Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-11

len%gthening out its course this
spring from 5,337 yards to 5000
yards. Over 100 yards are to be added
to the tenth hole, which was formerly
$50 yards in length. Three new holes
are being added to the course, which
is practically but one absolutely new
hole, as the new thirteenth hole of 800
yards is really the old thirteenth and
fourteenth holes combined, the thir-
tenth being 312 yeards long and the
fourteenth 315 yards. The new four
tenth, however, is absolutely new, 1t
being a stretch of 500 yards, back
parallel with the thirteenth hole, but
over entirely new ground. The new
fifteenth hole, which replaces the old
fifteenth hole, is 800 yards long, and is
practically the old fifteenth; that is,
the putting green is the same, but the
line of play from the tee to the green
is entirely different, and the length in
stead of 240 yards will be 800 yards,
The three new holes will not be put
in commission until about the first of
June. The club, however. will formally
open it's season on the old course about
the middle of April. The spring weather
has been so very favorable that Martin
O'Loughlin, the clubs professional.
and his gang of workmen are away
ahead of their work of former years.
The club has still an eye for further
Improvement, as they are DESTROYS of
piping their greens and having water
at every green.
A subscription has been started
among the members to that effect, and
as it only appeals to the golfers who
play over course and not to tennis or
athletic members, it is purely a mat
ter of being up to the golfers who
want the course in up-to-date order,
and it is a safe venture to say the
course win be piped before the middle
of the season. The club owns its own
property of about 10 acres. and when
once piped it is piped for ever, and
the project is not a useless waste Of
money that will only be of service for
a few years. The club is established
on a solid basis and has come TO stay.
The president is Leighton Calkins, who
has been very active in national golf
ing affairs for the past few years, and
has done more in national affairs than
any man in America. His most recent
act was revising the constitution of the
United States Golf Association, which
prevented an open war between that
body and the Western Golf Assoeia-
ton, and prevented W. national or
ganizations being formed in this coun-
try.
The Plainfeld Country Club will hold
a field day May IA, which will really be
a reception to all the leading clubs in
Plainfield, and on the evening of June
I they will hold an outdoor Shakes
perian entertainment.
While the Crawford Golf Club
thought it was through with improve
ments when it put in from twenty
five to thirty new cup bunkers last
spring, they found 1t necessary this
spring, for the comfort of the members,
to thoroughly drain all the new bunkers
and many of the fair greens. over
1000 feet of drains have already been
put in and there is much more drain
ing yet to be done. There is a solid
bed of clay under the greater portion
OF the course about two feet below the
earth, and turf above, and it renders
the course above very soft and spungy
in the spring, and for the greater part
of the season, especially after a heavy
rain. The gang of workmen who have
been busy for some time have just
finished with the eighth fair green, but
the second, third. fourth and sixth
fair greens are yet to be drained, and
the club is figuring upon opening the
season April 20. The draining will not
interfere with the playing further than
ground under repair" where a ball
going into a drain can be lifted and
dropped back without penalty, under
the rules of golf. The club has a nine
hole course of $3.50 yards long, which
gives IT a playing distance of $3.50 yards
for the double round. The DOGGY for