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En tered , a ccord i n g to Act of Con gre ss, i n th e y ea r1873, b y
CLA' TON , REMSEN HAFFELFI NGER,
i n th e Offi ce of th e L i bra ri a n of Con gress a t ' a sh i ngton .
COL LI NS, P RI NTER.
P UBL I SHERS' NOT I CE .
THE need of some authority by wh ic h
d isputed points in the GAME OF CROQUE T
shall be authoritatively decided , thus oh
v ia t i n g the annoyance due to arguments
and delays so often ind ulged i n by players,
has long been fe lt . Accordingly, the a o
companying Rules and Regulations (adopted by the P H I LADE LP H I A CROQUE T CLUB ,April, are pre sented by t h e P ubli sh
e rs as a stan da rd Guide forconducting th is
popular and invigorating game .
DEFI N ITI ON OF TERMS.
R I COCHET .—Roq ueting two or more balls
in on e stroke .
CROQUE T and FL I NCH .—A method of fol
lowing a Roq uet, and played as followsThe striking ball is taken up and placedin contact with the struck ball
,the
player holding the former fi rmly with
h is foot , and striking, drives or cro
q ue ts the latter ball wherever he may
desire,care being taken to tightly hold
the playing ball in i ts placed position 'and a failure to thus hold the ball const i tute s a Flinch .
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ROQUE T .—A struck ball coming in contact
with anothe r ball .
ROQUE T CROQUEr.—The same as a C roq uet,
w ith t h e exception that the playing
ball is n ot h e ld in position , but struck
loosely and free to move in accordance
with the stroke.
P OI NT I N THE GAME .-A Roq uet (sub'ect to
the Rules'running an arch orstrik ing
the turning-post.
B00BY.—A failure to make the First Arch .
A P ri sm—P ermitting the mallet to re maini n con tact with the ball afte r the instant
of contact.
RO' ER—A ball that has run all the Arches .
P OSI T I ON —A. ball in front of. the prope rarch with a possibility of runn i n g i t i n
a stroke .
STARTI NG-P OST.—The post from which theplayer commence s and at wh ich h e
fi n i shes the game .
TURN I NG-P OST .—The post opposite to the
starting-post .
RU L E S
OF THE
P HILADELP HIA CROQUETCLUB.
ARTICLE I .
Se ction 1.
The distance between the stakes
shall be twenty paces (60 ft ''from
t h e startin g-post to the fi rst arch
two paces (6 ft.' from the fi rst to
second arch two paces (6 ft .' from
the second arch to the centre of
the basket six paces (18 ft '' and
from the basket to the turnin g
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post the reverse of the above plan .
The four side arches shall be
placed on a line of the second arch
from each post,to the right and
left at a distance of four paces (12
ft .'from the cen tre of said second
arch .
Se ction 2.
w The extreme dimensions of the
fi eld shall be twenty-four paces (72
ft .'i n length and twelve paces (36
ft .'in ' idth ' the stakes and arches
so placed as to permit the formation
of a limit of two paces (6ft .'around
the entire fi eld,and any ball restin g
beyond must be immediately re
place d on t h e limi t line at th e point
at which it crossed .
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ARTICLE II .
I n commencing,Four Balls shall
constitute a game,and the ball
must be placed on a line drawn
from the centre of the First Arch
to starting-post at a distance of
one pace (3ft .'from each .
ARTICLE III .
The bal l must be struck w ith t h e
face of the mallet,and not pushed '
any player deviating from this re
q uire me n t ' ill forfeit his turn of
play,a n d i s compelled to leave the
ball or balls in the position to which
they are driven ' and any informa
tion regard ing the position of balls
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relative to the game or to each
other must always be given when
asked for.
ARTICLE I ' .
A player fail ing to make his fi rst
arch becomes a Booby,and his bal l
must in his next turn ' be played
from the position it occupies,and
cannot be used on a ny other ball ,or by any other player, while it re
mains a booby .
ARTICLE ' .
' henever a player strikes,and
the ball moves,it must be con sr
dered a Shot.
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ARTICLE VI .
P lay ing out of one's turn ' ill
cause the offend er to forfeit his
next play,and the ball or balls
must be replaced .
ARTICLE VII .
P laying the ' ron g Ball in turn
will cause the offend er to forfeit his
present play , and the ball or ball s
must be replaced .
ARTICLE VIII .
The Arches m ust be run in their
regular ord er (see Diagram'' leav
ing the second,the Third Arch
must be run in the same dire ction2
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a s those preced ing it,on to the
turning-post a n d back,in a l l cases
playi ng to the Right H and,and
' ith the exception of the basket
only in the one direction .
ARTICLE IX .
The Basket must be run on a n
angle through the centre of both
arches,and only by playing to the
right hand.
A pl ayer continue s in the game
so lon g as he ca n make a P oint .
ARTICLE ' I .
A ball i s n ot counted through“
an
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ARTICLE XIV .
A ball after running all the arches
becomes a Rover,and is al ive on
all the balls in each succeed ing
turn,but it is governed by all other
l aws of the game . Touching the
stake,either by accident or design
,
in any case counts a roving ball
out of the game .
ARTICLE XV .
N 0 player can use th e same ball
twice in one tour excepting after
h aving advanced a point in the
game .
ARTICLE XVI .
' hen a ball i s roq ueted , the
pl ayer must pl ay against andMove
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the Ball he has struck,and in pro
Ce e d ing he obtains by the Roq uet
the privilege of two shots . A fail
ure to move the ball he is playing
against forfeits h i s further play in
that turn .
ARTICLE XVII .
A Re q ue t and another point in
the game mad e in the same shot,
entitles the player to the privilege
of declin ing the roq uet a n d pro
c e e d i n g to his next position .
ARTICLE XVIII.
A player making a Ricochet is
compelled to use the balls in the2*
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ord er they are struck,and cannot
advance in the game until this re
q uire m e n t i s complied with .
ARTICLE XIX .
I f a player fli n ch e s in the exe
cut ion of a C roq uet, h e forfeits fur
ther play in that turn,a nd th e ball s
are to remain in and be played
from the position to which they
are d riven .
ARTICLE XX.
N o player will be allowed to use
his mallet with Both H ands,n orbe
permitted to stand behind his ball
in striking .
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ARTICLE XXI .
Both the L ive and Dead ball
games shall be governed by the
same rules,with the one exception
,
that in the l atter no player can use
the same ball twice until after he
has mad e a p om t in the game , while
in the former any or all ball s may
be used once at each succeeding
turn of the pl ayer.
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