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Robert Kemp Philp
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2568.
Croquet.
This
out-door
pastime
is
of
comparatively
modern
creation,
and
until
quite
lately
was
very
much
in
vogue.
It
nay
be
played
by
persons
of
all
ages
and
of
either
sex;
but
it
is
especially
adapted
for
ladies
and
young
persons,
as
it
demands
but
slight
personal
exertion,
while
it
affords
delightful
and
health-giving
sport.
2569.
The
Ground.
The
ground
is
preferably
a
grass
plot
of
an
oblong
form;
but
an
ordinary
lawn
or
expanse
of
even
turf
will
answer
the
purpose,
so
long
as
it
is
of
sufficient
extent
for
the
operations
of
the
game.
2570.
Implements.
The
implements
are
balls,
mallets,
starting
and
turning
pegs,
croquet
clips
or
markers,
hoops
or
arches.
2571.
Arrangement
of
the
Hoops.
As
much
of
the
interest
of
this
game
depends
upon
the
arrangement
of
the
hoops,
it
is
essential
that
they
should
be
fixed
in
the
ground
on
definite
principles.
In
the
first
place,
the
starting
peg
is
driven
in
at
one
end
of
the
ground,
and
the
turning
peg
is
driven
in
at
the
other
extremity.
From
each
of
these
pegs
a
space
of
twelve
feet
intervenes;
here
a
hoop
is
fixed;
another
space
of
ten
feet
intervenes,
when
a
second
hoop
is
fixed;
a
space
of
eight
feet
then
succeeds,
and
at
this
point
is
formed
what
may
be
termed
the
base,
on
each
side
of
which,
at
a
distance
of
twenty
feet,
and
succeeding
each
other
at
intervals
of
ten
feet,
three
hoops
are
driven
in.
By
this
arrangement,
a
square
is
formed,
the
starting
peg
leading
into
its
centre,
and
the
turning
peg
leading
from
it.
Where
the
ground
is
small,
the
distances
may
be
contracted
proportionally.
Other
arrangements
of
the
hoops
may
he
made
at
the
discretion
of
the
players,
but
the
first-named
plan
will
be
found
best
worthy
of
adoption,
as
it
affords
the
most
excellent
opportunities
for
the
display
of
address
and
skill.
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