt. Tom; but as he had not returned Tuesday night, much anxiety was felt for his safety, and several searching parties were organized. Wednesday morning Seelye's body was found dead at the foot of a steep cliff over which he had apparently fallen. An examination showed that the skull was fractured at the base of the brain, causing instant death...