he ground with his ball or mallet, the stroke shall be taken
again.

xxiii. Any player may set upright a peg or hoop except the one next
in order; and that, however loose, awry, or slanting it may be, must
not be altered except by the umpire.

xxiv. No ball may be moved because of its lying in a hole or on bad
ground, except by the umpire or with his permission.

xxv. Where there is no umpire present, permission to move a ball, or
to set up a hoop or peg or other indulgence for which an umpire
would have been appealed to, must be asked of the other side.

xxvi. The decision of the umpire shall in all cases be final. His
duties are:

(_a_) To move the clips, or see that they are properly moved;

(_b_) to decide on the application of the laws;

(_c_) to satisfy any player as to the point that is next to be
made, or the right ball to play;

(_d_) to keep the score. But he shall not give his opinion, or
notice any error that may be made, unless appealed to by one of
the players.

xxvii. It was also decided that the mallet should be held within
twelve inches of its head.

2574. Supplementary Laws.

The following were added from the Draft Club Laws of Croquet.

i. If a ball be driven partly through its hoop from the non-playing
side, and remain so that a straight-edge placed in contact with the
hoop on the non-playing side touches the ball, the ball cannot run
its hoop at its next stroke.

ii. If in taking Croquet the striker's ball go off the ground, the
striker loses the remainder of his turn; but if by the same stroke
the striker make a point or a Croquet, he continues his turn.

iii. If, after a Croquet, the striker's ball, while rolling, be
touched by the striker or his partner, the stroke is foul.

2575. Difference between Old and New Laws.

The chief difference (says Captain Crawley) between these and previous
laws will be found in the method of taking the Croquet. The new laws
say that the foot must _not_ be placed on the player's ball; the
generally accepted practice was to take the Croquet by putting your
foot on your ball and striking it so as to send the other bill off to
a distance; or if the other ball belonged to your partner to merely
tap it in the direction desired. The foot practice is still observed
by many players; and some think with adv