Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 200
oon as caught, go to swell the number of foxes. Thus itwill be seen that the game continually increases in life andinterest up to the final capture, each capture making thepassage across more hazardous. As a general rule, the worst runners and weakest playersare caught first, and the better ones… … QUOITS. There is little to describe in this athletic game; though itis very amusing nevertheless. It is played with iron ringsor hollow discs, and the object of each player is to pitch hisquoit as near as possible to the hob, v/hich is an iron pin setstraight, in the ground; and he who succeeds in…
Amusements · Games · Sports
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