1830 HORSE POWER RACE
TOM THUMBS UP OR DOWN
US businessman Peter Cooper wanted to show off his invention, a locomotive namedTom Thumb, during its test run on 28 August 1830. So when someone challenged his diminutive train to race one of the more common horse-drawn trains, he happily accepted. Tom Thumb pulled away easily, but came to a grinding halt after a belt slipped, allowing the horse to win. trains, pulled away easily, but grinding halt after a belt slipped grinding halt after a belt slipp allowing the horse to win.