Gain-ground (game) are counted as in tennis: 15, 30, 40 and set. Two games in "Jeu de paume": These sports are practised in Hauts-de-France and Belgium: but also in Spain : or in the world: Gain-ground (game) Games of gain-ground are team sports which are played with a small ball or a balloon. They are often outdoors on a ""ballodrome"" but can also be played indoors. Among these games, longue paume and real tennis are the most well-known because they are played with rackets. The rules change a little depending on the game but the basic rules remain identical from one game
Hampton Court Palace "Great Vine", planted in 1769; by 1968 it had a trunk 81 inches thick and has a length of 100 feet. It still produces an annual crop of grapes. The palace included apartments for the use of favoured royal friends. One such apartment is described as being in "The Pavilion and situated on the Home Park" of Hampton Court Palace. This privilege was first extended about 1817 by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, to his friend, Lieut General James Moore, K.C., and his new bride, Miss Cecilia Watson. George IV continued this arrangement following the death of Prince