A FEW hints as to preparation for play may be of use. First of all you must have the ice, and it must bear. And if only a hint could be given as to how the ice could be obtained, this would be a valuable chapter indeed, but we must content ourselves with seeing what is the best way of making use of the ice when the frost does appear. Ice is not safe for bandy when it is only just strong enough to bear one, or even two, persons standing together; when three persons can stand on the ice together with safety, the game may be indulged in without danger; that is presuming the space played upon is anything over, say, 120 yards by 60 yards, and there are only eleven players on each side. Having got ice sufficiently strong and good, we proceed to mark out the field of play. The first question is t