The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-01
NEW GOLF LINKS AT ARpsLEy CASINO.

SobA LANAI n AhhboA<A NAoANNs
sake" So that the turf is short and close. COM
polling the ball to run true, 1t has been thought
best not to level the natural undulations OF the
land. Willie Dunn, who laid out the first
course last winter, 10 the engineer of the ad-
dition. The two tasks have been great goling
achievements. and have taken up so much Of
his time that 1t Is not surprising he has failed
to show his best playing form in competitions
this season. The tree Telling and extensive
filing In and grading. necessary in constructing
the first links along the Hudson. will not be
necessary on the additional holes, which will
cut down the cost q great deal. Yet, when the
full eighteen holes are In complete order. a snug
fortune OF about SIS. 900 will have been ex-
pended on the links. II the winter is an open
one, Dunn says. the new course will be ready by
April; otherwise not until May or June. BY
next August, he says, 1t will DO at its best in
every detail.
After gaining the seventh hole on the present
course the golfers will sally forth through q
the main road between Doobs Ferry and Irving
ton. A few steps TO the right brings them to q
Pttxl psr 1o Of ,h her llnss. T FrSm the they ss pSss 70 h tas
to the new eighth tee Is not five minutes walk.
The addition is on land owned By the Ardsley
out FOR building sites and is crossed by blind
roads that will serve as minor hazards. but tho
m ana an d dRsn di,"h on and thS a Va" diTt 70 ,o ,ni S slEh' b he'll hSls
bank nthe far side. A topped drive will DO
trapped by the blind road, but q strong tee shot
II over 200 yards Inc ball viii be driven onto
good turf beyond Il. II about 10 yards a cleek
ing-iron play should make the putting green.
Wildly the bali may roti mo a gully WIN
Boyle for the hole will be i've.
About $50 feet to the loft of the green. on o
OF ample slYp- Tho DlAv Ia down hil IN N rrDllv
and brook. beyond which Is q piece of we'll
Erased rising land, broken py an old stone
drive will clear the gully. and . full iron should
lsnu inc pal! saieIy On the green. 4 weak
the eV aua sfS' S %rl a pr tbs bS,t Ss oS Sii b PUNISHED Gdod sn ~
or SAND, . lucky shot may bring the player out
with the loss Of but one stroke. Tho cautious
avoid. the quarry. but lose the chance of equal
Ing boyle for tho hole, which will BIZ four
't % E t,,, g-..r +. a.,,., ~. ,,,..um
have walked, measuring on the straight line
from hole 70 hole. 2,545 yards from the A rdsiey
which Is TO be transformed into q reatIng place,
where a custodian will keep tea on brew, and
such relreshuents as the women and men may
hTurney: In close proximity, 10 the tenth tee:
me play Is up hill, over an old road. we'll placed
70 check q poor brassy shot, ana the green is on
the summit The elevation q hne
view OF the country inland, with tho village of
nhrasiey In the foreCround and to the north of
80 "plt iil lih ,bODubE CTEy
AND the river to the southward. A projecting
Iock guards the green to the right, and q poor
pay 10 lett VIII mud u hollow on the slope OF tho
his, 1000 play should make the hole In five.
rIarailel with this green Is the eleventh tee.
lhe pay reverses the order for the tenth hole.
a drive down tho hill should come just slort
OF me road, and a full iron or n half cleek shot
, XIV h rrsch ne green. An everyday may send
Roughly estimated the pond viii be- ninety by
slRhty yards. and II will be made In a natural
be- S"'! osSd Dy d"mming mp a small brook: 1t will
5dWe.ith tee Is on the west bank. The play is
a,reetiy over the pond. The hole is a short one.
St 10Y yards, and the cleek will be used on tho
Enreen' so that The ball must be pitched with tho
"Hn, II .hould he a three hole.
the thirteenth. The green is on tho TOP OF a
mountainous hill. Tho ground rises slightly
t nerF ene Tee, ana then sinks into q hollow, only
iNnmu oios", nut Is broken on either side OF the
az y %, Play by o~utcrops in the face of the hill
BEEN forced into their %pnsitton by some vast up-
ne"Nnl or Hood Of tho glacial period. Like grim
sem mcne. Guarding the green, which is in q
ny" granite %b"uiders. resting on psdestals
hi" rock W "GteroPp!ns points. In the ascent TO
pHnished by tho road and ditch. A fair drive
a nn ruXe nc iar side OF the grassy hollow, and
The Ti,e vi I N carr, 70 the face Of the hill.
iiot a goo second shot with a brassy, or, il the
]ioftinr,,F ~ r lhs urlver may be used again. A
thr.. I, 7t'"u5u tntn make the green In
Ibcnr i the hoir may be gained In five,
MAE - a Grand view from this green, but It 10
t.u.P"THSel ~ the scene from the fourteenth
" IIIi Is on a rocky ledge. the highest point
land Tx s' IT. Is a clearing, backed by wood
t"~hs ne mis- and valleys Of the course In
Er"nawa,, 'T ",nwsrt tho lnw.lying fields is
ii ,ro Ihf residences along that thorough
iHie seeming Ike toy houses In the distance,
T ~ ue!nhH IS Tie bright green turf Of the
Ipiruth'r," aiEs. and over the tree tops to the
jtssrTEt re lowers and leaked roofs 81 Ardsley
irvi n,Nna"s'h o ana OF the mansions toward
rh,,nGh may be seen. To thI left rise the
FFsr rrS s,eep.rs and factory chimneys OF Dobbs
49,, bul. INC gTanhr.t spectacle Of ali. IL line
sy yrrInmt view OF the Hudson, lively with the
M. pns'lhE river craft, The superb picture
inI3. ~, ~ me h1uth m tie jutting crags Of the
" ,ne fH"hl'rss trre-c.ad iills and mountaIns
u, yh."r n.l,.h Highlands, Tie golfer who facss
t",s "eEhlnVeHl pauOramR w!lI reioice in his
fSrwn; u ID" card = bud the ignominy viii DO
a low soo,s !" ~, ~ stllI ara strength have earned
branv pay ID straight down the hill again
'Aen ". Eranlls 0utero2pings, but a The