Mr Tappertit drained the proffered goblet to the dregs; then thrust his hands into his pockets, and with a lowering visage walked among the
skittles, while his followers (such is the influence of superior genius) restrained the ardent ball, and held his little shins in dumb respect.
('Don't quite sound like
skittles, nor yet country gentleman, nor yet jewellery,' thought Mr Boffin, 'but there's no knowing.')
Archive photographs populate the walls of the
skittle alley tucked away at the back of the Victoria Park pub, offering a glimpse of Cardiffyesterday.
A new
skittle alley opened at the Moira Hotel, Adamsdown in Cardiff on December 12, 1962
Each took their turn on the
skittle alley to prove or otherwise their throwing skills but, as has now become the norm, and despite careful concentration when taking aim, it seemed much easier to find the gap between the pins than to actually knock them down!
"The
skittle man?" asks one woman he interviews, to which Jim rather rudely replies: "Not
skittle, you twit - skiffle."
When your
skittles are decorated, take them in the garden and set them up in a triangle shape in rows - one
skittle, two
skittles, three and four
skittles in each row.
Skittle and Beemer are just two of the adorable pups at the shelter.
Raina led from the front in his farewell match as he bowled a dream spell to
skittle out four top order batsmen of the Balesh Kumar XI and led his team- Raina XI to a 32-run win over in a hard fought match.
Liz, 39, managed to knock down eight of the nine pins on the
skittle alley.