A New Game and Appliance for same.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th May, 1889-Accepted, 29th June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Game and Appliance for same.
I, JOHN ALFRED CLARKE EDGLEY, of No. 80 Bayham Street, London N.W. Law
Clerk and Shorthandwriter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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My invention relates to a new game and consists of a Bowl or Ball somewhat
similar in shape to an ordinary Bowl used in the Game known as Bowls," but
perforated through its sides (or lesser diameter) with a hole in which is inserted
when required a removable peg, in order to fix it to the ground in accordance with
the rules of the Game.
The Bowl or Ball may be fixed to the ground in the playing of the game, either
by a peg or by any substitute therefor intended to produce the same results.
The object of my invention is that when the ball is rolled or bowled along the
ground to a central circle by the bowler, and on the ball expending itself in its travel
in the circle the peg shall be driven through the ball into the ground to fix the ball
into whatever position in the circle it is rolled.
Each ball is fixed to the ground by the peg as before described only when it stops
in the central circle, and provided the ball goes beyond the circle the ball is not
permitted to be pegged to the ground.
1000
J. P. BAYLY.
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Game and Appliance for same.
I, JOHN ALFRED CLARKE EDGLEY, of 80 Bayham Street, in the County of
London, "Law Clerk and Shorthand writer," do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to a new game and consists of a bowl or ball somewhat
similar in shape to an ordinary bowl used in the game known as "bowls," but
perforated through its sides, (or lesser diameter,) with a hole in which is inserted
when required a removable peg, in order to fix it to the ground in accordance with the
rules of the game.
The bowl or ball may be fixed to the ground in the playing of the game, either
by a peg or by any substitute therefor intended to produce the same results.
The object of my invention is that when the ball is rolled or bowled along the
ground to a contral circle by the bowler, and on the ball expending itself in its travel
in the circle, the peg shall be driven through the ball into the ground to fix the ball
into whatever position in the circle it is rolled.
Each ball is fixed to the ground by the peg as before described only when it stops
in the central circle, and provided the ball goes beyond the circle, the ball is not
permitted to be pegged to the ground.
And in order that my Invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon. Figure 1 represents the plan of the ground set out in three
circles. Figure 2 is an elevation of the bowl H, with the peg G inserted in the
manner to represent it being pegged down. Figure 3 denotes the bowl without the
peg. Figure 4 represents a section of the bowl H and peg G. The game consists
of 18 bowls H, and an equal number of pegs G, which is an ordinary set.

page_text: The bowls H are made of hard word, and are convex at the sides and travel on a
convex rim.
The medium size is 41" by 31" inches in the diameters, a hole is drilled through
the lesser diameter of the bowl for the reception of a peg G with a point 1.
Half the number of a set of bowls H are marked white and the remainder marked
black, for the purpose of distinction, and both black and white have the numbers 1
to 9 branded or punched upon them.
The pegs G are round, of hard wood and 12 inches in length, one inch in
diameter at one end, tapering until they fit the hole in the bowl, and ending in a
point I One particular peg is painted red for a few inches at the thickest part,
the others being left plain.
The game should be played on a level piece of short turf large enough to carry a
circle 36 yards in diameter. The size of this circle may however be varied at
pleasure, but the inner circles should always be the same size as the measurements
given here.
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Inside such ring another ring D is drawn 3 feet 9 inches in the radius, (7' feet,
6" inches in diameter) and another ring E within the second one of 9 inches radius.
The peg in the centre of the little circle is then driven down level with the ground,
so that the painted peg called the "Peg Major," inverted can stand on the top.
The exact centre of the ground is called "The Point" F. The 18 inch diameter
circle "The circlet" E. The next circular space (3 feet in width) "The ring" D.
The next "The waste" B. The outer defining circular line "The Bound A.
The players on each side having chosen a Captain draw for Black or White.
The bowls H of course are played up without the pegs G, which may be carried or
piled near at hand. Play can be made from any point of "The Bound
"" A. "The
bowl H must not be thrown or pitched.
plays first followed by "Black
and so on alternately until all have played up, which is called "a Round," when
the bowls are picked up, the "Ring" scores marked, and another round is commenced
until the game is finished.
" White
Unless otherwise agreed upon a game consists of three rounds.
be played by two players each using half the number of bowls.
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The game may
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First: The combination of the game to be played with the bowls and pegs, on a
ground set out in three circles, substantially as herein described and according to
the accompanying drawings.
Secondly: The combination of the bowl H with a hole inserted, and the peg G
pointed at 1 to peg the bowl to the ground, substantially as herein described and
according to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 27th day of May 1889.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.