| 单词 | croquet |
| 例句 | One day he called her off the croquet grounds. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The others liked croquet, but Bunny and I didn’t; neither of us ever quite got the hang of it, and we always hacked and sliced at the ball as if we were playing golf. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Bless her heart! She pities him, so she is good to him,” said Jo, beaming at her from the croquet ground. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The summer stretched golden in front of us with promises of picnics and fish frys, blackberry hunts and croquet games till dark. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There were pony rides, sparklers, bottle rockets, croquet, horseshoes, taffy pulls, and apple bobbing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Yankees are a deal the most tricky, everybody knows. There you go!” returned Fred, croqueting her ball far away. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I dropped off the oil tank, slipped on a golf ball, got up, dashed over the lawn, fell over an invisible croquet hoop, got up, then misjudged my jump onto the fence beam. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z They were dressed half for battle, half for tennis or croquet. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Some young people were out under the water oaks playing croquet Mr. Pontellier s two children were there—sturdy little fellows of four and five. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z We sent out free goat cheese croquets with fresh fig jam to every person who came in to eat. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z After Mass on Sunday I go with my friend Billy Campbell to watch them play croquet on the lovely lawn beside their church on Barrington Street. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z If it’s fine, I’m going to pitch my tent in Longmeadow, and row up the whole crew to lunch and croquet—have a fire, make messes, gypsy fashion, and all sorts of larks. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Parslow the butler was kept busy clonking the mud off shoes as the children ran into the house from playing in the Sandwalk, riding ponies from the stable, having games of croquet and ball. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex rolls his eyes, suddenly imagining twirling around a ballroom while Henry drones sweet nothings about croquet and fox hunting in his ear. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In addition to a bocce court, full-size croquet course, two outdoor ping-pong tables and a large firepit, the menu offers a variety of vegetarian options. This is the future of barbecue: No regions, no rules, lots of innovation 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Teens play croquet on a lawn à la “Heathers.” ‘Do Revenge’: Paying Homage to Teen Classics by Way of Hitchcock 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Summer pursuits, given the evidence in a crate in a hallway, include badminton and croquet. The Tokeland Hotel: What happens when an excellent Seattle chef takes over Washington state’s oldest lodgings 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z It just isn’t interested in giving the audience any understanding of “Heathers” beyond monochromatic outfits and croquet mallets. What’s your damage? Why a "Heathers" TV adaptation hasn’t worked — yet 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The Queen’s croquet becomes a master class in piano technique, with players guillotined left and right. The craziest opera yet: Gerald Barry's 'Alice's Adventures' 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z No hugely dramatic scene wraps things up; just a croquet game between a newfound family, and a pleasant sense that, somehow, everybody won after all. 'Win Win': The big winner in this movie is you, the viewer 2011-03-31T21:58:15Z But it was the Hall’s archaic oddities and waning splendor, its stuffed polar bears and old croquet mallets that charmed him immensely. Footsteps: Rambling With W. G. Sebald in East Anglia 2011-04-22T18:55:00Z Cullinan has donated a croquet set to be played on the roof: "It's a vicious game that gets a lot of ill will out of men and women." Maggie's cancer care centre, Newcastle – review 2013-05-18T23:05:22Z By the beach is a charming croquet lawn, perfect for a late-morning match. 36 Hours in Jamaica 2014-03-27T18:33:52Z A grass walkway running straight as a die carries the eye forward across what once was a croquet lawn, and horizontal walks extend left and right like the arms of a cross. Greenwood Gardens in Short Hills, N.J. 2013-04-25T20:46:49Z SAT Sweet treats, fancy hat contest, croquet, the Mad Hatter and friends, 1 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-06-27T21:26:24Z There are 14 B&B properties available in Britain alone, one a manor home in the Cotswolds with a croquet lawn and swimming pool that costs £50 per night for a double. Practical Traveler: Six Sites That Curate Lodging Options So You Don’t Have To 2012-05-23T14:10:18Z Unlike Lewis Carroll's depiction of croquet in Alice in Wonderland, using a flamingo borrowed from neighboring St. James's Park as a mallet is strictly outlawed. Diversions: Croquet and Tea at London's Goring Hotel 2010-07-15T08:05:00Z Some pieces, like a giant croquet set with brightly colored balls the size of boulders, are immediately visible, while others are hidden among the trees. A sweet slice of small-town Western Washington in Tenino 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The house at Rosedown is an amalgam of Federal and Greek Revival architecture, with requisite white columns and an impressive collection of original furniture and household items, like a child’s croquet set. Following Audubon?s Footsteps in Louisiana 2010-04-15T21:58:00Z Which is how I learned, right near the end of the game, that “roque” is a form of croquet played on a hard court next to a riverbank. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: All I ever needed to know I learned playing Scrabble on my phone 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z His widow, Elaine de Kooning, acknowledged that it was made as a joke, painted in advance of a croquet party in East Hampton. Shin Gallery Charms and Surprises With a Motley Collection 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z One of the hotel’s two cherished croquet courts is now a swimming pool, but the tradition lives on: Hand-painted signs in the Croquet Club list results from decades of croquet championships there. Don’t call it relaxation. On this Maine island, vacation is for rusticating. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z In addition to a pool and tennis court, the property includes a billiards terrace and croquet green; a hedge of Rosa rugosa protects the garden from winds. How Does the Hamptons Garden Grow? With a Lot of Paid Help 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z It shows English people frolicking, playing croquet, boating, enjoying a gin and tonic, striding around as if they owned the place. Recognition, at Last, After Decades Decolonizing Art 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z There she meets a better class of people, who introduce her to games and books and leisure activities that would scandalize her mother: lawn tennis, archery, croquet! Book review: ‘The Boston Girl,’ by Anita Diamant 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z They participated only in croquet, equestrian, golf, sailing and tennis events. Perspective | First modern Olympics, 125 years ago, was nothing like today’s huge spectacle 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z The mansion has 58 bedrooms, 33 bathrooms, 12 fireplaces, a spa, a swimming pool, a tennis court, a croquet court and a golf course just minutes away. Inside the fabulous world of Donald Trump, where money is no problem 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z After the street is cleared, the public will be allowed to rush the container with fishing rods and croquet mallets. A Toast for J. P. Donleavy 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Two sun-kissed girls in gingham sundresses, their father in tow, dance onto the emerald croquet lawn and plead for a lesson before dinner. Glorious Summer Retreats 2011-08-10T13:20:08.043Z Ev is also an accomplished golf and croquet player. Bridge: Winning a Title of Life Master but Not for Being 94 Years Old 2011-08-17T22:43:25Z The park is also home to tennis and handball courts, croquet greens, a carousel, a castle, a marionette theater, a zoo and more than a dozen playgrounds. 36 Hours: Central Park, New York 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Nowadays, croquet — the object of which is to hit a ball through a series of hoops embedded in the grass — has the most spotless of reputations. Diversions: Croquet and Tea at London's Goring Hotel 2010-07-15T08:05:00Z Active guests can play croquet, borrow the hotel’s beach cruisers to pedal Southwest Harbor’s back roads or join morning yoga and Pilates sessions on the lawn. Don’t call it relaxation. On this Maine island, vacation is for rusticating. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z To work up an appetite, visitors stroll the grounds that include a putting green, a croquet court, and a swimming pool nestled between privacy hedges. A Maryland Inn for Spring 2011-04-11T21:50:02.803Z Topics: , , , Anxiety, , , seasonal affective disorder, , Spring has sprung, at least for most of us, which means sundresses, seersucker and boozy croquet parties on the front lawn. Is mental health seasonal? 2013-04-21T15:00:00Z Yet it brims with inventive possibilities, not least in the croquet match. Sucker Punch; Welcome to Thebes; Alice 2010-06-26T23:05:00Z Deceit and self-delusion — in master and servant alike — became as much a staple of those tableaus as silver tea sets, croquet lawns and debutante balls. Television Review: Like Old Times, Almost, In an English Household 2011-04-07T22:20:14Z But, like a Shakespearean comedy or a rowdy game of croquet on the resort lawn, the books fence in their own lunacy and uphold convention at their core. The Invention of the “Beach Read” 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z And why an arch, which suggests the pioneers somehow passed through a giant croquet wicket? Perspective | 50 years later, St. Louis’ Gateway Arch emerges with a new name and a skeptical view of western expansion 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z The tap of a croquet mallet on someone else’s distant estate is the sound of an impossibly remote universe. Review: ‘The Love Object’ by Edna O’Brien 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The weekend will also offer chalk drawing, face painting, a giant chess match and lawn games like croquet and a bean bag toss. Spare Times for Children Listings for May 6-12 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z It was the first Olympic appearance for women, who competed in croquet, golf, sailing and tennis. Modern Olympics took decades to become a global event 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The Volunteer Park Conservatory celebrates its 100th anniversary Sunday with tours, horse and carriage rides and a croquet tournament. 