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Gait of the American Trotter and Pacer 



sulky wheels, we shall have the presentation of lines and points in 

 question, as shown in Fig. 43. 



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In order to find the correct positions of the 

 four feet with reference to this median line MN, 

 I devised an instrument, the picture of which 

 appears in Fig. 44. This track guage can be 

 easily applied to each impression on ground, 

 and will give both distances of each foot from 

 median line and direction or pointing of each 

 foot as well. 



The distance of each foot from median line 

 should be measured from the frog or from a 

 point midway between the heels of the shoe 

 as it appears on ground. Then we shall have 

 a correct indication of the pointing of the toe 



