STIRRUP HITCH 



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Fig. 5. 



Fig. 5. No. 2 now takes the long bight on the off side 

 and passes it down and through the bight he has 

 just received from No. I at the same time continu- 

 ing and passing it on underneath the mule's belly 

 to No. I. 



No. I grasps this off bight as it is passed to him 

 and draws it well out on the near side. 

 The position of the lash rope is now as shown in 

 Fig. 5. 