5 old-fangled things to do this weekend 2012-08-10T05:46:04Z Game Time Classic activities such as croquet, badminton, and boccie are fairly cheap. Get Fit with Family Games 2010-05-21T17:19:00Z One Pendulum fan accused the Guardian's Will Dean, who gave Immersion two stars, of fitting in his review "between games of croquet". Pendulum are the sound of youth ? just not mine 2010-06-03T10:41:00Z This latest refinement carries a whiff of retrofitted modernity, like a space capsule upholstered in chintz or a Microsoft Kinect game of croquet. The TV Watch: Ye Olde Yule Log Now Blazes in 3-D 2010-12-23T20:28:14Z At the tapas station Páteo no Palácio, crisp alheira sausage croquets were pleasantly smoky, and we found ourselves unable to get enough of a mildly chewy octopus salad with garlic, onions, cilantro and olive oil. A Lisbon Food Court Housed in a Palace 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Norfolk Heritage Park A Summer Squall , Ramsgate, Sat to Mon Free workshops, open studios and the chance to play croquet with the Queen Of Hearts. This week's new events 2010-08-27T23:06:00Z She doesn’t seem to do any governing, aside from executing minors for losing at croquet, and she is married to a 1ft-tall baby with a moustache. The ‘perfect body’ is a lie. I believed it for a long time and let it shrink my life 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z The park’s Oval Lawn will offer children’s games from the early 19th and 20th centuries, including badminton, croquet, marbles, hopscotch “and a 1914-inspired dice game of hearts,” Ms. Hughes said. Spare Times for Children for Sept. 5-11 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Another celebration at the couple’s farm in Earlton, N.Y., including tennis, croquet and a tented dinner reception, is set for Oct. Special Issue: Gay Marriage: Walking Miles of Aisles 2011-07-22T21:06:19Z Wimbledon was originally a private club for rich folks in England who used the club’s smooth green lawns for another game: croquet. Tradition reigns at Wimbledon 140 years after the tennis tournament began 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Period pastimes include Punch and Judy puppet shows, arcade games, lawn croquet and a roller disco. Friday’s Travel News and Tips 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z SUN Team croquet tournament, Dahlia Lounge food tents, cocktail +beer garden, music, costume contest; for ages 21 and older only; benefits Food Lifeline, 1 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Char Bar has also has added a huge beer garden with bocce ball, croquet, and local beer—like beloved Boulevard Brewing—a reminder why KC also won the silver medal for its craft beer scene. These Are America’s Best Cities for Barbecue 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z I might as well have marched into a crack den and proposed a game of croquet. ‘We’re never going to bed’: children rewrite the house rules 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z It was the sort of place that had baize green croquet lawns, deep porches that seemed miles long, a tidily lettered sign at the foot of a drive making clear to interlopers its exclusionary nature. My Life in Hotels 2011-12-02T14:36:36Z Special activities are planned for the Mother’s Day weekend, including music by Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra, croquet and watercolor painting. Spare Times for May 9-15 2014-05-08T22:03:24Z SAT Celebrate with re-enactors with music, 19th Century Artisan and Garden Market, cannon salutes, musket volleys, croquet, activities for all ages, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-05-15T23:42:30Z It’s a very gracious place to stay, with croquet courts, a swimming pool, enormous moss-strewn oak trees. Q&A: Frances Mayes on the Lure of Southern Landscapes 2014-04-24T17:45:21Z And it’s hard to play a cutthroat game of croquet in your flower beds. A healthy lawn begins with fall maintenance 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Against an illustrated garden backdrop, some models carried tennis rackets or croquet mallets. Romance in the air as Paul Costelloe, Bora Aksu open London Fashion Week 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z It turned out the guests who rented the waterfront home weren’t just playing croquet, they were holding a tournament that ended shortly after sunset, but the celebration continued. Want to turn your Seattle-area home into an Airbnb? Read this first 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z In the grounds there are cottages, a large greenhouse, walled garden, follies, fountain and croquet lawn. Bob Dylan puts Highland mansion retreat up for sale 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z At the end of the term last month at Eton, new students were in the town trying on cashmere uniform overcoats and shopping for color-coded socks for croquet, fencing or squash. Eton College Wrestles With Change in a More Modern Britain 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z The third annual croquet match between Northampton and Peterborough is not your average regional derby. The croquet grudge match that decides how River Nene is pronounced 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z There will be an outdoor location for family games, such as croquet, and Disneyland’s nightly fireworks show will be visible from the nearby pool deck. A Pixar-themed hotel is coming to Disneyland Resort. Here's a sneak peek 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z “It had five lakes,” she wrote, “three croquet courts, three hundred brown skins, three hundred good swimmers, plenty of guavas, two schools and no jail house.” How novelist Zora Neale Hurston transformed American anthropology 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Sure, you might have Doctor Who flashbacks to the croquet sweater or get itchy thinking about a sweater tied around your neck, but that’s the allure of it. Why is Ralph Lauren so good at ‘prep?’ 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z He sat the entrance exam for Eton, still suffering from a head injury from a croquet mallet accident a week earlier. Bill Turnbull obituary: Beloved BBC Breakfast host 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z This year, the rivals met on the lawn in the village of Roade, near Northampton, for tea, cake - and croquet. The croquet grudge match that decides how River Nene is pronounced 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Some advertised themselves as “resorts” offering healthful outdoor living: croquet, tennis, naps in hammocks, sunshine and wholesome food that made TB sound like a vacation. Southern California’s curious history as the sanitarium capital of America 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Amenities include a spa and a fitness center, the club’s pool and beach, tennis courts and croquet lawns. A quick history of Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s lavish club and residence. 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z He calls croquet “a great game for anyone who’s a bit knackered” after the strains on the joints and whatnot from a pursuit such as tennis or rugby. At the All England Club, they’re also wicket smart 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z That word — “croquet” — long has glimmered from that long title of this club that breaks from its routine each midyear to conduct the world’s most coveted tennis major. Elena Rybakina, raised in Moscow but repping Kazakhstan, wins Wimbledon 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z "The one thing about croquet, it is an honesty-based activity. We don't have to enforce it - we trust people," said Paul Chard, from the Northampton club. The croquet grudge match that decides how River Nene is pronounced 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z The original sanitarium promoted its medical and recreational advantages — croquet games among the orange groves — in vivid brochures and postcards. Southern California’s curious history as the sanitarium capital of America 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The unicorns are being gelded, reins pulled in, their horns knocked off with a croquet mallet....Realism is rapidly setting in. Column: Bitcoin, NFTs, SPACs, meme stocks — all those pandemic investment darlings are crashing 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z He also has a membership at a more croquet-intensive club, Surbiton, but sees the All England croquet subdivision as uniformly “thrilled” to be part of the tennis kingdom. At the All England Club, they’re also wicket smart 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z In fact, “croquet” dates back to the beginning. Elena Rybakina, raised in Moscow but repping Kazakhstan, wins Wimbledon 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z In addition to biking, the arts and croquet, starting a family is also important to her. Lynx’s Sylvia Fowles Does Not See Final Season as a Victory Lap 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z An unorthodox putting stroke with a croquet mallet. Dude Perfect trades irons for irreverence at the Masters 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z In 1900, 22 women were welcomed in five events — croquet among them — while 975 men competed in everything from track and field to rowing. The Olympic gender gap is closing, but work remains. 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Once Wimbledon expands as planned, ample practice courts will appear, and the croquet lawns will stay put year-round. At the All England Club, they’re also wicket smart 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Croquet made a rally, and even as the place became “The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club” in 1899, “croquet” hung on. Elena Rybakina, raised in Moscow but repping Kazakhstan, wins Wimbledon 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z A further new category was based on the game of croquet, where the most skilful move is to hit the ball through three hoops, named a Triple Peel. Dalemain Marmalade Festival attracts peel creativity 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Vestiges of British rule remain in Cairo, from the former British officers’ club where upper-class Egyptians can still play croquet, to the downtown square named for Egypt’s liberation. In Welcoming Prince Charles, Egypt’s Leader Sends a Message 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z In 1900, 22 women were welcomed to compete in five ladies’ sports — croquet among them — while 975 men competed in everything from athletics to rowing. When Gender Equality at the Olympics Is Not So Equal 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z That’s when the lawns moved off-site just across the street, there for croquet from April to September except for mid-June to mid-July when they are converted to tennis practice courts. At the All England Club, they’re also wicket smart 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Those pioneers competed across five sports, among them croquet and equestrian. Tokyo Games boast equal gender participation for first time 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Dr. Negishi, he added, was fiercely competitive, whether in chemistry, croquet or karaoke. Ei-ichi Negishi, Nobel-winning chemist who made ‘art in a test tube,’ dies at 85 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z “Women would be wearing special croquet dresses that were slightly shorter than normal dresses, so they would glimpse ankles, and so on,” said Ms. Boddy. This Spring, Get the Balls Rolling 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z It follows a lockdown boom in the sales of garden croquet sets. 