S56 THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



experience to interfere as little as possible with the natural 

 condition of the foot. " 



An inquiry at some of the large boarding- stables near the 

 Park showed that here and there tips have been used with 

 satisfactory results, especially where a horse has been made 

 lame by the full-length shoe. John J. Quinn, 134th street, 

 near Seventh avenue, said that he had used tips on trotters 

 with success, but he did not think they Avould do for steady 

 driving on the rough avenues. 



''The fast mare Old Maid, who trotted at Fleetwood in 



Fig. 156— Antevolo's Tip. 



2:21f some four years ago, on a wager to beat 2:22 was 

 shod with tips," said Mr. Quinn, " and I think Johnny Mur- 

 phy has used them on some of the horses he has trained." 



D. B. Herrington, manager of the Hudson River Driving 

 Park and stock farm owned b}^ Jacob Ruppert, at Pough- 

 keepsie, was in the cit^^ recentl}^, and when asked what he 

 thought of using ti]3S for ]^acing replied: ''I have not 

 given them a sufficient trial to test their use in a race, but 

 I have tried them with good results as a cure foi^ corns and 

 quarter cracks. Some ^-ears ago I used those with ends 

 drawn out or tapered to a point, but have not tried those 

 set in the hoof after the Simpson method." 



W. C. Trimble, of Newburg, is one of the best known of 

 the old-time trainers in the East and has had man^^ success- 

 ful campaigners through the summer circuit. He, too, has 

 been experimenting with tips, and has become a strong 



