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THE TRACES. 



FIG. 74. 



stitching. The points contain a number of holes punched in 

 the centre by the means of which the length of the trace is 

 adjusted in the buckle on the hame-tug. The other end of 

 the trace is finished square or round in single harness 

 vehicles and has a slit through which the end of the whiffle- 

 tree is thrust. For fastening the traces on the roller bolts 

 in pair-horse vehicles a metal loop is attached to the end. 

 With a view to giving this part a more finished appearance 

 when in place, a short piece of leather, the width of the trace 

 and about two inches long, is sew^ed to the other side of the 

 loop. Separate trace-loops may be had (see Fig. 74) by 

 means of which an ordinary trace-end may be converted into 