'Don't call us posh': Croquet boom in lockdown 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z “It’s a sandy profile. It’s normally a bent-fescue sword. Because on croquet, like golf, the greens, it’s about the trueness and the smoothness. On a tennis court, it’s about rebound and ball height.” At the All England Club, they’re also wicket smart 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Hikers and owners alike took joy in the cabins, and people passing through often stopped to marvel at the homes, or even play a game of croquet with the neighbors. After the Bobcat fire, a century-old community hopes to rebuild its storied past 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z In Ms. Knoper’s neighborhood, some people used croquet mallets, baseball bats or hockey sticks in lieu of putters. How to Make a Mini-Golf Course 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z "There were croquet matches, tennis lessons, salmon poaching," said Mrs Wheeler. IRA captive's letters to wife to be shared online 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Sam Snead, whose fluent style has lasted longer than any other man’s in the history of the game, was reduced to putting between his legs, croquet fashion—and he was a total abstainer for years. The Yips—If You’ve Had ’Em, You’ve Got ’Em - Golf Digest 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z There seems no equivalent of, say, Wimbledon in the croquet season. At the All England Club, they’re also wicket smart 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Next door, Louis Bacon, an American hedge fund billionaire, presided over an airy retreat with a lawn for croquet. How a Neighbors’ Feud in Paradise Launched an International Rape Case 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Members and guests played croquet, rode horses and went skeet shooting. N.J. Locals: Preserve Shady Rest Golf and Country Club 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z As Price notes, many old-fashioned infrastructures are enjoying an unlikely comeback, sometimes by baiting the trap: libraries now get people in the door by loaning lawnmowers, croquet sets, cake pans, and other nonliterary essentials. Reader, I Googled It 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The ease with which you could line up one of these croquet putters to the hole was quite remarkable. The Yips—If You’ve Had ’Em, You’ve Got ’Em - Golf Digest 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z They fly on croquet trips to places such as the Greek island of Corfu and Montenegro. At the All England Club, they’re also wicket smart 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z They’re not croquet mallet-wielding mean girls but rather her in-laws wielding antique pistols and crossbows, and the same whiff of class warfare is undeniable. Review: ‘Ready or Not’ sacrifices horror for irony and laughs to skewer the 1 percent 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z And weddings in stately homes where the guests play croquet, and a hog is roasted, and the bride’s waist is so waspish – and have the couple had their teeth bleached, because it seems so? I swore I’d never mention marriage again, but everyone deserves an Instagram wedding | Grace Dent 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z They were playing croquet under a tree when a storm began that would unleash the lightning. Father, daughter recall surviving lightning strike 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Something in that, I thought, recalling how, with the right arm stiffly extended, one could at least make some sort of stroke with the croquet putter. The Yips—If You’ve Had ’Em, You’ve Got ’Em - Golf Digest 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z “These were the club championships for members only, and not many members of the All England Club play croquet at all.” At the All England Club, they’re also wicket smart 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Members enjoy a beach, two pools, a spa and tennis and croquet courts. Mar-a-Lago security under scrutiny after Chinese woman gained access 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The Johnnies, as students are known, excel in croquet and have a rivalry in that pastime with their Annapolis neighbors at the U.S. Attention, college shoppers. These schools are slashing their prices. 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z On the site of Dulwich Hamlet’s stadium, they used to play croquet. Dulwich Hamlet: the improbable tale of a tiny football club that lost its home to developers – and won it back 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z A sandy beach is gone, replaced with a grassy lawn to invite Frisbee tossing or croquet, and there’s also an accessible dock for launching kayaks or canoes. Once-polluted lake gets new life at University of Georgia 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Sometimes the croquet life can follow upon a tennis life in the same life. At the All England Club, they’re also wicket smart 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z He had been a fan of the band Eels, visiting their rehearsals, going to their gigs and joining in with Mark “E” Everett’s weekly croquet game. 'I believed love could cure cancer': how grief sent Steve Perry on a new Journey 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z He had a group of people he'd play croquet with in the back yard of his studio. How Journey's frontman stopped believin’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Not many people have heard of trugo: a mix of croquet, golf, lawn bowls and the hammer. The bizarre sport unique to Melbourne 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The rose garden borders the croquet court that takes up most of the backyard. A couple keeps busy with a wild garden on a sprawling Clyde Hill property 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z He never anticipated he would hold any position such as “member in charge of croquet.” At the All England Club, they’re also wicket smart 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z The plan is to host volleyball games, farmers markets, a croquet tournament with a potluck supper, a pig roast with live music on July 4, a square dance and more. Organizers keep cannabis music festival alive 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z SUN Play croquet or bring other outdoor games for all ages, bring a picnic, 3-7 p.m. Community calendar: Comic Con, West African griot party, city beaches and more 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Recreational pursuits include boating, sailing, tennis, golf, swimming, skeet shooting, croquet, hiking, biking and fishing. On Maryland’s Gibson Island, year-round living and year-round play 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z You compared the exercise equivalent of rebounders to a game of croquet! Why Exercise Alone May Not Be the Key to Weight Loss 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z That theory got its kick-start at a conference Hawking hosted in 1982 with a dinner party and croquet match, Turner said. Stephen Hawking: ‘His laboratory was the universe’ 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z So how appropriate that your food angel passed you a “croquet” through it. The Outing Left Her Hungry 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z In 1900, women competed in three mixed events - sailing, croquet and equestrian, and two women's events - tennis and golf. Reality Check: Do the Olympics have a gender gap? 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z After Trump’s suggestion that he play golf is nixed, Bertie suggests a game of croquet. Bertie Wooster returns as a spy in Jeeves sequel by Schott's Miscellany author 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Tyrone Power and Darryl F. Zanuck played croquet on the lawn, and songwriter Johnny Mercer crooned “One for My Baby” at the piano. Nora Johnson, writer who created ‘The World of Henry Orient,’ dies at 84 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z “We spent our days as if we were Somerset Maugham characters, sunbathing or playing croquet on the manicured lawn,” said a friend of his. This island is not for sale: how Eigg fought back 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Instead of “crooked media”, try saying you hate the “croquet Medea”, who is the Greek god of lawnsports. So what should Donald Trump have said to the Boy Scouts? I know | Jack Bernhardt 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z The grounds include a lawn used for croquet. House Hunting in … the Lake District, England 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z A plan to build a lake with a backyard beach, just beyond what’s now home to twin croquet courts, never was seen to fruition; that envisioned waterscape now is Broadmoor Cottages. After 90 years, strange times, a Colorado mansion is reborn 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z He most definitely was a renowned croquet aficionado, and dabbled in the worlds of hydroplanes, boxing, rodeo and horse racing, the latter during a stint living in England. Reliving the crazy legend of Seattle sports scribe and voice J Michael Kenyon 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z It’s an even more attractive space during the summer, when the museum offers free lawn games, such as croquet and badminton, that encourage an extended lunch break. Six outdoor spots where you can enjoy your brown-bag lunch 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z She also said he hit her with his fists, a croquet mallet and a knife handle, and kicked her in the head and side. North Carolina police say man held woman, assaulted her 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z At the end of the workday, Elmer played badminton, croquet, baseball and pinochle with the children, and the family took occasional trips to Florida, which they loved. Together for 7 decades, St. Cloud couple die 23 hours apart 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Also going quickly out of fashion are “crossword”, “playschool”, “Avon”, “cassette” and “croquet”. ‘Golly’, ‘cassette’ and ‘croquet’: the words we no longer use 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z All the patients are superannuated, wandering around lethargically in long white robes or occupying themselves with croquet and calisthenics, in between receiving unspecified “treatments” in a locked wing. Review | ‘A Cure for Wellness’ may leave you feeling both invigorated and confused 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z “To reach the shore, a tunnel connected the croquet court to the beach club and beyond,” Taylor wrote. At Trump’s properties, the president-elect’s name, face and tastes are ever present 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z But how, I ask, is that a less “appalling” way to putt than the outlawed croquet technique? An Older Golfer Has a Gripe With the USGA 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Before Ms. Dion has chirped a single note, he has eaten dinner with his family and maybe fit in a game of croquet in the backyard. Sober Crowds and 2-for-1 Specials: The Thriving Daytime Acts of Vegas 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z An increasing number of homeowners are paying handsomely to install courts for bocce, horseshoes, shuffleboard and croquet. Score! Old-Timey Lawn Games Pop Up in High-End Homes 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Instead of just filing through a lobby, finding their seats and waiting for the lights to dim, audiences are running around old industrial buildings or playing preshow croquet matches with actors. Immerse yourself: Be a part of the audience — and the show in Seattle theater trend 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Flywheel Farm in East Montpelier is putting on a croquet tournament while Willowell Foundation Farm in Bristol is hosting a middle school farmer Olympic-style event. 