The New York herald., 1922-04-24
TURNPIKE TO HAVE
FINE GOLF COURSE
Devereux Emmet Likens Sec
ond Nine Holes to Those on
Links at Fontainebleau.
ny KERR n. PETRIE.

Additional facilities for the golfer on
the North Shore OF Long Island are fur
nished by the Turnpike Golf and coun-
try Club. the course for which Is being
laid out by Devereux Emmett. half
mile from Great Neck railroad station,
near the corner Of Lakeville road and
North Hampstead turnpike. CT the
course Emmett speaks in the highest
terms and likens the second half. which
is to be laid out later and cut from
fine woodland. to the glades through the
Forest of Fontainebleau.
The Turnpike club is fortunate in hav-
ing half of its property in grass and
which can readily be converted into
links. These first nine holes are to be
ready for play by July A. II is the
intention of the architect to. allow the
club members to enjoy themselves TO
their hearts content on thfs ground this
year and to begin his attack upon the
timber land some time in the fall.
These woods are about as fine as
any on Long Island says Emmet.
when we get our fairways cut through
them they will be like the alleys cut
through the Forest of Fontainebleau. A
forest Is much finer with open glades
fairways through the forest shall take
pains TO leave the finer trees In irTeg-
ular order along the edge in order TO
make the whole effect as natural as pos
sible. We can also move small trees
out around our tees and between our
holes. We have four fine short holes.
two mashie and two iron holes and yet
our course measures more than $500
yards"
Course Easily Accessible.
Not only Is the Turnpike Golf and
Country Club accessible to Great Neck
station. but it is on the main thor
oughfare from New York leading to the
North Shore. distant only half a mile
from the city line and thirteen miles
from the center of New York city. The
club has obtained an option on 8 tract
Of 1o3 acres of land at $4,000 an acre.
The ground is rolinf and beautifully
wooded and altogether ideal for a golf
course. according to Emmet There Is
nearly 5000 feet of road frontage, while
an eminence in the center of the prop
erty lends itself as an ideal clubhouse
site, from which one can see practically
into New York city.
The intention is to form holding
company which will hold title to the
ianu' with each member of the club pur-
chasing one share of stock which will
represent a 1-400 share Of the prop
erty. The plan calls for S100 at the
time of joining. 800 thirty days later.
another payment Of 800 at sixty days
and a similar sum at ninety days The
annual dues will be 500. these to begin
when nine holes of the course are COM
pleted and to be paid semi-annually.
The organizers of the Turnpike Golf
and Country Club point to the ex-
tremely easy plan of membership and
emphasize the fact that tho Flushing
Country Club which was organized one
year ago. was able to have complete
membership of 400 at $3.50 each before
work was started on the golf course.
A membership committee will be chosen
from the first 100 to join. All subse-
quent applications viii be passed upon
by tho membership committee. Early
applications should be made to Milton
LEcluse, 25 East Fortieth street.