,,croquet4 ,,as ,,played ,,by ,,the ,,newport ,,croquet ,,club4 ,,by ,,one ,,of ,,the ,,members4 ,sic ,indus animo debet aliquando dari ,ad cogitandum melior ut redeat tibi4 ,,phoed41 ,lib4 iii1 ,fab4 #d4 ,,new ,,york3 ,,sheldon ,,company1 #dih #ejj ,,broadway4 #ahfe4 ,entered1 according to ,act of ,congress1 in the year #ahfe1 by ,,sheldon ,,co41 ,in the ,clerk's ,office of the ,district ,court for the ,southern ,district of ,new ,york4 ,stereotyped by ,,smith ,,mcdougal1 #hd ,beekman-st4 ,printed by ,c4,s4 ,,westcott ,,co41 #gi ,john-st4 ,,preface4 ,the increasing popularity of ,croquet1 and the deficiencies of the existing manuals of the game1 have encouraged me to give this little book to the public4 ,the treatise of ,captain ,mayne ,reid1 to which the introduction of croquet in this country is mainly due1 is deficient in system and arrangement1 and affords no intelligible determination to many of the cases ,i have instanced in illustration of the rules of the game4 ,the manuals published in this country are still more faulty4 ,the rules afford no solution to half of the ambiguous cases that arise in ordinary play2 and some are guilty of the strange error of allowing the ,roquet ,croquet to every ball--a liberty totally at variance with the fundamental principles of the game1 and which in the hands of strong players would prolong the contest indefinitely1 make victory depend upon a single chance hit1 and reduce the opportunities for generalship and combination to a minimum4 ,i have dwelt at some length upon the right of declining1 and the theory of double points2 principles which1 though hinted at by ,captain ,reid1 are left rather obscure in his book4 ,players will find that this power of economizing privileges adds greatly to the interest of the game1 and renders many a cunning plot and counter-plot necessary4 ,the origin of this game is unknown4 ,no man invented whist or chess1 and croquet like them seems to have been evolved by some process of nature1 as a crystal forms or a flower grows--perfect1 in accordance with eternal laws4 ,there is in all these games a certain theory which furnishes interpretations for all cases that arise in actual play4 ,the rules are grouped about a central principle4 ,the mimic battles have a unity1 and are homogeneous in all their parts4 ,if the rules are indefinite or contradictory the game loses its distinctive character4 ,if the rules are accurate and rigidly enforced1 croquet is a game of the highest interest4 ,i am informed by a scientific billiard player that though croquet is inferior to billiards in affording opportunities for delicate manipulation and manual dexterity1 that it far excels that elegant game in the field it opens for the exercise of the higher qualities of combination and foresight4 ,whist exercises the memory and the power of calculating probabilities2 chess the imagination and the faculty of abstract reasoning2 but croquet1 though it taxes these mental qualities less1 combines them with the delights of out-door exercise and social enjoyment1 fresh air and friendship--two things which are of all others most effective in promoting happiness4 ,those who have been in the habit of regarding croquet as a game for children may1 perhaps1 smile at my enthusiasm2 but let them procure a perfect ground1 balls and mallets1 play half a dozen four-ball games in strict accordance with the rules1 and when they can claim to have mastered the game1 they will acknowledge themselves converts4 ,i have adopted the plan of giving first definitions1 then rules1 then cases adjudged under the rules2 as the common law consists of the definitions of legal terms1 the statement of legal maxims or principles1 and the reports of litigated causes4 ,the laws are in substance those adopted by the ,newport ,croquet ,club1 and many of the cases given actually occurred in play1 and were settled in full bench after long and animated discussion4 ,i think the laws will not conflict with those of ,captain ,reid1 while ,i hope that they will be found more full and accurate1 and of more exact application4 ,i cannot flatter myself that ,i have provided for every possible ambiguous case2 still1 ,i hope that ,i have indicated the solution to most of the questions that are likely to arise in the course of a game4 ,i shall be very happy to receive suggestions from any lovers of the game who may discover errors or imperfections2 for why should not croquet as well as chess have its literature4 ,j4 ,,newport1 ,r4,i41 ,july #gth1 #ahfe4 ,,contents4 ,,chapter ,i4 ,,page ,,definitions ,,of ,,technical ,,terms #i ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,,description ,,of ,,the ,,ground ,,and ,,implements #ae ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,,directions ,,for ,,playing ,,the ,,game #bb ,,chapter ,,iv4 ,,the ,,rules ,,of ,,the ,,game #bi ,,chapter ,v4 ,,hints ,,to ,,beginners #ea ,,chapter ,i4 ,,definitions4 ,,arena4--,the space included by the boundaries of the croquet ground1 within which a ball driven out of it is entitled to be placed4 ,,blow4--,the stroke of the mallet4 ,a blow opposed to a push4 ,,booby4--,a ball that fails to run the first bridge4 ,,bridged ,,ball4--,a ball that has run the first bridge4 ,,central ,,bridges4--,those in a line between the stakes4 ,,chiefs4--,the leaders of the sides1 who strike for the first choice4 ,,concussion4--,the displacement of a ball by another ball4 ,,croquet4--,the title of the game4 ,a privilege gained by making roquet4 ,it consists in placing the playing ball in contact with the roqueted ball1 and on any side of it2 holding it there with the foot1 and striking it with the mallet1 by which means the other is driven in any required direction4 ,,croqueterie4--,the implements of the game--namely1 balls1 mallets1 stakes and bridges4 ,,dead ,,ball4--,a rover struck against the starting stake1 and thereby struck out of the game4 ,,double ,,point4--,two points made on the same blow4 ,,enemy4--,a player on the opposite side4 ,,flank ,,bridges4--,those on the right and left of a line between the stakes4 ,,flinch4--,when in executing the croquet the