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the square inside, a goal is placed, formed of two stones or posts. 
Four companies of horsemen are formed in equal number, and, if 
possible, the horses in each company are of the same colour. Each 
man is armed with a long hooked stick, and two large balls are 
used. Two men throw these balls in the air three times, and 
then throw them in the direction of two companies of horsemen, 
who try to drive them back through the lines of horsemen 
defending the other goals. The latter endeavour to prevent this, 
and at the same time to drive the balls through their enemy’s 
goals. Should the ball be thrown outside the boundary, the 
horsemen may not follow it, but it is thrown in again by the 
umpires. When both balls have been sent through a goal, the 
game is finished and commences anew. Much agility is displayed 
by both men and horses. Sometimes several villages combine to 
get up a match, which is followed by a supper and a carouse. The 
game is called puknun. 
A game called dadarn is played by boys. A large heap of 
stones is divided equally amongst all the players, who sit in a circle. 
They place the stones on the ground before them, then throw one 
into the air, pick up another, and catch the falling stone. They 
then put one of the two stones in a separate place, and repeat the 
manoeuvre until all their stones have been removed, or they fail to 
catch one. If they have used all their stones, they are allowed to 
help themselves from their neighbour on the right hand, and then 
from the neighbour on the left until all are finished. If a boy loses 
all his stones three times, he has to pay a forfeit; either he must 
dance or must pinch the tips of each of his fingers, or roar like a 
lion, or run a certain distance and back again. After this, all the 
other players give him a few stones that he may commence again. 
Another game for boys is played as follows : — A large number of 
holes are made in the ground in a circle, in the middle of which 
there is a large hole with four other holes round it. The players 
are provided with a number of small stones, and they move round 
the outer circle in turns, dropping a stone into each hole, but taking 
one up whenever an equal number is found. The boy who has the 
most stones then puts them into the hole in the centre of the 
ring, and each of the other players forfeits a stone to him. The 
four boys who have the next largest number of stones place them 
