Rules of brist and instructions for throwing the brist boomerang, 1903 . a playground. Fourth — In playing social games it may befound agreeable to all participants to so arrangethat partners may assist each other in may be done by one partner throwing andthe other catching. Player who catches muststand at goal while thrower stands directly be-hind assistant on line of first circle to make de-livery. Points to be scored as in regulationgame. Fifth—Also in playing social games, unlessit is mutually agreed by participants to throwaround some particular object, we would suggestthat i
Rules of brist and instructions for throwing the brist boomerang, 1903 . a playground. Fourth — In playing social games it may befound agreeable to all participants to so arrangethat partners may assist each other in may be done by one partner throwing andthe other catching. Player who catches muststand at goal while thrower stands directly be-hind assistant on line of first circle to make de-livery. Points to be scored as in regulationgame. Fifth—Also in playing social games, unlessit is mutually agreed by participants to throwaround some particular object, we would suggestthat if Boomerang should, in cutting circle,strike some obstruction, thus falling to theground before completing circle, that player begiven another throw. Sixth, and most important suggestion of all—Read carefully the following instructions forthrowing the Brist Boomerang, noting espe- (9) eially, reference to wind and movements of air-currents, and you with others will in a com-paratively short time be able to send us an offi-cial score of one hundred twenty (10) INSTRUCTIONS FOR THROWING THE BRISTBOOMERANG. The Brist Boomerang, with which Brist isplayed, will go down in history as the most won-derfully novel invention of the age. If the fol-lowing instructions are carefully observed, any-one can, with but little practice, do with it suchincredulous things, that were you to have ap-peared among your friends for half an hoursentertainment, a century ago, you would havebeen tried and convicted of witchcraft. For instance, the Brist Boomerang can bethrown through the air in a horizontal line,making a perfect curve or circle of from thirtyto one hundred feet in diameter, according tosize and weight of Boomerang, returning withcomplete accuracy to thrower. It may bethrown completely around a house (Figure 1).It may be thrown under a train of cars andmade to pass out on the opposite side, curve up-ward and return to thrower over top of thetrain (Figure 5). By carefully fol
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