Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1892 — Bicycle Wheels for Sulkies. [ARTICLE]

Bicycle Wheels for Sulkies.

A well-known Boston horseman is experimenting with an innovation on the present style of sulky, which promises to revolutionize racing methods. This consists in using bicycle wheels, 28 inches in diameter, fitted with pneumatic tires, instead of the large wheels now employed. All experts say that this invention will increase the ease of trotting and the horse’s rapidity, since no time is lost nor effort required in turning on the course. The constant jar, which increases as the horse’s gait becomes more rapid, is also done away with.