New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
BROOKLYN GOLFERS ACT
TWO CLUBS CONSOLIDATE.
Users of Public Links Join Forces
to Secure Needed Reforms.

organization. to be known as the Brook
lyn-Forest Park Golf Club, has sprung into ex-
istence. This is nothing more or less than con-
solidaton of the old Brooklyn Golf Club and the
Forest Park Golf Club, which for several years
have been making use of the public links at For
est Park Consolidation was effected last night at
meeting of the Forest Park Golf Club members
ct the Clarendon Hotel Earlier in the week the
members of the Brooklyn Golf Club met at the
same place and unanimously decided in favor of
the project
Sam Stark and George G. Baxter. presidents OF
the Brooklyn Golf Club and Forest Park Golf
Club respectively some time ago realized the ad-
vantages of consolidation, and they have been
working with that end in view ever since. There
was really need for two clubs, and as neither
had sufficient strength by itself to bring about GER
tain needed reforms it was figured that it would
only be question of time when the rank and file
of the membership both sides would be brought
round to the way of thinking
AS the matter stands there will be about
three hundred members in: the. consolidated body.
Many of these members have been using the public
links since they learned the game In fact,
the Brooklyn Golf Club organized seven years
ago. and couple of seasons later the Forest Park
Golf Club sprang into existence.
The golfers, one and ALL are thoroughly tired OF
the conditions which have long existed They say
they derive little good from the and palatiai
clubhouse constructed by the city at cost of
$4,000: also the lack of conveniences found at all
private clubs is painfully noticeable
Before freQuenter of the public links can get at
his clubs and clothes In his locker he is first COM
PEELED to apply to attendant for the key, which
must be returned when the locker is closed. Be
cause of defect in the shower room. the latter
closed last fall, much 20 the annoyance of the
golfers.
Then. again, there is no restaurant in the
building. OF course. this is inconvenience to
those who wish to make day of it at the links.
Lounging rooms are conspicuous by their absence.
In the nineteenth hole few attraC-
tions.
In addition to the money spent the building.
something like $1,000 expended in the con-
struction Of a tank which has a capacity of $500
gallons This 1t is said, will some day not only
satisfactorily supply the building with water. but
enable those in charge to pipe the green's Add to
the sums already mentioned 5000 for ground i'm
provement and it will be that there has been
outlay of about $4,000, from which the golfers
claim to have derived scant benefit.
The present eghteen-hole course has been in
commission for three years. 1t playing
length Of about 5000 yards, and includes three blind
holes According to those who play at Forest Park
the greens are far from what they should be- Dur
ing the summer they sadly in need of water. A
golf course with poor greens, however, is better
than course at all, and at present the latter
state of affairs exists for the reason that the
authorities closed the links for the winter a few
weeks ago. This departure from past custom was
not appreciated by the golfers.
But the latter, that they have consolidated
into one organization, hope to be able exert
sufficient influence to bring about various improve
ments. 1t is also their object at distant date
to have a clubhouse of their own adjacent to the
links. and In that way become Independent of the
present building
Temporary officers of the club to serve until
the first annual meeting in March. have been
elected follows:
James A. Nichol. president: Sam Stark vice
president; James w. Kent, treasurer; Samuel
Peace, financial secretary; James E. Thursby,
recording secretary, and the following. who with
the officers will constitute the board of governors:
II. p Kidd. George G.. Baxter F. W. Faucham and
DR.. J. H. Holmes.
IN these times when many of the nearby Long
Island courses stand in danger of real estate en-
croachment, 1t seems only a question Of few
years when most of them will be forced out of
existence. This. it is believed. will make the
Forest Park course more and more in demand each
season. The officials of the club sangune
of a rapidly increasing membership Application
is to be made shortly for membership in the Met
ropolitan Golf Association.