Apparatus for playing a yard game

Claim 1

A game playable on a supporting surface which forms a field of play comprising: a track defined by spaced-apart members which include a bridge means, an obstacle rack, and several stakes; a hoop, a staff; said hoop adapted to be controllably rolled along said track by said staff; said staff having an elongated shaft which terminates in a handle to form an upper terminal end; said shaft having a depending lower end portion, and a guide means affixed to the marginal lower end portion; said guide means having a planer surface defined by a top and bottom edge portion and spaced-apart end walls depending upwardly from said planar surface; means forming a longitudinally disposed groove coextensive with said staff with one end of said groove terminating adjacent said handle, and with said groove being open ended adjacent said planar surface, said groove lying in the same general plane as said end walls and having a width substantially larger than the width of the hoop; said obstacle rack includes spaced-apart longitudinally arranged side members having transversely arranged rungs therebetween, with alternate rungs being disposed at different elevations with respect to each other; whereby: the hoop can be placed within the groove, released, whereupon the hoop will roll down the groove and be imparted with sufficient momentum to enable it to travel along the supporting surface while the guide means can be used to cause the hoop to continue to travel along the track defined by the spaced-apart members.