New-York tribune., 1909-01-26
GOLF LINKS IN DANGER
Richmond County Country Club
Planning for Ne1c Course.

An effort is being made by the Richmond County
Country Club to sell enough stock, in regularly
organized company. to its members to buy the land
on which the second nine holes of its golf course
laid out and to secure enough land to lay out
another nine holes to take the place os the first
nine holes. which likely to be lost in the near
future
1t is proposed to lay out the new nine holes on
the Cromwell and Brown FARMS directly back of
and across the road from the clubhouse. There
are forty-two acres IN this tract, the land being
undulating and hilly and we'll adapted for a
sporty course. The land has been surveyed and
tentatively laid out, that the first nine holes
would playing distance of 1888 yards with
a total for the full Of SITS yards. The re-
arrangement Of holes would bring the eighteenth
green near the first tee ard much nearer the club
house than the present home hole
The circular Issued to members says. in part:
For year or more the question of providing
for the permanent use and ultimate ownership by
house tennis courts, stables and an eighteen-hole
golf course has been under active discussion The
under lease from George Cromwell The lirst
nine holes OF the golf course are located on lano
also owned by him, but under the terms or the
lease Sc he has the option OF furnishing other 1a land
both inclusive. are located on land the bulk OF
which IS owned by the schieffen estate and & the
The esheePth hole 1 is on land IL partly owned G
The lease of ha hh tennis
and such Of the golf course as is under Mr.: Crom-
manency; the other leases, however. are on a
year-to-year basis, and the lease covering the
Schiefelin tract, the most important of ALL may
be cancelled at any time upon sixty days notice
The demand for building sites has developed
recently TO such extent that the land which
the first, second and seventh holes located has
already been encroac ached upon, and further sales
will very shortly make the use of this tract. and
consequently of tho tract which the third,
fourth fiftn sixth holes located Impossible.
Within the past three four months we were
Informed offer made the Schieffelin estate
for all their holdings. Inasmuch the sale OF
this property would have Immediately destroyed
the golf course, number OF gentlemen interested
in the club took option on the land for purchase
at the net price OF s24 S75, and az the same time
entered into negotiations with Willard Brown for
the purchase of ten twelve acres of his land
8, 900 acre. and with Mr.. Cromwell with a
view of purchasing securing an option on the
clubhouse. stables and tennis courts for rs 900
and approximately thirty acres OF land at $500 an
aFe. In case Of purchase of the Sehienelin and and
Brown pieces Mr.. Cromwell is willing to allow
the OF the land necessary for the first and
eighteenth holes for period OF ten years without
charge. with the privilege Of purchase Mr. Bayne
and Mr. FIaRC have agreed 10 lease that portion
of the course owned by them for ten years upon
most favorable terms.
The aggregate amount involved in the purchase
would he about $4,000. but part Of this would b
carried in a mortgage. Subscriptions for 800 share:
would be made TO the Richmond County Country
Club Real Estate Company, the club having the
option TO take up the shares or purchase the prop
ertv as soon as possible.