Report Oil the Trials of Implements at Oxford. 4(55 
this purpose, one horse employed for an hour or two being suffi- 
cient. For reasons that are explained in the Report, it was not 
possible to try the One-Horse Gears. The experiments were 
not begun until late in the trial week, owing to Messrs. Bramwell 
and Cowper having been occupied with the Fixed Engine trials. 
We think that it would be quite possible to try this class (the One- 
Horse Gears) by manual labour — attaching the spring dyna- 
mometer to the end of the pole, and pulling round the gear by 
a rope, the men describing the same circle that the horse would 
travel in. The great point is to have a steady power, and this 
might be managed by having a sufficient number of hands. But 
in nearly every case when exhibitors showed the two descriptions, 
the 1-horse gears were identical in arrangement, only the parts 
were lighter ; hence it was easy to come to a satisfactory conclu- 
sion regarding them. 
Woods, Cocksedgc, and Warner's 2-IIor.sc Gear, No. 4042. 1st Prize of u/. 
in Class II. — The niacliincry is contained in astroDfi; oak frame. Stakes driven 
into the ground at the four corners secure its position. Can be nsed for four 
horses if required, and can be mounted on wheels for transportation from 
place to place. This is more especially useful for export trade. When 
intended for permanent fixture, timber should be laid down to which the 
frame can be securely bolted. The driving wheel is about 5 feet 2 inches in 
diameter, very strong, tlie cog gearing is separate from the wheel, and is 
made iu eight segments bolted on, a layer of wood, |-inch deal or ash, inter- 
vening to reduce the jar. The segments being bolted on, can be readily 
replaced in the event of accident. 'Tlie periphery of the wheel has a turned 
flange on the upper edge on which the friction pulleys travel, which, fixed to 
the frame, tend to steady the wheel and ensure proper gearing. The bearings 
are large, made of brass, and are fitted with lubricator boxes. The piinion is 
shrouded. The spindle, of wrought iron, works in a brass toe-pan with four 
adjusting screws, in the same manner as a millstone sliaft. The universal 
joints are of forged iron. The intermediate motion is supplied with a gearing 
clutch for throwing in and out of gear, and the shaft carries three pulle3's if 
required. A long and short spindle arc supplied, the latter for driving a 
•chaff-cutter. The price, 111. lis., includes everytlung described except the 
pulleys. 
No. 4041. Very similar to the above, without segmented teeth. Was com- 
mended. Price, 15/. 15s. 
No. 4038 — 1- Horse Gear, First Prize of 5?. in Class I. — is earned on an 
angle-iron with four bolt holes, for attachment to either timber or stone. The 
driving-wheel, 3 feet G inches in diameter, is cast in one ])iece with a dome 
top, through an opening in which the oiling of the step is effected. The shaft 
3S in a brass socket, not adjustable. The intermediate motion is supplied 
with clutcb gearing, and the wheels are protected by a simple cap. The 
construction is very similar to that of the 2-horse gears — only on a reduced 
tocale. Price, 11?. lis., without puUej's. 
Iliclimond and Chandler. — 2-lIorsc Gear, 4890. Second Prize of 21. 10s., 
Class II. — 'J'he frame is in two castings. — The uprights which carry the top 
are cast solid with the foundation plate ; there are four bolt holes at the 
corners to fix the machine, and the upper and under castings are also bolted 
•together by rods passing down through the uprights, and secured underneath. 
