Chapter L: L'Espérance, G. C. Kerr's punt, 90

La Cigale (property of Gordon Canning), 155

La Fontaine--Autrefois, carpillon fretin, etc., 185

_Lady Nan_, 35

Langrishe, Miss M., pioneer of Women's Lawn-tennis Championships, 316

Langrishe, owner of _Iernia_, 39

Las Casas act as whippers-in to Ian Amory, 118

LAWN-TENNIS, by Miss Maud Marshall.
"All England Croquet and Lawn-Tennis Club", 315
"All England Mixed Doubles Championship", 317
Back-handed stroke, 334; figure D, 339
Balls, weight of, 323
Bisques abolished, 317, 325
Clothing suitable for, 326
Championships, 315, 375
Courts--Dimensions, 320
Margin, 319
Plans of single and double, 321
Covered Court Championships, 318
First authentic record of, 314
First championship meeting at Wimbledon (1877), 315
Fore-handed stroke, 334; figure C, 335
Good style in, 329
Half volley, 338
Handicapping, 326, 363
Ladies' championship (1897), 318
"Lawn-tennis Association", 317
"Lob", 341
Measuring court, 322
Net, Height fixed, 317
Overhand service, figure A, 327; figure B, 312
"Placing," Art of, 342
Position of feet and body, 337
Prototypes, 313
Racket, C. A. Heathcote on essential points of, 323
Scoring: Lawn-tennis Association's laws, 324
Scorer's position, 331
Service, difficult to acquire good, 330
Service-line, distance from net, 317
Tennis scoring adopted, 314
Volley, 337
Women champion, 316

Lawn-tennis Rules, 353

_Lil_, description of, 29

Loch Arkaig, great lake trout in, 191

_Lollypop_, 35

Lonsdale, Lord, owned twenty-rater, 54

Lord, Miss, steering _Tatters_, 57

Lord, Miss, winning prizes with one-raters, 53

_LOTUS._
On Solent, 87
Race with _Sea Maiden_, 82
Sailed by Mr. Hope, 82

Louis X. playing tennis at Vincennes, 313