New-York tribune., 1907-08-11
rpKEEP TO BE EXCELLENT.

Cl1h VII oa = exnected of the Richmond Hill
Goif cub and of several Brooklyn organizations.
: upKEEP TO BE EXCELLENT.
-. s-, Intention of the Garden City Company.
f,ich viii attend to the upkeep OF the course TO
have The links al times in first class conollioli
krb. greens are undulating, and when pay oiiOe p
lsns they will be found 10 be keen They are 10
- I,e1- :, order according to the latest ideas on
kbe subject Instead CT occasional rolling with q
lheavv roller, is the usual custom the pu'tiis
xreens on the Salisbury course VIII De gone , w.
pvery day nitG light wooden rollers IL is pia4eu
ko 60 most of the rolling around the holes
While there is plenty of rough stun; I1e @ it. tI
f<v be kept short, thereby obviatins the losl pa D.
r,-oblera so Objectionable on many courses now
1days An improved motor mower has oeeh pUi-
chased ,, :. tho
ixact that it is so laid TO enable the women
lend the buffers TO get round and at the same ,
escape much Of the severe penalty In other "oaus
I,nosf Of the holes can be played two ways. me
.slavizs length asSs yards but as every hoe mas
F, resIl fo more difficult to get low score there
tthan On many soeo-yard circuit Ihere are atso
a number Of short holes. always oeight 10 I tlo
golfer Of medium ability AT all tne famous aO
ifoth here and abroad the cause has almost IN
lvariably found TO be the result OF some pc pc
icuiar contour Of the ground This feature ~ mas -
sf1djed carefully In laying out the new course
Long walks between greens and trees nave aiSo
ben avoided II IS expected that in short time
she turf viii derelop into the same rare quahty as
,hat found the old Garden City links
A. ". Evarts and Devereux Emmett are ples4os.C @
and 7tce-presdenr respectively of the Garden Clly
Company and Lorenzo Senple is treasurer anu
Charles s Butler secretary. In giving the names
and Newmarket Road OF the new streets at
no great distance from the clubhouse the company
!1eceired the inspiration from hit OF ancient Ms
xcrv-
There were regular meetings held annually
ton Salisbury Plains. the Hampstead PIaln Ialus
were then called for more than one hunoTeo yeaIS
iprior ID the Declaration Of Independence Coionei
Nichols the first English Governor ordered that q
etake should be for on the present site o,
-four wide covered with excellent turf ana en-
lssrer destitute Of trees From its resemblance TO
tNn----,o-lo- Heath tba course WAS called New
ssnarket- and the first race was run there ABOUT
syear until 1775. and these were attended by the
gentry Of New York and New England
HOLE BY HOLE.
The committee had an object in making the first
teaole the longest on the It is matter OF
iezs yards over a road with rough stuff on either
eide the approach being TO large green. Ex-
tperience has proved that courses where there
are large numbers Of players there Is always
toourd 10 be more or congestion. say moth
ing OF vexatious waiting. around the first and sec
,ord tees where start is made with short hole.
The test shot the second the line of play for
which is back toward the clubhouse, VII! pe the
lnashie approach over the road To avoid going
over snto some Of the traps 10 be found on all
7eides ft viii be well TO put considerable stop on
the ball The distance is $40 yards-
In order 20 keep out Of trouble going to the third
hole good direction will be essential The distance
IS sbort-only les yards-ih the green close TO the
clubhouse and will be a ceek en- iron shot, ac-
<ord.nr 10 the wind. Tha green is long and mar
row and almost entirely surrounded by trouble It
IS three hole. but the slightest mistake VIII re-
suit sn penalty
Of the tee yawns a sand pix, while skirting the
sa.rxay the left IS the road To the right OF the
trend OF the land tee is sloping, and
unless the drive IS played well to the right there
VIII be danger OF the bali finding a resting place
"a the road A well placed drive should land one TO
a good lie a rods short Of the seventh tee. and
the road This will come under the head of what
may be ciassed as thinking holes" The distance
Is 2S5 yards.
/ rn going TO the fifth hole one can attempt just
as much on the drive be thinks he can manage
slat S. he can take the short angle the road,
requiring moderately short drive. or he hit
ont IN straight line for the hole. The latter way
viii require a much longer carry, but IL brought
off successfully the nnashie approach viii be less
irving The distance is 800 yards
Everything possible has been done to encourage
bold driving going to the 2ssyard sixth hole There
2see and green that under favorable conditions IL
svsu be possible drive the green II VIII be the
ono who Insjudges his approach who VIII come
ITO grief IN a deep sand pit Immediately back Of
! A long carry from the tee will be decided ad-
vantage 81 playing the seventh hole, which is As
yards The drive should clear the big sand traps.
while q good second shot Will get beyond the
rough stuff and f the bail has sufficient legs #
ishould get home under favorable conditions The
tkreen IS large and inviting.
Z There are two ways cf playing the eighth hole
sWfu have TO carried both the drive and
Fond shot But by going alcng the right side Of the
tSa1rxay these traps be avoided. although the
hnecessarily long second shot Will be dangerous.
the green is well guarded The distance is 3s5
yards
The ninth hole. $50 yards. parallel with the
railroad, and the strong player IL is a drive
snd ceek- A rather narrow fairway, however,
calls good direction all times. To the turn
4t Is slightly than three thousand yards, and
far actual playing length goes the most diff
cult part OF the round has been travelled
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