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Show BARNYARD GOLF STARSTO MEET Matonal Titles Will Be Decided at St. Petersburg During February ST. PETERSBURG, Jan - Barn yard golf, as tho sport of pitching horseshoes has ..mo lo he popularlj known, thrives In Plorlda. whiqh al-iwavs al-iwavs has been the mcrca of the pn-Itluislaats pn-Itluislaats of the game in winter, its supporters are looking forward Washington's Wash-ington's birthday, Februarj champions, cham-pions, ox-champions and would-be-loham ii ton's al present are busy pra I tiring and two dor.en or more courts are ke.pt running here from morning until night Th.. championship match-ea match-ea will attract crack pitchers from all 1 parts of th,- COUntr) The horseshoe pitchers have devel oped the game to u high degree. The equipiiieni of a first lass park ln-I ln-I eludes a lodge or clUb house for keeping keep-ing the horseshoes, a small hand laun-dry laun-dry to wash and drv towels for use of j the players during the progress of matches, hydrant of running water for the players to wash their hands after 'handling the shoes which sink deep' ly Into the soft earth about the pegs laud a raker to keep the earth smooth about the pes during the matches, and i small blacksmith shop to keep the shoes and pegs In first class condl-ion condl-ion as the game- Is rough on them. The courts require a pitching distance dis-tance of thirty-six feet. a match of tWO men is called the walking game as the players walk back ar.d forth from peg to peg during the prDgresa of the match In a four-man match, ihe players play partners and remain in their pltfccrat the ends of Ihr court. in the tourneys fifty points consti-tute consti-tute a game, while in ordinary contests con-tests twenty-one points Is the total required re-quired by the winner A "ringer' counts three points. The horseshoes weigh nboul two ami a half pounds each. They are regulation horseshoes which have never been used on horses j Many fans carry their own shoes nnd bestow on them Ihe same care that a golfer does on his clubs. |