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Show evire tor Stopping Runaway. An ingenious contrivance" has been di vised which, when attached to a vehicle, vehi-cle, will stop a runaway horse or speedily speed-ily arrest a vicious or frightened animal. It consists of a removable sleeve which acts in conjunction with a central pill ley and side levers, which are under tM immediate control of the driver, and by which an instant rearward revolution of the central pulley can be effected. A fcujstantial band, preferably of loathe.', s secured around the central pulley and vU':nls forward!)-, its extremity having lateral straps attached to it, and also to the bits of tho horses, so that the revolution revo-lution in a direction away from the horses will shorten the lwnd and pull the heads of the horser. downward ami rearward m a forcible manner, throwing the. animals upo.i their haunches and quickly arresting their forward movement. move-ment. Provision is i.lso made for automatically automatic-ally locking the central pulley, so that tfio tension of the horses will not be removed re-moved if they liack up. This pressure, however, can I readily removed by tho driver pressing with his foot on the treadle when it is desired to control a team of fractious horses with trammeled heads. New York Commercial Advertiser. |