New-York tribune., 1906-09-10
NEW GARDEN CITY LINKS
FOR CLUBLESS GOLFERS.
Course HW Be Scmi-Public and the
Home Of SeUeraI Clubs.

S0msCing IN the way % golf course is
shortly - b. presented 20 the devotees Of the
gsme n TIE metropolitan district An eighteen
hoie links has been laid out at Garden city by
TIE Garden city company. and. while the latter
purposes keep control Of the plant. its objects
20 make IL a somi-puhlic course
Devereux Emmot ana George /. Huhhel. who are
prominently identified In this new venture. threw
Hight on The affair when seen yesterday afternoon
They explained that the property now occupied by
the Midland Golf club had become valuable for
bad'ng purposes and that in all probability the
course would shortly De cut Up
The Midland golfers. who have been tenants at
viii. are certain not 10 suffer by the change, as
they VIII ;hen DE making use of an eighteen in
stead OF nine hole course. A special rate is 10
be made by tho new club for those who make Use
81 the Links only, and this would embrace the
Midland members wei other residents OF
Garden City.
The other class OF membership viii he for those
preferring 10 make Use Of the clubhouse as wei
as the links. In this way il VIII he possible for
several other clubs 10 make headquarters at the
new course. similar TO the situation al The Braids
public links al Edinburgh. where there are some
thing like thirty clubs. Twelve clubs use the 81
Andrews and seven the Carnoustie links
With an end Of this nature In view, the Garden
City company does not contemplate erecting an
elaborate clubhouse. The organizations making
headquarters az the new course would have me
option Of providing their own blllalns OF seeEIlns
quarters IN the main clubhouse MS oIer OF l-s
garden Stg people f,.I5 may sPPgt 70 tne at :,
lose their course at DO distant date The same
be said of the Eastern Parkway Golf cub Then
and the Dyker Meadow Golf club. which. accord
ing 10 rumor. stand IN constant danger OF en-
The new Garden CITY course Is all laid out with
7 Sss asIS a5a b1n ~ a y Ike yhe 81 rasea @ nno
vations being introduced a the Garden CITY cor
Club. The course. which VIII be opened Tor
play in spring. covers playing length Of 69ss
yards tie ground for the most part extending over
iSas 0@si country lh' distances IN yards are ' ''
out-aoo 800 500. 900 300 500 500 $50 lso-s2lo-
Total bass
Apropos Of Garden City. recent develoruents are are
course Of he Garden civ Golf club is undergoing
transformation 50 complete as 70 cause = ElsloI
10 rub his eyes and look a second time. Ire oeeP
sand trap and undulaung green i3ea. the pet plan
tcnt probably little dreamed of by many ot tho
From the first tee the duffer may ind some con
ISOLATION In 1he fact that short stfaisht q5lHe s1
need not necessarily be- punished as the mlaols
section y The bunker has been leveIed To onset
This SLIGHT aid. the trsp guarding t-e trsi green
has been deeQeaed. 50 that The Unfortunate VINO
Straight up win boards. in a dse-like formation:
50 tbst tha only thnc n do Is 10 play back. II
there is room. n not, then sideways To make tne
been dumped into the hazard As one well known
member apply put i'. -yoI are lucky 10 gel OUT az
IL ,hs orno % many the E4y Eyy Is tTGnsf t22 sevs5s oae
dav recentlv when he drove into il from the tee.
TO do this means drive ~ NJ least 90 wards;
guarding tho twelfth green. me h-It Is ~ oal
wards which means that the moderately -ol4s
drivers are comueIlel 10 Cleek from the let
As il was before IL delight 70 the Ions drivers
Who had chance 70 make the green under favor
able conditions As II IS TOW, no one can eV h.i.e
on the drive. auv one can in two. Whether ne noe
has been improved or spoiled IS entirety matter OF
opinion
The other additional hazards consist of side traps,
CONSTRUCTED iu ridEelke formation. suggestive o- 4
loN of nutmeg grate~S placed side by SIDE II a
rIsver's han becomes lodged between two Of these
To~e the best Dee hope do s 20 get out IN one
with little or distance. These odd creations ap-
pear between the sixth and seventh fair greens ana
the side the sixteenth fair green ot,r cr-N-
fur huukerS thar have been levcl4et are -hCse ~
fha third fifteenth and seventeenth holes
The greens that have been changed are the sec
ond fourth. ninth and twelfth. The undulatiCns
vary from a foot high 20 nearly The height NJ
mans head some are sharp an The top and
steen sided as 10 preclude the uSe of putter IN
the - tho hal stopping close 20 one Of these
upheaVals.
on the fourth green these ridges have been
Dlaced 50 "A 10 form Ohl0uE. with a fat centre,
about the size of "a small table This Is a new one
IN golf and what a is intended 20 bring ont has
not been explained. These so-cailed improvements
have cost tho club something Ike 5000. and they
say 'the end rs not Yet"