HOW THE TROTTING HORSE IS BRED. 507 



sought to be explained on high moral grounds against the evils 

 of horse-racing. This is like the man who never tasted whisky 

 for conscience' sake, in view of the great evil it was doing in the 

 world, and yet he was the chief owner in a large distillery. At 

 the great local meetings in Kentucky practically all the breeding 

 establishments of that region, except Woodburn, are repre- 

 sented in the stakes, and while they are being contested Wood- 

 burn will come in with a string of youngsters, between the heats, 

 and win sham records in 2:30 for "tin cups." Depending on 

 this kind of test and this kind of development, it is not remark- 

 able that all the small breeders of the State have left Woodburn 

 in the rear. This shining example of failure teaches unmistaka- 

 bly the necessity of honest and full development of breeding, 

 stock in order to produce high-class trotters. 



