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Established 1889. printed by The Monetary Times Printing Co., ltd., Toronto, Ont. ^1/9 OS • \J*^ OFFICERS FOR 1893 OF THE ONTARIO Bowling Association. PRESIDENT: Major A. M. Cosby, Victoria, Toronto. VICE-PRESIDENTS: John Harvey, Thistle, Hamilton Joseph Lugsdin, Prospect Park, Toronto. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: G. R. Hargraft, Granite, T^o^to E T LiGHTBOURN, Victoria, Toi^onto. David Carlyle, Prospect Park, Toronto. F. O. Cayley, R. C. Y. C, Toronto. Wm. Southam, Thistle, Hamilton. T. D. McKay, Victoria, Hamilton. W. H. BiGGAR, M.P.P., Belleville. Robert Bishop, Niagara-on-the-LaKe. SECRETARY AND TREASURER : Q. D. McCulloch, Prospect Park Bowling Club, Toronto. /09f3G INDEX. PAGE. • • • • • • • • Introduction . . General Requisites : 1. The Green .. 2. Bowls 3. The Jack. . 4. The Mat 5. The Measuring Rod Rules of the Game : I. A Rink II. Classing Players III. Leader and Third Player IV. Skips V. Spaces or Divisions of the Green VI. Points or Ends in a Game VII. Placing the Mat. . . . VIII. Throwing the Jack IX. Order of Play . . . . X. Marking the Game XI. . The Jack not to be inter- fered with XII. The Jack in the Ditch- Rebounding . . XIII. The Jack " Burned " . . 9 9 10 10 II 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 18 XIV. Bowls "'^g XV. Ditchers jg XVI. Touchers .. ..".." iq XVII. Touchers in the Ditch . . 20 XVIII. "Burned "Bowls .. 20 XIX. Playing before a Bowl vv T.^^^P^ Running .. .. 20 AA. Bowls coming to Rest. 21 XXI. Delaying the Game .. 21 XXII. Playing by mistake . . 21 XXIII. Playing out of Turn or Order 21 XXIV. Changing Bowls .... 22 XXV. Playing in the Dusk . . • 22 XXVI. Keeping Order— Control of the tiink 22 XXVII. Result of each End . . * 2?. XXVIII. On-Lookers . . .... g XXIX. Injury to Green . . . . 23 XXX. Measuring Rod .. .. 24 AAXI. 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O E?* N P* n J (/) P' CD cr p o to p o c p P P CTQ P " a c^ to P 3 D. r^ < XT P- CD ,5 QTQ CD P P P* M jr tJ P o m O H C/) Introduction. Under resolution passed at the annual meeting of the Association, August, 1892, Article XVIL, page 17, of the Constitu- tion is amended to read as follows: — "The Rules of the game of Lawn Bowls, as revised by the Executive Committee, are adopted as the playing rules of the Association, and any question or dispute arising in any Association Match in regard to rules of play, shall b,e decided according to those rules as far as appli- cable. The Executive Committee may make such special rules applicable to the grounds on which the Tournament is held as they may deem necessary or advisable." GENERAL REQUISITES. 1. The Green. Bowling is played on a level green from 30 to 42 yards long, with a ditch at each end about 12 or 14 inches broad, and 3 inches deep, having a bank rising about 18 inches above the level of the green, to stop the bowls at the ditch. In case there is no ditch two distinct lines shall be made, not less than i foot and not more than 3 feet apart. The space between such lines shall represent the ditch, and the back line shall be termed the boundary. Where space is available, it is advisable to make the green square so that play can be carried on from any side. By changing the direction of play every few days, the ends have a period of rest, and are there- fore not so liable to become worn and bare. 2. Bowls. Bowls are made of lignum vitae, a hard and heavy wood brought from the West Indies. In shape they are made ppHc than o^^f^f tV»f» of fVl rubber mats about two feet long by one foot broad and three-sixteenths of an inch thick, are very popular. 5. The Measuring Rod. A rod or other appliance should be provided, by which the distance of bowls from the jack can be accurately deter- mined. II RULES OF THE GAME. I -A Rink. When two. three, four, or any number ^LST""^' °°* exceeding eight, form sides for a game, they make what is called a rmk. Eight players, that is lour on each side, make a complete rink' and are classed as leaders, second and third players, and drivers or skips. In a tull rink each player plays two bowls ; but If there be no more than two players a side each player plays four bowls, bhould an odd number engage in a game one side may play extra bowls to make \^ri^^^^^^ of bowls on each side equal. When the side playing the odd bowls consists of two or more, the first and second players each to play one of them In Tournaments and Medal Matches the rink shall consist of four players a side bhould any player become from sick- ness unable to play, the first and second remaining players shall each play three bowls. II.