BREEDING THE TROTTER 



putting down a stake every twelve feet, if this is 

 the length of the fence panels desired. 



To lay out a full mile track, select a level field 

 of forty-two acres ; draw through the center of it a 

 straight line of four hundred and forty yards (a 

 quarter of a mile). On each side of this line, and 

 an exact distance of one hundred and forty yards 

 two inches from it, draw parallel lines of equal 

 length, so that the space between the two outer lines 

 will be two hundred and eighty yards, four inches. 



This being done, a stake should be driven at 

 each end of the centre line ; a cord should be fas- 

 tened thereto. Extend the cord at right angles 

 for one hundred and forty yards two inches, until 

 it touches the end of the outer line, and then 

 describe with the extreme end of the cord an outer 

 curve or semi-circle between the ends of the two 

 outer lines. There will be a continuous outer line, 

 being exactly a mile (one thousand seven hundred 

 and sixty yards) in length, and requiring an en- 

 closure of forty-six acres of ground. From this 

 outer line or track, set the fence of the course 

 three feet in on the straight sides and curves. In 

 this way an exact mile (as near as may be) is pre- 

 served for the actual foot track of all the horses. 

 The first distance post is sixty yards from the 

 judges' stand, the second is two hundred and 

 forty yards, and the stand is sixty yards before 

 entering the turn. The track should be graded 

 around the turn like the track of a railroad or 

 circus, the outer portion highest, so that a horse 

 can extend himself at full speed. 



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