_Two-more, three-more, etc._: See under "Odds."
_Upright_: A club is said to be "upright" when its head is not at a very
obtuse angle to the shaft.
_Whins_, furze, or gorse.
_Whipping_: The pitched twine uniting the head and handle.
_Wrist-shot_: Less than a half-shot, generally played with an iron
club--the old saying was "played from the knee."
APPENDIX B
THE ALL-ENGLAND CROQUET LAWS.
1897.
1. _Mallets._--There shall be no restriction as to the number, weight,
size, shape, or material of the mallets; nor as to the part of the
handle held. The ball must only be struck with either end of the head of
the mallet.
2. _Size of Balls._--The balls used in match play shall be three and
five-eighth inches in diameter, of even weight, each ball weighing not
less than thirteen and three-quarter oz. or more than fourteen and a
quarter oz.
3. _Choice of Lead and of Balls._--It shall be decided by lot which side
shall have choice of lead and of balls. In a succession of games the
choice of lead shall be alternate, the sides keeping the same balls.
4. _Commencement of Game._--In commencing, each ball shall be placed on
the starting spot. The striker's ball, when so placed and struck is at
once in play, and can roquet any other ball in play or be roqueted
whether it has made the first hoop or not.
5. _Stroke, when taken._--A stroke is considered to be taken if a ball
be moved in the act of striking; but should a player, in taking aim,
move his own or any other ball accidentally, it must be replaced to the
satisfaction of the umpire or the adversary, and the stroke be then
taken. If a ball be moved in taking aim, and then struck without being
replaced, the stroke is foul (see Law 25).
6. _Hoop, when run._--A ball has run its hoop when, having passed
through from the playing side and ceased to roll, it cannot be touched
by a straight-edge placed against the wires on the side from which it
was played, after the hoop has been placed upright.
7. _Ball driven partly through Hoop._--A ball driven partly through its
hoop from the non-playing side cannot run the hoop at its next stroke,
if it can be touched by a straight-edge placed against the wires on the
non-playing side.
8. _Points counted to Non-Strikers Ball._--A ball driven through its
hoop, or against the turning peg, by any stroke not foul, of its own
side, or by any stroke of the adverse side, scores the point so made.
9. _Points made for Adversary's Ball._--If a point be made for an
adversary's ball, the striker must inform his adversary of it. Should
the striker neglect to do so, and the adversary make the point again, he
may continue his turn as though he had played for his right point.
10. _The Turn._--A player, when his turn comes round, may roquet each
ball once before making a point, and may do this again after each point
made. The player continues his turn so long as he makes a point or a
roquet.
11. _Croquet imperative after Roquet._--A player who roquets a ball must
take croquet, and in so doing must move perceptibly both balls (_vide_
Law 27 (_h_) (_i_)).
In taking croquet, the striker is not allowed to place his foot on the
ball.
12. _Ball in Hand after Roquet._--No point or roquet can be made by a
ball which is in hand. If a ball in hand displace any other balls, they
must remain where they are driven. Any point made in consequence of such
displacement counts, notwithstanding that the ball displacing them is in
hand.
13. _Balls roqueted simultaneously._--When a player roquets two balls
simultaneously, he may choose from which of them he will take croquet;
another roquet will be required before he can take croquet from the
other ball.
14. _Balls found touching._--If at the commencement of a turn the
striker's ball be found touching another, roquet is deemed to be made,
and croquet must be taken at once, but if it be found touching two balls
the striker can take croquet of which ball he chooses. But another
roquet will be required before he can take croquet from one of the other
balls.
15. _Roquet and Hoop made by same Stroke._--Should a ball, in making its
hoop, roquet another that lies beyond the hoop, and then pass through,
the hoop counts as well as the roquet. A ball is deemed to be beyond the
hoop if it lies so that it cannot be touched by a straight-edge placed
against the wires on the playing side. Should any part of the ball that
is roqueted be lying on the playing side of the hoop, the roquet counts,
but not the hoop.
16. A rover can be pegged out by any stroke (not foul) of another rover,
whether of the same or the adverse side. Players can, however, mutually
agree before the commencement of the game that rovers shall not be
pegged out by adverse rovers.
