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The Laws of Croquet

Are contained in the Conference Code, published by Messrs. De La Rue, price 6d., which can be obtained through any bookseller. It would occupy too much space to give the whole of the Laws here, so we must content ourselves with stating the substance of the principal rules, referring our readers to the Code itself for details:-- 1. Any sort of mallet may be used, in any way, except as a billiard cue or mace. 2. The ball is in play as soon as it is placed on the starting spot and struck. 3. Croquet must be taken after roquet, tight croquet not being allowed. 4. A rover can only be pegged out by its partner or an adverse rover. 5. A ball sent off the ground must be replaced 3 feet within the line. The dead boundary has already been explained. 6. If a ball be struck twice; or with a "spoon" or push; or be touched by the striker or his partner while rolling; or another player's ball be struck by mistake; or both balls be not moved in the croquet; or croquet be not taken after roquet, it is a "foul stroke," and any points made are lost, the balls being replaced if the adversary so wishes, and the striker loses the rest of his turn.