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Essentials of the Game

 

Green

The division of the green used in a match is called a rink. It is usually
15 feet wide by 120 feet long. For championship play the shortest length per-
missible is 110 feet, For best results the field of play should not be less
than forty yards square and should be as level as possible.

 

Bowls

The bowls are made of lignum vitse and are not round, but made with a bias.
The bowls should not exceed 16% inch circumference, 5 3/16 inch diameter nor 3p
pounds in weight. The bias of the bowl should not be less than three feet if
tested on a level green of not less than thirty-two yards. Each bowl is numbered
on one side and the player's initials should be on the other side in order to
distinguish them in a game, Each player should own two pairs of bowls, for when
playing a single handed or pairs game each player must use four bowls; however,
if a four-man team game is being played then only two bowls are used.

Care of Bowls

Aftex a game the bowl should be dampened with olive oil or linseed oil.
Before placing bowls in storage smear them with viseline and store in a cool place.
Sometimes the bowls are entirely irmersed in oil.
Jack

The jack or kitty, as it is sometimes called, is a white porcelain ball about
two and a half inches in diameter and is the object played to.
The Mat :

- The mat is made of corrugated or perforated rubber and is generally twenty-

two inches long by fourteen inches wide. This is the starting point of play.
The player must have at least one foot on it when delivering the jack or bowl.

Glossary of Terms
1. Butterfly -- a wobbly ball that exposes the white disc as it rolls along.

2. Narrow -— This comes from taking the jack as the point rather than
giving width.

Se Tilt -= The angle to hold the bowl to get more curve or less.
4. Keen green =~ Fast.

Se Running shot -- The shot that smashes into the pattern seattering the
set-up.

6. Crack an egg =~ To gently strike a dont wind bowl.
7. Up == Not hare

8. Jack high -= Even with the jack.

9. Kill the end -- Driving the jack out of bounds.
10. A hat full -- Eight points.

ll. A pocket full -+ Seven points.

12. Backhand -- A bowl down the left side of the rink by a right handed playere