Beti Jai fronton Beti Jai fronton The Beti Jai fronton is a sport venue located in Madrid, Spain, currently in ruins. Located at 7 Marqués de Riscal St., the building (in Neo-Mudéjar style) dates from 1893 and it was opened in 1894. The last game played in the fronton was played in 1919. Currently in ruins, the venue is the last surviving 19th century Basque pelota fronton in Madrid. It was declared bien de interés cultural on 27 January 2011. The fronton was begun to be built in 1893, with a budget of approximately 500 000 pesetas. It is due to a design
Pelota Mano Court, Trebonne during village festivals is now played competitively at international competitions. The supreme version of the game is today "cesta-punta" and is played with a long, scooped wicker basket, a "chistera", on a fronton called a "jai-alai". Besides the chistera, the game can be played with an assortment of equipment, for example, the bare hand, a wooden bat or a wooden-framed strung racket called a "xare". There are also different types of balls, for example, one is covered in leather and weighs , another is covered in parchment and weighs , while yet another is rubber and weighs . Originally played