GENEKAL VIEW OF THE FIELD. '23 



was the happy conception, in the spring of 1872, of the little 

 phrase, "Trotting Instinct." Following this with the definition 

 of the word "instinct" as being "the sum of inherited habits," 

 the term expressed in two words and the definition of it in five 

 words, put the whole subject in a form that was easily compre- 

 hensible and flashe'd upon the mind as thoroughly practical. 

 This little phrase, with its definition, when once comprehended, 

 is a very complete epitome of all that has been taught and all 

 that has been learned of the art of breeding the trotter. It not 

 only embraces, but requires, the trotting inheritance as the only 

 starting point, which must be strengthened and the instinct in- 

 tensified by the development of the speed of succeeding genera- 

 tions. It stood some years at the parting of the ways between 

 intelligence and ignorance, between enlightened judgment and 

 stupid prejudice, between honesty and dishonesty, but now it is 

 accepted, in practice, as the universal law from one end of the 

 land to the other. Thus, we have not only added millions to the 

 wealth of the country, but without any outside assistance or in- 

 struction we have produced a horse that by way of pre-eminence, 

 throughout the world, is justly entitled to be designated, "The 

 Horse of America." 



