THE OPENING YEAR 



there is a great deal of dovetailing to do ; if not of the 

 same thickness, of packing soil under the thin spots. 

 Neither ought to be necessary. Given firm, level soil 

 and well-cut turves, lawn-making is nearly as easy as 

 dealing Bridge hands. I say " nearly," because I recall 

 that in dealing Bridge hands one does not have to wield 

 a heavy " beater " (although one yearns for this to be 



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 16-31 



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Fig. 23.— Laying Turf. 

 a. New turves laid down. 

 d. A piece of turf ready cut for laying. 



c. How to roll turves to prevent damage when 



carrying them. 



d. Ground bevelled for new turves. e, path. 



the privilege of harassed players when a forgetful 

 partner fails to return a lead), whereas in laying turf 

 the use of a beater is indispensable. It is a heavy 

 wooden plate or flat block mounted on a curved handle. 

 It is swung up, and allowed to drop with a thud on turf 

 after turf, compressing all equally. When the turf is 

 all down and the beater has done its work, the lawn- 

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