Timbera was a faller in last year's race but jockey Culloty had a good feeling about the nine-year-old before the off. |
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One hand faller is still on staff to handle some of the larger trees in the steeper terrain, but almost all of the work is done with mechanized equipment. |
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The gelding was brought down by a faller at the fifth fence. |
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The speed of revolution of the spindle must vary, as the faller is guiding the thread upon the larger or smaller diameter of the cone of the cop. |
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The minder then depressing the faller, so far as to guide the threads upon the bare spindle below. |
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This could be used with the top faller wire to guide the yarn to the correct place on the cop. |
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A counter faller under the thread was made to rise to take in the slack caused by backing off. |
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After the first few draws the minder would stop the mule at the start of an inward run and take it in slowly depressing and releasing the faller wire several times. |
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Lannkaran's task in the novice chase was made easier by the first-fence departure of Murt's Man, who was lucklessly brought down by faller Current Scandal. |
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William Eaton, in 1818, improved the winding of the thread by using two faller wires and performing a backing off at the end of the outward traverse. |
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Jane Faller is 69 and does what many grandmothers like to do, spoil her grandkids. |
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