A NEW GAME AND APPLIANCES FOR PLAYING THE SAME
Year: 1884

page_text: I, RALPH SLAZENGER Moss, trading as Slazenger and Sons, of 56 Cannon
Street, in the City of London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my said
Invention for "A NEW GAME AND APPLIANCES FOR PLAYING THE SAME
" to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to inaugurate a new Game which is intended to
be called "Sandringham," some of the appliances in connection therewith being of
a novel construction.
My invention is played with two vertical nets each net being stretched between
two upright poles or standards, about six feet in length. These poles are held in
an upright position by means of attachments to walls or otherwise. I prefer to
set the poles ten yards apart, from each other, and which distance will be the
usual length of each net, and in some cases intermediate supports for the nets may
be required. The ends of the nets are wound on rollers attached to the poles, or
Becured thereto by means of rings or staples.
The nets are laced taut to the poles from the top to within three feet of the
ground or floor.. Here for a space of eight inches in depth a pocket is formed in
each net, which pockets extend from one pole to the other, the nets hanging loosely
behind to form the pockets. Below these pockets the nets are made taut as before,
down to the ground. Two parallel scarlet cords are drawn through each of the
nets to indicate the mouths of the pockets, and to make the entrances clear and
distinct to the players.
The two nets are erected at distances of from ten to fifteen yards apart, and
parallel to each other.
A line is drawn parallel to each net, and four feet from the same, to mark off the
bases, and a similar line is drawn half way between the nets.
The Game is played with tennis bats of ordinary make, or of racquet shape made
with smooth wood, and strong inflated gutta percha or india rubber balls, about
four inches in diameter are used; and the object of the players is to propel the
balls into the nets, by striking them with the bats while in the air and in
motion:
The Game is governed by Rules which may be varied according to the building,
court, ground, or other locality where it is played.
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page_text: A New Game, and Appliances for Playing the same.
I RALPH SLAZENGER Moss, trading as Slazenger and Sons of 56 Cannon
Street in the City of London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my
Invention' for A NEW GAME AND APPLIANCES FOR PLAYING THE SAME" and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to inaugurate a new Game which is intended to
be called "Sandringham," some of the appliances in connection therewith being of
a novel construction.
My Invention is played with two vertical nets, each net being stretched between
two upright poles or standards, about 6 feet in length. These poles are held in
an upright position by means of attachments to walls or otherwise. I prefer to
set the poles ten yards apart from each other, and which distanco will be the usual
length of each net, and in some cases intermediate supports for the nets may be
required. The ends of the nets are wound on rollers attached to the poles, or
secured thereto by any suitable means.
The nets are laced taut to the pole from the top to within three feet of the ground
or floor. Here for a space of about eight inches in depth a pocket is formed in
each net, which pockets extend from one end of the net to the other, the nets
hanging loosely behind to form the pockets or other suitable arrangement of pockets.
Below these pockets the Nets are made taut as before, down to the ground. Two
parallel scarlet cords or other distinctive mark, are drawn through or put on to
each of the nets to indicate the mouths of the pockets, and to make the entrances
clear and distinct to the players.
The two nets are erected at distances from 10 to 15 yards apart, or thereabouts,
and parallel to each other.
A line is drawn parallel to each net, and four feet from the same, to mark off the
bases, and a similar line is drawn half way between the nets.
The game is played with tennis bats of ordinary make, or of racquet shape made
with smooth wood, and strong inflated gutter percha or india-rubber or other
suitable balls or shuttle cocks about four inches in diameter are used; and the
object of the players is to propel the balls or shuttle cocks into the nets, by
striking them with the bats while in the air and in motion.
The game is governed by rules which may be varied according to the building,
court, ground, or other locality where it is played; and the court lines and size of
the nets may be varied according to the disposition of the players.
In open spaces or where the form of the place is not quite suited to the gamo,
the sides and top, or one or both may be formed of wood or netting, or a combination
thereof,

page_text: 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.
The arrangement of apparatus for playing the Game of
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Sandringham
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