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or easel, sloping slightly backward so that the center of the target measures 

 just four feet from the ground. The contestants shoot at one target of the 

 pair, and then cross over and shoot back at the other target. The field 

 needs no special preparation other than smoothing out and possibly drain- 

 ing the areas about the targets and eliminating from them any long grass 

 or other cover in which arrows may be lost. The area between the targets 

 should permit easy passage. There should be no obstacles which might 

 obstruct the view from one target to another, and the targets should be 

 approximately on the same level. The ground between may be a deep 

 valley or ravine if a means of crossing is provided. The whole field or 

 property should be fenced in and warning signs posted to prevent people 

 from coming unknowingly within the dangerous area. 



Distances for various American and English rounds are: 



York Round American Round 



72 arrows at 100 yards 30 arrows at 60 yards 



48 arrows at 80 yards 30 arrows at 50 yards 



24 arrows at 60 yards 30 arrows at 40 yards 



144 arrows 90 arrows 



Columbia Round National Round 



24 arrows at 50 yards 48 arrows at 60 yards 



24 arrows at 40 yards 24 arrows at 50 yards 



24 arrows at 30 yards 



72 arrows 

 72 arrows 



Potomac Round Gentlemen's Team Round 



24 arrows at 80 yards 96 arrows at 60 yards 



24 arrows at 70 yards 



24 arrows at 60 yards Ladies' Team Round 



96 arrows at 50 yards 

 72 arrows 



Roque (see Plate 121, page 309). Roque is never played on a turf 

 court, but on a surface prepared very much like a clay tennis court. The 

 court is 60 feet long by 30 feet wide, each corner cut off by a diagonal line 

 six feet long, running at a 45-degree angle with the side and end lines of 

 the court. The court is surrounded by a raised concrete or wooden border 

 not smaller than four by four inches, laid flat; the border should be beveled 

 to prevent balls from jumping off the ground. The surface of the court 

 should be made as smooth and flat as possible and should be nearly level; 

 i.e., the slope should not be more than two inches in the width of the court. 

 The court should be sprinkled with fine sand to hold the balls. 



A boundary line is marked 28 inches inside the border. The stakes, 

 which are one inch in diameter, are located in the center of the width of 

 the field, just clearing the boundary line; the stakes extend one and a half 

 inches out of the ground. The first wicket is located six feet from the stake 

 and the second six feet from the first on a line extending through the center 



