The sun., 1916-09-17

NEW PUBLIC LINKS
NEAR GARDEN CITY
New Salisbury Promises to Re-
Longer and Better Than
"Old Home Course"
TO OPEN MEMORIAL DAY

golfers who were disappointed when N.
Salisbury links At Garden City v.r.
turned over last spring to the CHERRY
Valley Club. which meant It's clo,,n,
down a. q public course. you will hs
Interested to learn tina, ,n,.-'
ests identffed with the Garden City CON.
pany are now building a longer and b.,.
ter Salisbury to lake the place OF ,hs
links that was the 'oid home course, W
q large portion Of New York's unat,sch.a
golfers. Better In every way than a,y
public course In his part Of tho word
the new Salisbury Is planned TO p,oy,d.
every feature OF the finest private sof
clubs for visitors To New York and to-
those residents who have no private club
memberships. It Is planned 10 open m.
now links ext Memorial Day.
Sixty-two hundred yards long. And
covering . splendid rolling country tina,
provides many natural hazards. the new
course IL so planned that all classes o,
golfers will enjoy playing on II. Will.
Il offers many opportunities for the ~.
pert golfer to display his skill, il Der.
mits the average golfer to play an en-.
joyable amt Devereux Emmett. 4,
building the course. and for his plan hs
has drawn on his experience as builder
Of the two older Garden City links. the
Schenectady. Huntington Country and
0lenwood Country courses, and on wha,
he has learned from inspections ~ N.
principal courses throughout the world
Assisting Mr.. Emmett Is George coburn
a famous golfer from Scotland. who has
been we'll up In the championship. there
As . site for the new Salisbury the
builders have selected a large trac, N
the Meadow Brook country, Just TO the
AaN - y I'm aN1nndiI hAV,a .
Garden City. On the west the cours. /.
separated from the Meadow Brook Club
property by whaleneck avenue. o. me
north II 10 bounded by the Long leland
Railroad: or the east by the he more
Westbury road. and on the south bv
Fulton street. II Is here that the Hemp.
stead Plains are most undulatinI and
the ground most adaptable TO golf. tn.
great charm OF the new Salisbury link.
will be the entire absence Of suburban
surroundings. for all about II are m.
vide open. wind swept and urspo,.ed
plains like Muirfeld or GuIlane HI
Course 20 BE Severe Test.
One Of the principal merits ~ ,hs o
cality IL the remarkable golf sol. S. n
never gets hard and never gets ..f
II Is the same soil that has made ,;l-i4n
Nv ts0 Owl - " Nv Isf ~l.-A y r.
gin prairie sod that never has been
ploughed. The ours, p. long "a 4
more severe test of o"'f than tUo of
Salisbury links. Il 'oll"ws the ,a",,,
and bluffs that intsIgoti the pla,is. w,t.
ing interesting and diversified lu.s
with as many natural hazard rs 'n,.
sible. There are -four short holes F., a.,
will he found very sporty amt .,,.'. Pa.
Ing. One IL n mashie shot Of 1875 ,iris
on an iron of 100 yards. one a c,e, (
shot Of 200 yards. AMI one "A fu,. drvc
or brass!e shot. There are SIX role.
where a brassie mus, he used on the &C..
ond shot even by long hltters.
From the tees there Ia always 4 riac.
Tor a good lie for the e shot tina, lar
be reached by the shortest dr,v.- NJ.
vided the ball is played straish, Il NAV
not be possible to get the hol. In "a, b.
taking such a lipe. The man who essay.
10 get the hole in par must take a
greater FISK and must take a Il fo-e-'
direction from the tee. Their, W be =,
very easy carry from every tee. H. A Q
tain direction 10 enable wonen and ho.
ginners to play II ball to n place vhe,e
l. can be hit again on a good !'a.
Inc putting greens are large ana IT,.
dulatlng and are being construct, al
managed in the same manner as the "a
isoury greens. which are ackrow alr4o
u be as good as any in tho cunt,
special grass Is being used tn maxim.
them ana the fairgreen. TIE greens All
rairway are being seeded now and ar
expected to be In perfect cordl,,o, ly ~,
end Of next May.
The owners Of the links vii, MAKE q
splendid clubhouse overlooking ,Se A..
tee n the eighteenth green. vile
covered porch or arcadc--cnc,osei 90
siass IN winter-will. be hui.t on the SD,
adJolning the first tee and the las, gee
Next to this will be the profcss,onsr,
shop and the sta rter's box. TIE club,
mouse VIII nave every accessory and VI
be open all year. A hrst class rcs,ap
rant Will he under the ga ne raraco-ar,
a. the old Salisbury clubhouse. SIZE "a
accommodations for women W. wax.
the clubhouse az attractive fo- them a.
the finest private clubs.
Putting Green In Cour,,sra,
The great central COURTYARD n. - =,
ee,ve special treatment. II will hsv. a
large circular putting green o, e'gh,e.'
hoies' Accessibility was one ~ the pr'r.
cipal reasons for the selection or I've 81,
OF tne new Salisbury. The new sat ,
AZ MEADOW Brook II served by c.e-'-'
'"N soiHf't WIN every 1rtFfFi
city and Hampstead train R!urri
time from Garden city is less t7,a u
minutes. The new clubhouse is Only M.
mile from Wes,bury station. where a
main line and Port JcTcrsor h-sur'
trains stop. A good jitne- ssr,'ce W
no maintained between Tho cIHhJo3-
That station. From Garden Ct'v "
Vel the new course Will bc only ',r m"
, utes motor ride.
All golfers will he welcomed "a 80 '"v
salisbury links. but II is espcr..uy N,i
I Tor transient and unattached so'e-'
No Introduction or club mcmho,~'.r =
be necessary, II Is proposed o., .'i'r
" a day for all days except S,HIrt 50
sundays and holidays, wlicu pill" Ht'
charge will he 81. Weekly. n..'.'. '
yearly tickets also Will he isu.i
y II is the Intention Of 'hr uw'..- . >
, TO permit the course to hr'our c'''
. Just as soen as the new Sa,l-h4. .H y
signs Of being ovcrtaNci Il .,o rr
q will he built IN tho same ,',.' d.. &C.
, will be used by annual >uh-,' b ', a.
for competitions,
a Another interesting course "a y
J, that In likely to he one ~ tNn o. = e
tractive In this part Of No 'u,.''
: being built by the owners ~ . 81
S bury links for the Mc,duW ~ ' ''1'
Just to the east Of the Meadow N' ..
fields and north Of IA" II .'.
estate recently purchase b., -
v smith COchranc. owner of ~.
fender Nanitic. Mr. 'oclr,..
a inE a private polo Mold di
field where tha i~n'"rnI'u.t
were played. Tho Mcainw T.
I has hunting. and support. '
n fields, but for their golf me Doe
go to piping Rock or N,e-..
courses are becom'uG Nrf'
Saturdays and Sumit>s
There are only Ia mcu'''.
DIV Brook club. whIh jn.y
against crowding