The Penultimate Race
Lewis, you are making it hard on yourself, first a fever
and then a minor car accident. Brushing your car against another! Sounds like
your mind was on the F1 track not the road! - not the best start to the Brazilian
weekend having already delayed your arrival at the track by a day.
Sounds like some counter intention in the area. Someone
doesn’t want you to win again. I just wonder, is it Rosberg? Maybe it is
someone else on your team or in your life. Wheedle them out. Go tell them “take
a running jump”.
Djokovic starts his end of year Association of Tennis
Professionals campaign on Sunday along with the other qualifying players of
which there are 7 at the O2 arena. My favourite, but I would not place a bet on
him, is Nadal. Such a handsome chap!
Snooker that Bazooker
The Champion of Champions tournament started with a
fabulous but unexpected knock out. The
world champ went out to a 17 year old! I watched the match and learnt more than
one lesson. I could actually see how he lined up his shots and the intent with
which he played them.
(Eye, body, cue, position, ball-strike and finally ball
into the pocket). No doubt a champ of the future. I would not like to guess who
will knock him out now the world champ has folded. Tipsters better watch out.
Did any of them nominate Yuelong?
Practice makes perfect, and snooker is an excellent
example to youngsters as to what can be achieved. Who’s next?
The Mayflower, Henry and the sport of Queens
Target practise over: Anon fair players, to the mark. March
yee. (That’s medieval for get ready to play). Take a swig of beer in the garden
says the landlord, grab your fans and stand ready.
Line up on the green: Up the other end slices of ringed cracked
oak stand ready just like you. Take your pointed shaft 25 cms long, (that’s 10
inches to us golden oldies) aim and pray you hit the target.
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| HRH Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother |
True to English tradition the rain spoils play (again), and
everyone moved back into the drinking house. Forever.
Henry (no. 8) was gifted a set of dart arrows from Queen
Anne Boleyn.
We sent the game to America on The Mayflower, a hundred
years or so later, (it was played aboard ship), then the French got involved
with wooden shafts, lead weights and turkey feathers, (always thought the
French, bless ‘em, were nuts) but getting it back from the USA later on paper
flights got included.
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| Modern darts board and flights |
England in even more good old ale brewing tradition
decided on the throwing distance. Beer crates were measured, 3ft long x 3 =
9ft, (throw line to the bull), just the job and with developments in the darts
board itself it was hello to the modern game.
Ranking World no 1 Michael Gerwant beat the world Champ
Gary Anderson and retained his PDC (Professional Darts Corporation) European Championship
title last week and now we await the Open in Malta.
This link is a must for every darts player. Never down or
out those without eyes can teach us a thing or two. http://goo.gl/4wjjp3
Jemima J. Jones.
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