Croquette is ok! Sport proves to be a hit with teens and students during the pandemic as clubs see double the number of new members enrolling in beginner courses Many new members have signed up at croquet clubs across the country The new players are teens, college students, brownie groups and more Croquet Association chiefs …
Croquet is hands down one of the classiest lawn games there is. The hoity-toity sport, which began back in France, came Stateside in the mid-1800s and was soon popular coast-to-coast. Nowadays, it’s a beloved pastime that adds a little touch of sophistication to any garden party. Each set typically comprises between four and six mallets, …
Jodie Fusz Rugart, the number 2 women’s croquet player in America in 2020 (she was number 1 in 2018-19) shows us some of the different shots used in croquet while playing in her courtyard in Frontenac. Video by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com Many people have played croquet at least once, in their own backyard or in …
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PHYLLIS COURT took a thrilling win against visitors Croquet Durham in the National Golf Croquet Federations Shield handicap competition last week. The hosts, who had to take handicap extra innings in every rubber of the game, started well with a comfortable 7-4, 7-5 win against Roger Goldring (handicap -1) and Raghu Iyer (3) in the …
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More vests than usual in July in Meadville were on display along Terrace Street Sunday afternoon, but the number of vests was outnumbered nearly two to one by suspenders. And it would be wrong to mention the cardigans and suspenders without mentioning the straw hats, bow ties, wool socks and knickers – or the dangling …
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Edwardian tennis dress, 1900-1910. Photo Courtesy of Museum in International Tennis Hall of Fame Marco Island Historical Society (MIHS) announces the opening of a new exhibit at the Marco Island Historical Museum (MIHM), “Courting Style: Women’s Tennis Fashion.” The exhibition is free and open to the public and will run from February 1 to March …
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Maybe croquet can improve ratings for the 2021 Summer Olympics? Allow me to explain. The COVID-delayed 2020 Olympics are on track to become the least-watched games of the 21st century, according to marketing research firm Zeta Global. The company has found that “more than 60 percent of Americans were unable to express any excitement or …
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There’s something about a lazy few days away with your mum, if you’re lucky enough to have that kind of relationship in your life, that just feels nourishing for the soul. And that cozy, warm, nostalgic feeling is multiplied in the winter, when crackling fireplaces and bubbling hot tubs and luxurious spa treatments are on …
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In the early 1950s, my father attended an auction at Oxhey Place in Oxhey Lane, a mansion then owned by the well-known Blackwell family of Crosse & Blackwell. The original house on the site, built by Sir James Altham after his purchase of the land in 1604, was known as Sinklees, Sinklets, Saintclers, Saint Clowes, …
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Maybe croquet can improve ratings for the 2021 Summer Olympics? Allow me to explain. The COVID-delayed 2020 Olympics are on track to become the least-watched games of the 21st century, according to marketing research firm Zeta Global. The company has found that “more than 60 percent of Americans were unable to express any excitement or …
