New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-29
Golfers Say Second Link,
Would Solve Problem
of Congestion.
PLAN FOR SMALL
FEE MEETS FAVOR
John Bolton, Of the Scottish.
American Club, Urges
City to Act.


movement for better conditions a, ~.
public links at Van Cortlandt Park IL q.
the present inactive, the movement 4, :.
much alive as ever. Among the army /.
golfers who frequent this course in ,ur.
mcr, the improvement idea is the On.
topic OF conversation.
One Of those who come In con,ac, x.,
many Of these golfers IS John Bolton :,
the Scottsh-American COLI Club. which
uses the public course as us links. Bolto,
knows the conditions at this park thor.
oughly.
by all means let's have another cou-s.
There'l be lots Of use for IT," he saA
yesterday II remember that in Ex,,.
burgh when | was a lad I used 10 p,,y
over the Braid Hills links, and no many
people finally came there that the TOW,
officials became convinced that some,h,rx
must be done Well, their plan was DIN,
ply 10 build another course near BY.
Accordingly the additional links vas
finished and the old circuit was ssnply.
closed 10 all who had not become fan,lt,.
with the game and could really play 1.
quite well All beginners and those shs
had not reached the more proficient star.
hacked away AT the new links. Further.
more. those who played over the old links
were charged two pence -four cents 70,
the privilege, while the new course was
free TO all. This condition was met will.
ingly. for who would not pay small t.s
for the sake OF better facilities?
1T would be an easy matter for this
plan 10 be adopted al Van Cortland,
Park. Let the new course. Up on the hill.
be finished and set aside for beginner
and let those with some experience play
over the old one at A fee Of a dime or
even quarter. I say no one would Oh.
ject. I have talked with a lot OF Van
Cortlandt Park golfers recently and
have yet 10 find one Of them opposed 10
such a plan. Let's have the new course
by all means. II would be one Of the
finest moves the city ever made in behalf
of the sport lovers.
Il dare say a convincing canvass could
be taken OF those who play at Van Cori.
landt Park. and If a vote were taken /,
would be Overwhelmingly in favor OF the
new links. Moreover, there would IL
enough votes to convince the Park De.
partment of the popularity OF golf
Apropos Of public golf links. a new
course is being laid out in West SIDE
Park. Chicago. and will be ready for use
before spring. \ special clubhouse also Is
being constructed. There will be eighteen
holes. Golf has become so popular in At.
lanta that some sort OF facilities will 10
provided. There is not money enough q,
present for a full course. but land has
been set aside and three holes will to
constructed at once.
In Minneapolis a popular movement has
resulted in the City Council voting an sp.
preparation for an eighteen-hole links.
work on which Will De begun without
delay. Newark will have nlne-hoIs
links at Weequahic Park by spring. Tho
agitation for not only municipal links but
for additional facilities where links HAYS
been in use for several years seems To-
have become countrywide.
When a golfer makes hole in three is
is good for at least a halye ninety-nins
times out OF hundred. and when 10
sinks HIS putt for there is usually only
one answer. At the Country Club CT At.
lantic City recently Carlton Geist, wno
had been playing with DR.. Theodors
Senseman, remarked that he Just made
the tenth hole in and the eleventh i4
2. We'll. of course, you won them" 90
served friend.
NO" was Geist's rejoinder. Il lost
both"
Such was the case. The tenth hols v
a 200 yarder and the next about 80. nsI
doctor ran down a stable putt for
at No. 10 and few moments later h'SN
a full iron shot for a at the eleventh