Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-09
is LAID OUT BY EXPERT
Greens Have Been Put in Good
Shape site is Available
to City and Section
CHANCE FOR ALL TO PLAY
Cost of Playing Golf Reduced
by Local People; Expect
Many to Join

Announcement of the opening of
the Middlesex Golg Club on Satur-
day, June 25. is made today by the
committee in charge. Starting early
in April, the work of preparing the
fairways and temporary green's has
progressed steadily under the di-
rection of Julge C. C. Hommann.
chairman of the committee, until
there is now golf course ready,
which will bear favorable compari-
son with many courses which have
been in existence for years.
Located in Woodbridge township,
less than half mile from Wood
bridge proper, on the road to Rah-
way, the new club is within easy
reach of Perth Amboy, both by au-
tomoblle and by street cars which
stop at st. George road, a station
on the property of the club. The
property consists of about fifty
acres of ground, previously known
as the Kelly farm. Negotiations are
under way for the sale of part of
the land on the east side of the
road which cannot be used by the
club and by the sale of this piece of
the property the committee expects
to recover practically two-thirds of
the purchase price enabling them to
offer membership in the club at an
exceptionally reasonable figure.
Although no definite fee has been
decided upon as yet, it is expected
that the yearly charge will not ex-
ceed $40, about half of the ordinary
membership fee in a golf club, ex-
elusive of the yearly assessments IN
addition.
According to a statement by Will
liam B. Pratt. who is actively in
terested in the club, the idea will
be not to establish an exclusive
membership by charging high fees,
but to make the charges as low as
possible, so as to attract the young
men in moderate circumstances who
desire to play golf. For the pres
ent it is announced that non mem
bers will be allowed the privileges
OF the course, a nominal grounds
fee being charged in such cases, as
is the usual custom at most courses.
Laid out by Thomas Gurley, of
Mt. Tabor, Pa, an authority on the
subject of golf courses, the new
links will consist of nine holes and
Will be approximately three thous-
and yards in length when finished.
Due to the desire of those in charge
to have the course ready for use
as soon as possible, it will be four
hundred yards short for awhile, but
dork will continue and it is expect
ed that by next year the course
will be complete, with the exception
of the permanent green's, which will
require two years at least, for COM
pletion. Six of the green's will be
raised following the improved style
and this work requires considerable
time and care. The temporary
green's which will be in use for the
present have had constant care
throughout the spring and are in
excellent condition.
The committee wishes to stress
the fact that the fairways and rough
will be kept down by frequent cut
ting thus minimizing the chances
for Using balls. 1t is also antici-
pated that the opening of the
course at the end of the school year
will assure an ample supply of
caddies.
The title to the homestead on the
property will not revert to the club
until June of next year and for the
present the only building will be
the locker house. which has been
remodelled from one of the strGc-
lures on the grounds. When the
homestead is secured it will be al
tered and reconstructed into an up
TO date club house affording all the
advantages which such a structure
should include.
One of the questions which will
be decided at an early date will be
whether CT not the club will retain
the homestead for club house pur-
poses or whether the application of
a restaurant man and caterer to OPP
crate the establishment independ-
emily will be considered. In case
the latter decision is reached it is
thought that one of the smaller
buildings on the property will be re-
modelled into a club house.
The general committee in charge
of the work has Judge Hommann
at it's head. with George Reynolds
as treasurer, Charles Steuerwald. as
secretary, while the greens commit
tee, which has had charge of the
preparation of the course for play
is composed of William B. Pratt, ID.
2. Olmstead DIR. G. w. Fithian and
Aylin Pierson. Harold Van Syckle
is the chairman of the membership
committee.
On Monday of next week a meet
ing of the officials of the club will
be held to draw up articles of in
corporation.