The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-25

THE COUNTRY CLUB.
GOLF PROGR4MME OF MATCHES
 AND OURNAMENTS.

Golfers Returning Home-A Busy Week
 on the Links-Ladies, Classification
 Match on Wednesday and Others to
 Follow.
 | With the return of the autumn comes the return once more to city life of | New Havens Four Hundred. Soon the social functions which have been carried | on at shore and mountain resorts will | be transferred to the various homes | and clubs within the city's bounds. Re captions, weddings and other socable | functions will soon again be in evidence. During the coming fall golf and the Country club give promise of being the most popular and one of the busiest cen ters of social life. During the past week large numbers of ladies and gen. tlemen have taken part in many friend ly contests on the golf links, which are at present in the pink of condition. On Saturday large number of players took part in the classification games. There will be three classes-A, B and c. In the first class will be placed all members who can make the round of eighteen holes in 102 strokes or less. Class B will be composed of members whose scores for the round exceed 102 and do not exceed 113, while the C or third class will be composed of all who requre more than 11S strokes for the round. The following programme of competitions has been arranged by the green committee up to October the 2lst:
 Saturday, September 29-Classifica tion play-eighteen holes. medal play. Open to all members of the club. Classes A, B and c to be established by resulting scores handed to commit tee. Thereafter to enter club tourna- ment member must be classified as in A. B or c.
 Class A-All members making the eighteen holes in 102 strokes or less.
 Class B-Al members making the eighteen holes in more than 102 strokes and less than 11S strokes.
 Class C-All members whose scores for eigtheen holes exceed 11S strokes.
 Wednesday, September 27-Ladies' classification play. Class A, 125 strokes or less. Class B. exceeding 125 strokes. Same conditions as above.
 Saturday, September 30-7Team match for all members of the club--eighteen hoes match play. Entrance fee. one new ball. Balls to go to winning team. Teams to be paired by committed
 Wednesday, October 4-Ladies' four some competition (handicap).
 Saturday, October 7-Mixed foursome eighteen holes, match play and han dicap.
 Wednesday, October 11-Ladies team match (handicap).
 Saturday, October t4-Qualifying round annual club tournament Best eight in each class to qualify. (With- out handicap). Matches (match play, eighteen holes) to be continued during following week
 Wednesday, October 1S-Ladies' an- nual club tournament. Qualifying round, eighteen holes (handicap). Best eight in each class to qualify. Matches (match play, no handicap, eighteen holes) during week. Final in each class Saturday. October 21 Saturday, October 21--Final matches eighteen holes, in all classes, club tournament All matches to be started promptly at 2 D. m.
 Classification of members and their | handicap will be posted in the club | house. Contests to decide change of classif- | cation of any member to be under rules | to be hereafter prescribed.