The MacRobertson Shield is the premier tournament in what sport a surreal version of which was played with animals in a beloved 19th century classic?
"6 players and each test is the best of 21 matches comprising 12 singles and 9 doubles. In 2010, for the first time, the four MacRobertson Shield countries were joined by 13 other countries in an inaugural WCF World Association Croquet Team Championship. The MacRobertson Shield was Tier 1 and the other 13 entries were split into three further tiers based on playing strength. ""Mon 16 - Sat 21 August: Tier 2 Division 1"": The next four countries played at the Hurlingham Club, London. ""Mon 16 -Sat 21 August: Tier 2 Division 2"": The next four countries played at the"
"Fingal Memorial Shield The Fingal Memorial Shield is a trophy in the sport of shinty. It is currently the trophy presented to the winners of the St Andrew's Sixes, an international six-a-side tournament. The shield was presented in memory of Hugh MacCorquodale, (1866-1937) who wrote for the Oban Times, under the nom-de-plume, ""Fingal"". The trophy was presented by the Gaelic Society of Glasgow in order to encourage shinty in the South. The Fingal tournament was originally played in Glasgow at Glasgow University's then home of Garscadden. In the 1970s, the tournament was held at Glasgow and latterly at St. Andrew's,"
"Glasgow Herald Tournament The Glasgow Herald Tournament (also known as the Gleneagles Tournament) was a British golf tournament played at Gleneagles from 1920 to 1927. The 1920 event had prize money of £650, then the largest ever in a British tournament. From 1921 the prize money was increased further, to 1,000 guineas (£1,050), a new record. The first prize increased from £160 to £200. From 1921 the event was often called the Glasgow Herald 1000 Guineas Tournament. The tournament had an initial stroke play qualification followed by knock-out match play. The first international match between Great Britain and the United"
"Films and television series about animals in sport can be realistic or fictional, involving animals in an activity that they cannot really perform. ""Seabiscuit"" is a fairly accurate portrayal of the famous American horse of the same name, while """", a film about a hockey-playing chimpanzee, is unrealistic. The 1980 animated film ""Animalympics"" is a spoof of the Olympic Games and features anthropomorphicised animals. In the combination live action and animation film ""Bedknobs and Broomsticks"", animated animals play a game of football. Similarly, several television commercials used the Budweiser Clydesdales and other animals in live-action and CGA roles to appear"
"would first distribute his livery badges with the White Hart at a tournament at Smithfield. Mythology and storytelling were popular aspects of tournaments. An example of this is the tournament in 1468 that was organized by Charles the Bold to celebrate his marriage with Margaret of York. The tournament was supposedly at the bidding of the 'Lady of the Hidden Ile'. A golden tree had been erected with all the coats of arms of the participating knights. They were dressed like famous figures from legend and history, while their squires were dressed as harlequins. A notable example of an elaborate"
"will be held on Friday 19 April 2019. The tournament dates back to 1588 during the reign of Elizabeth I, when marbles was chosen as the deciding game of a legendary sporting encounter between two young suitors, Giles and Hodge, over the hand of a Tinsley Green milk maiden named Joan. Every popular sport of the day was played in an Olympic style contest lasting one week. Hodge had been victorious at singlestick, backsword, quarter staff, cudgel play, wrestling and cock throwing, while Giles was successful in winning the archery, cricket-a-wicket, tilting at quintain (jousting targets), Turk’s head, stoolball and"
"the first Hall of Famer Big Head race, featuring mascot versions of Rickey Henderson, Rollie Fingers, and Dennis Eckersley. As of 2018, it is still being run at home games. The Mascot Gold Cup, originally known as the Mascot Steeplechase, was devised by The Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs in 2006 and is held at Wetherby Racecourse, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Mascot race A mascot race is a promotional sports entertainment or charity competition consisting of costumed runners racing around a baseball field or race course, usually as a form of between-innings entertainment. The racers are typically anthropomorphized inanimate"
"a live game animal – usually a rabbit or hare. The first official coursing meeting was held in 1776 at Swaffham, Norfolk. The rules of the Swaffham Coursing Society specified that only two greyhounds were to course a single hare and that the hare was to be given a head start of 240 yards. Coursing by proxy with an artificial lure was introduced at Hendon, on September 11, 1876. Six dogs raced over a 400-yard straight course, chasing an artificial hare riding. This was the first attempt of introducing mechanical racing to the UK, however it did not catch on"
