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 and Dittons Regatta The regatta was from the start under the royal patronage of Princess Frederica of Hanover who was then residing at Hampton Court Palace. The start point, then as now, was from the Hampton Court Palace Water Gallery, but finished then at the lower end of Boyle Farm Island. The regatta has remained a traditional boat event, being a competition for skiffing and punting and is run from Dittons Skiff and Punting Club at Thames Ditton in July. Skiffing is run under the rules of the Skiff Racing Association and the course goes downstream from Hampton Court Palace Water Gallery to