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Show t 12 THE BEE 'Ll mJ YOU WILL FIND ths Bee I n?i? im Jii nnnniiPT j1 111 1 I On Sale at The Modem Game Has Become a Scientific A.Tair. Salt Lake News Co., 77 West Second South. Derge & Co., South Main Daync & Coulters 74 South Main. Savage Art Bazaar, 12 and 14 South Main. I. N. Smith, 21S South Main. 164 exercise of ticiiU'rnto judgment, nerve, coolness and (Mildness, ami there id no other field gamo to compare with It ns a test of good tciner and forhearance. Unlike ltd rival, tennis, It required but little of tho physical exertion, so fatiguing. with the thermometer In the nineties, and id especially adapted to thn.so for whom a vigorous gamo of I wise ball or a lively skirmish on tho tennis court has few attractions. As played now, according to the association ruled, croquet Is as scientific as billinrds. It has been modified in many respects, tho numlerof arches Increased, their jjositlons changed, and tho slzo of the ground diminished, whilo instead of tho usual sod ground tho gamo is played uj)on a iRTfectly level, hard rolled, sanded field. Tho high dogreo of skill demanded of a player by tho introduction of narrow arches, hard rubber balls and all tho other Improvements which characterize tho modern game, prevents it from being any longer regarded as a gamo fit only for women and children. An Innovation has lately been mado In tho mallet by the application of an India rubber fnee to ono sido of tho head of the mallet, which has been adopted by tho leading players. By the uso of tho India rubber face the difficult strokes aro rendered more easy. Tho mallets are, as a rule, 3 feet or 3 feet 3 Inches long, with round or octagonal handles, and are the samo weight and size for ladies and gentlemen. Croquet is played In singles or with partners foursomes, to bo techin the latter game correct and nically the players are divided into captains and , The Straw Hats are Going at Your Own Price SKVKKK STRAIN OX TIJK TKMPKK. Instead of Killing Croquet Golf liMGItrn It a Hoorn Narrow Arcbe ami Hard Robber Boll Require Superior Judg- meat nod Skill. Tho National Croquet association has succeeded In maintaining Interest In the gamo in spite of the comjetitlon of golf. Tho president, W. II. Wahloy, Is an excellent organizer, and tho mcmltcrshlp is not only numerous, but net ivo. Tho gamo Is comparatively a modern 0110 and Is said t have originated in Franco nml to have been brought from thero to Ireland and thenco to Kngland. Iuhllc match games wero played In Kngland as long ago ns lbfi7. From Kngland It migrnted to America, whero it was taken up with all tho avidity which usually characterizes young America In pursuit of a new uvoca tlon. When first introduced in this country, it was quite simplo and devoid of many tqqMirtunitles for the display of any very great skill. It was played on lawns that wero not always level and did not conduce to accuracy, and tho absenco of well defined rules to cover every emergency invariably ltd to strifo and contentions and tho resultant ill feeling. At ono thro croquet was a most effem-inat- o game, says an English authority, and was specially patronized by young ladies and country parsons as a fitting opportunity to indulge in ilirtation. Indeed, ono writer on tho game, less than 30 years ago, when tho first attempt was mado to put croquet on a scientific basis, seriously wrote that tho fact that it is tho only game that brings gentlemen and ladies together in tho open air cannot be rated too highly. Whether for flirtation or downright hard play croquet has unquestion seconds. Preservation of Tires. A matter of considerable Interest to riders is the preservation of tires, and it ' puzzles many to understand why the rear one should show the effects of wear sooner than the other. During a discussion of this subject recently it was suggested by one that tho practice of changing tho tires from tho rear to the forward wheel has become quite common among riders, and in this manner a pair of tires can be used for two seasons. Tho adjustment of the saddle over the rear wheel is responsible to a largo degree for this condition, but by changing the tires about ever six months in the manner indicated th-j- retain their life. The rear wheel also suffers more from punctures than the front one, for the reason that by a switch of the handle bars glass and like substances may be avoided by the forward wheel. ably achieved this result, and every other Into and pastime has failed. An Italian Bull. cons of this weighty argument I will not We also in Italy, says a correspondent attempt to enter, but the statement is unof the IiOndon Spectator, produce a fine usually interesting as an indication of the breed of bulls. Here is an example: My chango that has come over our outdoor servant was sent the other day to bespeak exercises in the last quarter of a century. an early cab for the next morning and to Golf and lawn tennis were evidently not 'insist on punctuality. He came back in such great favor then as now, as sports well satisfied with himself. I told An- equally suitable to ladies and gentlemen. gelo,' he said, to be at the house punctu- Curiously enough, It is to tho prominence ally at a quarter before 7, and if he was that golf has attained as a national pastime not punctual he must be there at half past that the revival in croquet is due. a Tho game as now clayed calls for the y the-pro- ; SUMMER UNDERWEAR, HOSE, HANDKERCHIEFS, SUSPENDERS, NECKWEAR, NIGHT ROBES, PAJAMAS, NOVELTIES IN ALL THE ABOVE LINES. BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF COMPANY. PEACE REIGNS ' In All Households That Send Thclr V t ' SHIRTS, COLLARS, CUFFS, SHIRT?,- r FAMILY WAISTS and ROUGH DRY TO IIL. US,- - ;ICK. TROY STEAM Tis Best on Earth. 166 LAUfCK Online, riAlN SUtah. Vtt at j tjlc If You Want to Keep Posted on the Political Situation During the Coming Campaign, READ THE SPARKLING AND SPICY. i The Only Fearless and Independent' Medium Published in this Inter-mounta- in s V f - -- V Region. SUBSCRIBE FOR IT....r One Year, $2.00 Six Months, $1.00... 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