Tantalizer 113: Horseshoes

From New Scientist #662, 21st August 1969 [link] The vicar of Much Snoring has been trying to recall the epic horseshoe-knotting contest of 1921. He remembers that there were five entrants, who rejoiced in the names of Acorn, Barley, Corncob, Duckweed and Elderberry. The contest took the form of a series of singles, until each [ ]