The chaces on the hazard-side pro ceed from the ball being returned either too hard or not quite hard enough ; so that the ball after its first rebound falls on this side of the blue line, or line which describes the hazard-side chases; in which case it is a chace at 1, 2, &c: pro vided there is no chace depending. When they change sides, the player, in order to win this chace, must put the ball over the line any where, so that his adversary does not return it. Whed there is no chace on the hazard-side, all balls put the line from the service side, without being returned, reckon for a stroke.
As the Same depends chiefly upon the marking, it will be necessary to explain it, and to recommend those who play at tennis to have a good and unbiassed marker, for on him the whole set may depend : he can mark in favour of the one and against the other in such a man ner, as will render it two to one at start ing, though even players. Instead of which the marker should be very at tentive to the chaces, and not be any way partial to either of the players.
This game is marked in a very singu lar manner, which makes it at first some what difficult to understand. The first stroke is called 15, the second 30, the third 40, and the fourth game, unless the players get four strokes each ; in that case, instead of calling it 40 all, it is call ed deuce ; after which, as soon as any stroke is got, it is called advantage ; and in case the strokes become equal , again, deuce again, till one or the other gets two strokes following, which win the game ; and as the games are won, so they are marked and called ; as one game love, two games to one, &c. to wards the set, of which so many of these games it consists.
Although but one ball at a time is played with, a number of balls are made use of at this game to avoid trouble, and are handed to the players in bas kets for that purpose ; by which means they can play as long as they please, without ever having occasion to stoop for a ball.