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BepoH on the hnplements 
G feet 2 inclies wide, and the wliole only weighs 15 cwt., or 
5 cwt. less than an ordinary farm waggon. 
Messrs. Geonje Lewis & Suns^ Kingsland, Herefordshire, 
exhibited (Arts. 333 and 334) two strong, well-made waggons, 
fitted with screw-brake, " expansion " sides, with dashboards 
complete, the price of which appeared very moderate. 
Messrs. Carling, Gill & Garling, of Guildford, exhibited a Rick 
Borer (Art. 48G). — This is practically an anger for cutting a 
core out of stacks when overheated, to prevent damage or 
spontaneous combustion. The diameter of the auger is 8 inches, 
and it is made in 3-feet lengths, which are jointed together as 
necessary, according to the length required, by a set screw and 
socket, with a handle at upper end to turn it. 
A Silver Medal was awarded so long ago as the first Derby 
Meeting in 18 i3 for a similar implement. 
I have noticed this article because there have been an un- 
usually large number of overheated stacks this season. It is 
useful to ventilate a stack, to firevent it becoming so compressed 
and hot as to be dangerous and cause damage to the hay ; and, 
if used in time, it is very effective. 
Mr. F. H. Srifjg, of Bradford, Yorks, showed an Attachment 
for Increasing the Tractive Power of Horses (Art. 825), which 
may be applied to any description of two-axled vehicles. It is 
claimed that by its use part of the weight can be transferred 
from off the front wheels on to the draught animal's back when- 
ever required, thus temporarily increasing its weight and con- 
sequently its tractive power, so much so as to enable one horse 
to draw nearly as much load as two horses could under ordinary 
circumstances, either on a rough, stony, soft, or slippery road, or 
in climbing hills. Mr. Brigg has evidently devoted much time 
to this question, and was most anxious that the Judges should 
make a trial of this exhibit, so that he could prove every claim 
he makes for it ; but they were not able to do so, and cannot, 
therefore, express any opinion upon what is rather a compli- 
cated subject. 
The Electric Carriage (Art. 1175), exhibited by Messrs. 
Immisch & Co., of Maiden Electric Works, Kentish Town, Lon- 
don, N.W., is a facsimile of the one supplied to His Majesty the 
Sultan of Turkey, and is constructed to carry four persons. The 
electric motor is an "Immisch "' one horse-power machine, the 
power being transmitted to the carriage wheels through suitable 
gearing placed under the body of the vehicle. The energy 
which drives the motor is stored in thirty accumulators of the 
E.P.S. type, containing sufficient power to run the carriage at 
a speed of ten miles per hour. Tlie steering arrangements are 
