The Laws of Piquet (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Laws of PiquetAt the Annual General Meeting of the Portland Club, held February 24th, 1881, it was unanimously resolved that a Committee be appointed to draw up Laws of Piquet. The following gentlemen were nominated, and kindly consented to serve: -John Samuel, Esq. (Chairman)Henry Jones, Esq.M. Trevelyan Martin, Esq.Samuel Smith, Esq.Robert Wheble, Esq.The Committee having drawn up a Code, submitted it to the Turf Club. A Committee was appointed by the Turf Club, consisting of the following gentlemen, who agreed to serve: -The Hon. Henry Leeson.Major The Hon. Oliver G. P. Montagu.Frederic Norris, Esq.The Turf Committee proposed a few amendments , and, after further deliberation and discussion, the two Committees sanctioned the publication of the Laws that follow.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.