410 TYPES AND MARKET CLASSES OF LIVE STOCK 



sometimes during the winter months as well. This is done 

 purely from love of the sport, the prizes being ribbons and 

 trophies, and not purses as in professional racing. Hundreds 

 of good horses, some of them holders of world's records, have 

 been purchased by men who never competed for cash prizes; 

 for example, Lou Dillon, The Harvester, and Uhlan were owned 

 by Mr. C. K. G. Billings who never raced his horses for money. 



The value of the light-harness horse is based upon (1) speed, 

 (2) stamina or endurance, (3) durability, and (4) beauty of 

 conformation. 



Speed. Whether in use on or off the track, the light-harness 

 horse is prized very largely for his speed. For racing purposes, 

 he is required to show 2:30 speed at the trot, or 2:25 at the 

 pace, before he is considered a light-harness horse in the true 

 sense of the word; for road use he should be able to do at least 

 ten miles within an hour. A light-harness horse without speed 

 is as useless for the purpose intended as a drafter without size, 

 or a carriage horse without action and beauty. The ability to 

 "get there" is the thing for which this horse is bred and trained. 

 The world's trotting record is now 1 :58 (which means one minute 

 and fifty-eight seconds for the mile) and is held by Uhlan, a 

 gelding. The world's pacing record is 1:55 J, held by the stal- 

 lion Dan Patch. The world's trotting and pacing records* and 

 the years when they were established are as follows: 



Trotting 



1 mile Uhlan (1912) 1:58 



2 miles The Harvester (1910) 4:15K 



3 miles Nightingale (1893) 6:55^ 



4 miles Senator L. (1894) 10:12 



5 miles Zambra (1902) 12:24 



10 miles Pascal (1893) 26:15 



Stallion Lee Axworthy (1916) 1:58 J^ 



Mare Lou Dillon (1903) 1:58*4 



Gelding Uhlan (1912) 1:58 



Yearling Airdale (1912) 2:15% 



Two-year-old. The Real Lady (1916) 2:04> 



Three-year-old The Real Lady (1917) 2:03 



Four-year-old Peter Volo (1915) 2:02 



Five-year-old Lee Axworthy (1916) 1:58 & 



Under saddle Country Jay (1909) 2:08^ 



Team Uhlan and Lewis Forrest (1912) 2:0334 



Horse Review Harness Racing Guide, 1918. 



