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Show H Tobogganles; by Itall. M All the axcllement of tobogganing, H xgcther with aome entirely new fen- H (urea of that exhilarating aport, can bo M enjoyed on the track of the Manltou H and Plke'a Peak railway. Thli Incline, H having an average deacent of i4.8 feet H to the mile, offers an opportunity for B coasting which Is turned to good ao- count by the oncers and employes of pkV the rraj. The toboggan, which Is used H only for pleasure purposes, ronalata ot M a plank II Indies wide and 3 feet long, PkV along the middle ot the under side ol BBV which there U a cleat, which runa be- pkV tween tho tack bars, and holds the H toboggan thereon, On either side ot pftH the middle cleat there are brake shoes, H boiled to the plank at one end and bear- H Ing against the outside surface of the pkV rack bar or cog teeth. These brake HKVJ shoes are operated by a lever grasp- H ed by the rider Acroaa the front end H ot tho plank Is bolted a rest for the H rider' feet. Tho weight of the tobog H gan la IS pounds. Tho speed attain- H able depends on the nerve and pleasure H of the rider A record ot a fraction H under a tulle a mlnuto has been made, H and the entire trip ot nine miles haa H teen don in eleven mlnutea, Including H fonr stoppage at sidings on the road, H where the toboggan lias to be carried H about to feet. At very high speeds tho H friction ot the runnera on tho rack H rail baa aouetlmra ralaed the metal H surtarea to such an Intense heat that H the runners have becoma welded to tho H rail, nnd the toboggan brought to a H sudden stop. Tn obviate this the rider H now larrlss a bar ot soap, which he H applies to the top ot the rack teeth by B reaching oror In front of the toboggan. PH liven then the friction la ao groat that laK In fast traveling on the long gradea GSH the tobotfnn leaves a stream of sparkr Tjl In lla wake. |