Helwân and the Egyptian desert / by W. Page May ; wth articles by A.H. Sayce and G. Schweinfurth.

  • May, William Page.
Date:
1901
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Credit: Helwân and the Egyptian desert / by W. Page May ; wth articles by A.H. Sayce and G. Schweinfurth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AMUSEMENTS AND RECREATIONS of the brassie. The putting-greens are large, undu- lating, and extremely well kept. Recently a com- modious club-house has been built, with complete and convenient accommodation for players of both sexes. It is also provided with a small restaurant. There has been a Scotch professional attached to the club for the last two winters, and the eighteen-hole course is now in extremely good condition. Many players come daily from Cairo; and, as golf is a rage amongst the habitue's at Helwan, the club-house in the desert, especially in the afternoon, offers a lively centre of interest. Terms. — The golf-house belongs now to the George Nungovich Company, and visitors residing at this company’s hotels, and householders in Helwan, pay no subscription. Other players pay at the rate of one shilling a day, five shillings a week, fifteen shillings a month, and three guineas for the winter, to the club custodian or professional. The hon. sec. of the Helwan Golf Club is I)r. Page May. Tennis. — There are two good courts in the grounds of the Grand Hotel, and intended chiefly for visitors residing at the hotel, but permission for others to play there is not difficult to obtain. There is another tennis-court in the Helwan Public Gardens, but it is not in good condition. Bicycling.—A bicycle is distinctly useful both in Helwan and in the neighbouring desert, in excur- sions around Cairo or on picnic occasions.
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