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Duane Bonifer croquet photo draws interest When the corn toss game became such a huge hit, it brought to mind the games wonderful outdoor games which Adair Countians have played over the years. They've seemed to come and go in cycles of popularity: Horseshoes, tennis, badminton, yard darts and croquet have all had peak times when everyone, it seemed, had a personal, family, backyard facility. Duane Bonifer, who sent us a photo of a revival of interest in the game at Lindsey Wilson, sent a nostalgic note, "We used to play it a lot at my home in the 1970s, then it just faded away." That's a shame. It is a wonderful game, with a great history. Croquet is often seen as a game of the gentry, as the Winslow Homer painting Croquet, 1864 painting in the Wikipedia entry on the game would suggest. It is a genteel sport, but it allows for relief of a lot of pent-up aggression, as when a player can "send" (the term in Wikipedia; I thought there was another, more sinister word for the move) an opponent's croquet ball far, far away, when his or her own ball is next to it, by placing a foot firmly on their own ball and striking it with a mallet, sending the opponent's ball into an almost unplayable position, maybe high weeds. Maybe it will make a comeback and again be a big part of a slower-paced, but more physically involved world than just watching Tv. One note said, simply, "What a beautiful sport!" And there's this quote about the whole idea of preserving traditions: "One thing I've notice among younger people is that they don't have a lot of traditions, activities, games, and hobbies, that unite them." Perhaps a revival of croquet will help bring on that union. -ED, CM. This story was posted on 2007-09-14 08:25:32
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