Hoyle's Games, improved and enlarged by G. H--.

Edmond Hoyle

Longman, Rees, and Company, 1835 - 492 Seiten

Inhalt

• Combinations of Dice: 19
• Hazard: 29
• La Roulette: 47
• Faro: 59
• Lansquenet: 65
• Loto: 74
• Quinze: 80
• Whist: 87
• Short Whist: 172
• Backgammon: 214
• Domino: 257
• Draughts: 396
• Polish Draughts: 404
• Goff or Golf: 428
• Game Cocks: 443
• HorseRacing: 461
• 87: 478
• 443: 481

Beliebte Passagen

Seite 461 - In naming or entering for any race where there shall be any particular conditions required as a qualification to start, it shall be sufficient if the horse were qualified at the expiration of the time allowed for naming or entering, and he shall not be disqualified by anything which may happen after the expiration of that time, unless so specified in the article...

Seite 461 - ... without so doing, the prize shall be withheld for a period to be fixed upon by the Stewards, at the expiration of which time, if the qualification be not proved to the satisfaction of the Stewards, he shall not be entitled to the prize, though his horse shall have come in first ; but it shall be given to the owner of the second horse. When the qualification of a horse is objected to after that time, the person making the objection must prove the disqualification.

Seite 461 - Owner, or in which he shall have a share, running in the same race, is disqualified for winning the race, whether such jostle or cross happened by the swerving of the horse, or by the foul and careless riding of the Jockey, or otherwise...

Seite 420 - Or, if with any part of his person he stop the ball, which, in the opinion of the umpire at the bowler's wicket, shall have been pitched in a straight line from it to the striker's wicket, and would have hit it.

Seite 421 - If any fieldsman stop the ball with his hat, the ball shall be considered dead, and the opposite party shall add five runs to their score ; if any be run, they shall have five in all.

Seite 253 - ... or toy shops. The eight of diamonds must first be taken from the pack, and after settling the deal, shuffling, &c. the dealer dresses the board by putting fish, counters or other stakes one each to ace, king, queen, knave, and game ; two to matrimony, two to intrigue, and six to the nine of diamonds, stiled Pope.

Seite 78 - ... are higher than his own, and receives from those who have lower numbers ; but nothing is paid or received by such players as have similar numbers to the dealer; and when the dealer draws more than SI , he is to pay to all who have not thrown up.

Seite 423 - When there shall be more than four players on a side, there shall be no bounds. All hits, byes, and overthrows shall then be allowed.

Seite 251 - THIS Game is played by two or four persons, with twenty-eight pieces of oblong ivory, plain at the back, but on the face divided by a black line in the middle, and indented with spots from one to a double six, which pieces are, a double blank...

Seite 457 - If a rider fall from his horse, and the horse be rode in by a person that is sufficient weight, he will take place the same as if it had not happened, provided he go back to the place; where the rider fell.

Bibliografische Informationen

• Titel: Hoyle's Games, improved and enlarged by G. H--.
• Autor/in: Edmond Hoyle
• Herausgeber: G. Hervey
• Verlag: Longman, Rees, and Company, 1835
• Original von: Oxford University
• Digitalisiert: 29. Sept. 2006
• Länge: 492 Seiten