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36ft. 



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GRASS AS A FOUNDATION II7 



of the straight-edge and level until the tops 

 of all are at the same level. It only then re- 

 mains to fill in the soil to the tops of the pegs, 

 or slightly over, to 

 allow for subsidence 

 and compacting by 

 rolling. The pegs 

 may be removed at 

 any time afterward. 

 The tennis court 

 has a net size of 

 seventy - eight feet - 

 by thirty-six feet, 

 or nine feet less in 

 width for the single 

 game. 



Additional width 

 must be allowed for 

 the poles and for 

 the players, there- 

 fore a total clear 

 space of 



Tennis court 



Fig. 25. 



one hundred feet by fifty feet is 

 not too great an allowance, and may be taken 

 as the minimum compatible with the comfort 

 and convenience of the players. 



The full-sized croquet ground, according 



