A New or Improved Indoor Game.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 6th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 1st Feb., 1890:
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Indoor Game.
I KATE LONG of Town House George Street Hastings no occupation do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a new game chiefly intended for young people and is a
sort of indoor tennis. I play this game by means of fans or such articles, and paper
butterflies.
I stretch two lines or tapes across the room, having a space between them—this
place I designate the roadway and beyond these tapes is the space of room which I
call "the garden" and each opposing player remains in their own garden, which they
must not pass or the opposite side scores one point. The game is now played after
this fashion.
The first player places a butterfly on his (or her) fan and tosses it off as high
in the air as possible, then by briskly fluttering the fan he endeavours to drive it
across to the opposite garden the occupant of which in like manner tries to keep it out
and drive it back. Should the butterfly fall to the ground in either of the gardens
the opposite player scores 1,-but should it fall in the "road" neither can score.
The player who can first score 6 or any arranged for number wins the game.
The butterfly may be saved from falling to the ground only by catching it on
the fan.
This game may be played by two or more persons taking sides as in tennis, but
using only one batterfly for preference.
Dated this 5th day of March 1889.
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Indoor Game.
I, KATE LONG of Tower House George Street Hastings no occupation 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:
I play this
This invention relates to a new game and is a sort of indoor tennis.
game by means of fans or such articles and butterflies made of paper or other light
material.
I divide the ground or floor to be played on into spaces preferably three parallel
spaces the centre space I designate the roadway, and the spaces on either side, I
call gardens.
Each player or side of players stand in their own garden which they must not
leave during play-the penalty for so leaving their gardens being that the opposing
side scores a point or points. The game is now played thus. The first player tosses
into the air one of the butterflies and then endeavours by fluttering or otherwise
using his or her fan, to drive or blow the butterfly into his or her opponent's garden
who, in like maner tries to keep it out, or drive it back to the first players "garden."
Should the butterfly fall to the ground in either of the gardens the player or players
occupying it lose a point to the opposite side which scores 1.
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Should the butterfly fall in the roadway" or space other than a "garden," neither
side scores.
The side who first scores 6 or any arranged for number wins the game.

page_text: The players may save the butterfly from falling to the ground during play, by
catching it on their fans only.
This game may be played with more than one butterfly at a time if preferred.
Having now particularly described & 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 invention of a game of skill played by means of fans and butterflies made of
light material, and in which the players endeavour to blow or drive with their fans,
the said butterflies into certain divisions as herein described.
Dated this 5th day of December 1889
KATE LONG.