The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-06
MORE THAN LUCK In SHOES.
NANY UNIQUE VARIETIES OF H0RA1
SHOES AND THZR USES

xAxY UNIQUE VARIETIES OF HORA1
SHOES AND THEIR USES
| ns~s nrsu, che D<rsasSue-Hsw RAnsus Aaesl
| naIs became valsahls-Daa Mace ~ .
DlasksaisA-nsssy Made ~ Lsssss shssss
A display line in . sporting newspapers
reads: Rolling motion horseshoe. hoof exc
pander and toe weight" y
This led TO asking Q famous horssman
whether shoes had much 70 do with improving
horses speed. 4
More than most persons can imagine. II
Maud g.. that haa made the fastest time 70
harness. and Edwin Forrest. the best 70 wagon.
had not been trained to toe WEIGHTS they wouSd
never have been worth $500"
win you kindly impart information - %
the different varieties Of shoes and their usesa"
II am hardly prepared to do 20 at present.
| bat can direct you to man who can give you
| more points Of general interest about them thaU
any other person ever know or heard Of"
The man referred to was found In large
blacksmith's shop up town. Several FORCES
| were IN full blast. Each spark from tho
| myrlads that dew from red-hot Iron that was
being beaten into share. pointed 70 horseshoes
that studded the walls as thickly a. links In .
| coat Of mail. Five workmen and four horses
| were In the shop. The horses stood with
their tails toward the pyrotochnic showers.
| The mon paid no more attention to the flying
sparks than they would have done to hre nies.
The boss horseshoer led tho way into an
ONCE partitioned of fro m the main shop.
Shoes hung on oil sides Of the Office they Dro:
truded from beneath the covers Of boxes used
as seats. and many Of unique pattern wero
How many kinds, Of shoes are there ?"
That 10 mI,ossib,e to say Wo nevor s'os
Hardly XII believe sIS Sass But hcss ! rat.
same thickness gil the way around. Without tos
or hoel corksl Horses are not much better shod
ana Were sese sboss
dSa t. say A. t shSes ha eS
Nile; believe that g the, frst ground occu-
pied By man and HE friend the ho, ,s, on t thS
thsir horses others near at hand never prosscs-
,sm TfSs as. NUT have had a great number of
. many in in thee Ss sys
Gases o OF. q
s ~ es auG f sre ss
Plates Z Tor ny sonns racers. TSey weigh from
three to four ounces. and are from three. eighths
h .hs s Sa sss ns Il
set H. fhes sls SiS from Ssi q an hsS e sidsS
s to tour POUNDS Zach; NeiGht resaIatss The
Converted a pacing, into a trotiina gait Some
| horses gain in weight after a change In shoes.
have speed Ssvs
"!This is the grab shoe for track purposes and
this four-cork shoe gives transverse. central
In the rolIinC-motion shoe there are several
vention. They hro supposed to lessen the son-
ssfSss the heels is 70 better sustain the weight
rEna 'hS v |. pSv e. mo .:S d:
eenioIs Inventions yet made to eopntersst the
Contraction Of feet at the frog, This coutrae-
ton often causes ismeness and sometimes en-
Here arc shoes Tor cavalry hor.es. shoss for
hs snd
sh9ss Tor STss: St1 Ds%iefsS dr tsss
Pes h.o u ss.s M
With corns. and shoes to teach horses to use
.int s Gsa9 you n of wh.. shoe.
ing win DO" continued the shoer. a. he led tho
to a0os ~ ns
partition an inch from the outside rim. The
AID ssa s
shouted the boss to wGFk%sP Hho animal
soSd ass vt soSss s eot to sss
Il % hs the H Ssa spsts ya rs
9TH cthe sI plseos 80" f repled %msSea iesds
He was diving sf Lantern trial on The gid
Fashion track when the horse cast q shoe. In
9uiries were made for a blacksmith. but none
~si g guess can put on that, shoe" said Dan.
se r SSnS unSss the tho
horse under 2 shed. took out lew tools. and
CT hs ,sss s hs Sfss D4e
fer 1 a Ssnae 9s 70 no
There Is at least one case where driver
made great deal more money by having his
me- d bS s1sad ths
, had taken two heats. and several were divided
The her wh iSa hs
. and nervous horse that could have won easily
on fair terms There was 'Hst time t9 tr9s an a
pop T bel faSorit s viii be- beaten" said
III hs o x fe With the . fsa fs1 Vii
| Why. there he comes now" said the YOUNG
%EE}|}| , t!E + ny offer holds good yet"
, Tho driver logged his horse around the turn
ap ana lhsa rstsraea e shs inasss
stand 81 SLOW walk sslatnG the Judges hs
: was examined In tie gloom: and the judges an;
) nounced postponement Of the final heat until
Young man." replied tire veteran " 1t ID
. worth the price OF the drinks to learn trick
i | Of the trade"
: The rasping and loosening Of that shoe put
5000 into tho pockets OF the owner OF the win.
ming horse.
COMMON FLOUR hest, AFTER ALE
l Interesting TO Those who have Look ed Ii The
Wrong Place for Gluten.
Those inteliDent narsonS who ore noH