Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 17th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 19th Apr., 1887.
ARTHUR MOSTYN OWEN of Woodhouse West Felton Shropshire Farmer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The game is adapted for garden parties, & can be played on the grass, on gravel
walks or in case of wet weather in the house or on board ship-It consists of an iron
rod three feet high which is secured on to a wood pedestal, and to which (iron rod)
near its top is nutted an iron horizontal bar 10 inches long at the extreme
end of which is hung a small flag-The players are supplied with 12 iron rings
6 inches diameter, which it is their object to throw from a given distance one by one
on to the iron bar and at the same time to knock the small flag from the bar.
The player who throws most of the iron rings on to the horizonal bar to be the
winner &c. &c.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1886.
ARTHUR MOSTYN OWEN.

page_text: I, ARTHUR MOSTYN OWEN of Woodhouse, West Felton, Shropshire, Farmer 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 reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this
specification
My invention relates to apparatus for playing a new game of skill. The game is
adapted for garden parties and can be played on the grass, on gravel walks, or, in
case of wet weather, in the house, or it can be played on board ship.
The said apparatus consists of a vertical rod or standard of suitable height secured
to a wooden or other suitable pedestal so as to stand firmly. Near the top of the said
vertical rod or standard is secured a rod or bar, which rod or bar projects from the
said vertical rod or standard either horizontally, or with its end raised so as to be at
an obtuse angle with the lower portion of the vertical rod or standard. At the
extreme end of the projecting rod or bar is hung a small flag. A quantity of rings
are provided, an equal number of which are distributed to each player. The game is
played by the players standing at a given distance from the apparatus and throwing
as many rings as possible on to the projecting rod or bar, the player who throws the
greatest number of rings thereon being the winner.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved apparatus, and
Figure 2 is one of the rings of my apparatus.
Figure 3 is a plan of the pedestal of the apparatus.
Like letters indicate like parts in all the figures.
The apparatus consists of a vertical rod, bar or standard a of iron or other suitable
material secured to a pedestal or base. The said base may be formed of two bars of
wood halved into each other at their centres and united by bolts and nuts b² so
as to be readily taken apart for convenience of packing and transportation. The
vertical rod or standard à may have feet e projecting from its lower end and at right
angles thereto, through which feet the said rod or standard can be secured by bolts
and nuts b³ to the base or pedestal. The said base or pedestal may however be formed
of any suitable material and the vertical rod, bar or standard a may be secured
thereto in any other suitable and convenient manner. From three to four feet is a
convenient height for the standard a but its height may be varied as desired and the
base or pedestal should be of sufficient size to ensure the standard a being firmly
supported in an upright position.
Near the top of the standard a a projecting rod or bar d is secured at one end to
the said standard, the said bar or rod projecting from the standard a either hori-
zontally, or having its outer end raised so as to bring the said rod or bar at an obtuse

page_text: angle of say 110 to 120 degrees with the lower portion of the standard a, as shown
by the drawing. The said rod or bar must be fixed to the standard a at a sufficient
distance from the upper end of the said standard to prevent the rings when thrown
upon the rod d going over the top of the vertical standard a.
The said rod or bar d may be of iron or other suitable material of about eighteen
inches long or of other suitable length and may be secured to the standard a by a
screw on the end of the said rod or bar passing through the standard a and secured by
a uut as shown at d; or the said bar or rod may be secured to the said standard in
any other suitable manner. Upon the outer end of the said rod or bar is hung a small
flag e or similar object made of some strong inaterial which cannot be torn or
otherwise injured by the rings. This flag is for the purpose of guiding the eye of
the player.
A number of rings f of iron or other suitable material are provided, the said rings
being say from five to six inches in diameter and about one quarter of an inch thick,
or of other suitable and convenient size.
In playing the game, an equal number of rings fare served out to each player.
The players stand at a given distance from the apparatus, opposite to and in line with
the projecting rod or bar d and the object of each player is to throw as many of his
rings as possible (one at a time) upon the said rod or bar, the flag e serving to guide
his eye in throwing the rings. The player who succeeds in throwing the greatest
number of rings, out of the given quantity served to each player, upon the projecting
rod or bar d, is the winner of the game.
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 :-
An apparatus for playing a new game of skill, consisting of the rod or bar d secured
to a standard and pedestal and carrying a flag e or similar object; and a number of
rings to be thrown on to the rod or bar d, substantially as herein set forth and
illustrated in the drawing.
Dated this 12th day of March 1887.