INVENTION AND DISCOVERY.
POLO STICK.--Our boys should be interested in this invention, as it
suggests many ideas for the improvement of other sporting goods.
While the inventor has called his idea a polo stick, it is in fact in
the glove that the novelty lies.
[Illustration: Polo Stick]
This is made of strong leather, and in the palm a metal plate or lock is
fixed.
The glove fastens at the wrist with a strong button.
The polo stick, instead of being grasped around the stock, is held by a
metal handle, in the centre of which is a hasp fitting the lock in the
palm of the glove. The polo stick is thus firmly locked to the hand and
practically becomes a part of the user's arm.
So strong is the lock that the stick must be splintered before it will
give way.
For polo such a device is invaluable, for dropping one's stick means
dismounting and losing much valuable time; but a simple locking device
would be of great assistance in all games that require the stick, bat,
or club to be held with especial firmness.
SPRING CASTER.--This is a very novel idea, and one which is likely to
become very popular if it is found to be practical.
[Illustration: Spring Caster]
Between the roller of the caster and the plate which attaches it to the
chair-leg, a strong spiral spring is inserted.
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