The Traditional Children's Games of England Scotland
& Ireland In Dictionary Form - Volume 1

With Tunes(sheet music), Singing-rhymes(lyrics), Methods Of Playing with diagrams and illustrations.

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	LONG TERRACE—LOUP THE BULLOCKS
	Long Terrace Every player chooses a partner. The couples stand im­mediately in front of each other, forming a long line, one remaining outside of the line on the right-hand side, who is called the " Clapper." The object of the game is for the last couple to reach the top of the line, each running on different sides, and keeping to the side on which they are standing. The object of the Clapper is to hit the one running on the right side of the line, which, if he succeeds in doing, makes him the Clapper, and the Clapper takes his place. [The next last couple would then presumably try and reach the top.]— East Kirkby, Lines. (Miss K. Maughan). A similar game to this is played at Sporle, Norfolk (Miss Matthews). It is there called "Long Tag," The players stand in line behind one another, and an odd one takes her place somewhere near the front; at a given signal, such as clapping of hands, the two at the back separate and try to meet again in front before the one on the watch can catch them; they may run where they please, and when one is caught that one becomes the one "out." See " French Jackie." Loup the Bullocks Young men go out to a green meadow, and there on all-fours plant themselves in a row about two yards distant from each other. Then he who is stationed farthest back in the " bullock rank " starts up and leaps over the other bullocks before him, by laying his hands on each of their backs; and when he gets over the last one leans down himself as before, whilst all the others, in rotation, follow his example; then he starts and leaps again. I have sometimes thought that we (the Scotch) have borrowed this recreation from our neighbours of the "Green Isle," as at their wakes they have a play much of the same kind, which they call " Riding Father Doud." One of the wakers takes a stool in his hand, another mounts that one's back, then Father Doud begins rearing and plunging, and if he unhorses his rider with a dash he does well. There is another play (at