, 1880-05-27
THE ZOQGYROSCOPE.
Exhibition OF Photographs OF Animals
In Motion.

Exhibition OF Photographic Of Animals
In Motion.
San Frd,Ictsco fsEn.
A private exhibition ut tho zoGgyroscnpe
WIS given by Z. j. Mnyhritlge. tile pl!otng-
rnp!ler. at The gallery Ut the San Francisco
Art Association last evening. Mr.. Muybytdge
1tls bGnt1 engaged during the past two years
In mike photographic representations Of
animals iii motion, under tho patronage Of
t;oy. Leland Stanford, at The residence Of tlle
lutsGr, ut McMlo pnrk. Gov. Stanford became
itlc:l BY, tho 1i!Hlden efTnrts of l,ia! fayorit
tr1ttEnK-!tUrst Occislent, ho gnye him cartU
blanche to pursue his experiments. A number
OF Instruments Sere constructed especially
Tor e EIs u Ear'p" and ts teoatr
facility was afforded for cnrryIng on his III
yestigatio1ls ultil finally, by the combination
Of tht magic lantern md tic zot'$yyoscope,
Il n csia as nT'T H., Ef;S VIZ !fS1r f. estfso ss +
between s4o,oW and ssi1,o0o in ills hobby"
as some OF Ills friends term 1t.
At the exhibition list evening n large num-
ber Of views were Elvcn Of the different gals
trot, the rull, etc. The camera used Ii, taking
these Views cauglt tho object md transferred
It to tho gtaSs IN the onc-ttousatltll part of.
second, ~ degree Of tlno tl,at 1t Is difficult
ni'd 6taler writer's on tho ls0rsu hnve asserted
that that a,,atruretI In trottlnE. as fl walk
ing, always has two of Its fcot upon the
g"v vbtds IT so ts 9%at Thn o, sksrnnshs in ho,sa Of
frequently Inns three. nntf Mt times all four,
feet from tho grol,nd. It l,as gcncr-
ally, TO, beeii, held :, Tint, tho too
strikes tl,o ground first; Atuy;hhTidge slows
Elnne, whicl, covered sixteen feet; Abe
Edgertmn, eighteen. feet: md C!ny. seventeen
feet: Thu latter ',9rse, lAinybridgo snid, hatl
his speed, md clearing seventeen feet, lle
WIS for n[no feet entirely clearof tic ground,
Ml four feet being In the mir for that distance.
Several interesting views WIRE glyen,, sllow-
limbs rs lie begun to break, during. n break,
and M lie was gradually settled by Ills driver.
IN the representation IT running horses, d
fact WAS shown TINT explained wtat Ind long
rscs 6es ysfeey yrafey o t. saar xxx iEny FE f1ntEs
horses. It was found tl,at the former throw.
the. weight Of their body upon tho fore feet
~ fnct, tho whol's weight ls,, for II tt1ne,
was shown Tint ,ot.e fore foot strikes the
ground Ilrst, followed by tio other placetl
slightly fn adyance, md then tho .lltnd feet
arG brought dawn together closely behind,
arnuse.l Il pronounced flutter of enthusiasm
from tho nuttlcnce-was tho representation,
l,y Md 2f tho ztAIEyroScnpc, of horses In l,lt,-
t!ntt. WD1lE tic prnY3DliH Views hAu shnWM
t!Ielr pnsitions at different stages Of motinli,
thcse plucrtt upon the SCREEN, apparently, tho
living, moving horse, Entl'lng was wanting
Int tho clattcf Of the lloofs pun tho turf alltl
ati 0ccaslosul brcntl, Of stean from tho nos
tri!s, to nuke tho stpctntor br1ieyc tint he
lnl before, him Eenufne t!cai-artl-blo9d
sscetls. LII tic views Of hHr!le-leaping thu
stimulation WIS still more admirable, even to
the 1notton Of the tnil nv tho aniInnl gathered
f9r tle lump, the r.ls,ng If head, a!I wero
there. Views Of M OK irotting,, n wild bull
OIL THO charge. greyllnl,tt!s nut deer running,
md birds flying In mll-nfrr were shown. Tlo
zoagyroscnpo, IL q circular glass, having Il
miniature 4! pletnre Of t,e a1Ilaal t9 bo repre-
xurface, anil cqultlistAnt with ii,csn pictures
nrs stnall s!ats whie, ndntt tho light from
tic nxyhyltrngcn lnntertls, md rs the p[ne Ii
turnctf tiie etivct Is similar to that produced
by the wel.known toy, the znetro,,e, anil
shows THO antnsnis ln apparent act1.at motion.
fine, liisianta,,eotts photographic views Ut
athletes In various positions.