"Ranfurly Shield 1910–19 The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is perhaps the most prestigious trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies. The holding union must defend the Shield in challenge matches, and if a challenger defeats them, they become the new holder of the Shield. Three unions held the Ranfurly Shield between 1910 and 1919, however due to the outbreak of World War I no matches were played between"
"Queen's Park Shield The Queen's Park Shield is a football tournament for Scottish universities and colleges. The shield was donated to the Scottish Amateur Football Association by Queen's Park Football Club of Glasgow in 1921. The Shield was intended to be for competition between teams representing the four Ancient Universities of Scotland – Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews. The inaugural competition was won by Aberdeen University. The shield itself has a solid silver front with the crests of the four ancient universities surrounding an image of Hampden Park. A figure wearing a Queen's Park strip is on top. This"
"Old Ball Old Ball is a folk custom that existed in the Forest of Rossendale in Lancashire, north-western England during the nineteenth century. The tradition entailed the use of a hobby horse that is mounted on a pole and carried by an individual hidden under a sackcloth. It represents a regional variation of a ""hooded animal"" tradition that appears in various forms throughout the British Isles. The Lancashire Old Ball custom differs from other animal head traditions in Britain by being associated with Easter; most of the others were instead carried out at Christmas time. Demonstrating potential links to other"
"documented elite fashion for hobby horses in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In this, the hooded animal traditions may be comparable to England's Morris dance tradition, which became a ""nation-wide craze"" in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries before evolving into ""a set of sharply delineated regional traditions"". Old Ball Old Ball is a folk custom that existed in the Forest of Rossendale in Lancashire, north-western England during the nineteenth century. The tradition entailed the use of a hobby horse that is mounted on a pole and carried by an individual hidden under a sackcloth. It represents a regional variation of"
"of Magdalen College. Founded in 1993, students of Pembroke College, Cambridge, pay homage to the works of A. A. Milne in a variety of ways, including playing games of Poohsticks alongside events such as visits to the 'real-life' Hundred Acre Wood. The Society has gained significant fame at the University of Cambridge and claims Her Majesty the Queen as an honorary member. Terry Pratchett mentioned the game in ""Thud!"" (2005) as a popular children's game played in the gutters during Sam Vimes' childhood in Ankh-Morpork, originally called ""turd races"" before renaming it ""poohsticks"" to take the game upmarket. Julia Donaldson"
"1915 and 1918. Ranfurly Shield 1910–19 The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is perhaps the most prestigious trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies. The holding union must defend the Shield in challenge matches, and if a challenger defeats them, they become the new holder of the Shield. Three unions held the Ranfurly Shield between 1910 and 1919, however due to the outbreak of World War I no matches"
"most notably a version of Duck, Duck, Goose, as well as a walking race across the end zone. In the 2009 CFL season, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats did a memorable celebration in Winnipeg, as a fishing boat was at the edge of the end zone. Hamilton scored two touchdowns within a minute, both times got into the boat and celebrating as though they were fishing, literally showboating. During the August 14, 2010, a celebration by the Toronto Argonauts in which several players mimicked a rowing crew drew an Objectionable Conduct penalty. Long-standing tradition at McMahon Stadium has a horse run the"
"Bear-baiting Bear-baiting is a blood sport involving the worrying or tormenting (baiting) of bears. It may involve pitting a bear against another animal. Bear-baiting was popular in England, until the 19th century. From the sixteenth century, many bears were maintained for baiting. In its best-known form, arenas for this purpose were called bear-gardens, consisting of a circular high fenced area, the ""pit"", and raised seating for spectators. A post would be set in the ground towards the edge of the pit and the bear chained to it, either by the leg or neck. A number of well-trained fighting or baiting"
"In addition to stakes of £16, Lord Molyneux won a trophy in the form of a silver snuff box. The first supreme champion in the sport of coursing was Lord Lurgan's greyhound Master McGrath who won the Waterloo Cup on three occasions, 1868, 1869 & 1871. The dog became a household name in Britain and such was his fame that Queen Victoria commanded his appearance at Windsor Castle. Master McGrath set the standard by which all proceeding greyhounds would be judged. The great Master McGrath's record was finally eclipsed by Colonel North's greyhound ""Fullerton"" who recorded four consecutive victories in"