playing ball escapes from under the foot1 it is said to flinch4 ,,front ,,of ,a ,,bridge4--,that side from which a ball must proceed in running it2 the side toward the starting stake for the first half round2 the side towards the turning stake for the last half round4 ,,friends4--,players on the same side4 ,,grand ,,round4--,the grand round consists in running all the bridges1 7the central ones in both directions17 and tolling the turning stake1 in proper order2 after completing which the ball becomes a rover4 ,,half ,,round4--,the first half round includes running the central bridges and those on the left flank1 and is to be made before tolling the stake2 the second half round includes the central bridges and those on the left flank which are to be run in the reverse order between tolling and striking out4 ,,misplay4--,playing out of proper tour2 playing the ball of another player1 or continuing the tour after failing to make a point4 ,,oblique ,,bridge4--,a bridge accidentally out of perpendicular1 either to the horizon or to the line joining the stakes4 ,,overrunning ,a ,,bridge4--,a ball overruns its proper bridge when1 in attempting to run it1 it passes it on one side4 ,,placing ,a ,,ball4--,bringing it within the arena when driven out of it1 or removing a ball from a fixed obstacle4 ,,point4--,a blow by which a step on the round or a roquet is made1 thereby entitling the player to continuance of tour--that is1 to another blow4 ,,position4--,a ball is in position when it is in front of its proper bridge1 with a reasonable probability of running it on the next blow4 ,the position is good or bad according to the ease or difficulty of the run4 ,,proper ,,bridge4--,the next step on the round1 the making of which constitutes a point4 ,,push4--,shoving the ball with the mallet1 allowed on some croquet-grounds instead of a blow4 ,,re-,,roquet4--,after roquetting a ball to roquet it again during the same tour1 a right acquired only by making a step on the round4 ,,ricochet4--,two or more roquets made on the same blow4 ,,roquet4--,the contact of the playing ball with another ball under such circumstances as to constitute a point2 that is1 provided both balls are bridged balls at the time of contact1 and roquet has not been made on the same ball before in the same tour since the right to re-roquet has been acquired4 ,,roquet-,,croquet2 ,,croquet ,,sans ,,pied4--,the privilege of the rover4 ,it differs from croquet in that the playing ball is not held with the foot1 so that when struck it follows the croquetted ball or diverges in another direction4 ,,rover4--,a ball that has made the grand round1 but not struck out4 ,,running ,a ,,bridge4--,passing through the proper bridge from the front1 or completing such passage1 one of the steps on the round1 a point1 if made by a blow of the mallet4 ,,side4--,one of the two parties of players1 of which the members play alternately4 ,,spot4--,a point between the starting stake and the first bridge1 one mallet's length from the former2 from which the play commences4 ,,starting ,,stake4--,that near which the play commences1 and the striking of which by a rover puts it out4 ,,step ,,on ,,the ,,round4--,running the proper bridge1 or tolling the stake at the proper time1 which advances a ball on the grand round1 and gives the right to re-roquet4 ,,striking ,,for ,,first ,,choice4--,the usual method of deciding the first choice1 in making up the sides and the first play4 ,each chief places a ball under the arch of the first bridge and plays at the stake4 ,the ball lying nearest the stake entitles the chief playing it to the first choice of friends and the option of the first or second play4 ,,striking ,,out4--,hitting the starting stake when a rover1 putting a ball out1 and if the last of the side constituting the victory4 ,,tolling ,,the ,,stake4--,hitting the turning stake at the proper time2 one of the steps on the grand round4 ,,tour ,,of ,,play4--,the tour of a player or right to play1 following the order of the colors on the stake1 and continuing as long as he makes a point4 ,,turning ,,stake4--,the stake to be tolled1 opposite to the starting stake4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,,the ,,ground ,,and ,,croqueterie4 ,the most important requisite for a croquet ground is smoothness of surface4 ,very good sport may be had on a ground slightly inclined2 indeed a little practice will enable the players to make allowance for the inclination1 so as to play with as much accuracy as if the surface were horizontal4 ,but if the turf presents small inequalities1 the direction and force of the stroke can never be accurately estimated4 ,if the stroke is gentle1 the ball may fall short or be turned aside4 ,if the stroke is forcible1 the ball will bound along the ground1 and may jump entirely over another ball which it was intended to roquet4 ,a croquet ground can always be brought to the requisite degree of smoothness by having the surface beaten with a spade after a rain2 or1 better still1 thoroughly rammed with a paver's mallet4 ,rolling is not so effective1 unless the ground is very soft or the roller very heavy4 ,the size and shape of the ground is a matter of much less importance4 ,the boundaries within which a ball can be placed should be traced or agreed upon2 still better permanently defined by a ditch or slight embankment2 and should1 if possible1 form a parallelogram of eighty feet by fifty4 ,the turf within them should be kept as short as possible4 ,the best arrangement of bridges for the four-ball game is that given in ,figure ,i4 ,for the six or eight-ball game ,figure ,,ii4 is preferable4 ,a ball meets with two kinds of obstructions in making the grand round--it is obliged to pass through all the bridges1 and again it may be croquetted and driven out of its course by an enemy4 ,in the six or eight ball game1 the dangers being much increased1 it is well to diminish the difficulties1 or the contest may be tediously protracted4 ,this is accomplished by removing the central bridge and straightening the course4 ,the channel is less tortuous1 but roving privateers1 clothed with