16. Playing at either, making a carrom, and holing the two white balls 17. Playing at either, making a carrom, and holing the red, and your own ball 18. Playing at either, making a carrom, and holing the three balls For the remaining rules, see the preliminary articles. THE WINNING AND LOSING GAME. 5 7 That preponderance which forms the peculiar characteristic of the preceding games is in this almost entirely overlooked, the winnings and losings counting chiefly for the accomplisher of either: and skill is not of such material consequence, provided the striker be endowed with a large portion of muscular strength; for in battering away at the balls without mercy, they will, to escape the fury of his vengeful arm, cross the table again and again, until they find a hole for a transient shelter. 1. This game is generally played with three balls, one red and two white, and 30 points constitute the game. 2. The red ball is invariably placed at the distance of nine inches from the lower cushior, in the middle of the table's breadth. 3. A semicircle must be drawn from the middle of the line at the upper end of the table, of about 18 inches in diameter, parallel with the line of the stringing nails, from within where, the striker must invariably play, whenever his ball is off the table. 4. In a four-handed match every hazard made is a hand out. A person holing himself in this game makes a hazard. 5. If the striker forces either, or both balls over the cushion, it counts nothing. 6. If the striker forces his own ball over the cushion, he loses in no instance more than two or three points, according to which ball he played on. 7. If the striker forces either or both balls over the cushion and holes his own, he gains two or three points, he also counts for either of the other balls holed, or a carrom made by the same stroke. For the further rules, see the 3d, 4th, and 5th articles of the French following Gume. 11. Holing your own off the white ball 12. Holing your own off the red ball 13. Playing on the white, holing it and your own ball 14. Playing on the red, holing the white and your own ball 15. Playing on the white, holing the red and your ball 23523 A 5 16. Playing on the red, holing it and your own ball 6 17. Playing on the white and holing the three balls 7 18. Playing on the red, and holing the three balls 8 19. Making a carrom, and touching both balls with your own 20. Making a carrom, and holing the white ball 21. Making a carrom, and holing the red ball 22. Making a carrom, and holing the white and red balls 23. Playing on the white, making a carrom, and holing your own ball 245 ས 24. Playing on the red, making a carrom, and holing your own ball 5 25. Playing on the white, making a carrom, and holing the two white balls 6 26. Playing on the red, making a carrom, and holing the two white balls 27. Playing on the white, making a carrom, and holing the white and red balls 28. Playing on the white, making a carrom, and holing the three balls 29. Play on the white, making a carrom, and holing the three balls 30. Playing on the red, making a carrom, and holing the three balls LOSINGS. 31. Missing all the balls. 9 10 1 32. Missing all the balls, and holing your own, or forcing it over the cushion For the remaining rules see the preliminary articles; excepting the 19th and 20th. THE REVOLUTION, OR FOUR-BALL GAME. This is very properly styled the Revolution game, it' heing subject to as many different vicissitudes as that monster of changes is susceptible of. 1. This game is played with two red and two white balls, and 31 points constitute the rame. 2. The two red balls are placed at each end of the table, in the middle of each line, and the striker may place his ball on any part of the upper line, provided the centre of the ball be on it. 5. The striker must lcad his oall beyond the lower red, and his opponent must play at it. 4. If the leader's ball should repass the lower red ball, it must remain, and his opponent must play at it. 5. If the leader moves a red ball the first stroke, it must be replaced, and his ball remains, as also in case his opponent moves a red ball without previously touching the white. 6. In a four-handed match every ball holed is a hand out. For the further rules, see the 3d and 4th articles of the French following Game. WINNINGS. 7. Holing the white ball 8. Holing a red ball 9. Holing the white and a red ball 10. Holing the two red ball 11. Holing the three balls 12. Making a carrom on the white and a red ball 13. Making a carrom on the two red balls 14. Making a carrom on all the balls 15. Making a carrom on the white and a red ball, and holing the white 16. Making a carrom on the white and a red ball, and holing the red 17. Making a carrom on the two red balls, and holing the white 18. Making a carrom on the two red balls, and holing a red 19. Making a carrom on all the balls, and holing the white 2 683355 5 7 20. Making a carrom on all the balls, and holing a red. 21. Making a carrom on the white and a red ball, and holing both 22. Making a carrom on the white and a red, and holing the two red balls 23. Making a carrom on the two red balls, and holing both 24. Making a carrom on all the balls, and holing the white and a red 25. Making a carrom on all the balls, and holing the two red 10 11 26. Making a carrom on all the balls, and holing themi 13 LOSINGS. 27. Missing all the balls 28. Missing all the balls, and holing your own 29. Holing your own off the white ball 30. Holing your own off a red ball 1323 In every other case, a person holing himself loses as many points as he would have gained by the same stroke, but we think it proper to observe this circumstance, that the striker, in making a carrom on a red and the white ball, and holes his own, only loses two points, notwithstanding he struck the red ball first. For the remaining rules, see the preliminary articles. THE GAME OF POOL. The system of this game is very imperfect, and the most scrutinizing rules that can be composed for it will be found inefficient towards producing that criterion by which a gamester can be prevented from taking those advantages so peculiar to his character. 1. This game is played by an indefinite number of persons, who all have their several balls, but any number exceeding twelve causes confusion. 2. The balls are numbered from 1, 2, &c. to the full number of players; and after being altogether put into a pocket, are to be impartially distributed by the marker to each person. 3. If after distributing the balls, there should be found one or more numbers deficient, they must all be put into the pocket again, and all wagers laid on them are void. 4. A semicircle must be drawn, as in the winning and iosing game, from within where the striker must invariably play whenever his ball is in hand. 5. The game is generally played with tickets or an equivalent, for a certain sum of money, the number marker is to pay to his opponent for every instance. 6. After every person has his ball, No. 1 must lead his ball beyond the middle pocket, and has three strokes without being marked in case he holes himself. 7. Number 2 must play at number 1, and in case he holes him, number 1 must pay him a ticket, and is marked once. Number 2 then takes up his ball, and must lead as in the preceding article, and the following numbers play on in rotation. 8. He who is marked four times is out. 9. Each person generally contributes a certain sum, and he who keeps the longest from being marked four times, is entitled to all. 10. The striker must invariably play at the nearest bail to him without the baulk, but in case there are none outside, then at the nearest within it. 11. In case all the balls should be within the baulk, and the striker's in hand, he must lead as is stated in the 6th article. 12. If a ball is played at which is not the nearest the stroke is good, but every player has a right to measure previous to it. 13. He who plays with the wrong ball is marked once, takes up his own ball, and pays a ticket to the ball he played at, the ball he played with is put into the baulk; and if either has been holed by the same stroke, it counts nothing against them. 14. He who misses the play at ball is marked once, pays a ticket to the ba!! he missed, and takes up his own. 15. If the striker, in missing the played at ball, brings a ball out of the baulk, it must be replaced. 16. There is no foul stroke in this game. 17. He that misses the played at ball a going, and touches it in returning, lases nothing 18. If the bail to be played at is without the baulk, |