According to a department spokesman, plans were in motion to renovated the park, claiming it would be unwise to renovate the park, claiming it would be unwise to resurface the courts, when they intended to rebuild them. Israel Kaufman, a member of the Tennis Committee, said a 500-name petition was sent to Newbold Morris, asking for repairs of the courts. A dedication was made on October 18, 1965 to the John Golden Section of Crocheron Park. The ceremonies were attended by Mayor Wagner, Park Commissioner Newbold Morris, and Mr. Hymes, the sister of the late John Golden. Events held A concert was held and given at Crocheron Park on August 13, 1965, and was attended by over 20,000 people. Due to the increasing number of fans and audience, those in charge had to make use of two baseball fields. Both the audience and musicians braved a steady rain drizzle occurring that very evening. On August 6, 1966. a New York Philharmonic Society orchestra concert was held in Bayside's Crocheron Park with a reception of 40,000 persons. People cheered "bravos" for the musicians, for conductor Lukas Foss, and for Marian Anderson. During the performance, there was an orderly incident: three youngsters almost disrupted the performance by firing paper clips at the orchestra from a nearby wooded area. All three of these youngsters were caught by Patrolmen Joseph Leyer, James Miller, Thomas Carr, and Sergeant Andrew Lontos: the youths' names were withheld because of their ages. This summer program was composed of Mozart's "Symphony Number 40," Tshaikovsky's "Francesa de Rimini," Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait," and Ravel's "Daphnis and Chloe." This program was co-sponsored by the Historical Society and Parks Department. Crocheron Park was used for many other festive events. One such event was Bayside's third Annual American Heritage Weekend which was held in August 1981. The celebration included the day's re-enactment of parts from the American Revolution played out by the Historic Commands of the American Revolution. There were those, however, who believed that none of the day's events matched their desires, enjoyments, or anything related to historical traditions. Furthermore, Crocheron Park was also used for running marathons. In August 1981, an all-day marathon was held in Crocheron Park and was attended by 19 long-distance runners. This event was hosted by The Broadway Ultramarathon Society and headed by Ben Grundstein and Richard Innamorato who finished third in the race and ran over