— Classing Players. 1 • ... r*/^irtrt The skip or driver, on fln« ment of a game, shall arrange the order vyiii iliCllL/C- 12 ' of his players — as leader, second and third player — and this order shall not be changed after the first end has been played, without the consent of the op- posing skip. III.— Leader and Third Player, 1. The first player or leader should place the cloth and throw the jack, sub- ject to the direction of the skip. 2. When playing Club matches or other important games, the third player shall write upon a scoring card the names of the players on both sides of the rink arranged in the order in which they are to play. 3. He shall also call and mark the result of each end, and when required shall announce the stale of the game. 4. When the skip is about to play, the third player shall act as his vice-skip, unless otherwise instructed. IV.— Skips. I. Skips shall have the sole charge of their respective rinks, and their instruc- tions must be implicitly obeyed by the other players. 2. They may appoint vice- skips to direct when they play them- selves. 3. They are to be judges on all disputed points, and if agreeing, their 13 decision IS final ; if not, the matter to be decided by an umpire appointed by them (except in tournaments or other matches, where there is an official um- pire) 4. No person shall direct except the drivers or their vice-skips. 5. As soon as a bowl is greened the skip must retire two yards at least from the jack m order that the opposing party may witness the effects of the play. v.— Spaces or Divisions of the Qreen. , I. The green shall be divided into rinks of equal width (about 15 feet) by lines drawn between two points in the ditches. These rinks shall be marked by tickets to be placed in the ditches. 2. Previous to beginning a match game, the numbers of each unoccupied space should be put into a bag, and one drawn out, withm the limits of which the play of the party or rink must be confined, unless otherwise agreed upon. 3. Promiscuous games may be played withou. h^^ms recourse to drawing, but the pi? v ia ke manner, must be limited to the space. VI —Points or Ends in a Game. i^ An ordinary game shall consist of 13 p cxa.s, competition games for prizes 14 I of 15 ends; but general match games may be determined either by number of points, or of ends, or by time, as may be agreed upon. 2. When more than one rink is engaged in the same match, the points of each side are to be added together, and the gross number to de- cide the contest. In tournaments the Executive Committee shall determine the number of ends or points to be played in the several competitions. VII —Placing the Mat. I. The mat should not be moved from the place where it has been properly put at the beginning of the head or end, and if moved by accident it shall be at once replaced. 2. When playing, the player shall have at least one foot on the mat. 3. Playing from a jack v^ill not be allowed. VIII—Throwing: the Jack. I. The throwing of the jack and play- ing jfirst, to be decided by toss-up ; the jack subsequently to be thrown by the leader of the side which secures the last head. 2. If it run into or within one yard of the ditch, it may be moved two T m *• H o J IL Uy CiiLiiCi. ^cti I. y . J, T-f «^^i. il liUL thrown twenty yards, or if run into the 15 ditch after the first end, the opposite party to have the privilege of throwing It anew, but not of playing first. 4 If it run too near the side of the rink, it must be moved to a sufficient distance, to allow both fore and back hand play. IX.—Order of Play. Which side is to play first is usually decided by toss-up. The two leaders tnen play bowl about until all their bowls are played. The second players ^lu'7' ^^^y'"''^ ^^^ *h^i^s, and so on. While the play is going on, the drivers should stand at the jack, for the purpose of directing the players on their side, until their own turn to play arrives. X— Marking the Game. After the whole of the bowls have been played, the side having the nearest Dowl to the jack counts one for each of whatever bowls they may have nearer to the jack than the nearest bowl of the other side. XL— The Jack not to be interfered with. I. The jack, after being once played to. except when in the ditch, is not to be touched or interfered with in any 16 .1 \ \ i / \ ■ 5 i y. manner otherwise than by the effects of the play, until the end is counted and both parties are satisfied. 2. If driven beyond the back boundary by whatever bowl played, even the last in the head It shall immediately be brought back to the pomt at which it crossed the said boundary. If driven over the side lines so as to mterfere with the play in the next nnk, or if when so driven it touches a bowl belonging to any player in the next nnk, the end must be begun anew, other- wise it is to remain where it rests. XII.