17. _Rover pegged out by Roquet._--A player (rover) who pegs out a rover
by a roquet loses the remainder of his turn because a rover when pegged
out is out of the game and croquet cannot be taken from it. The law does
not apply when there is no pegging out.
18. _Balls sent off the Ground._--A ball sent off the ground must at
once be replaced three feet within the boundary, measured from the spot
where it went off, and at right angles to the boundary. If this spot be
already occupied, the ball last sent off is to be placed in contact with
the other, but no ball is to be placed less or more than three feet from
the boundary, the player merely having option whether he place the
second ball going off at the same spot to the right or left of the first
ball. If a third ball go off on the same spot it must be placed touching
the first ball.
19. _Ball sent off near Corner._ A ball sent off within three feet of a
corner is to be replaced three feet from both boundaries. If more than
one ball be sent off within three feet of any corner, the ball last sent
off is to be placed in contact with the ball occupying the corner spot,
and three feet from one of the boundaries at the option of the player.
When a player roquets one of the corner balls he is entitled to place
the balls in any order, provided one is on the corner spot, and the
others touch it or some other corner ball; but he must take croquet off
the ball he has roqueted.
If a player's ball be in a corner with two or more other balls the
player is at liberty to choose off which ball he will take croquet, and
previous to his doing so he may alter the position of the other balls to
his liking, provided one is on the corner spot and the others touching
it or some other corner ball.
20. _Ball touching Boundary._--If the boundary be marked by a line on
the turf, a ball touching the line is deemed to be off the ground. If
the boundary be raised, a ball touching the boundary is similarly deemed
to be off the ground.
21. _Ball sent off and returning to Ground._--If a ball be sent off the
ground, and return to it, the ball must be similarly replaced, measuring
from the point of first contact with the boundary.
22. _Ball sent within three feet of Boundary._--A ball sent within three
feet of the boundary, but not off the ground, is to be replaced as
though it had been sent off; except in the case of the striker's ball,
when the striker has the option of replacing his ball, or of playing
from where it lies.
23. _Boundary interfering with Stroke._--If it be found that the height
of the boundary interferes with the stroke, the striker, with the
sanction of the umpire or the adversary, may bring in the balls a longer
distance than three feet, so as to allow a free swing of the mallet.
Balls so brought in must be moved in the line of aim, and placed at the
same relative distance.
24. _Dead Boundary._--If, in taking croquet, the striker send his own
ball, or the ball croqueted, off the ground, he loses the remainder of
his turn, unless (_a_) with the playing ball he make a roquet, or (_b_)
the croqueted ball be caused to make a point in order (the striker's
ball not passing the boundary).
25. _Balls touched by Adversary._--Should a ball when rolling, except it
be in hand, be touched, diverted from its course, or stopped by an
adversary, the striker may elect whether he will take the stroke again,
or whether the ball shall remain where it stopped, or be placed where in
the judgment of the umpire or the striker it would have rolled to.
26. _Balls diverted or stopped by Umpire._--Should a ball be diverted
from its course or stopped by an umpire, he is to place it where he
considers it would have rolled to.
27. _Foul Strokes._--If a player make a foul stroke he loses the
remainder of his turn, and any point or roquet made by such stroke does
not count. Balls moved by a foul stroke are to remain where they lie, or
be replaced at the option of the adversary. If the foul be made when
taking croquet, and the adversary elect to have the balls replaced, they
must be replaced in contact as they stood when the croquet was taken.
The following are foul strokes:
(_a_) To strike with the mallet another ball instead of or
besides one's own, in making the stroke.
(_b_) To spoon--_i.e._, to push a ball without an audible
knock.
(_c_) To strike a ball twice distinctly in the same stroke
(except in the case of rolling two balls together if only
one player use india-rubber).
(_d_) To touch, stop, or divert the course of a ball when
in play and rolling, whether this be done by the striker or
his partner.
(_e_) To allow a ball to touch the mallet [or any part of
the player's person] in rebounding from a peg or wire.
(_f_) To move a ball which lies close to a peg or wire by
striking the peg or wire [_i.e._, to touch with the mallet
a wire or peg in making the stroke].
