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sidered among horse-lovers, no matter what their prefer- 

 ence as to breed, as being very nearly a model in finish, 

 symmetry and style. So many old-time pacers were 

 steep in the hindquarters and some crooked in the hocks 

 and pitched forward, that it became the opinion of a co- 

 terie that a pacing type 

 was being evolved. 

 Time demonstrated 

 with the pacer as 

 with the trotter, that 

 symmetry and grace- 

 ful lines and style 

 in action or repose 

 were not opposed to 

 speed. 



115. Uses of the 

 pacer. For racing 

 purposes the pacer 

 cannot be said to 

 equal the trotter as a 



money-maker, as the purees are not generally so large; 

 and the colt stakes for the trotters are also large. For 

 road purposes in general, the pacer is not so popular as 

 the trotter, although for matinee uses it is held in high 

 favor. For the speedway, the pacer is decidedly popular 

 for several reasons. One is that in brushing, a pacer can 

 get away quicker than a trotter ; and usually, also, it is 

 the faster gait. Pacing is an easier gait, and in pacing 

 a horse does not strike the pavement so hard, a matter 

 of some consideration on hard roads. For usage on com- 

 mon roads or in snow, the pacer cannot be said to be as 

 popular as the trotter. The pacer has not, as a rule, so 

 evenly rated a gait as the trotter. Very often it is a slow 



FIG. 14. Standardbred pacing stallion. 