belligerent rights1 are more frequently met1 and the risks and excitement of the passage are equalized in both cases4 ,illustration3 ,,no4 ,i4 ,,four ,,ball ,,arrangement4 ,illustration3 ,,no4 ,,ii4 ,,eight ,,ball ,,arrangement4 ,in the diagrams the dotted lines indicate the order in which the bridges are to be run1 and show the course of a ball making the grand round4 ,the balls should be perfect spheres1 about three inches in diameter1 the size depending upon the weight of the wood from which they are made4 ,maple or beech is a very good material1 but the best are made from the buttonwood or ,american sycamore4 ,they should be boiled in linseed oil to give them the requisite weight and firmness4 ,if boiled too long1 however1 they will become too heavy4 ,six ounces is about the proper weight1 and a light ball is infinitely preferable to a heavy one for accurate play at long distances4 ,eight balls constitute a full set4 ,they must be painted different colors1 as the individuality of each ball is an important element in the game4 ,as there is no necessity for the exercise of great strength in croquet1 a set of balls made from seasoned wood and prepared as ,i have described ought to last a generation4 ,a variety of mallets should be provided1 as different players prefer different sizes4 ,one of the surest hitters ,i have ever known uses a mallet about fourteen inches long with a heavy head4 ,the wood of the apple tree is the best material for the heads1 and straight-grained ash for the handles4 ,the standard handle is thirty-two inches long1 one inch in diameter at the upper end1 and five-eighths of an inch at the lower1 tapering gradually4 ,the head should be a cylinder about two inches in diameter and four inches long4 ,it is best to make the faces square2 for if they are convex1 it renders it necessary to strike the ball exactly with the centre of the mallet head to insure an accurate stroke4 ,the stakes should be about two feet long1 and one and one-half inches in diameter4 ,at least one of them should have rings painted on it corresponding to the colors of the balls4 ,this is merely to aid in recollecting the order of play4 ,nine bridges are required in the four-ball arrangement1 ten in the other4 ,firkin hoops1 or hickory withs1 about as large as the ramrod of a rifle1 will answer the purpose very well4 ,if soaked a day or two they can easily be bent into the required shape4 ,the best1 however1 are made of three-eighths round iron4 ,the span of the bridges should be rather less than three times the diameter of a ball4 ,eight inches is enough4 ,if the ground is small so as to necessitate placing the bridges closer than in the standard arrangement1 the span should be narrowed1 and vice versa1 on the principle that too much difficulty protracts the game1 too little renders it devoid of interest4 ,the height and form of the arch is immaterial1 but the pier or side of the bridge should be straight for at least three inches from the ground1 and the centre of the arch from seven to nine inches high4 ,the bridges should be driven firmly into the ground1 in a plane perpendicular to the horizon and to the line joining the stakes4 ,an inspection of the diagrams will furnish all needful information as to position4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,,manner ,,of ,,playing ,,the ,,game4 ,the game of croquet may be played by any number of players up to eight4 ,if eight enter the game1 each player must be provided with a mallet1 and each will play one ball4 ,if a less number of persons play1 eight balls may still be used1 one or more of the players playing two balls4 ,in all cases there should be two sides1 or parties1 each of course having the same number of balls2 and the balls1 whether played by the same or different persons1 having their turns always in the same prescribed order4 ,an eight-ball or even a six-ball game is apt to be tedious1 and skilful players invariably give the preference to the four-ball game1 which may therefore be considered croquet par eminence4 ,with more than four balls the element of chance enters too largely1 and the combinations become too intricate1 to be foreseen with any degree of certainty4 ,the true lover of croquet will no more be tempted into an eight-ball game than a scientific chess-player will indulge in that abnormal monstrosity four-handed chess4 ,played with two balls only1 the game degenerates into a mere race4 ,the four-ball game with two players is preferred by many1 though lacking the sociality which is one of the charms of croquet4 ,as the rules are the same in all cases1 ,i shall hereafter1 for convenience of illustration1 take it for granted that there are four balls and four players4 ,if the sides are not otherwise made up1 two of the players are selected as chiefs4 ,they strike for the first choice1 7see definition72 the one who wins it chooses a friend1 then the other1 and so on till the sides are made up4 ,the winning chief plays first if he chooses1 or1 if not1 the other chief leads1 and the winning chief plays second2 then one of the friends of the first player1 and so on1 the members of the two sides playing alternately4 ,the first player uses the ball the color of which is highest on the stake1 and the next takes the color immediately below4 ,it is usual to have the rings on the stake alternately some light and dark color1 so that the light colors form one side and the dark the other4 ,after leading1 the function of the chief ceases1 except in match games1 when he is allowed to direct the play of his side4 ,at the commencement of the game the first player places his ball upon the spot1 and strikes it with his mallet in the direction of the first bridge4 ,if it run the bridge--that is1 pass completely through it1 he has the right to another blow2 if not it is called a booby1 and he must wait till the others have played and his turn comes round again4 ,suppose1 however1 that he has run the first bridge1 and on his second blow runs the second bridge1 he thus takes another step on the grand round1 or makes another point1 which entitles him to still another blow4 ,as it