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For a singles court the width should be 17 feet, otherwise
measurements the same.
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Shuttle.
—Weight 73 to 85 grains, with 16 feathers fixed in a
cork 1 to 18 ins. diameter. Feathers 2
2
to 2
4
ins. in length and
22 to
22
ins. spread.
Racket.—No specified size or weight.
BOWLS.
Green.—No rigid rules regulate the size. A space 42 yards
square, perfectly flat, and divided into six rinks, not less than
19 ft. nor more than 21 ft. wide, constitutes an ideal green to
admit of play in opposite directions in alternate weeks throughout
the season.
The " Jack " must be thrown at least 25 yds. from the india-
rubber mat on which the bowler stands, and not less than 2 yds.
from the ditch surrounding the green.
The bowl must not exceed 162 ins. in circumference, nor 32 lb.
in weight, and must have a bias to make it draw at least 6 ft.
to a 30-yard " Jack " on a dry green.
Size of Jack
,—About 22 ins, in diameter,