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Gait of the American Trotter and Pacer 



measurements. We should, however, avoid one curve to right or to 

 left only, for this will throw the measurements out either to right or 

 left. In Alone's case there was a swerve to left which threw the near 

 hind in and the near fore out. It was all due to her endeavor to go 

 from oiitside of track to inside, where she was accustomed to speed ; 

 but even with that faulty line of direction we are able to see with 

 sufficient clearness the directions of the four feet of a pacer. Even 

 with the conditions of a trial of this sort we must strike a general 

 average, because ideal conditions do not always prevail. 



FIG. 62 

 DISTANCE FROM MEDIAN LINE (TO MIDDLE OF FROG) AND ANGLES 



WITH SAME ( + AND ) 



* Swerved to left slightly. 



In Fig. 62 there are recorded, therefore, the measurements of the 

 stretch of ground containing 10 contacts for each of the four feet, that 

 being the best part of that trial for this final test of lateral extension. 



In the total of near hind we have again positive and negative 

 measurements ; that is to say, we found middle of frog by the gauge 

 to be on left of median line or where it belongs by nature with a 

 total of +12.50 inches, and on the right side of median line with a 

 total of 4.25. Adding these figures and dividing by 10, the total num- 

 ber of contacts, we obtain the average of these deviations from median 



