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PAGES 



Eoff worked a "tenderfoot" Pedigree of American Eclipse Pedigree 

 of Boston Tom Bowling and Aaron Pennington Cbenery's Grey 

 Eagle Pedigree of George Wilkes in doubt 433-455 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



HOW THE TROTTING HORSE IS BRED. 



Early trotting t.nd pacing races Strains of blood in the first known trot- 

 ters The lesson of Maud S. The genesis of trotting horse literature 

 The simple study of inheritance The different forms of heredity 

 The famous quagga story not sustained Illustrations in dogs Hered- 

 ity of acquired characters and instincts Development of successive 

 generations necessary Unequal ed collections of statistics Acquired 

 injuries and unsoundness transmitted 456-479 



CHAPTER XXXII. 



HOW THE TROTTING HORSE IS BRED (Continued). 



Trotting speed first supposed to be an accident Then, that it came from 

 the runner William Wheelan's views Test of powers of endurance 

 The term " thoroughbred" much abused Definition of "thorough- 

 bred" How trotters may be made " thoroughly bred" How to study 

 pedigrees Reward offered for the production of a thoroughbred horse 

 that was a natural pacer The trotter more lasting than the runner 

 The dam of Palo Alto Arion as a two-year-old Only three stallions 

 have been able to get trotters from running-bred mares " Structural 

 incongruity" The pacer and trotter inseparable How to save the trot 

 and reduce the ratio of pacers Development a necessity Table prov- 

 ing this proposition The "tin cup" policy a failure Woodburn at 

 the wrong end of the procession 480-507 



CHAPTER XXXIII. 



HOW THE TROTTING HORSE IS BRED (Continued). 



Breeding the trotter intelligently an industry of modern development 

 Plethora of turf papers, and their timidity of the truth The accepted 

 theories, old and new Failure of the "thoroughbred blood in the 

 trotter" idea "Thoroughbred foundations," and the Register 

 " Like begets like," the great central truth Long-continued efforts 

 to breed trotters from runners New York the original source of 

 supply of trotting blood to all the States Kentucky's beginning in 

 breeding trotters R. A. Alexander, and the founding of Woodburn 

 The "infallibility" of Woodburn pedigrees Refusal to enter fic- 

 titious crosses in the Register and the results The genesis and 

 history of the standard Its objects, effects, and influence Establish- 

 ing the breed of trotters The Kentucky or "Pinafore" standard 

 Its purposes analyzed The "Breeders' Trotting Stud Book" and 

 how it was compiled Failure and collapse of the Kentucky project 

 Another unsuccessful attempt to capture the Register How 

 honest administration of the Register made enemies The National 

 Breeders' Association and the Chicago Convention Detailed history of 

 the sale and transfer of the Register, the events that led up to it, 

 and the results Personal satisfaction and benefits from the transfer,' 

 and the years of rest and congenial study in preparing this book 

 The end 508-546 