100 Vermont farms to open to the public 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z Fordyce got his start in croquet at age 10, playing in the backyard with his father. A Croquet Standout, for His Age (15) and His Grit 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Friends play croquet at Gas Works Park in Seattle on a recent afternoon. These boys of summer play croquet 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z The main home is 10,745 square feet, with pool, tennis court and croquet court. Three Homes That Offer Quail Hunting 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z His attorneys also discovered Stadler had failed to mention that, after seeing Thompson on the night of the croquet match, she met up with another student whom she kissed at a bar. A Marine major, two Naval Academy students and a flawed sexual assault investigation She also appeared in the Showtime series “Weeds,” playing a nefarious Mexican politician who is killed when she gets whacked with a croquet mallet. The Actress Who Dazzled El Chapo 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The swimming pool, beauty salon, spa, tennis courts and croquet court shout aspiration, wealth and success, a version of the American dream. Shaping up to be Hillary v Trump: the looming battle for the soul of America 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z “But they would get together and play cards, croquet and softball.” Ness County celebrates George Washington Carver’s legacy 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z I thought this white girl would come to Arkansas and play croquet on the lawn and throw tea parties. Seven ages of Hillary Clinton: a woman who in her time has played many parts 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z I later discovered a picture of the 21-year-old, still in the black dress and pearls she’d worn to the croquet match, sitting at a table inside Thompson’s home on the night of the alleged threesome. A Marine major, two Naval Academy students and a flawed sexual assault investigation Drive to his place and you’ll see bowling balls organized in the shape of, for instance, an American flag, a Christmas tree, a croquet set, a billiards table and a row of lollipops. Oklahoma man uses bowling balls for art 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z As part of the renovations, the developers plan to upgrade an expansive green roof deck, adding croquet courts and outdoor grills. College Towns Get New Housing, but It’s Decidedly Not Dorms 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z During the short time he’s owned Fairholme, Mr. Manchester said he’s put “several million” dollars worth of renovations into the property, adding putting greens, a croquet court and a tennis court. Newport’s Fairholme Mansion Returns to Market for $21 Million—Or 40% More 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z One day in July, students were playing a game of croquet on the lawn outside the centre's home: a stone building in the placid grounds of St Hugh's College. The lab that knows where your time really goes On the Friday night before the croquet match, she texted him at 7:54 p.m., A Marine major, two Naval Academy students and a flawed sexual assault investigation He liked the composition of the croquet shot but it was a week before he examined it under a microscope and recognised the notorious bandit. Man who discovered rare Billy the Kid photo: 'The hunt is a really grand thing' 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z You have the most famous and iconic American around the world, posing on a croquet stick with the Regulators, along with his girlfriend. Is This a Photo of Billy the Kid? The Man Who Found it Says Yes 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z That’s because the photo is of the famous outlaw Billy the Kid and his gang playing croquet in 1878, according to a statement by Kagin’s, the company that verified the image. $2 Billy the Kid Photo Could Sell for $5 Million 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z He lived with a gun in his hand – and sometimes, it seems, a croquet mallet. Multimillion-dollar photo of Billy the Kid playing croquet was $2 junk shop find 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z On April 30, 2011, just a month before her graduation from the academy, Stadler put on a black-and-white dress with yellow accents and a matching fedora, then headed to the croquet green. A Marine major, two Naval Academy students and a flawed sexual assault investigation The games will also host hundreds of volunteers, parents and supporters to cheer on the athletes in horseshoes, croquet, softball skills, soccer skills, flag football, and for the first time, cheerleading. Special Olympics state games held at Camp Shelby 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z When he saw the hat and the stance, Guijarro thought that the masked man leaning on a croquet mallet might be Billy the Kid. Is This a Photo of Billy the Kid? The Man Who Found it Says Yes 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The programme evokes an England of croquet pitches, high tea, rolling hills and squirely good manners. Keep calm and vote Dave 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Try backyard or park games like croquet, badminton, basketball, pickleball, catch or just turn up the music and dance together! Yes You Can! 7 Easy Workout Strategies for Parents During Fall 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z But when pressed if the last time he’d seen her was on the evening of the April croquet match, he failed to acknowledge her May 28 late-night visit to his home. A Marine major, two Naval Academy students and a flawed sexual assault investigation For nearly two hours, teams of eight - one of retired Army veterans and one of retired Navy veterans - played croquet, drawing a crowd. Wicket awesome: Army, Navy retirees revel in competition 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z Griffith and Orson Welles, who signed his "from one croquet champ to another." Shirley Temple memorabilia evokes memories and the magic of movie stars 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z The co-authors of a 1974 paper in the Journal of Animal Ecology ranked themselves by playing a croquet tournament, according to a footnote. How Many Scientists Does It Take to Write a Paper? Apparently, Thousands 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z He said only about 25 of the roughly 350 Wimbledon members participated in croquet. Once Wimbledon’s Foundation, Croquet Now Lives in Its Margins 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Saturday, he held one of his goofy croquet tournaments there. Twins Bob and Mike Bryan doubled down on tennis and became champions 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z Paul Schellhammer, 75, plays pickup croquet a few times a week. Wicket awesome: Army, Navy retirees revel in competition 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z The $30 admission fee includes unlimited beers and snacks, tours of the house and, if the weather cooperates, badminton, croquet and corn hole in the back yard. The best time to visit a museum in May? After hours. 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z There were also some misses: the razor clams were chewy beyond belief; and the lobster croquets were pleasantly crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside, but lacked any discernible lobster. True to Spanish Tradition, Despite Its Name 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z A year later, three croquet courts were added to an adjacent property owned by the club. Once Wimbledon’s Foundation, Croquet Now Lives in Its Margins 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z He listed golf, table tennis, croquet and bowling as among Robic’s areas of dominance. John Robic, the Coach Behind the Coach at Kentucky 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z The secret to good croquet, he said, is hand-eye coordination and balancing offense and defense. Wicket awesome: Army, Navy retirees revel in competition 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z It’s not a desk, it’s a machine language angel whispering in your inner ear: "Save your spine for another romp in the park, a game of tennis, croquet even!" Hits of the CES Gadget Parade “This used to be the city park, and when I was a kid it had a croquet court, a dance slab and a water fountain with goldfish,” he remarked, indicating a now empty downtown lot. Bean’s town fading from landscape 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z But croquet is not always just a way to occupy time between lunch and tea. Once Wimbledon’s Foundation, Croquet Now Lives in Its Margins 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z If you’re not a croquet player, a pro offers lessons—just bring your regulation whites. 10 Last-Minute Thanksgiving Getaways 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z It’s these demands that make croquet great for nurturing mental agility, according to Westminster-Canterbury’s president and CEO, Ben Unkle, who tossed the coin at the start of the match. Wicket awesome: Army, Navy retirees revel in competition 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z Have a listen to English Heritage's Senior Historian Paul Pattison explain some of the pictures from their new exhibition and see why some early casualties were playing croquet on a lawn in Wrest Park. Weekendish: The best of the week's reads 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z A day of sport might revolve around croquet. Fall Foliage Drives Worth Flying For 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z One of the first sports that allowed men and women to play on equal terms, croquet surged in popularity in Victorian England, and in 1868 the All England Croquet Club was founded. Once Wimbledon’s Foundation, Croquet Now Lives in Its Margins 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z There is a game of croquet taking place on one of the manicured lawns. Eve Branson: ‘I was not saved by Kate Winslet!’ 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Since then, much of the lumber has been given new life: as stadium seating, an orchestra pit — and now, croquet mallets for the Brooklyn Croquet and Hunt Club. New York Today: Old Boardwalk, New Mallets 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z During the game’s heyday at the turn of the 20th century, Prospect Park’s croquet grounds at the northern end of the Long Meadow were trimmed and rolled for play. A Brief History of Croquet in Brooklyn 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Their friend Ben Lownik admitted that none of them really knew how to play croquet, but that didn’t matter as much as spending time outside. Party like it’s 1921 at the Woodrow Wilson House Hann said that most croquet players at the All England Club were former tennis enthusiasts like himself who were no longer able to actively play and found croquet to be physically less demanding. Once Wimbledon’s Foundation, Croquet Now Lives in Its Margins 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z In honor of port’s Anglo heritage, guests often try a round of croquet in the 7-acre gardens before enjoying an invigorating cabernet scrub in the spa. Five O'Clock Somewhere: Portugal's Yeatman Hotel 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z If there is demand, Mr. Robb said they will be “competitively priced,” for bespoke and reclaimed croquet equipment. New York Today: Old Boardwalk, New Mallets 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z There was even a croquet house near Prospect Park West and Third Street where players stored their equipment and folding chairs. A Brief History of Croquet in Brooklyn 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z But for happy hour on a lovely summer day, and the chance to say, “I played croquet in a president’s garden,” this is a very interesting only-in-D.C. option. Party like it’s 1921 at the Woodrow Wilson House In the early 1920s, the club moved one mile from its home near the Wimbledon train station to its current location, but croquet did not follow. Once Wimbledon’s Foundation, Croquet Now Lives in Its Margins 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z They included rabbit schoolchildren scribbling on slates, squirrels smoking cigars and kittens playing croquet or dancing, wearing ruffled dresses and bead necklaces. As a British Pastime Is Revived, Some Critters Get Second Lives 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z While Tissot prescribed a regimen of tennis, badminton and croquet to combat these effects, others advocated standing work. Innovation: Who Made That Standing Desk? 2014-03-21T03:54:00Z In 1875, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle called croquet “a healthy and harmless pastime.” A Brief History of Croquet in Brooklyn 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z There are slides and Astroturf croquet lawns, and kitchens and fridges stocked with endless supplies of free food. Why did offices become like the home? 2013-08-02T02:32:09Z About six miles southwest of Wimbledon, the Surbiton Croquet Club is the site of this year’s British Open Championships, one of the world’s top croquet tournaments. Once Wimbledon’s Foundation, Croquet Now Lives in Its Margins 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Cullinan is also keen to introduce a croquet set on the roof: "It's a very good game for people who aren't feeling so confident," he says, swinging an imaginary mallet between his legs. Newcastle's new Maggie's Cancer Care Centre is a model of low-key comfort 2013-05-17T15:12:25Z At the 1900 Olympics, women were allowed to compete in lawn tennis and golf, with only a few entering the co-ed sailing and croquet. Sport is slowly catching up with transgender realities 2013-04-16T11:59:34Z There's one special move where he uses them like a croquet mallet, in a very painful way. Deadpool the videogame 2013-01-23T09:42:27Z The heroine follows a talking white rabbit, meets the Queen of Hearts and plays croquet using flamingos as mallets. Is Alice in Wonderland really about drugs? 