Croquet: As played by the Newport Croquet Club

by Anonymous

CHAPTER I

DEFINITIONS

Arena.—The space included by the boundaries of the croquet ground, within which a ball driven out of it is entitled to be placed.

Blow.—The stroke of the mallet. A blow opposed to a push.

Booby.—A ball that fails to run the first bridge.

Bridged Ball.—A ball that has run the first bridge.

Central Bridges.—Those in a line between the stakes.

Chiefs.—The leaders of the sides, who strike for the first choice.

Concussion.—The displacement of a ball by another ball.

Croquet.—The title of the game. A privilege gained by making "roquet." It consists in placing the playing ball in contact with the roqueted ball, and on any side of it; holding it there with the foot, and striking it with the mallet, by which means the other is driven in any required direction.