(_g_) To press a ball round a peg or wire (crushing
stroke).
(_h_) To play a stroke after roquet without taking croquet.
(_i_) To fail to move both balls in taking croquet.
(_k_) To croquet a ball which the striker is not entitled
to croquet.
(_l_) To knock a wire of the hoop out of the ground when
making a stroke.
(_m_) To move a ball in the act of taking aim without
replacing it to the satisfaction of the umpire or the
adversary before striking it.
(_n_) To hit a ball with any part of the mallet other than
one of the ends of the head (_vide_ Law 1).
(_o_) To improperly handle or touch a ball with foot or
mallet (_vide_ Laws 5, 34).
28. _Playing out of Turn or with the Wrong Ball._--If a player play out
of turn or with the wrong ball, no point made after the mistake can be
scored unless as specified below. The balls shall be replaced by the
umpire, or to the satisfaction of the adversary, where they were
immediately before the mistake was made, and the player shall recommence
or continue his turn as the case may be. But if the adverse side play
without the mistake being discovered the turn shall hold good, and any
point or points made properly (_i.e._, in order for the ball he is
playing with) during the turn shall be scored. In the case when the
error is not discovered the adversary cannot be penalised for playing
with either ball (of his own side), provided that he can prove that a
mistake was made in the turn immediately preceding.
29. _Playing for Wrong Point._--If a player make a wrong point it does
not count, and, therefore (unless he have, by the same stroke, taken
croquet, or made a roquet), all subsequent strokes are in error, the
remainder of the turn is lost, and any point or roquet made after the
mistake. The balls remain where they lie when the penalty is claimed, or
are replaced as they were immediately before the last stroke was made,
at the option of the adversary.
30. _Information as to Score._--Every player is entitled to be informed
which is the next point of any ball.
31. _State of Game, if disputed._--When clips are used, their position,
in case of dispute, shall be conclusive as to the position of the balls
in the game.
32. _Wires knocked out of Ground._--Should a player, in trying to run
his hoop, knock a wire of that hoop out of the ground with his ball, the
hoop does not count. The ball must be replaced, and the stroke taken
again.
33. _Pegs or Hoops not upright._--Any player may set upright a peg or
hoop, except the one next in order; and that must not be altered except
by the umpire.
34. _Ball lying in a Hole or on Bad Ground._--A ball lying in a hole or
on bad ground may only be moved with the sanction of the umpire or with
the consent of the adversary. The ball must be put back, _i.e._, away
from the object aimed at, so as not to alter the line of aim.
35. _Umpires._--The duties of an umpire are:
(_a_) To decide any questions that may arise during the
game, if appealed to.
(_b_) To keep the score, and if asked by a player to
disclose the state of the game.
(_c_) To move the clips or to see that they are properly
moved.
(_d_) To replace balls sent off the ground or to see that
they are properly replaced.
(_e_) To adjust hoops or pegs or to see that they are
properly adjusted (_vide_ Law 33).
(_f_) To inform the striker when he is about to play or has
played out of turn, or with the wrong ball, or when he has
made a wrong point.
With the exception of the instances named in clause (_f_),
an umpire shall not draw attention to, or give his opinion
on, any mistake made unless appealed to by one of the
players. The decision of an umpire on a question of fact
shall be final, but on a question of law, if required by a
player, he must appeal to the referee.
36. _Absence of Umpire._--When no umpire is present permission to move a
ball or to set up a peg or hoop, or any other indulgence for which an
umpire would be appealed to, must be asked of the other side.
PRIZE MEETINGS, HANDICAPS, ETC.
A committee must be appointed and a referee. They will issue a programme
announcing the details of the matches, size of grounds, width of hoops,
amount due for entry, date of the draw, hour of the match play.
ENTRIES.
No entry shall be valid unless the entrance money is paid by such date
as the committee appoint.
THE DRAW.
This is now conducted as in lawn tennis, the byes being got rid of in
the first round.
If the number of players should be 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, or any higher power
of 2, there are no byes. If on the other hand the number of players is
not a power of 2 (let us say 19) matters are arranged after this
fashion. The names of the players are drawn out of a hat and written
down in order. To ascertain how many of these shall be byes subtract the
number of players from the next highest power of 2 (19 from 32), which
gives us 13. Of these, half go to the top of the list, the other half
with the odd one to the bottom.
