Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
COUNTRY CLUBS WATER MAIN
Putting Greens to Ne We'll Kept
During summer by Con-
stant Irrigation.

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decided not to enlarge the grounds or
extend the course this year. as was planned.
This Determination has been made because
OF the heavy expense that the club will
undergo in piping the links this spring.
This job will cost about $4,000 All ar
engagements have been completed for doing
1t and the contracts are now let for the
work. This will be very extensive, as q
water main must be carried from the near
est point on the water system as It IL at
present. This IL away this side of the
club toward the city, near the place where
the stub street car line leaves the main
tracks. A full -sized maih will be laid, to
the club grounds and that part alone VIII
be an expensive piece of work. Then
comes the network of smaller sized piping
which will radiate from the main line all
over the course.
This system OF watering, as planned, will
be elaborate and complete in every, particu-
lar. Each one OF the eighteen green's viii
have its connection, so that regular water
ing can be lone around all the holes. Pro-
| vision will also be made for wetting down
other portions Of the course IL so desired,
although It is very improbable that any
necessity for this will ever arrive. ~.
The difference which this will make In
the condition OF the green's at the club
can hardly be realized, so great an i'm
provement will there be. 1t simply In
sures a perfect green. II the proper at
tention as regards surface and level Is
given. In the spring, when the turf Is
fresh and the air cool. the greens have
generally been in good conditions. but just
as soon as the hot days come the grass
dies out. leaving a series OF tufts here
and there, and the interstices between
these grow soon into real ruts. Without
water 1t is impossible to remedy these
defects or to prevent them.
The club directors have reached the con
/ clusion that this Improvement alone will
be so marked that the enlargement of thu
course can well be omitted for another sea.
son, as people will be so glad to have good
greens hat they will not object Just be.
cause the course Is less than standard size
Even II they did. It has been decided tina
the double expense would be too much Of
burden for simultaneous achievement.
when the links are enlarged 1t is prob
able that the club will go to the south fol
more ground. The rolling territory extends
on In that direction in ideal rises and falls
being separated from the present grounds
only by e road. Gates or stiles could be Sc
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this place made a hazard between tw,
holes. Coming around again on the return
trip further up the field. the same thin
could be done. This would doubtless b.
a successful expedient. and would Civ
ample room for the. extension Of thu
course, so that It. could be standard. o
even above standard, II desired. Abou
1900 yards must be added on to make tn
regulation 5000 for the eighteen holes.
It is, probable that, a. small portion q
this extra distance could. still be.secured Of
the present grounds, but not enough, L
make it worth while making the changes
Even as It is. some Of the holes and mucI
Of the track between them are dangerousl,
near the fences. and they will be alioweN
to remain as at present till the bigge
change Is made.
Meanwhile work on the piping will com
mence Just as soon as the ground rs sum
GENTLY thawed to allow II. The director
hope to have IL finished before even tn
earliest golfers open up their lockers an
get out their toys and favorite sticks. Tha
means that the piping win be rushed wit
all speed possible. for there are a goo
many guilty hends In Omaha who vii
hardly wait for the nrst sign Of sprin
before they will wish to start at the game