A 400-YEAR-OLD GAME. —The only lawn billiards club left in England is at Hampstead. The game, played by four players, was introduced from Flanders in the sixteenth century. Wooden balls, weighing 8½ pounds each, are shot by means of a stout wire loop fixed into a long handle. Points are scored by getting the ball through an iron ring in the centre of the lawn; the ring is fixed loosely and twists at the slightest touch. Cannons and various fancy shots make the game fascinating. The picture shows a player about to make a shot.
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Taranaki Daily News, 26 November 1934, Page 11
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95A 400-YEAR-OLD GAME.—The only lawn billiards club left in England is at Hampstead. The game, played by four players, was introduced from Flanders in the sixteenth century. Wooden balls, weighing 8½ pounds each, are shot by means of a stout wire loop fixed into a long handle. Points are scored by getting the ball through an iron ring in the centre of the lawn; the ring is fixed loosely and twists at the slightest touch. Cannons and various fancy shots make the game fascinating. The picture shows a player about to make a shot. Taranaki Daily News, 26 November 1934, Page 11
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