Winners. Winners. Winners.
First Second Third Semi-finals. Finals.
Round. Round. Round.
A bye A \
> B \
B bye B / \
> C \
C bye C \ / \
> C / \
D bye D / \
\
E bye E \ > C \
> F \ / \
F bye F / \ / \
\ / \
G \ > G / \
> G \ / \
H / \ / \
> G / \
I \ / \
> J / \
J / \
> S
K \ /
> K \ /
L / \ /
> K \ /
M bye M / \ /
> O \ /
N bye N \ / \ /
> O / \ /
O bye O / \ /
> S /
P bye P \ /
> Q \ /
Q bye Q / \ /
> S /
R bye R \ /
> S /
S bye S /
This leaves six players, G, H, I, J, K and L, to play the matches of the
first round. Let us suppose that G, J and K win. Sixteen players now are
left in. Consequently there will be no more byes. The players are paired
in order through the line for the remaining rounds.
HANDICAPS.
For handicaps the players are divided into classes by the referee, class
1 giving one bisque to class 2, two bisques to class 3, and so on. In
partner handicaps the bisques of the partners are added together and
then divided by two. Thus if Miss A. (class 6) and Mr. G. (class 2),
eight bisques in all, play Miss B. (class 7) and Mr. F. (class 4),
eleven bisques in all, the weaker side gets one and a half bisques, the
half being always changed to a whole one. These may be taken by either
partner.
TIME HANDICAPS.
These are often a necessity at croquet meetings. The All-England Club
laid down that there should be not more than eight players for singles
and sixteen for double matches. One third of the time should be allotted
to each game. If a game be unfinished the side ahead in points wins, a
player being allowed to finish his break and take a bisque if one
remains. If the points are equal the first roquet decides the contest.
In time handicaps the side which receives more than one bisque can only
take half its bisques, until both balls have passed the turning peg.
INDEX.
A.
A good bag of Tarpon, 175
_A Matched Pair_: Story of wedding breakfast and accident to M.F.H. in, 5
Aberdeen, ladies' golf links at, 341
ALDENHAM RESTLESS.
Descendants winners at Peterborough Show, 84
Winning Champion Cup, 1893, 84
All-England Croquet Association, 358
All-England Croquet Club, 358
Allgood Kennels, 90
Archer's Register, 232
ARCHERY, by Miss Walrond, 187
Bow, lineage of, 187
Eastern ladies' exploits, 187
Improvement in, 204
Revival of, 200
Royal amusement, 193
ARCHERY (practical) by Mrs. Berens, 207
Aiming, 221
Arm guard, 213
Arrow, weight of, 212
Before the draw, 218, 219, 229
Beginners, advice to, 208
Books recommended, 232
Bows recommended, 208
Club National Round, 228
Club Prize Meeting, 231
Coach desirable for beginners, 224
Distances shot by women, 215
Drawing, 218
Dress suitable for, 217
Equipment needs care, 223
Full Draw, 225
Gloves or tips, 214
Hereford Round, 215
Loosing, 222
Nocking, 217
Standing, 217
String recommended, 210
Stringing bow, 209
Targets, 215
To form a club, 227
Weekly Club Meeting, 231
Archery Dresses (about 1832), 201
Archery Societies, 196-200
_Art of Golf_, Sir W. C. Sampson, 261
_Art of Shooting_, by C. Lancaster, 152
Ascham, Roger, treatise on Archery, 193
Association of Masters of Harriers and Beagles, 101
Australia, Golf Clubs, Ladies' Championship, 343
Austria, hare drive in, 121
B.
_BADMINTON LIBRARY._
Archery, 207
Golf, 261
Quoted on Shooting, 116
Balfour, Miss May, Article on Skating, 235
Portrait, 234
Banks, Miss, on Archery, 199
Banks, Sir Joseph, 199
Barham Downs, ladies' golf course, 343
Beagle Stud-book, 96
BEAGLES.