is generally impossible to run the third bridge on the third blow1 he now tries to get position for his ball in front of the third bridge2 but as he does not make a point on this last blow1 he is not entitled to continuance of tour4 ,he therefore stops1 and the first player of the other side begins by placing his ball upon the spot and attempting to run the first bridge4 ,if he runs it he has a little more latitude in his play1 for he may now make a point in two ways--either by hitting the other ball1 provided it is not a booby1 or running his next bridge4 ,suppose he chooses to play for the second bridge1 and1 having run it1 plays at the other ball already in position for the third bridge4 ,if he succeeds in hitting it1 he is said to have roqueted it1 and having thus made a point1 may play again and attempt the third bridge4 ,but he has still another privilege2 he may take his ball up1 place it by the side of the other ball1 and croquet it2 after which he proceeds to play his ball from the position in which he placed it1 having retained it there by his foot during the croquet4 ,he will probably be in position for the third bridge4 ,if he runs it his tour still continues1 and he may play for the next bridge1 or roquet the other ball again1 which he may previously have croqueted1 into the proper position4 ,his tour continues till he fails to make a point1 when the next player on the other side begins4 ,after running the first bridge1 he acquires1 of course1 the right of roqueting the other two balls4 ,if he roquets an enemy's ball1 he croquets it1 if he wishes1 into a disadvantageous position4 ,if he roquets a friend1 he croquets his ball into better position1 or perhaps through its proper bridge4 ,this will constitute a step on the grand round for the friend's ball1 and will advance it as much as if it were driven through the bridge by the mallet of its proper player4 ,after roqueting a ball1 however1 a player cannot roquet the same ball again until his own ball has made a step on the grand round4 ,he may drive his own ball against it1 and perhaps displace it by the concussion2 but the hit does not constitute a roquet1 does not entitle to croquet1 or to continuance of tour4 ,after making a step on the grand round1 however1 all his privileges are revived4 ,after all the players have had their tours in the order of the colors on the stake1 the first player takes his second tour1 and so on4 ,at the beginning of each new tour the grand round is taken up again1 and the ball may make a point by making the proper step on the round--that is1 the one next in order to that last made--whether made by a stroke of the mallet1 by concussion1 or by croquet4 ,or it may make a point by roqueting any of the other balls4 ,in the last case it may play again1 either from the spot to which it has rolled or from the side of the roqueted ball2 or it may croquet it and then play1 attempting the proper step on the round1 or roqueting another ball4 ,if it has roqueted all the balls1 it can make a point only by running its bridge1 or tolling the stake1 whichever may be the proper step2 after which1 as said before1 all its privileges are renewed4 ,thus the game continues until one of the balls completes the grand round1 as explained in the diagrams4 ,the last step is running the first bridge in the reverse direction4 ,the player making this takes up his ball1 unless he has been so unfortunate as to strike out on the same blow2 and places it on the spot whence he continues his tour as a rover1 namely1 that of croqueting without the foot1 or roquet-croqueting after making a roquet4 ,by this means he not only drives off the roqueted ball but follows it with his own1 or forces them in divergent directions4 ,if he is skillful1 he may leave his own ball near one of the other balls1 which he may then proceed to roquet1 and succeeding in this1 to croquet1 or to roquet-croquet1 whichever may be most advantageous4 ,as he has no bridges to run he can never re-roquet1 and hence after he has roqueted and croqueted all the other balls his tour terminates at the next blow4 ,as soon as a rover touches the starting stake it becomes a dead ball and must be removed from the field4 ,it makes no difference whether it strike out by its own act1 or is struck out by its partner1 or by one of the enemy4 ,the latter catastrophe will be of frequent occurrence unless perpetually guarded against1 for the partner or partners are thereby left to fight against superior numbers4 ,when all the balls of a side succeed in striking the stake the game is over1 and the side has won the victory4 ,with this brief outline of the game1 the reader is referred for details to the chapter on the rules4 ,,chapter ,,iv4 ,,the ,,rules4 #a4 ,each ball must first be placed upon the spot and played from thence4 ,a booby does not return to the spot1 but continues to play as a booby1 without the right to roquet or be roquetted until it is bridged4 ,hence a booby has but one blow unless that blow bridge it4 ,it may hit another ball and be hit1 but the contact never constitutes a point4 #b4 ,the mallet must be used with one hand1 and the stroke must be a blow4 ,with balls and mallets of the standard size1 there is no necessity for using both hands4 ,it is difficult to draw the precise line between a legitimate blow and a push4 ,in every blow the mallet follows the ball a little1 for it takes a small interval of time for the momentum of the mallet to transfer itself to the ball2 but in the push a new impulse is given to the ball every instant1 and this may act unfairly2 for instance1 a ball is to be roqueted at a distance of six inches or a foot4 ,if the playing ball is pushed until it reach the other ball1 the latter is virtually moved by the mallet as much as in the roquet-croquet1 instead of being moved by concussion merely4 ,this would be inconsistent with the theory of the game4 ,again1 a ball is in contact with the pier of its proper bridge so that it cannot run it by a blow4 ,if a push be allowed1 it might be pushed into position1 and then pushed through by slightly changing the direction of the mallet4 ,it would thus be played in a curved line4 ,it may be objected to this rule that the vicinity of the stake or the piers of a bridge may render a blow impossible2 but a little attention will obviate the necessity of playing in constrained positions4 #c4 ,the stroke is delivered when an audible sound is made or the ball moved4 ,the habit of giving the ball a little preparatory tap should be avoided4 ,it is allowed to strike the pier of a bridge or the stake with the view of moving the ball by concussion2 but if the ball do not move the blow is complete1 and the error in judgment cannot be rectified4 #d4 ,the tour of a ball continues as long as it makes a point1 and terminates with the first blow on which no point is made4 #e4 ,to make a point a ball must either make a step on the grand round or roquet another ball4 ,croquet is not considered a point1 because it is not a play of the player's own ball but a privilege1 after which the tour is continued by virtue of the roquet4 #f4 ,each ball before striking out must make every step on the grand round in the prescribed order1 either directly by a blow of the mallet1 or indirectly by concussion or croquet4 ,directly by a blow of the mallet--that is1 during the ball's own tour1 whether proceeding from the mallet immediately1 or by rebound from a fixed object or the person of an enemy4 ,indirectly1 not during its own tour1 when moved by another ball or accidentally4 #g4 ,making the proper step on the round1 but no other1 constitutes a point1 or entitles to continuance of tour4 ,a step made indirectly is no point either for the playing ball or the other1 though the latter is advanced on its round4 #h4 ,the bridges must be run from the front--that is1 from the side towards the starting stake for the first half-round1 and from the other side for the second half-round4 #i4 ,a bridge is not run unless the ball pass completely through it4 ,to decide this in a doubtful case1 place the mallet handle against the piers in front2 if any part of the ball project beyond the plane of the bridge it will become evident4 ,the ball is then said to rest under the arch of the bridge4 #aj4 ,a ball resting under the arch of a bridge and having come from the front makes no point1 but is in position to run the bridge4 ,the run may now be completed by concussion1 or1 if the ball remain till next tour1 by a blow of the mallet4 #aa4 ,a ball resting under the arch of a bridge1 and having come from the reverse side1 is not in position to run it4 ,to decide a doubtful case1 place the mallet handle against the piers on the reverse side4 ,,case4--,a ball was in position under the arch of a bridge but is driven back1 and afterwards gains the same position from the reverse side4 ,is it in position1 since it once reached that point from the front8 ,no4 ,the run of the bridge must be continuous1 though not necessarily at one blow4 #ab4 ,if a ball pass completely through a bridge and rebound or roll back1 the run remains good4 #ac4 ,if a ball pass completely through a bridge in the reverse direction1 and rebound or roll back under the arch1 it is in position4 #ad4 ,if a bridge be oblique any player may adjust it1 unless a ball be under the arch4 ,that is1 it must first be decided whether the ball has run the bridge or is in position4 #ae4 ,the stake may be tolled from any direction and by the slightest perceptible touch4 ,an audible sound will be evidence of the tolling2 but when it is so near that the sound cannot be distinguished from that of the mallet1 it must be seen to change its direction4 #af4 ,a ball roquets another when it comes in contact with it from a blow of the mallet2 provided both balls are bridged at the time of contact1 and the playing ball has not roqueted the other ball before during the same tour since making a step on the round4 ,,case4--,a booby hits a booby and both pass through the first bridge2 can it croquet8 ,no4 ,it is not a roquet unless they remain in contact after passing through the bridge4 ,it must roquet again4 #ag4 ,a ball already in contact with another ball does not roquet unless it move it perceptibly4 ,to do this it must1 of course1 play in a direction less than ninety degrees from a line joining the centres of the balls4 #ah4 ,a ball can acquire the right to re-roquet--that is1 to roquet the same ball again during the same tour--only by making a step on the round4 ,a ball may hit another ball twice or more during the same tour1 and between two consecutive bridges1 or between the bridge and the turning stake1 and move it1 each time by concussion2 but only one 7not necessarily the first7 contact is a valid roquet4 #ai4 ,a roquet1 but no hit which does not fulfil all the conditions of a roquet1 constitutes a point1 and entitles to continuance of tour4 #bj4 ,a roquet1 but no other hit1 entitles to the privileges of croquet4 #ba4 ,the croquet may be declined1 and the tour continued from the spot to which the player's ball has rolled1 or from the side of the roqueted ball4 ,the privilege of the croquet thus consists of two parts4 ,first1 the option between the final position of the playing ball and a new position in contact with the roqueted ball1 and on any side of it4 ,second1 the croquet proper4 ,the second only1 or both parts of this privilege may be declined2 but this must be distinguished from declining roquet afterward mentioned4 ,,case4--,a ball not a rover having roqueted another ball1 is placed in contact with it1 and1 without using the foot1 the player drives them both in any direction1 as in roquet-croquet4 ,is this allowed8 ,yes4 ,the croquet was declined and the stroke was a common blow2 but the other ball1 being merely moved by concussion1 7since it was previously roqueted17 the tour cannot be continued unless a point was made at the same time4 #bb4 ,if after a roquet the playing ball be taken up or moved from its place1 it must continue its tour from the side of the roqueted ball4 ,,case4--,a ball roquets another ball1 driving the latter by concussion through the playing ball's proper bridge2 remaining1 however1 in position to run the bridge4 ,the player begins to move the