The household cyclopædia of practical receipts and daily wants . andled ash bat, the lowerpart of which is slightly curved ; theobject of the game is to drive a smallhand-ball into certain holes in theground, and he who soonest accom-plishes this wins the game. The , and other clubs in Scot-land, have elaborate Hules for playing this game, but the following generalplan is invariably followed :—Two,four, or any number of players formthemselves into sides, and then fix thegolf-lengths, which often extend overthree or four miles; especially in thewinter-time, when the game is playedon t
The household cyclopædia of practical receipts and daily wants . andled ash bat, the lowerpart of which is slightly curved ; theobject of the game is to drive a smallhand-ball into certain holes in theground, and he who soonest accom-plishes this wins the game. The , and other clubs in Scot-land, have elaborate Hules for playing this game, but the following generalplan is invariably followed :—Two,four, or any number of players formthemselves into sides, and then fix thegolf-lengths, which often extend overthree or four miles; especially in thewinter-time, when the game is playedon the ice. At various intervals golf-holes are formed, into which the ballmust be struck; each party, as infootball, endeavouring to drive theball in an opposite direction. One ormore balls may be used, but eachplayer has his own bandy. Croquet. — This game may beplayed by two or more persons, itsobject being to strike a wooden ballwith a mallet through a series ofhoops set in the ground, according tosome regular plan. The following isthe original method :—. Technical Terms used in the Game:—Roquet is to hit another ball withyour own. Croqueted.—When two balls are incontact, and the player, placing hisfoot on his own ball, strikes it, andby that means cannons the othei 554 TAKE MY ADVICE. away, he is said to have cioquetedthat ball. The tonr is the turn given to eachplayei. This continues till he fails tostrike his ball through a hoop. Eover.—A player who, after makingthe complete round of the hoops, con-tinues in the game to assist his side ;as explained in Law X. Wired is a term used when a ball isin contact with a hoop so as to pre-vent it going through. To peg is to strike at either of thepegs in proper order of play. To dismiss a ball is to croquet it toa distance. A bridged ball is one that has runthe first arch. A dead ball is one that is in hand orout of the game for the time being. Other terms, such as nursing,straight stroke, running a hoop,over-running, sid
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