"year. This is one reason that some countries or states have made such sports illegal. There are some non-racing competitive events involving animals. Polo is an example, with competitors hitting a ball with mallets while on horseback. Elephant polo dates back to the early 20th century when members of the British aristocracy in Nepal began playing the sport. In the 14th to 16th centuries jousting was a popular one-on-one tournament event involving knights on horseback. In most counties the act of two or more animals fighting each other, such as cockfighting, and dog fighting, is seen as cruel and is"
"games, there are regular world championships and international matches between croquet-playing countries. The sport has particularly strong followings in the UK, US, New Zealand and Australia; every four years, these countries play the MacRobertson Shield tournament. Many other countries also play. The current world rankings show England in top place for association croquet, followed by Australia and New Zealand sharing second place, with the United States in fourth position; the same four countries appear in the top six of the golf croquet league table, below Egypt in top position, and with South Africa at number five. Croquet is popularly believed"
"Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke and four time major winner Rory McIlroy. The biennial golf competition, the Ryder Cup, is named after English businessman Samuel Ryder who sponsored the event and donated the trophy. Sir Nick Faldo is the most successful British Ryder Cup player. In 1845, rugby union was created when the first rules were written by pupils at Rugby School, Warwickshire. A former pupil of the school William Webb Ellis, is often fabled with the invention of running with the ball in hand in 1823. The first rugby international took place on 27 March 1871, played between England and"
"recovered for 2013 and was presented to Aberdour Shinty Club. All previous winners were added to the trophy. Aberdour were the 2017 winners. Fingal Memorial Shield The Fingal Memorial Shield is a trophy in the sport of shinty. It is currently the trophy presented to the winners of the St Andrew's Sixes, an international six-a-side tournament. The shield was presented in memory of Hugh MacCorquodale, (1866-1937) who wrote for the Oban Times, under the nom-de-plume, ""Fingal"". The trophy was presented by the Gaelic Society of Glasgow in order to encourage shinty in the South. The Fingal tournament was originally played"
"of the traditional rugby league heartland of the north of England. Baskerville Shield The Baskerville Shield is a trophy awarded to the winner of rugby league test series between England and New Zealand. It named in honour of Albert Henry Baskerville, who organised the first ever tour by New Zealand of Great Britain in 1907. The spelling of the trophy is somewhat controversial, as there is much evidence to suggest that ""Baskiville"" was the correct spelling of the surname. However, the Rugby Football League used the ""Baskerville"" spelling arguing that this was the version used by the man himself. There"
"United States, and it is also one of the most popular Monopoly game tokens, according to Matt Collins, vice president of marketing for Hasbro. In Disney's 1955 film ""Lady and the Tramp"", a Scottish terrier named Jock is the friend of Lady, the American Cocker Spaniel. A Scottish Terrier named Dulcinea is a scene-stealer in the 1998 Latin American novel Yo-Yo Boing! by Giannina Braschi. In May 2007, Carnegie Mellon University named the Scottish Terrier its official mascot. The Scottie had been a long-running unofficial mascot of the university, whose founder's Scottish heritage is also honored by the official athletic"
"have won 14 times, which is second only to Eton. Admission of girls in 2014 has seen the introduction of field hockey, netball and lacrosse, with cricket and tennis played during the summer term. The Royal Shrewsbury School Hunt (RSSH or ""the Hunt"") is the oldest cross-country club in the world, with written records (the Hound Books) going back to 1831 and evidence that it was established by 1819. The sport of ""the Hunt"" or ""the Hounds"", now known as a Paper Chase, was formalised at the school around 1800. Two runners (the ""foxes"") made a trail with paper shreds"
"people (""pastores"") that direct the bull and prevent its leaving the field of play. The bull is led along the course of the road, and taunted and teased by players, but with no intent to kill the animal; the animal's horns are capped with balls or leather to diminish the risk to the players. All the bulls are released after each event in order to rest before the next event (at least three weeks). The first known ""tourada à corda"" was in 1622, organised by the Câmara de Angra during the celebrations in honour of the canonisation of saints Francis"