ball1 but on second thought concludes to run the bridge4 ,can he claim to have moved it by accident8 ,no1 even if it was not taken up from the ground2 for it may be presumed that it was done with the intention to croquet4 ,whether he croquet or not he must take position by the side of the other1 and has lost his opportunity to run the bridge4 ,so1 too1 if he takes position under the arch of the bridge he is not in position to run it1 for the space over which the ball is carried is no part of its course4 #bc4 ,the croquet must be executed before continuance of tour4 ,,case4--,a ball roquets another and on the same blow runs its bridge2 the croquet is then executed4 ,does the run hold good4 ,yes1 at the player's option4 ,,case4--,under the same circumstances the playing ball is taken to the side of the roqueted ball4 ,can it re-roquet it on the ground that it has run a bridge since the roquet8 ,no4 ,the right to re-roquet must be acquired after croqueting or moving the playing ball4 ,but the playing ball might have re-roqueted from its final position1 declining the first croquet4 #bd4 ,the croquet is completed when the mallet makes a perceptible blow against the croqueting ball2 but if the mallet altogether miss it1 the blow may be repeated4 ,the blow is perceptible if an audible sound is made1 whether the croqueted ball move or not4 ,,case4--,a player in croqueting claims to have hit his foot2 the croqueted ball1 however1 has moved from its place4 ,can he restore it and repeat the blow8 ,no4 ,the claim should not be allowed1 for it is impossible to tell in such cases whether the ball was hit or only the foot4 ,if it be necessary to get the other ball out of the way1 he must drive it by concussion with his own4 #be4 ,if the player's ball flinch in executing the croquet he forfeits the remainder of his tour1 and no point made by a flinching ball is valid4 ,,case4--,a flinching ball rests under the arch of its proper bridge1 having come from the front4 ,is it in position8 ,no4 ,if the complete run is illegal1 the partial run is also1 as in the case of moving a ball to croquet4 #bf4 ,if a ball be driven out of the arena1 it must be brought within it1 and placed one foot from the boundary at the nearest point4 ,this rule is on the supposition that the arena is of the standard dimensions or something near it4 ,if from the imperfections of the ground the boundaries at any place approach too near the stakes or bridges1 this rule must be modified so that a ball shall not materially alter its position with reference to the bridges1 stakes1 or other balls4 ,under the same limitations it may be removed one foot from a tree or other obstacle4 ,the ball should be placed immediately4 ,,case4--,a's ball is played against a tree4 ,if ,b roquet it he cannot croquet it1 or play his ball afterwards to advantage4 ,can he compel ,a to place his ball8 ,yes2 but not so that ,b's position after the roquet shall be improved4 ,if this were not so ruled1 an obstacle would often be made a refuge4 ,cases of this kind often arise on imperfect grounds4 ,they must be settled like cases in equity2 as fairly as possible for each side1 and so that neither can take advantage of technicalities4 #bg4 ,if a player misplay1 and the enemy challenge him before allowing the play of another ball1 they have the option of replacing the misplaying ball and any which may have been moved in their former positions1 or allowing any or all of them to remain in the positions to which they have rolled4 ,and no point made by a misplaying ball1 if properly challenged1 is valid1 except at their option4 ,the option belongs to the enemy of the players and not of the ball4 ,if the challenge be made as soon as possible1 though another ball is played at the same time1 the requirements of the rule are satisfied4 ,,case4--,a misplaying ball runs a bridge after croqueting its partner through his proper bridge4 ,the enemy challenge and elect to leave both balls in their final position4 ,can they compel them to renew their bridges8 ,the ball of the misplayer must re-run its bridge2 but any other ball has made the step unless it is restored to its former position4 ,the latter is regarded as accidentally displaced1 and follows the rule provided for that case4 ,if the misplay consist of illegal continuance of tour1 of course the penalty does not extend to the correct play which preceded it4 #bh4 ,if a player misplay1 whether with his own or another ball1 he forfeits his next tour4 ,when a misplay is detected the play is stopped1 and the damages under the preceding rules taken1 and the player who should have played takes his tour1 and so on1 omitting the misplayer's next tour4 ,thus if ,a play in his partner ,c's tour1 the order will be ,c1 ,d1 ,b1 ,c1 etc4 ,if ,a play without right to continuance of tour1 the order will be ,b1 ,c1 ,d1 ,b1 ,c1 etc4 #bi4 ,if a misplay is not challenged until the play of another ball has commenced1 the play stands1 but the misplayer loses his first tour after the discovery4 ,,case4--,d plays after ,a and is challenged1 but shows that ,a misplayed in his partner's tour4 ,has ,d misplayed8 ,no4 ,he played in his proper tour4 ,c has lost his tour through neglect1 and ,a has anticipated a tour1 while the other side has lost the right to exact the penalty for ,a's misplay1 the order of play is ,b1 ,a1 ,d1 ,b1 ,c1 etc4 ,,case4--,while ,b is playing it is discovered that ,a misplayed4 ,is ,b's play correct8 ,yes4 ,b naturally plays after ,a4 ,b finishes his play1 and the order of play is ,b1 ,a1 ,b1 ,c1 ,d1 ,b1 etc4 ,here ,a's tour is merely transposed1 and ,b gains an extra tour1 so that in both cases the misplaying side loses one tour4 ,if a player misplays in the tour of an enemy and is not challenged in time1 the misplayer and the neglectful party will each lose a tour4 ,thus if ,d omit his tour the order will be ,c1 ,a1 ,b1 ,c1 ,d1 ,b1 etc4 ,if ,a play without right to continuance of tour1 so as in effect to take two tours1 and it is discovered after ,b begins to play1 ,a merely anticipates his next turn1 and the order is ,a1 ,a1 ,b1 ,c1 ,d1 ,b1 etc4 #cj4 ,if a misplay