2012-08-20T08:40:39Z Excellent, calmly played croquet is often devoid of the more difficult, breathtaking shotmaking necessitated by less proficient play. Once Wimbledon’s Foundation, Croquet Now Lives in Its Margins 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z It is all a far cry from the elegant images of the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club when crinolined Victorian ladies swung their croquet mallets and the gentlemen brandished wooden rackets. Strawberries in the rain but no Pimms at Wimbledon 2012-08-02T07:05:09Z Once upon a time, women were allowed to compete only in Olympic tennis, golf and croquet. Olympics: Genetically enhanced Olympics are coming 2012-07-23T09:50:58.820Z Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Annapolis Cup, an annual croquet match against the Naval Academy. After 30 years of croquet, a new fight song for St. John?s 2012-04-28T16:23:11Z Eloise quickly proposed going to the garden where they spent the afternoon, Carol teaching her to play croquet. A Soldier's Son 2012-04-27T02:00:37.640Z But tennis is still king here, particularly during Wimbledon, when the croquet lawns are converted to practice courts. Once Wimbledon’s Foundation, Croquet Now Lives in Its Margins 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Even so staid and contemplative a pastime as golf ranks among 'athletics;' and perhaps in time the authorities will be asked to give a 'Blue' for croquet. Aspects of Modern Oxford 2012-04-25T02:01:12.193Z We talked of England and America; we romped with the children; we played croquet on the lawn; we received calls from the neighbors, and went out to "take tea" in the good old-fashioned way. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Trevisan played on one of the first intercollegiate croquet teams, and both alumni have fond memories of the first matches. After 30 years of croquet, a new fight song for St. John?s 2012-04-28T16:23:11Z Races, archery, croquet, Switzerland, Paris, Garibaldi, the American war, M�ller's capture, and Tennyson's new poem, all played their part in turn. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z According to a 2014 survey by Sport England, the number of people who played tennis at least once a month was 779,200, while the number playing croquet was 11,900. Once Wimbledon’s Foundation, Croquet Now Lives in Its Margins 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z I think of sweet Nelly, whose curls, like a jelly, Shook soft as she "spooned" me at croquet, at croquet. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z They lie grouped round a pretty park which also furnishes the visitors with facilities for various recreations, such as lawn tennis, croquet, polo and other games. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z She does not ride, or shoot, or golf, or cycle, or play tennis or croquet, or do gardening, or smoke cigarettes. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Then followed days of tennis and croquet, of picnics and teas with the Vicar's pretty daughters and the Squire's awkward sons. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Worse, it’s the most swaggerless theme song one could imagine: it sounds as if it should be for a golfer, or a croquet star. Off the Dribble: The Lin Songs Remain the Same: They Fall Short 2012-03-03T01:06:37Z But then came lawn tennis old fashion to menace, And croquet and curls were dubbed "pokey," dubbed "pokey." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z Accounting this as a gloss, we are driven to conjecture that the Dean's answer expressed mild disapprobation of the game of croquet. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z I am not talking of croquet, or even badminton, though these may be, and are, bought in boxes at shops. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z Accounting this as a gloss, and the original reading not being forthcoming, we are driven to conjecture that the Dean's answer expressed mild disapprobation of the game of croquet. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z The croquet ground was on the south side of the house, and there was a bit of vacant lawn in front of the parlor, also. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z It is, not to be too flippant, something like Alice’s game of croquet in “Through the Looking Glass.” Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z Out of doors croquet may be interesting as a game, and fascinating enough when a lady has an agreeable partner, but as an exercise physically its healthfulness is doubtful. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z In the mid-1800s, the area was a summer destination for boarders from Manhattan who cycled, played croquet, swam and fished in the cool of the countryside. | Katonah, N.Y.: Katonah, N.Y./Living In - The Hamlet That Got Up and Went 2012-02-03T05:37:23Z In the days when croquet was as popular as golf is to-day—the days of Leech and Keene—doubtless a volume could have been drawn from Punch devoted entirely to that sport. Mr. Punch's Golf Stories 2012-01-28T03:00:25.907Z "In the afternoon mended Harry's shirt, finished Maud's skirt, read Livy and Tyndall, and played croquet, which made me very cross." Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The Game and its Implements.—The requisites for croquet are a level grass lawn, six hoops, two posts or pegs, balls, mallets, and hoop-clips to mark the progress of the players. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Archery, although a far more graceful exercise than croquet, is open to the same objection as regards danger of taking cold. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z They run in a 5K race for the advocacy organization Autism Speaks, go tubing, play croquet and read poetry at Walt Whitman’s grave. A Bridge to Recovery on Campus 2012-01-20T22:00:00Z But the croquet had already begun, so Peggy threw her whole energy into the game. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z My croquet party kept me busy all day. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The essential characteristic of croquet is the scientific combination between two balls in partnership against the other two. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z We locked the drawer again and went out and played croquet. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Miss Tristram's poulet ended thus: "Nota bene, We meet for croquet in the Aldobrandini." A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z With a croquet party, near the little bridge. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Worked hard all the morning for the croquet party in the afternoon, which was very pleasant and successful. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z “Rolling croquet” is made either by hitting near the top of the player’s ball which gives it “follow,” or by making the mallet so hit the ball as to keep up a sustained pressure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z No Scandinavian objects, so far as I know, to indoor games, croquet, dancing, or going to the theatre on Sunday; and these amusements are acknowledged to be perfectly proper throughout continental Europe. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z The luncheon despatched, we adjourned to croquet, A dainty, but difficult sport, in its way. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Why, a game of croquet in the court house yard is eight times as thrilling as this thing. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z They made a partial circuit of the grounds that at last brought them to the croquet players, who, one and all, greeted Molly's arrival with expressions of satisfaction or delight. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z Here the player’s ball proceeds a greater distance than the croqueted ball, but in somewhat the same direction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Scene: A lawn with croquet hoops, garden chairs and tables. Where There is Nothing Being Volume I of Plays for an Irish Theatre 2011-12-21T03:00:25.100Z Dear Howard, The girls talk of having a croquet party on Thursday next. The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer A Complete Guide to Correspondence on All Subjects, with Commercial Forms 2011-12-08T03:00:29.427Z Thank heaven, we were still at the croquet party, and Miss Lynie's narrative was continuing. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Some of us are going to play croquet. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z The laws of croquet, and even the arrangement of the hoops, have not attained complete uniformity wherever the game is played. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Do let me give you a lesson in croquet. Where There is Nothing Being Volume I of Plays for an Irish Theatre 2011-12-21T03:00:25.100Z Dear ——, I shall be delighted to join your croquet party. The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer A Complete Guide to Correspondence on All Subjects, with Commercial Forms 2011-12-08T03:00:29.427Z It was a blazing day in late August, following on forty-eight hours of blanketing sea-fog; a day for flannels and a languid game of croquet. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Mrs. Travilla, returning from a visit to the quarter, stopped a moment to watch the croquet players. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z American croquet is quite distinct from the modern English game. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z We see them at meals, and the girls play croquet with them.... Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z He was often seen playing croquet with his own and others in Washington City. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z She crossed the croquet ground, thoroughly, from corner to corner, and disappeared into the shrubbery in the direction of the flower garden. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z We played croquet and practiced putting in the backyard. Female Football Player Represents Remarkable Progress for Women 2011-10-08T22:15:07Z The scientific game of croquet in the United States is known as “roque.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z He was also a ranked croquet player for many years, and in 1995 was inducted into the U.S. Newspaper heir Ellery McClatchy dies at 86 2011-09-21T04:08:09Z Digging and seeding down the soil, and weeding or harvesting was as much fun as playing croquet or tennis,—and a lot more remunerative. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z “José, did you play croquet with the girls this morning?” asked Stephen. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z Have you seen that American who is putting with an extraordinary thing like a croquet mallet? Fifty Years of Golf 2011-09-14T02:00:50.627Z There is a perennial agitation in the croquet world for a law prohibiting the player from pegging out his opponent’s ball. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The restaurant’s terrace, though, is all high design, with sleek furniture and giant globes of boxwood perched in outsize wooden planters, like something from the queen’s croquet ground in “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” | Outdoors: September on a Patio: Bring a Sweater and Enjoy 2011-09-10T02:04:08Z My dear pilgrim from the West, with your ample house and woodshed, your yard with its croquet set and hammock between the wash-poles, you have no notion how we are crowded on the island. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z If it's fine, I'm going to pitch my tent in Longmeadow, and row up the whole crew to lunch and croquet,—have a fire, make messes, gypsy fashion, and all sorts of larks. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z There's a band coming, and a tent for fruit and ices, and there will be tennis and croquet, and bowls and——" "Now, Jack," said Miss Falkner quietly, "that is enough. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z Roque also suffered from the popularity of lawn tennis, but since 1897 it has developed almost as fast as croquet in England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Captain Irons reproached her, with polite gallantry, for having deserted the croquet lawn after tea. Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z Between the many church services we enjoyed some delightful rambles; and the Duke's marriage had made no difference to his love of croquet and of the inevitable game of "ten questions" after dinner. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z A pleasant green field, with three wide-spreading oaks in the middle, and a smooth strip of turf for croquet. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z He was an agreeable man, an excellent player at lawn-tennis, croquet, golf, rackets, billiards, and cards. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z A great national championship tournament is held in Norwich, Conn., 505 every August, and the game—which is fully as scientific as modern English croquet—has numerous devotees, especially in New England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z I shall have a bump the size and colour of a croquet ball for the next fortnight, and an eye to match. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z After luncheon there was tennis and croquet on the lawns, and toward evening everybody went driving, although not in the yellow coach this time. Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans 2011-06-14T02:00:19.177Z An impromptu circus, fox and geese, and an amicable game of croquet, finished the afternoon. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z "I tell people I play cricket and people automatically think it's croquet or an insect," said player Ricardo Cazarez. Compton cricket team gains international renown 2011-06-13T09:24:07Z If at the beginning of a turn the striker’s ball is in contact with another ball, a “roquet” is held to have been made and “croquet” must be taken at once. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The archaeologists also found remains of two wooden clubs, one the shape of a baseball bat and made of ash, the second the shape of a croquet mallet and made of sloe wood. Bronze Age battle site unearthed 2011-05-22T06:38:15Z The tennis courts were full to overflowing before the evening light became too dim to see the balls, and the golf links had so many players it resembled more a croquet ground. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z He spoke beside an imitation fireplace full of vintage croquet mallets and brightly painted decoy ducks on the mantle. A Cottage, So Preppy, Pops Up for Hilfiger 2011-05-05T02:17:14Z For the first few weeks of term the boarders had been busy with various affairs on Saturdays, and had contented themselves with an occasional game of tennis and croquet. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z The following is a specimen of elementary croquet tactics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z A croquet mallet-shaped club uncovered at the Tollense Valley site The archaeologists found no pottery, ornaments or paved surfaces which might be suggestive of formal graves or burial rituals. Bronze Age battle site unearthed 2011-05-22T06:38:15Z Still another gift was made to the work-people; a park of fourteen acres, with croquet and archery grounds, music pavilion, places for boating and swimming, and walks with beautiful flowers. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z He was at present disengaged, on the market, and perfectly willing to undertake any kind of work whatever, "even to playing croquet." Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z Mrs. Bunting was standing up, and all the croquet players—except Mabel, who was winning—converged on Chatteris with cries of welcome. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z With the aid of the first he runs hoop 5 and sends it on to the turning peg, stopping his ball in taking croquet close to the ball at 6. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z I noticed that, during the progress of the game of croquet which they were playing, he refrained from showing her any marked attention, leaving this for the others. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z I have my youngest daughter with me, who keeps me in a perpetual round of croquet, picnics, boat-races, and moonlight rowing-parties. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z With every hole, McIlroy seemed to grow younger, until watching him putt was like seeing your little brother play croquet, hacking the ball back and forth past a seemingly impenetrable hoop. Why it was all or nothing for Rory McIlroy at the Masters 2011-04-13T23:04:01Z Presently the croquet quartette went back—at Mabel’s suggestion—to their game, and the others continued their political talk. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z So the lawn was set with croquet hoops, a wretched game, but one which wounded soldiers can play. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z Restoration plans include an events area and a croquet lawn which will tell the story of the eisteddfodau. Castle tourism boost after battle 2011-03-28T05:59:27Z She found sister’s knitting and chased the ball all over the garden where sister was playing croquet with the neighbors. Alice in Wonderland A Dramatization of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" 2011-03-28T02:00:20.647Z Then the drives, croquet playing, boat sailing and promenades, were also much enjoyed by our two little Californians. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z For a time they played croquet in a half-hearted way, each no doubt with an eye on the boudoir window. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z Nor was he one of these; so far from it, he had never played a game in his life except an occasional quiet game of croquet, or something equally soothing. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z It was sent out in boxes of croquet, of what was known as the “Cassiobury” set, and Lord Essex was responsible for its publication. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z An invitation from the Queen to play croquet. Alice in Wonderland A Dramatization of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" 2011-03-28T02:00:20.647Z The croquet loops on the lawn, the target in the little field yonder, tell of lives passed in ease and enjoyment. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z He accepted promptly, played a nimble game of croquet after supper, then took them for a sail on the lake. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z Mademoiselle," turning to the governess, who is now seated on the garden-steps, "only think, ma petite cousine does not know what croquet is!--delicious! 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z So violent are the winds that tennis and croquet can only be played on sheltered grounds, and unless walls are erected the cabbages in the gardens are blown clean out of the soil. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z Do you play croquet with the Queen today? Alice in Wonderland A Dramatization of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" 2011-03-28T02:00:20.647Z It drove up the sky, rising with a sort of upward heaving, until the croquet players could see the driver and a passenger perched behind him quite clearly. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z I suppose it got sunburned this morning at croquet. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z "It is quite out of fashion; nothing is played now but croquet," she informs me. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z She had nothing in common with the young women who played ten-pins and croquet and rode out in parties with their cavaliers. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z An invitation for the Duchess to play croquet. Alice in Wonderland A Dramatization of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" 2011-03-28T02:00:20.647Z Rom and Syd hovered on the off chance of notice, at the corner of the croquet lawn nearest the tea things. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z There I hurried into my flannels and set forth in search of Bob, whom I found playing the gentle game of croquet with himself, the pink ball against the green. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z "I do not know what croquet is," I confess, much mortified. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z She could not play ten-pins or croquet, nor could she dance. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z I must go and get ready to play croquet with the Queen. Alice in Wonderland A Dramatization of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" 2011-03-28T02:00:20.647Z Even then the croquet players stood passive for awhile waiting for something to happen. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z But here before my very eyes was the most dangerous man-and-woman game in the world being played as frankly and ingenuously and transiently as though it had been croquet. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Curious crowds on a Middle Eastern beach watched events that included horse riders slicing a lemon with a sword and a cousin of croquet called woodball. Big-name sports follow the money to the Gulf 2010-12-25T18:16:09Z He brought his plane down without hitting a stump, and then zig-zagged wildly from stump to stump like a croquet ball trying to miss wickets. Famous Flyers And Their Famous Flights 2010-12-25T03:00:15.953Z Walks in the woods and whispers over gates, Gay rivalries of tennis and croquet— Gone with the summer sweet, Gone with the swallow fleet Southward away! The Two Twilights 2010-12-25T03:00:12.393Z "Well, we seem to have got our croquet lawn back," said Mr. Pope. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z “You intended this lawn for croquet?” he asked. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z The game was at one time played on a lawn, like modern croquet.1 Some authorities consider that in this form it was 935 introduced into Europe from the Orient by the Crusaders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z "It is perceived as a very English thing and some even confuse it with croquet or even polo." France's New Love for Cricket 2010-08-03T23:37:00Z Lavish hospitality, playing croquet and sipping Pimm's on manicured lawns are no longer central to representing Britain. Put away the croquet mallets, diplomats told, and start selling UK plc 2010-07-22T19:30:00Z What comes next is something resembling a croquet swing. Croquet, anyone? K.J. Choi shakes up putting green 2010-07-13T19:12:00Z There's croquet, tennis, most track and field events and the aforementioned golf. Improving the Dull Game of Soccer 2010-07-10T00:22:00Z "At the same time, they've doubled the compression of the balls, which are as hard as croquet balls, to make them go faster and farther." Hitmen for Hire 2010-04-22T21:00:00Z Fortunately, Winthorpe, thanks to his impeccable sense of rhythm and astonishing croquet technique, is on hand to offer a few suggestions. The art of online conversation | MT Hughes 2010-03-26T13:00:00Z Here in the windswept southern Atlantic, a very British garden party takes place: gin and eccentricity flow freely; effervescent children play croquet on the lawn; ladies in large feathery hats mingle. Lucrative future 2010-02-22T02:59:00Z Sam Snead tried putting with a croquet style, until the U.S. Croquet, anyone? K.J. Choi shakes up putting green 2010-07-13T19:12:00Z Only don’t bother yourself; take time, and mix a little more with society—accept a few more invitations—go to a few of the archery and croquet parties.” By Birth a Lady The old man chuckled over this recollection till he had to wipe the tears out of his eyes, and then he had a fresh look at the croquet players. Lady Maude's Mania I thought of croquet," he said, "but really croquet is such d—Well, anyhow, I don't think croquet would have done. "Pip" A Romance of Youth They play tennis and croquet a good deal in the summer, sir. Sinister Street, vol. 2 A friendly dog lay among croquet hoops on the lawn, a pleasant, silent dog, who wagged his tail when I came round the corner and saw no reason why he should bark and sniff. