three o'clock
A red flag slowly waved -- a miss ! -- a black cross on a white circle , a red disk , or best of all , a white disk that obliterates `` the bull . '' The scorers interpret . `` A four at three o'clock , '' `` a three at nine o'clock , '' `` a clean five , high up , '' `` a nipper four at twelve o'clock , '' and with a little chuckle , `` a ricochet five ! '' Over it all , behind the butts , against the low clouds , rose a silent blue hill , one of the distant Adirondacks . In spite of our new greatcoats it grew chilly waiting . I took my time , wrote notes of this for you , listened , watched .