. The encyclopaedia of sport. d exercise was more in favour than themanlier game, and in 1606, on the occasion ofChristian IV. of Denmarks visit, we find theroyal brothers-in-law excelling all their com-petitors. In 1612 the young Prince Henryand five others ran at the ring a match for asupper, which he won, and the next year, atSomersets wedding, the King and the bride-groom also ran. So on during Jamess reign onstate occasions running at the ring was one ofthe chief items of amusement, and, as might oeexpected, the Pnnce Charles generally took theprize. Pluvinel in his great work on horseman
. The encyclopaedia of sport. d exercise was more in favour than themanlier game, and in 1606, on the occasion ofChristian IV. of Denmarks visit, we find theroyal brothers-in-law excelling all their com-petitors. In 1612 the young Prince Henryand five others ran at the ring a match for asupper, which he won, and the next year, atSomersets wedding, the King and the bride-groom also ran. So on during Jamess reign onstate occasions running at the ring was one ofthe chief items of amusement, and, as might oeexpected, the Pnnce Charles generally took theprize. Pluvinel in his great work on horseman-ship deals at length with the sport and givesmost minute directions for the handling of thelance. The Lists—As to the lists where thejousting took place, this was an enclosedspace of ground with posts and rails andsometimes a bank and ditch round it. Theground was hard, even and firm, and in thepreparation for the Field of Cloth of GoldSir Nic. \aux mentions that it will not doto scatter the earth from the enclosing ditch,. :^j^t
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