Breeding, 96, 97
For rabbit-shooting, 140
Hunting with, 92, 95
Kennelling and feeding, 99
Bentley Harriers, 61
Account of, 85
Berens, Mrs., Article on Archery, 207
Portrait, 206
Berkeley, Lady, using longbow, 195
Betham, Miss, archery score, 204
_Book of Archery_, Hansard, quoted on Persian ladies' archery, 189
Bowby, Mrs., archery score, 204
Bownass, Miss, golfing at Windermere, 347
Brentwood Croquet Club, 360
Brighton and Hove ladies' golf course, 342
Briscoe, Mrs., whipping in hounds, 61
Bronwydd Beagles, account of, by Miss Lloyd, 105
Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club, 360
Burn, Mrs., Fox Hunting, 13
Portrait, 12
Burton, _Anatomy of Melancholy_, quoted, 352
"Bush Farm," Meath, fences, 20
Butt, Mrs. W., archery score, 204
Butterflies at Captiva Island, 173
Buxom (hound) account of, 86
Buxom, Bentley Harrier, 67
C.
Caledon Beagle Kennels, 96
Campbell, Lady Ileene, hunting Lord Huntingdon's pack, 61
Canada, golf clubs in, 343
Captiva Island (Gulf of Mexico).
Account of, 171
Tarpon, fishing at, 170
Vegetation, 173
Carnoustie, ladies' putting course at, 341
Carter, Bonham, croquet playing, 372
Cartridges recommended for women, 111
Cheape, Mrs., and her Peterborough winners, Bracelet, Waterwitch,
Verity, Woodbine, Generous, Worry, 87
Cheape, Mrs., buying harriers, 85
Cheape, Mrs., Wellfield Beagles and Bentley Harriers, 60
Cheetham. Miss L., skating "a pass", 252
Cheltenham, ladies' golf course, 343
Cheltenham, lady golfers at, 348
Chester, ladies' golf course, 343
Chetwynd, Miss H., archery score, 204
Chole, game of, 261
Chorley Wood, ladies' golf course, 343
Clay Bird shooting competition, 130
Clay Pigeon Trap, 113
Clorinda, Moorish Queen, skilful with bow, 188
Clumber Spaniel, 97
Comet (property of Lady Gerard), 37
County Down ladies' golf links, 338
Cox, Miss, ex-Irish Golf Champion, 338
CROQUET, All-England Laws. Appendix B., 391
Article on, by Mrs. Spong, 357
Advantages of, 368
Balls, 361
Beginning, option of, 367
Bisques, 363
Championships, 370
Clips, 362
Clubs, 360
Handicapping bisques, 363
Hoops, 361
Lawn measurements, 360
Lawns at Hurlingham and Ranelagh, 370
Lawns, size reduced, 372
Mallets, 362; manner of holding, 363
Origin of game, 357
Pegs, 361
Qualities necessary for good player, 369
Revival of, 370
"Roquet", 365
Terms employed in, 365
Tight croquet, expulsion of, 358
Time games, 371
Tournaments, 358
Crusades, women prominent in sport during, 6
Crystal Palace Archery Meeting, 200
Cub-hunting at Brigstock, 15
D.
Dahlia (hound), 86
Davies, George (Whip), 106
Deal Golf Club, 331
Desmond, Lady, skill with bow, 194
"Dinah," retriever, 146, 148
_Dog breaking, secret of_, 149
DOG BREEDING, by Hutchinson recommended, 152
Dogs and dog-breaking, utilising land for, 145
Driving popular with shooters and owners of moors, 131
Dulcimer, pure harrier, 89; account of, 90
Dumfries, ladies' golf links at, 341
E.
Eastbourne Ladies' Golf Course, 341
Edinburgh, ladies' golf links at, 341
EDITOR (FRANCES E. SLAUGHTER).
Englishwomen and Sport, 1
Hare-hunting, 59
Portrait, 1
Elie and Earlsferry, ladies' golf links at, 341
Eltham Ladies' Golf Course, 341
Englishwomen and Sport, by the Editor, 1
F.