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen “Why, I should be sending arrows for fun in the stout old dowagers’ backs, and breaking the slow curates’ shins with my croquet mallet! By Birth a Lady Will you join the croquet party, Sir Grantley?” she continued, forcing back her sweetest smile. Lady Maude's Mania He then craved the favour of a game of croquet. "Pip" A Romance of Youth After supper we adjourned to the lawn and played croquet, a new game which Mr. Thompson just brought from New York. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl An unsightly square was transferred into an attractive playground, where every Saturday afternoon there was basket ball, volley ball, croquet, tennis, track athletics, or baseball. Six Thousand Country Churches “There are croquet and archery and tennis in the neighbourhood,” he remarked. The Missioner The next moment he was on his way to the croquet lawn, where a gaily dressed party was engaged in preparing for a little match. Lady Maude's Mania She looks upon golf neither as a glorified form of croquet nor as woman's one mission in life. "Pip" A Romance of Youth Everything had bristled with interest for the young visitor, from the marmalade at breakfast and the port at dinner to croquet on the lawn and a punt on the Thames at Richmond. Sea-Hounds She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports. In And Out She would try to leave me out in the games, and scoffed at my efforts at croquet, rejoicing openly when my opponents won and making light of my best strokes. The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story This was in the calm and peaceful days of croquet, before people had learned to perspire profusely over lawn-tennis as they flew into wild attitudes and dressed for the popular work. Lady Maude's Mania "Miss Carr said she might be able to play croquet with me about now," he explained awkwardly. "Pip" A Romance of Youth Where tennis or more especially croquet is played, great care should be taken to keep the turf level; inequalities can always be remedied in the winter or early spring. Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them Tennis and croquet were in full swing, and the younger ones amused themselves with rounders and hide-and-seek. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story Here are the directions for playing balle-et-poteau, a modification of croquet: Drive a croquet stake into the ground in some level spot, and draw a circle around it having a radius of two mallet lengths. Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895 “Come, old fellow,” cried Tom, advancing to meet him, with the biggest croquet mallet over his shoulder that could be found in the trade. Lady Maude's Mania Beede, East Orange, N. J., asks some members to describe some less common games of dominoes, and tell the origin of the game croquet. Harper's Round Table, July 30, 1895 They used to come over and play croquet with us at my old home. A Question of Marriage “What do you bet I don’t beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?” Lady Cassandra From that time croquet became more than his recreation, almost his business. The Story of Chautauqua “Now, Maude, it’s your turn,” was heard faintly from the croquet lawn. Lady Maude's Mania As there is no necessity for the exercise of great strength in croquet, a set of balls made from seasoned wood and prepared as I have described ought to last a generation. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club "If that boy of Norcott's isn't a scamp, he must be a most unteachable young rascal," said an old colonel once to Eccles on the croquet ground. That Boy Of Norcott's The young people amused themselves on the lawn, playing croquet and flitting about among the flowers, each young girl gathering a flower to put in the buttonhole of some one of the gentlemen. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series He passed the croquet court, sat down, and was invited to play. The Story of Chautauqua Charmed,” said Sir Grantley; and they rose and walked towards the croquet lawn. Lady Maude's Mania The game of croquet may be played by any number of players up to eight. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club In fact, a mere glance at his Lordship's costume would have unmistakably shown whether a canter, the croquet lawn, or a brisk walk through the shrubberies were in the order of the day. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Here, as a rule, the tennis sets were arranged, sides chosen for croquet or basket ball, leaders elected, and disputes settled. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story All that summer he played croquet, never listening to a lecture, and at the end of the season went home almost well. The Story of Chautauqua Let me tell you this: if you insult him, if I don’t go bang out on the croquet lawn and kick Wilters. Lady Maude's Mania An eight-ball or even a six-ball game is apt to be tedious, and skilful players invariably give the preference to the four-ball game, which may therefore be considered croquet par eminence. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club Let us turn from the disconsolate youth to what is certes a prettier picture—the croquet lawn behind the house, where the two sisters, with the accomplished Temple, were engaged at a game. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly It was getting too dark to play croquet. Helen Grant's Schooldays You bunch of babies, you ought to be playing croquet, not football! A Boy Knight “I am glad;” and she adroitly turned their steps down the lilac walk in place of going straight to the croquet lawn. Lady Maude's Mania If he roquets a friend, he croquets his ball into better position, or perhaps through its proper bridge. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club He could not play tennis, croquet or billiards. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade It is customary first to use fat for croquets, rissoles, fritters and other delicate things, and then to take it for fish. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" Place upon it, two inches from the edge, minced fowl or game, prepared as for croquets, and rolled up between two teaspoons in balls the size of a nutmeg. Dressed Game and Poultry à la Mode The spacious area is now improved by picturesque European residences, spacious domestic flower plants, and croquet grounds, carpeted with velvety grass. The Pearl of India He may drive his own ball against it, and perhaps displace it by the concussion; but the hit does not constitute a roquet, does not entitle to croquet, or to continuance of tour. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club We have tennis, you know, an’ golf, an’ croquet, an’ that sort of thing. The Silent Barrier A great many are variations on action at a distance, of which instances have already been cited from children's toys; in adult games we find here golf, croquet, bowling, quoits, billiards, shooting. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life There it was, sure enough, away back under the heavy roof of earth and roots, a snug round structure of green moss, little bigger than a croquet ball. Upon The Tree-Tops The patients play at chess, draughts, billiards, bagatelle, etc.; and out-of-door games comprise bowls, cricket, and croquet. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles As he has no bridges to run he can never re-roquet, and hence after he has roqueted and croqueted all the other balls his tour terminates at the next blow. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club A croquet ball is a romping substitute when it hits the green cushions. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" The Fayres had a tennis court, and the Roses a croquet ground. Two Little Women She looked up and discovered with an extraordinary amazement Mr. Brumley with eager gestures and a flushed and excited visage hurrying towards her across the croquet lawn. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman And lawn tennis had not been yet invented, croquet even was but in the mild fervour of its first existence. A Country Gentleman and his Family Case.—A booby hits a booby and both pass through the first bridge; can it croquet? Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club There was always plenty of cakes and fruit and hoops and balls and croquet and tennis, ninepins and gymnastic appliances. The Son of His Mother The Pokes stumbled this way and that, and all went well until they rushed into a company of Pokes who were playing croquet. The Royal Book of Oz In which the Scarecrow goes to search for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island Presently as they paced the croquet lawn together, the preoccupation of Mr. Brumley's mind drew their conversation back to Lady Harman. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman There was a little group of the younger ladies round Chatty, talking about the parish and the current amusements, and hoping that she would join the archery club, and that she loved croquet. A Country Gentleman and his Family The privilege of the croquet thus consists of two parts. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club I said croquet ground, not green; for the surface was of brown, beaten earth. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) "I was at Mr. Irving's this morning, playing croquet with Herbert." Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success There were many bedrooms and several fine reception rooms, and there were tennis and croquet lawns in the grounds, all smooth as velvet and perfectly level. Daddy's Girl It is a pity about the mourning; but do you think it is so deep that a game of croquet would be impossible? A Country Gentleman and his Family The croquet must be executed before continuance of tour. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club There is just room for the road and a sort of promontory of croquet ground, and then you can lean over the edge and look deep below you through the wood. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) "Then come in and have a game of croquet." Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success Girls rush into matrimony now-a-days with as much carelessness as they would choose partners at a game of croquet. That Mother-in-Law of Mine It was a trembling question with Matilda, could she go to play croquet the next day? Opportunities No. The right to re-roquet must be acquired after croqueting or moving the playing ball. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club Perhaps Rufe was wrong; but, looking on life plainly, he was unable to see that croquet or poker were in any way less important than, for instance, mending his waggon. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) "The one you played croquet with this morning." Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success Norton led her into the house, got his croquet box, and brought her and it out again to the little lawn before the door. What She Could What are you going to do? play croquet? it's too warm yet. Opportunities No. If the complete run is illegal, the partial run is also, as in the case of moving a ball to croquet. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club A great many men are playing croquet at the poor-house this summer who owe their prosperity to tips given them by Mr. Gould. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) Herbert had proposed croquet, but George pronounced it too warm. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success "I say, Matilda, when will you come and play croquet again?" What She Could Rob and I sought the society of the snakes, while Silvia and Diogenes, mosquito-netted, watched a game of croquet. Our Next-Door Neighbors If B roquet it he cannot croquet it, or play his ball afterwards to advantage. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club Still, this isn’t going to be a croquet party; anything may happen. In the Shadow of the Hills The game of croquet proceeded and Herbert was an easy victor. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success They even tried how it would go; and there was no doubt of one thing, the time went almost as fast as the croquet balls. What She Could The beautiful recreation grounds mentioned in the advertising matter consisted of a plowed field worked over into a space designated as a tennis court and a grass-grown croquet ground. Our Next-Door Neighbors If a croqueted ball is interrupted, the croquet may be repeated. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club Explain why you should face forward when alighting from a street car; why a croquet ball keeps rolling after you hit it; why you feel a jolt when you jump down from a high place. Common Science Jack was of course quite willing to sit under the cedar-tree instead of playing croquet. Is He Popenjoy? It's just as easy as croquet, when you make up your mind. The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems They ought to be kept in the confines of the croquet ground. Our Next-Door Neighbors A step on the round made by a ball through concussion, croquet, or roquet-croquet from another ball, cannot be declined, and the next step becomes proper. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club He monopolized the conversation at table, voted croquet a bore, and spent most of his time lying under a tree smoking and reading a novel. Soldiers of the Queen And we'll have a game of croquet when you come back. Is He Popenjoy? The croquet isn’t up, and there is nobody to play with me, if it was.” Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad Diogenes played football with the croquet balls and bruised one of his toes, besides hitting the landlady’s child in the eye. Our Next-Door Neighbors Any one of the roquets may be declined and made again after croqueting the other balls in their proper order. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club Look sharp!" said Valentine, bolting his last mouthful of cake, "we're going to have one more game of croquet. Soldiers of the Queen I do like croquet, though papa laughs at me. Is He Popenjoy? We have a croquet set in the yard, and sometimes we have a tent too. Harper's Young People, October 12, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly On her return to the hotel, she ran over to the croquet ground that skirted the opposite side of the road. Polly of Lady Gay Cottage You can run the bridge and leave your own ball near any other you wish to croquet, as the run gives you another shot. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club He, being very athletic, was playing croquet, a game which requires vast muscular strength. Mr. Punch Awheel The Humours of Motoring and Cycling He would play croquet with all his might, and behave to her as though she were his dearest sister. Is He Popenjoy? We have a little dog-cart, and a doll's house, and we play croquet, and swing in a swing made of chains. Harper's Young People, June 29, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly There were no tennis courts, no croquet lawns, no place, in fact, where any game could be played that demanded either extent or uniformity of surface. Daisy's Aunt No man invented whist or chess, and croquet like them seems to have been evolved by some process of nature, as a crystal forms or a flower grows—perfect, in accordance with eternal laws. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club The lawn tennis ground must be in perfect order, croquet sets in readiness, archery tools supplied, as well as arrangements for all kinds of suitable games made. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Every morning and afternoon the band plays in the Naval Academy grounds, and almost every afternoon we play croquet until the band stops. Harper's Young People, June 8, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly It gave them a delightful sense of superiority over the other girls, whose heads were full of nothing but tennis and croquet, and who never troubled themselves with a thought about the missing treasure. The Manor House School We have lots of fun here—swinging, playing croquet, riding, and rolling in the hammocks. Harper's Young People, May 18, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly If the rules are accurate and rigidly enforced, croquet is a game of the highest interest. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club "We can go out and play croquet while it washes," announced Cleo grandly. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue Instead of joining the other girls at tennis and croquet in her play hours, she was expected to sit in the linen room, darning stockings and hemming dusters, or mending damaged garments. The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life "I believe Miss Russell is coming out to play croquet to-night," she ventured desperately. The Manor House School As Molly approached she saw Cicely and Merry playing a game of croquet rather languidly. The School Queens I shall be very happy to receive suggestions from any lovers of the game who may discover errors or imperfections; for why should not croquet as well as chess have its literature. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club They agreed that was real beauty, and off they romped to the brand new croquet set, to try their skill at pegging balls under wire wickets. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue He had been taking tea with one of his most friendly families and had stayed rather late playing croquet with the young ladies. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro The day passed delightfully on the grounds where they played croquet, or retired to the summer house for refreshment. The Power of Mesmerism A Highly Erotic Narrative of Voluptuous Facts and Fancies There was one terrace devoted to croquet, another to tennis. The School Queens Arena.—The space included by the boundaries of the croquet ground, within which a ball driven out of it is entitled to be placed. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club Let cool, shape into croquets, dip in egg, roll in cracker crumbs, and fry quickly in deep hot fat. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South The Rest House has a big farm and chickens 87 and two cows, and a tennis court and croquet. A Modern Cinderella We saw some of them lying about on reclining chairs, and some, less sickly, were playing croquet. Home Life in Germany It’s much too hot to play tennis, and even croquet is more than we can manage. The School Queens Flinch.—When in executing the "croquet" the playing ball escapes from under the foot, it is said to "flinch." Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club I can see the croquet ground as plain as can be, and it looks like a great square loaf. Harper's Young People, February 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Then the proprietress of the latter threw open her grounds—a croquet court and a drying ground—as a place of rest for Territorials off duty. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 There was his croquet lawn, smooth-shaven, the hoops neatly arranged, the chalk mark firm and distinct upon the boundary. The Double Four She was rather anæmic, preferred croquet to lawn-tennis—then the rage—and kept a journal, after the style of an American model. The Dop Doctor It differs from croquet in that the playing ball is not held with the foot, so that when struck it follows the croquetted ball or diverges in another direction. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club How funny it would be to play croquet on the ice! Harper's Young People, February 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly In other words, the thing's feet must have been arched like a croquet wicket. It, and Other Stories Reading Milton’s Paradise Lost, or the American Declaration of Independence would also rank as criminal business, being an entertainment, and a party of twenty playing a game of croquet may be fined a thousand dollars. Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 Volume 1, Number 6 We played croquet and lawn-tennis, and when it grew dark we had a long supper, and Lyda once more spoke of her schools and Balaguin, who had got the whole district into his own hands. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories The most important requisite for a croquet ground is smoothness of surface. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club You see how level it is for dancing, and we can have a game at croquet if you choose. Harper's Young People, February 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly They haven't taken in the croquet hoops yet; shall we play at that?' The Talking Horse And Other Tales She and Mr. Joyce were sitting on the porch, and Eyebright, who had grown as dear as a daughter to the old lady's heart, was playing croquet with Charley. Eyebright A Story We played croquet and lawn-tennis, walked in the garden, had tea, and then a large supper. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories The four-ball game with two players is preferred by many, though lacking the sociality which is one of the charms of croquet. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club After the last dance, Ellie saw Mr. Hopkins setting out the wickets for croquet. Harper's Young People, February 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly If you want to play croquet, stay at the hotel; that’s what I say. The Associate Hermits It appeared he would reach it first, but suddenly he tripped on a croquet hoop and went sprawling. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code "I think myself," she said, "that if it should seem necessary to me to give up cards entirely, consistency would oblige me to include croquet, and all other games of that sort." The Chautauqua Girls At Home If he runs it his tour still continues, and he may play for the next bridge, or roquet the other ball again, which he may previously have croqueted, into the proper position. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club Ellie looked out, and saw a table spread on the croquet ground. Harper's Young People, February 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly L. You did not see your brother, when you got the telegram the other day, saying he was ill, May; but you cried for him and played no croquet. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing The children are playing croquet with their governess. The Light Shines in Darkness “I’m with you,” answered Fred, who had been 312 playing a game of croquet with May and some of the others. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up If he roquets an enemy's ball, he croquets it, if he wishes, into a disadvantageous position. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club Whatever the reason, no one came whistling up from the bungalow after dinner to suggest "Let's hear 'Old Black Joe,'" or to offer to play a game of croquet. Rainbow Hill Her arms were no bigger than the handles of our croquet mallets. Fairy Prince and Other Stories Missy, on seeing her father, leaves her croquet, runs to him, and hangs round his neck. The Light Shines in Darkness With so much level ground available, a tennis court had been laid out, and also a croquet ground, and the boys and girls enjoyed these games immensely. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up Each ball before striking out must make every step on the grand round in the prescribed order, either directly by a blow of the mallet, or indirectly by concussion or croquet. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club |
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