Show IAN AW AN ELECTRiC MOTOR STEED Ingenious Device by Which One May Enjoy a Canter in a a Room Detroit Free Press To experience alt all the exhilaration of ofa ofa ofa a gallop without leaving the comforts of ones one office to be able to canter trot or gallop at will these frosty mornings with no fear of nipped toes or fingers is a privilege denied the rank and file of enthusiasts who regard horseback riding as the greatest of or all sports With Ia a slight exception ex De Dc Detroit li troit trait devotees of the saddle will contin continue ue for some time to take their constitutionals constitutionals in the same old way That exception is George Stroh East Boulevard secretary and treas treasurer treasurer treasurer of the American Tap Bush com company pany pacy In a room adjoining Mr lIr private private vate office on ort Jefferson avenue stands standI on of the most novel steeds that has ever supported a saddle It is nothing more or less lees than an exerciser shown In Inthe Inthe Inthe the accompanying a picture and which I is operated by means of an electric mo motor motor tor torS Surmounting S an iron pedestal with an arm extending forward and upward to supplant the neck of the sure sure enough horse Is la the saddle Running from the then thet thew t I I I n r rh h I I w II I propelling mechanism at the front and connecting with the saddle is a long rod whIch at the point where it approaches the pedestal is js divided forming two prongs Extending through the base and prongs is a pivot and at the side of the flywheel is Ie another to give the required play pia Mounting the steed the electric current is turned on and the ride be begins begins begins gins the teetering motion being pre precisely precisely precisely the same as that of a horse in inaction inaction action Any desired gait can be ob obtained obtained obtained by merely merel adjusting a set screw a fraction of a minute being sufficient to make the change A counter weight permits adjustment of the mechanism to accommodate any weight and secured the desired results result Although so far as known this is the first device of the kind in the United States they the are common abroad particularly par particularly partICularly in Germany where they the are manufactured They are employed In I training cavalrymen for the German army and are a pronounced success The device was wag imported from Germany and those who vho have hae been permitted to try it declare the sensation precisely the same ame as would come orne from riding a real realI I flesh and blood horse e |