"ratting with working terriers is far less efficient than using rodenticide or rat traps, the potential for the killing of non-target species is zero. In Michael Crichton's ""The Great Train Robbery"" (1978), a ""ratting gentleman"" is depicted gambling in a rat-baiting competition. Notes Further reading Rat-baiting Rat-baiting is a blood sport, which involves placing captured rats in a pit or other enclosed area and then betting on how long it takes a dog, usually a terrier, to kill them. It is now illegal in most countries. In 1835, the Parliament of the United Kingdom implemented an Act called the Cruelty"
"about life in general. They influenced Shakespeare. Festivals were popular seasonal entertainments There were many different types of Elizabethan sports and entertainment. Animal sports included bear and bull baiting, dog fighting and cock fighting. The rich enjoyed tennis, fencing, and jousting. Hunting was strictly limuited to the upper class. They favoured their packs of dogs and hounds trained to chase foxes, hares and boars. The rich also enjoyed hunting small game and birds with hawks, known as falconry. Jousting was an upscale, very expensive sport where warriors on horseback raced toward each other in full armor trying to use their"
"killed 3,903 bears in 2001, and baiters took 3,173 of the animals. Author Washington Irving described vaqueros setting a bear against a bull, in his 1837 book ""The Adventures of Captain Bonneville."" In this ""favorite, though barbarous sport"" in Monterey, a bear and a bull would be caught from the wild and put together in an arena in a fight to the death. Bear-baiting Bear-baiting is a blood sport involving the worrying or tormenting (baiting) of bears. It may involve pitting a bear against another animal. Bear-baiting was popular in England, until the 19th century. From the sixteenth century, many"
"Rat-baiting Rat-baiting is a blood sport, which involves placing captured rats in a pit or other enclosed area and then betting on how long it takes a dog, usually a terrier, to kill them. It is now illegal in most countries. In 1835, the Parliament of the United Kingdom implemented an Act called the Cruelty to Animals Act 1835, which prohibited the baiting of some animals such as the bull, bear, and other large animals. However, rat baiting was not enforced and ratting competitions came to the forefront as a gambling sport. At one time, in London, there were at"
"game of croquet."" Apart from the simulations of human situations, he had also added examples of bizarrely deformed animals such as two-headed lambs and four-legged chickens. Potter's museum was so popular that an extension was built to the platform at Bramber railway station. Other Victorian taxidermists known for their iconic anthropomorphic taxidermy work are William Hart and his Son Edward Hart. They gained recognition with their famous series of dioramas featuring boxing squirrels. Both William and Edward created multiple sets of these dioramas. One 4-piece set of boxing squirrel dioramas (circa 1850) sold at auction in 2013 for record prices."
"recorded. The tossing of foxes and other animals was not without risk to the participants, as it was common for the terrified animals to turn on the people taking part. Wildcats were particularly troublesome; as one writer remarked, they ""do not give a pleasing kind of sport, for if they cannot bury their claws and teeth in the faces or legs of the tossers, they cling to the tossing-slings for dear life, and it is next to impossible to give one of these animals a skilful toss"". On occasion, tossing formed part of a costumed masquerade in which the tossed"
"Baiting (blood sport) Animal-baiting is a blood sport where animals are worried or tormented, such as by being pitted against each other. It may be for the purpose of entertainment or gambling. During various periods of history and in different cultures around the world, various types of baiting, named for the species used, have been confirmed. These include badger-baiting, bear-baiting, bull-baiting, donkey-baiting, duck-baiting, hog-baiting, human-baiting, hyena-baiting, lion-baiting, monkey-baiting, rat-baiting, and wolf-baiting. Much of what is known about baiting comes from England in the Middle Ages, although it has not been legal there for some time. It is still practiced, however,"
"and served with currant and other sauces, while smaller portions went into soups, stews, sausages, pies, and pasties. Venison was the most popular game. The plentiful meat was often potted or jerked, and its tripe was popular as well. Venison was especially popular during the Thanksgiving season. Buffalo was an important protein source until roughly 1770, when the animals were over-hunted in British America. Bear were numerous in the northern colonies, especially in New York, and many considered the leg meat to be a delicacy. Bear meat was frequently jerked as a preservation method. In addition to game, mutton was"