theinbox The Pangborn Croquet Club
WESTHAMPTON MALLET CLUB’S
A top-quality six-wicket croquet court is now available in central Maryland, in the city of Hagerstown. The court is inside the Pangborn city park. It features a crushed stone dust, sand and clay mixture surface. This surface is fast, level and smooth. It does not need to be mowed, and it self-levels with each rainfall. The court is near full size at approximately 100 feet long by 70 feet wide. The court is fenced in, which keeps balls in and passersby out. It also has a lighting system, heated restrooms 50 feet away and is currently available seven days a week from sunrise to 8 p.m. A playground is located next to the court with a beautiful fishing pond next to the playground. Downtown Hagerstown is five minutes away by car or bike and has all the amenities any small city would have. Pangborn is also connected via a short bike path to the Fairgrounds complex with too many great activities available to list.
NEWEST TRY-OUT
The court is accessible to Pangborn Croquet Club members and guests. Visitors and beginners are always welcome when a member is present. Anyone may become a member and USCA members and anyone wanting to play croquet are welcome. Email us and we will coordinate a member to be present. We need new members to help get this club off the ground and keep it going. The court is the creation of croquet player, musician and entrepreneur, Ian Harshman. (Ian is known as Ian Carey in the music world.) Harshman noticed the area in the park that used to be home to a lawn bowling club. Abandoned for many years, the area was overgrown with young trees and weeds. He and a handful of helpers cleared all the weeds and brush, resurfaced the court with new crushed stone dust, leveled it and installed wickets. Sadly, we lost our good friend Harshman this summer when he passed away at the waytoo-young age of 46. But his legacy lives on with the club. If you would like to try out the court or get more information, contact us at pangborncroquet@gmail.com. –Gil Rocha
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Meet the Westhampton Mallet Club’s newest try-out: Winnie, granddaughter of Bev and Randy Cardo!