— The Jack in the Ditch— Re- bounding. When the jack is run into the ditch, by a bowl, in the regular course of the game, the place where it rests should be marked, and the jaok must be placed on the edge of the green, so that the suc- ceedmg players may see where to play to. It must, however, be returned to Its place in the ditch immediately on their bowl being greened, so that it may be acted on by any toucher that may be driven into the ditch. Should the jack be run agamst the bank and rebound on to the green, by the effect of the play, it IS to be played to the same as if it had 17 not touched the bank. Where the ditch is represented by space between hnes, the jack shall remain where it rests if within said space. XIII— The Jack ** Burned/' When the jack or bowls are interfered with or displaced, otherwise than by the effects of the play, they are said to be *• burned." 1. When the jack is burned by a neu- tral party, the end must be begun afresh. 2. If burned by any of the players, the opposing party to have the option of playing out the end or beginning anew. XIV.— Bowls. Bowls are made of lignum vit^, and at a match must not exceed i6}4 inches in circumference, nor be loaded in any manner. In running, they ought to have a bias of at least one yard and a half in thirty on an ordinary green. XV -Ditchers. A bowl which runs off the green, or is driven off it by the effects of the play, and which has not previously touched the jack, is called a *' ditcher," or dead bowl, and must be immediately removed i8 to the bank. Should a ditcher, under any circumstances, return to the green It must be removed. Where the ditch IS represented by space between lines a bowl shall be considered a "Ditcher" when it has passed clear of the first line. XVI.— Touchers. 1. A bowl which, while running, or in commg to rest, touches the jack, is called a "toucher," and counts the same as any other bowl, wherever it may rest 2. A bowl which, after it stops run- mng, falls and touches the jack, is not to be reckoned a toucher, if another bowl has been played. 3. Touchers must be distinguished by a chalk or other mark. 4. Unless marked before the second succeedmg bowls be played, it is no longer to be accounted a toucher. 5. Unless the mark be removed before the bowl is played in the succeeding end It IS to be regarded asa *' burned " bowl! 6. If a toucher be moved outwards before bemg marked, it must remain so but if moved towards the jack, it must be restored to its original position. 7. Any toucher lying on the green may be driven into the ditch by a subsequent 19 play, and if then nearest the place of the jack, will of course count first, XVI I. —Touchers in the Ditch. A toucher in the ditch should have the place where it rests marked, so that if accidentally " burned " or shifted by a ditcher, it can be replaced. A toucher in the ditch can only be interfered with by another toucher. If driven over the back boundary it shall immediately be brought back to the point at which it crossed the said boundary. XVIIl.-«* Burned'* Bowls. If a bowl, while running, is accident- ally ** burned " by an onlooker, or by an opponent, it shall be in the option of the party playing to let it rest or play it over again. 2. If " burned " by his own side it may be put off the green. 3. When a bowl, while at rest, is '* burned" by the side to which it belongs, it may be removed from the green. 4. If " burned " by an onlooker, or by an opponent, it is to be replaced as near to its original position as possible. XIX.— Playing Before a Bowl Stops Running. I. No party to play until his opponent's ill III 114 20 bowl has ceased to run. 2. A bowl so p ayed may be stopped and caused to be played again. XX.— Bowls Coining to Rest. After the last bowl of an end stops running a half-minute to be allowed, if required, before counting the end, XXI.— Delaying the Uame. During a game the players must suc- ceed one another without unnecessary Ihf. fi ^™^- ?°"^Plaint of unreason- able delay may be made to the umpire who shall see that the game is properl^ proceeded with. ^ ^ XXII.— Playing by Mistalce. I. When a bowl is played by mistake, if belonging to the opposite side, it is to be replaced by the player's own bowl. 2. If belonging to the player's side it must remain. XXIII. - Playing out of Turn or Order. 1 . If a bowl be played out of turn the opponents may stop the bowl, allow it to remain where it rests, or cause it to be played over again in its proper order. 