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be tied without ends to work with. This knot is shown en- 

 larg'ed and loosened in Fig". 142, so as to give our readers a 

 chance, if possible, to trace the different strands composing 



Fig. 143— First Step in Tying the Theodore Knot. 



it. The artist has shaded each rope differently, solely for 

 the purpose of showing as near as possible how the knot is 



Fig. 144— Second Step in Tying the Theodore Knot. 



tied. Of course practically all the ropes are alike. The 

 halter before us is made of quarter-inch rope. D is what is 



Fig. 145— Third Step in Tying the Theodore Knot. 



called a '' Turk's Head," or Hackamore knot, and is also 

 more or less complicated and difficult to understand. E rep- 

 resents the throat latch. F is the loop to which the lariat 

 is attached. 



