The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-04
NEW STARTING carr INVENTED.
English Mechanic Constructs q Device
That May Find Favor.

4 novel starting gate has been invented
bv Charles cha pmAn. an English rnechanic.
which IN time may 30 tried on the British
raoeira'ks In Describing the ma chine the
London Sporting LITE SAYS
The sleepy little village 81 Sou'hwlck
In SUSSEX. opposite tho mouth Of Shoreham
hsrbor. IL likely some day 10 wake snd nnd
i'-elf famous a. centre of industry, Tor ~
ogbourne Cortage resides thai clever
mechanism. Charles chapman. who after
sixteen wears Of iniomua bic perseverance
over technical diiiculiies has succeeded
in perfe"ting a start ing gate which. simple
swift silent and safe EN- bodice all the
disidersta that render that most important
appansge 10 our rarecourses a. perfect ana
up TO date ~ possible
'lAst Ve~k ~por'trr LGs representative
pAid Mir Chapman visit and fOund him
An lha; could be seen 81 tho apparatus was
untustrtIrfNs enough A. CtIr-OTy glance
four ~tusr" posts. Inc hinder pair nssrly
the doubtr hsighl and Of v ideF -pan con
-tuutinR the modest fra ork that sup
ports The motive apparatus The barrier
consists NJ single 81 ~" covered cords
-ps~iNliv woven nv = patent hohbin and in
Whi. b ~ intervals are woven copper -japle.
80 hat N he event ~ = horse boiling fhsv
give way under pressure. 80 prevent injury
/ % hcr-- OF Jockey and IAN be repaired IN a
The cord l. rigid hu, attached through
= 'h!mh's AZ each end 20 a loon n elastic
cord n marvel Of resilien,s and strenRth
Vhirh bv Two other thinhlss Is sfret"hsd
on TO 10 short iron pins some eighteen
NArd on each front poet, the elastic attach
mont thus forming N-like triangle With
ia apex az he connection With The barrier
IN. base- or perpendicular 81 the
slgsitc trisngle h~t veen the two pegs are
embraced nv LOOPS Of the sane material
" hirh - carried through Two iignuTn vitR
rtnge a. The 'pp of sN'h back most and
framed dow n hair hoiloVs 10 a catch p th~
foot ~ ss'E Here CoUls~ m Tho vr'iN 81 tho
IN he ~ a. 81 kHF.l.
fhs inventor ha- 'hri-frEed The parrot =
heak. placed bet~ cen N" uTp~r and lover
.prtshf strand 81 the ~Gstaining elias (,
triangle - slipped and vhsn The upper hoax
"t"-~. IN ~" lover he complete catch IAN
stand = prgll - rye nundredWsigh'
The gate i released bv direct null by
hand auromafi"plly nv foot. or hv sle~-
'ri",t,. the rull required being very slight
one snatch aud me b-ak owens the gate
n0i-eles-iv ysuishes INTO The air in fEs
and NJ. n Ned eve cafcheS II again stretched
irirt'y u long green cord interchangeable hla
IA the grass. enables The starter 10 go hack
vuh NJ hor-e. come i"n yard. follow them
up - he Like. and me pressure 81 a hutton
held m his I-g h~' rclea-@- The ga" More
over IN" current simultaneously sounds
gong IA The fudge's hor. great facility
in thes.. days Nhen 'irrtnx races j. brought
10 su"h critical perfection
There sr~ no puley- No overhead WireS.
No sltde~ and no rtinner- The four pOats
r-pr~senI the ONLY material structure.
except = hon n" gate Is fastened N post
yprsrl side connections overhead. II can
y. erected IN ~iN hour and Two lads uith
NO hours tut' ION 'an rel~sae and refa-ten
~ Ten times IN 'wen'N minutes y has been
'riad most satisfactorily a. OSbourns
hsnce thr name of he inventors cottage
aud no horse has a. yet refused AZ " The
,ord- are made nv Tho psteuie~ with =
home patented machine Of ,hir'y-two
nobhins each fed by three threads and are
.Eh a,s % circular ismpSicH. fhsy csh h
be plai'ed in any 'olor-