Appliance for Use in a Game resembling Golf.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1396-Accepted, 10th Oct., 1896
COMPLETE DI MUIFICATION
Appliance for Use in a Game resembling Golf.
I, JOHN OSMOND, of Clifton, Blackheath Park, in the County of Kent,
Manufacturer, 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 an appliance for use in a game resembling golf, and
which is of the following construction.
I mount upon a vertical axis on a stand a vane or "jack" having at its one end
a pointer and at the other end a broad part preferably of disc form. This vane is
so constructed that while the disc end is situated as close to the ground as is
necessary to insure its being hit by an ordinary golf ball when rolling the other
parts of the vane are raised sufficiently high to insure that they shall not be hit by
the rolling ball.
In playing the said game this vane or jack is placed with its stand in a central
position upon a lawn or other space and in a circle round the same are fixed a
number of small plates constituting tees, from which the golf balls are played at
starting; outside of these tees, at various distances from the vane, and in various
positions around it, are provided a number of golf holes. The player in starting,
places his ball on one of the tees, and then plays at the disc of the vane, whereby
if this is hit it is made to rotate.
When the vane comes to rest with its pointer end directed towards one of the
golf holes, or more nearly towards one of two than towards the other, the player
has to play for that hole, suitable rules being laid down as to the hitting or
missing of the vane, the reaching or missing of the holes and generally as to the
order and mode of playing and scoring.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing shews a perspective view of the construction
of the above described vane or jack which I prefer to employ,
Fig. 2 shews a diagram plan of the game.
The vane A is mounted on its stand B in any suitable manner, but preferably
with ball bearings, so that it will revolve readily when struck by a golf ball; the
short arm a is cranked downward and has a wooden or other disc a' attached to it,
which is situated at a small height from the ground, so that it will be struck by a
rolling ball, while the parts a A are at such a height that the ball will pass
underneath them.
The weight of the short arm and disc, a a' is such as to accurately balance the
pointer A; the disc is preferably made about the same diameter as a golf hole.
If necessary, a caoutchouc band may be fitted round the periphery of the disc.
At Fig. 2, A is the vane or jack, T T are the tees arranged in a ring at any
distance from the vaue, such as at a radius of about 12 feet. H H are the golf
holes, at varying distances from the vane.
In playing the game, it is the object of the player to score as many holes as
possible, and by altering the direction of the vane or jack, to prevent a score by an
opponent.
Having now particularly described-and-ascertained the nature of this iuven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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page_text: rotatably mounted on an axis carried by a stand at a short distance from the
ground and having a long arm serving as a pointer and a cranked or bent short
arm terminating in a broad part or disc, these parts being so formed that while
the disc is sufficiently near the ground to insure its being hit by a rolling golf
ball, the other parts of the vane are at such a height that the ball will pass
underneath them, substantially as described.
Dated this 10th day of September 1896.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.