2. It It has moved either jack or bowls the opponents to have power to cause 21 the end to be begun anew. 3. A bowl not played in order cannot afterwards be played if the second succeeding bowl has been greened. XXIV —Changing Bowls. No player to change his bowls during the game without permission from the opposite side. XXV.— Playing in the Dusk. Under no circumstances is a cap or other object to be laid on the green, or placed on a bowl or the jack ; but a cap or any other object may be held over one or other, or in front of either, for the guidance of the placer. XXVL— Keeping Order— Control of the Rink. I. As soon as the last played bowl stops, the party who played it shall lose control of the rink, their opponents to gain possession of it. The party in con- trol must not be interrupted by remarks, or otherwise, while deliberating as to the best play, or when giving directions. 2. The preceding rule not to be in force from the time the bowl is greened until it stops. 22 XXVII —Result of Each End. nnrht^T.^V"^ '^ P^^y^d, neither jack arJ Su fifd '\'^t J Tw^ 'o"' ''''' 1 1 , ^vnen two or morp nnr" f «;.°"ching each other, they are result of the end is declared. When coun t'er? ^°"' '"■^^'. ^^ ^^"'"^'^d and shot bv ^t,lT°° ^' -i '' ^'^'"^"^d '° be a ing allowed during the playing of an end. XXVIII _On-Lookers. I. All players, while looking on to • stand jack-high at least, and. unless 'act° ing as directors, not within three yards of the jack. Parties not engaged in the game^ must confine themselvis to thl XXIX.— Injury to Green. rinVn^K^T ^""^ ^^'■'^t'y prohibited from nding bowls up and down the green be- fore or after a game. They are also par- ticular y requested not to play long jacks when the green is soft, Sr L defaie or injure it m any manner. 2. Players niust on all occasions wear rubber soled shoe^s without heels, while upon the 23 XXX.— rieasuring Rod. Parties having occasion to use the measuring rod must be careful to avoid injuring it ; and must return it to its proper place of keeping immediately after use. XXXI.— General Rule. T. Many of the preceding rules have no penalties attached to them, and all are framed on the understanding that none of them will be v^ilfully violated. 2. When any of them are violated that have penalties annexed, the penalty can- not be enforced after the next played bowl has stopped. 24 i HINTS TO BEGINNERS. Placing Players. shonlH''h^"^,'"^^^ ""''■ ^^^ '«ast Skilful Should be placed second, because he can then do least harm. The first player should be a good drawer, so as to mJke inH !r?r!"!f ""t'''"^ ^'""^ the beginning ride ?/ ^u^ '^"^^ ^^ ^ble to rake o; shoufd h. i^' '^'^^- "^^^ d"^«^ or skip Should be the most experienced of all. Drawing, Guarding, or Ob- structing. ne^!-''fl?i''-''*'/°u'^^."'^^ ^ '^°«'l planted as a^ ,^rH^^' r ^^ .^^Y'^'S ^ bowl played as a guard to lie a little short of it it o™° f "P^'^/s judicious, when your opponen s intend to rake or ride the jack to anticipate their play, by causing a thelackT W'r '^'■"^" ^" *he direction ine jack is likely to go. Riding. Riding or playing with great force, for the purpose of striking out an opponent's tnL°" ™'^f '"^ '^^ J^^J^ i"to the ditch IS occasionally necessary, but isgeneralW a haphazard and losing game, for if the 25 object be missed the player's bowl is lost, or it may carry off one of his own side's best bowls, leaving the opponents stronger than ever. Raking, or Raising. Raking, that is, by playing from one to two or three yards strong, is generally better than riding, because its results can be more clearly foreseen. It also gives more scope for tactics, such as dis- placing and lying in place of a bowl, or by chucking out your opponent's nearest bowl when it is jack high or more, or by driving a short bowl up to the jack. Be Well Up. The jack being the object played to, and movable, the chances are alto- gether in favor of its being moved fur- ther and further from the player. For this reason it is better, as a rule, to " be well up." Bowls which are much short of the jack not only obstruct subsequent play, but, like ditchers, may be called lost bowls. Fore and Back Hand. The fore-hand is to play out to the right, with the bias of the bowl to bend 25 in towards the left. The bac.-hand is n Pn^.r"' 1°'^" '^^'- the bowl curving o nllv' K^.K • u The player should learn to play both hands. Every now and Tl" -"i ^°f °'" '^"^Is rests on °his or Scdon "V-he jack presenting an oC' struction which he should take advant- dfaw 'Thl'" ^^ \^"" or by agenda thn^K I^^ Winning bowl or bowls may thus be driven off, and replaced by the player s own. ^ 27