A Modification of the Game of Lawn Tennis, and Apparatus therefor.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 26th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 4th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Modification of the Game of Lawn Tennis, and Apparatus therefor.
I CHARLES STUART 3 Cursitor Street Chancery Lane Mechanical Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The players in this improved game are placed as in ordinary tennis and will play
with the ordinary well known racquets and balls but the net as at present used and
placed as at present betwixt the two sides of players, is so constructed as to receive
one or more discs or other contrivance of metal or other suitable material made to
swing freely within the mesh or meshes of said net, and having painted or other-
wise arranged thereon (such disc) a figure, or other representation, for the object
of distinguishing it from its fellows should more than one dise be used. When more
than one disc is used, they may be numbered, from one upwards according as may
be desired. The player in striking the ball endeavours to send such ball through
the mesh which bears the highest numbered disc, and thus scoring for his side the
number corresponding to that upon the particular disc struck. Any detailment of
the rules of this game may be made by the players at any time, preferable to
themselves, having regard only, to the striking of the disc or discs and their corre-
sponding numbers, colors, or any other representation or value which may be put on
them. The game to be known as Stuart's Target Tennis.
0741 T..1.. 1001
CHARLES STUART.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Modification of the Game of Lawn Tennis, and Apparatus therefor.
I, CHARLES STUART, of 3, Cursitor Street, Chancery Lane, in the County of
London, Mechanical Engineer, 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 which is played with racquets, balls and a
net somewhat similar to those used in lawn tennis except that the net is provided
with a disc or target or series of discs or targets arranged to swing in the meshes
of the net, the game consisting in driving the balls through the mesh or meshes
in which the target or targets swings or swing. When I use a series of targets I
preferably number the same the value of the strokes depending upon the numbers
upon the targets which the balls strike.
My invention will be readily understood by reference to the accompanying
drawing which represents an elevation of a net provided with a series of targets
swinging in the meshes thereof.
As shewn in the drawing the net is represented as divided into three sections
each containing sixteen targets numbered 1 and upwards. In practice the targets
of the several sections may be differently colored and the value of the strokes
depend not only upon the number of the target struck by a ball but also upon the
color.
In playing the game a player would endeavour to strike the targets with the
highest numbers but it is to be understood that any rules of play most preferable
to the players may be used.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is --
(1) The improved game which consists in endeavouring to drive balls through the
mesh or meshes of a net in which a target or targets is or are suspended, substan-
tially as described.
(2) Apparatus for playing the game referred to in the preceding claiming clause
consisting of a net having a target or targets suspended in one or more of the
meshes thereof substantially in the manner described by reference to the accom-
panying drawing.
Dated the 26th day of April 1892.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.