has taken place so that the balls are playing in a wrong order1 but the original misplayer cannot be discovered1 the playing ball must finish its tour and the right order be taken up4 ,a case of frequent occurrence in the four-ball game4 ,the sides are still playing alternately1 but in an inverted order1 ,a1 ,d1 ,c1 ,b4 ,a misplay has evidently been made1 but none of the subsequent players can be convicted1 because each has followed his partner after the proper interval2 hence no penalty can be exacted on either side4 ,if two partners are playing in succession1 the last always misplays2 and1 if detected before the next play1 must suffer the full penalty1 and any previous player in the same circumstances loses his next turn4 #ca4 ,if a ball be played before the preceding ball has finished or abandoned its tour1 the enemy have the option of replacing the ball to take its tour after the other has finished1 or letting the play stand as the player's next tour4 ,this case is excluded from the definition of misplay1 and the penalty exacted is less4 ,as will be seen by the next rule1 the ball prematurely played will have had but one blow4 ,if it was a good one the enemy will have the ball replaced2 if a poor one they will let it stand2 and if an easy point has been made1 the player loses the rest of his tour1 as in misplay1 except that if a step on the round is made it is valid4 #cb4 ,a player abandons his tour if he allows the next player to make two blows before challenging him1 or make use of words or actions implying that he has finished his tour4 ,as calling the name of a player or color of the ball4 ,of course it is implied that a tour abandoned cannot be resumed4 ,,case4--,a seems to abandon his tour1 ,b begins to play1 and ,c reminds ,a of his right to continuance of tour4 ,has ,a abandoned his tour8 ,yes1 if he had not intended to play until he was reminded1 or acted so as to convey such an impression4 #cc4 ,a ball accidentally displaced may be replaced1 or allowed to remain1 at the option of the enemy of the player who caused the accident4 ,a ball moved under the foot in croqueting1 but not flinching1 is accidentally displaced4 #cd4 ,if a ball accidentally displaced make a step on the round1 the step is valid unless the ball be replaced4 ,in the same case the position is good if it pass under the arch of a bridge from the front4 #ce4 ,if a ball in motion be interrupted by one of the players1 it may rest at the point of interruption1 or be carried to the most distant part of the arena in the direction in which it was moving1 at the option of the enemy of the player causing the interruption4 ,if a croqueted ball is interrupted1 the croquet may be repeated4 #cf4 ,a player may decline any point made by himself1 and play precisely as if the point had not been made4 ,of course if no other point is made on the same blow the tour is finished4 ,the application of the principle is connected with double points4 ,if a single roquet is declined1 the effect is the same as if the croquet and continuance of tour were declined2 but if a step on the round is declined1 it remains the proper step and must be made again1 and the tour ceases4 ,if the player wishes to adopt this course he must signify that he declines the run or toll1 or he will be presumed to have declined continuance of tour merely4 ,striking out is not a point1 and of course cannot be declined4 ,,case4--,a ball passes through its bridge and recoils under the arch4 ,can the player decline the run1 leaving the ball in position8 ,no4 ,if it ran the bridge1 it passes under the arch in the wrong direction in recoiling4 ,so also if the bridge declined is the second of two consecutive ones run1 or a single blow--a case more likely to occur1 as continuance of tour is then retained by virtue of the first run4 #cg4 ,if a player decline one of two points made on the same blow1 he may continue his tour by virtue of the other4 ,he should signify which one he intends to decline2 and unless he does so1 either by words or by the course of play1 he may be presumed not to have declined either4 #ch4 ,a step on the round made and declined must be made again1 and when made constitutes a point4 ,for instance1 a ball makes roquet upon another ball1 and accidentally glances through its own bridge4 ,if it should be in position after croqueting1 it may prefer to decline the run and make it again4 ,it must be remembered that it is not in position if placed under the arch to croquet1 and that the roquet must have been legitimate at the time of contact1 otherwise the run is the only point made1 for the right to re-roquet cannot be antedated4 ,,case4--,a ball makes roquet and runs a bridge at the same shot4 ,after croqueting1 he attempts to run the bridge and fails4 ,can he adopt the previous run8 ,no4 ,the attempt to run the bridge shows that he elected to decline the bridge4 ,if he wishes to play in the direction of the bridge without declining he should signify his election1 and then an accidental run will not constitute a point4 ,if he plays in another direction1 the bridge is not declined unless he so signify4 ,he has the option at the time1 but must make his choice at once2 and if he says nothing before he plays1 he is committed to that alternative which his play seems naturally to indicate4 #ci4 ,a step on the round made by a ball through concussion1 croquet1 or roquet-croquet from another ball1 cannot be declined1 and the next step becomes proper4 #dj4 ,a step on the round made by flinch1 accident1 or misplay1 is valid or not at the option of the enemy of the party in fault1 who must make their decision at once4 ,in case of accident or displace through a misplaying ball1 it depends upon whether the ball is left or replaced4 ,in case of the misplayer's ball1 or a flinching ball1 the option is with the enemy4 ,in the cases of ,rule #ci there is no option1 and in ,rule #cf it rests with the player himself4 #da4 ,if a ball makes two successive steps on the round with one blow of the mallet1 and does not decline the latter1 it may take ground up to a standard mallet's length before continuing its tour4 ,the first step cannot be declined from the nature of the case2 the second may1 but then there is no ground for the premium4 ,the second point will be declined if it is possible to make very good position for the second bridge by roquet1 or to glance off from the stake to advantage4 ,if the mallet's length allows a ball to take ground on the reverse side of its proper bridge this will not count as a run1 nor will the ball be in position if placed under the arch4 ,up to a mallet's length of course includes everything less4 #db4 ,a step on the round is not declined if it be made the ground for continuance of tour1 re-roquet1 or taking ground under the last two rules1 and in such case it cannot be made again4 ,,case4--,a having already roqueted ,b's ball1 can he decline the run8 ,if he does the hit is no roquet1 and no point has been made4 ,,case4--,a runs a bridge and roquets a ball4 ,the two balls rest in such relative positions that ,a can roquet the same ball back through the bridge4 ,can he1 after doing this1 re-run the bridge8 ,not on that tour2 for if he continues his tour1 the second hit must have been a roquet2 the roquet on the first blow must have been declined2 therefore the bridge could not have been declined4 ,or1 if the bridge was declined1 the first hit was a roquet and the second no point2 therefore his tour is at an end4 #dc4 ,a roquet made and declined may be made again during the same tour1 although the right to re-roquet has not been acquired1 and when so made it constitutes a point4 ,the first hit was not a roquet if really declined4 7,see ,rule #de47 ,a ball may be hit and moved by concussion before a roquet as well as after one4 ,thus if a step on the round and a roquet be made on the same blow1 the player may at once croquet the roqueted ball1 or roquet it again immediately or after other roquets4 ,not croqueting the ball is evidence enough of having declined1 as there could never be any advantage in declining the croquet and not the roquet1 if it can properly be declined4 #dd4 ,a ball making ricochet--that is1 roqueting several balls on the same blow--may croquet them all in the order of the roquets4 ,any one of the roquets may be declined and made again after croqueting the other balls in their proper order4 ,not croqueting is sufficient evidence of declining2 but if none are croqueted1 and the ball is not moved to the side of any one1 the player must declare which he means to decline4 ,as soon as a step on the round is made1 it no longer makes any difference whether a roquet was declined or not4 ,,case4--,a ball makes roquet on two balls simultaneously4 ,can it croquet them both8 ,yes1 and the player should have the option of either order4 #de4 ,a roquet is not declined if it is made the ground for continuance of tour1 croquet1 or playing from the side of the roqueted ball2 and in such case the same ball cannot be roqueted again during the same tour until the right to re-roquet has been acquired4 #df4 ,a ball running the last bridge by a direct blow of the mallet must be carried to the spot and played from thence as a rover1 unless it strike out on the same blow4 ,the ball in this last case passes over the spot1 and thus of itself complies with the condition and becomes a rover1 after which it may strike out4 ,hence1 also1 if it does strike out1 the bridge cannot be declined so as to save the ball4 ,,case4--,a ball runs the last bridge and roquets a ball on the same blow4 ,can it croquet8 ,not unless the bridge is declined1 otherwise it must be placed on the spot immediately4 #dg4 ,a ball running the last bridge otherwise than by a direct blow of the mallet becomes a rover1 but must be played from its final position like any other ball4 #dh4 ,a rover having no bridges to run can never re-roquet4 ,a rover can make no more points than the number of balls in the game1 and can have but one more blow4 #di4 ,a rover1 but no other ball1 may roquet-croquet a roqueted ball instead of croqueting it4 ,if the player1 however1 elect to use the foot1 and his ball flinch1 he must suffer the penalty4 ,if in flinching the rover strike the starting stake1 he is out if the enemy so decide4 #ej4 ,if a rover in roquet-croqueting hit another ball1 it may accept or decline the roquet4 ,it is entitled to another blow after roquet-croquet at any rate2 therefore the roquet is not necessary to give continuance of tour4 #ea4 ,a rover fails to roquet-croquet if the other ball is not moved1 and the tour terminates unless another ball is roqueted on the same blow4 ,the blow not being a roquet-croquet1 a point must be made to entitle to continuance of tour4 ,a roquet-croquet is precisely like a roquet when the balls are in contact4 7,see ,rule #ag and remarks47 #eb4 ,a rover is struck out whenever it touches the starting stake1 except when in case of accident or misplay the enemy of the party in fault decide otherwise4 ,,chapter ,v4 ,,hints ,,to ,,beginners4 #a4 ,leave your ball as far from your enemy and as near your friend as possible4 #b4 ,if you are in advance1 help your friend2 if you are behind1 call upon him to help you4 #c4 ,recollect that position directly under the arch of your proper bridge enables you to command all the field in front of it4 ,you can run the bridge and leave your own ball near any other you wish to croquet1 as the run gives you another shot4 ,it is many times advantageous to decline making any stroke from such position1 and wait until you see an opportunity to do execution among the enemy4 #d4 ,take pains and exercise judgment on every stroke4 #e4 ,if you are a rover1 leave yourself close to your friend4 ,he can then croquet you towards the enemy who played last1 whom you can afterwards demolish with impunity4 #f4 ,play strictly according to rule2 apply the laws rigidly1 but be liberal in settling disputed questions of fact4 #g4 ,do not attempt difficult shots except in desperate circumstances4 #h4 ,if the enemy have a rover1 make every effort to put it out4 ,one of you can then watch the remaining enemy while the other finishes the round4 ,your partner 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