Half Mile – Howe
Half Mile
Mile, Three Miles (all flat races): 120 Yards Hurdle Race over ten flights of hurdles, each 3 feet 6 inches high,
Hare Bearing
-Favouring one of the greyhounds, after the slip. In Queen Elizabeth's time the term signified a go-by..
Hands
An old term for "innings."
Hang
A ball "hangs" which rises unexpectedly slowly from the pitch. Half-volley. A ball which is met by the bat the instant after it leaves the ground.
Hat-trick
Hat.-A white hat used to be given to the bowler who got three batsmen out in successive balls (whether in the same over or not), provided that they were bowled, caught, stumped, leg-before, or hit-wicket. A bowler who performs this feat is said to "get a hat," or to "do the hat-trick."
Hook
To hit the ball from the off-side to the on-side in the direction of square-leg.
Harried
A side is said to be "harried" when, owing to the condition of the ice, they are unable to send their stones up to the tee.
Hatch.-[See HACK.]
Head
The portion of the game in which all the players have delivered their stones, and have counted the winning shot or shots.
Hin' Han'
The last player on a side, who also acts as Skip.
Hog
A stone which after delivery fails to pass the Hog-score.
Hog-score
A line drawn across the ice at a distance from the tee of one-sixth the length of the rink. Stones which do not cross it must be removed from the game. A wavy line is usually drawn over the same, in order to distinguish it from a crack.
House--[See BOARDHEAD.]
Howe
The middle of the rink, which is hollowed by the passage of the stones. Inringing.- [See INWICKING.]