The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-13
PARDS, ~ OtTDOOR GAWE.
u u New and ttilir~a tan Pray u Win
Imprv,t>ed Materials.

u u New and children tan Pray u Win
Impro,is~d Materials.
A brand new outdoor game that can 10
played with imprUvi--d materials is psrds
Each player selects a pard II girls
and bows play together each boy selects
a girl for HE pard IL a boy OF a girl Is
lef, uvrr he or sh. = Csllrd a lonely
The game can L. PLAYED s.-o Nv parties
consisting entirely uf boys ~ uf girls
The first requisite ia pard- IS the buffer
This may II. n sobd--ised stone one with
pthsr q nar top generally icing preferred.
or a TOYS hat. a hard felt like n derby, or
a >tif straw lat. Asoft hat Will not answer.
Tie Lufer IL placed on an open -pac~ on
the ground. and - surrounded by "a ring
80 posts. These may cuI.-i-t u thirty-two
little sticks driven In the earth Every
fourth stick IL longer than the others. and
j. culi-i a station The sticks should l-
aG,lt az inch ct morr apart
Gu. stick mu.t ~. cons lrianiv longer
than auv u the others, aud. { possible,
it should Lave a leaf On II The stick "
called The starting point.
Pebbles NAV ls' used instead 81 sticks
Iu ihiS case n spaC. of q or tive inches
i,t' between every fourth and fi'h I-.hble
make. = station, and the starting point j.
Indicate Nv "a stone considerably larger
than the others
EaCh BY mus, select a leaf or flower OF
he same kind and a. hearty like that -
his Jari ~ possible. for a marker II the
giri has an oak leaf. 80 must he. II she
chuo 80 a violet h. mus also hAy-a violet
Tie ~lonehc-. however, must content them
- v.,I .IFvy .sf..- fAF TlHfkar-
IT,, only other articles required IN pards
are three throw sticks The-- arc made
,,siy las cutting the branch uf some tree
or plant into two pi,s-'- ~ equal length
taIaIu' ihr,s. ur four inches II n good sikel.
.uItttluy them. -.l..Uttug thr'-. 81 - n.atly
rh, An. width and thickness a. possible
and cutting a notch ia the ruunded eide
IT one uf the-n.
me RIDER IN which the rardS play may
IL. Determined 10y counting ON 81 toy. any
~ IN. usual waNs uSed nv Young folks
~ regulating such matters
1Lr girl pard - the c"upl. Who hay"
-r'ur'd the first play OeKin- hN 'aking
he tlr,s, throw -'I'k-. holding them much
~ IN" would a I~r ur a p~ndn AloN" III"
buffer. and throwing them down up ".
- thai IN. ends 20 the throw sticks strike
the hur-r a. nearly a. pu-rihl" together
and at the same tim" AMI IN" ~ a. hem
..l,.- bounding "A f0il inside the Circl"
e JSsis
Th, rI.,e .u which they fall determines
how many lsi~'- away from ~" starting
pint the players marker NAV ie laid
Y. Ia the i~ginning q the game, Tor in
stance. The Sticks fall IN such n wav ss 10
count i've. IA. player moves hI- or her
mar ker 20 "a" hfth post stick or I~'bbl"l
frum The starting paint
IN. PLAYERS X one -il- muN" their
markers from left {" right, tn players
II the other side move 'h-if- u "a" "pp"-
site dir-ctiun
n ON. player. hy "a lucky throw. can
plac. ~ OF her marker ~ a post already
EQUIPPED by another plsNrr- marker.
this latter H. PVT ou' OF sent back tn the
starting point To- tesin ia" gain" over
again Pafis. however. cannot put "A
u,l.r uu'. on the contrary. II one 0an place
hi ~ her marker a. The post Occupied
low the other. IA" PLAYER who do's 81 =
.nttl.-i to another throw
A lonely cannot h- sent back To 10. start
ing point. but when put out must e. barA
fn 'h. uu-' %u,y'upi"i last bv ia" marker
,f the ulav.r Who pu' him or her oui
Ary play.r who can play his or hrr marker
70 IA. twentieth post ct hall NaN around
the circle can ~ a. once 'h' f"-' "i iie
Nav and place the lucky marker a. IN"
-,arting point, To- i"giu another r"und OF
end th,. game. ~ tt" caSs' nay hr, four
times around the ,irri" icing GENERALLY
considered "a gam"
Ru' n a PLAYER j. 80 unfortunate a. tn
and the marker a. ia. starting point %"
ct she lo-"- twenty pusis and has Co. q"
naIi wnv back around the CirCl" 20 place
A.I- ur her marker
Tlo winning flowers or leaves are worn
~ badges " III" SiuutuR arts
l. j. veil 80 add that the game may te
playrI without putting back THIS makes
A -i,ur'.r hu'. IN ,h" opinion 20 some, n Lees
interesting gam
pard- NAV alsn - plavei wiihou' part
urrs, every PLAYER fur himself. thuugh IN
such a cas. the name given iu the game -
something 81 n missioner not, however
iu IT, avoided IL ou.y two play ~" game
A. Interesting variation % pardr can II"
PLAYED az hune hN u.iug checkers n posts
am a tr.tufum instead ot throw sticks
The t-.-t,,um j. made bv sticking a match
through III. entire ~ a r"gulai sN -li"d
pir,e - thick carlhuard
NUMBER ar. written on ~" edg" ~
he -idcs. and the uumtH'r tu which the
marker h. to- lr moved IL determined hv
side upon which IA" ic"-to'um rrs'S
when IL has done spinning