"Fallible," beagle bitch, 99
FISHING FOR TARPON, by Mrs. Murphy-Grimshaw, 157
Bait used, 162
Bottom-fishing, 178
Catching first tarpon, 163
Clothes required for, 160
First tarpon stuffed and set up, 184
Fishing at Captiva, 176-77, 179
Florida, arrival in, 160
Playing a tarpon, 164;
excitement of, 165
Rod suitable for, 162
Season for, 164
Flat-coated Retriever, Champion Darenth, 143
Folkestone Ladies' Golf Course, 343
Fort Myers, on Caloosakatchie River, 181, 183
Fishing for tarpon at, 158
FOX-HUNTING, by Mrs. Burn.
"Alone with the hounds," pleasure of being, 31
Beauty and fit surroundings, 14
Champion and Wilton's Safety Stirrup, 36
Country in the shires, 19
Driving to and from hunting, 52
Falls, 35
Gates, opening, 32, 33
Gruel for horse, directions for making, 51
"Hands" cannot be taught, 25
Hunting in provinces advantage over shires, 16
Huntsmen, way to be made for, 32
Ideal hunter, 50
Mounting, 41
Need for pilot, 44
People hunting like a flock of sheep, 31
Quick eye to hounds, 43
Quietness necessary, 24, 47
Riding a refuser, 48
Riding sane horses, 47
Riding slow, 35
Riding to hounds, advice on, 22
Safety habits, 39
"Seeds" "Young Grass", 34
Spurs, 40
Stirrup foot, position of, 29
Tired horse, jumping a, 50
Women in hunting field, why unpopular, 30
Women riding without third pommel, 26
France, golf clubs in, 344
G.
Gadfly (hound), 86
Gainer (hound), account of, 86
_Game of Golf_, by W. Park, junr., 261
Gentil on Amazoni in retinue of Indian Prince, 190
Gifford, Lady
And her Harriers, 58
Beagles-harriers, 89, 90
Carrying horn with harriers, 61
Cure for distemper, 92
Interest in Kennel Management, 90
On hounds' food, 91
_Golf Annual_, Article by John Thomson in, 352
GOLF, by Miss Starkie-Bence, 259
Approach Shot, 284
"Approach Shots," Competitions for, 324
Balls, different kinds, 333
"Bap", 275
"Bogey" Competition, 297
Books recommended, 261
Brassey, 283
Bunkers, 260
Cleek, 283
Clubs, 262
Clubs, choice of (instruments), 274
"Cuppy" lie, 300
Dress suitable for, 304
Driver, 274, 279
Dropping the ball, Rule on, 351
_Esprit-de-Corps_, 351
Etiquette to be observed, 294
Failing to sign card, 260
Faults--Slicing, Hooking, Topping, 299
Foresome, 259
Founding of, 261
Green, 260
Grip 261;
wrong grip, 276
Grip of hands for driving, 275
Grip when at top of swing, 280
Handicapping, 297
"Handicapping Scheme" 326;
Rules, 327
Hazard, St. Andrew's Rules 14, 288;
15, 288
Hazards, 260
Iron 274;
lofting iron, 283
Iron shots, 284
Ladies' Courses, 266, 267
Lessons from professional desirable, 273
Lie, 261
Links, size of, 260
Links, "upkeep" of, 332
Mashie, 274, 287
Medal play, 298
Object of game, 259
Position for driving, 269, 276
Practice required for, 271, 301
Putter, 274, 291
Putting, 293, 295
Scores in Match playing, 260
Scores in Medal play, 259
Scotch and English players, Styles of, 272
Short Approach Shot with thumb down the shaft, 289
Suited to all seasons, 267
"Smothering", 279
Stance, 260
Stimulus to trade given by, 328
Stymie, 351
Swing 280;
Finish of, 281
Swinging upwards for three-quarter iron shot, 285
Glossary of Technical Terms, 384
Golf Links abroad, 343
_Golf_ quoted on gutta-percha used for balls, 332
Golf Rules, Appendix A, 377
Golf School in America, 344
_Golfer's Referee_, 292
Gone to Ground (Portraits of four B.O.H. Prize-winners), 53
Graham, Miss N., Golf Champion of Ireland, 338
Portrait, 339
Grand National Archery Meeting, 200, 203