New-York tribune., 1901-07-27
REVIVAL OF CROQUET.
WITH THE ADVENT OF THE FLUFFY
GIRL" THE GAME RETURNS
FAVOR
TO FAVOF

The revival OF the fuzzy girl" with muslins and
sashes and dainty occurrences. has brought croquet
once more into popularity. The leading dealers
say that they are selling croquet sets In almost
great numbers in the pamy days OF the game
when tennis was considered hoydensh and golf
was practically unknown.
CroQuet is far removed from athleticsm. and
demands no such sacrifice OF daintiness IN dress
but on the contrary lends itself 10 trailing dra-
peries graceful poses and A general coquettishne5s
OF effect impossible to tennis and golf.
The croquet differs from the Old only in
the width of the wckets, which made de-
cidedy narrower and in the length OF the mallet
heads. which is greater than in the old game In
details there are some improvements. such the
screwing OF the mallet stick into the head. which
prevents the old catastrophe known flying of,
and the adding Of candle socket to the arch OF
the wickets. enable the players TO finish the
game after dark II necessary. Another improve
ment is the wicket holder-a wooden peg followed
TO hold the wicket end firmly. These to be
driven permanently into the ground that when
IL has once been me lsured and laid out there will
be danger of misplacing the arches.
Croquet itself. when first played, was practically
a revival being almost exactly like the game OF
pail mall which popular in England in the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Some OF the
terms then adopted and still used In tho game
"Roquet,' to hit another players ball with ones
own: 'croquet loose" to place ones ball against
roQueted ball and by striking own. move
both "croquet tight" to place ball against Il
direction by striking the players ball while hold
ing IL firmly in place with the foot. A carrom Is
made when ball rebounds from arch. stake
border: dead ball is which the player strikes
second time before making point; wiring is
leaving a ball so that the following player has
wire between his ball and his opponents. An OBJ
Ject bail is one at which player aims; jump
shot is made by striking a ball with good deal
Of force on the top. just back OF the centre I'm
order to make 1t jump over any obstacle between
II and the object aimed at A danger ball is the
ball TO be played next by an adversary. rover
is ball that has made all the points except strik
ing the finishing stake.
An advantage of the game IL that IL may be
played by even number of players from 10
eight 1t furnishes moderate exercise. and is
in the least degree fatiguing even when played
for an hour. EroQuet trains the eye and hand to
accuracy and is susceptible OF considerable science
say the enthusiasts Important points to be OBJ
served are keeping ones ball near his partners
and separating those OF his opponents keeping the
danger ball wired otherwise out OF the way
leaving the players ball at the end OF play In
favorable position for his partner. and in making
a run. 10 provide for points ahead and leave no
balls behind
The croquet ground should be selected with ref
erence to shade. II possible. and should measure
6 by Y feet. 1t is better to have a border two
inches high.