520 THE HORSE OF AMERICA. 



FIRST. Any stallion that has, himself, a record of two minutes and thirty 

 seconds (2:30) or better; provided any of his get has a record of 2:40 or better; 

 or provided his sire or his dam, his grandsire or his grandam, is already a 

 standard animal. 

 * SECOND. Any mare or gelding that has a record of 2:30 or better. 



THIRD. Any horse that is the sire of two animals with a record of 2:30 or 

 better. 



FOURTH. Any horse that is the sire of one animal with a record of 2:30 or 

 better; provided he has either of the following additional qualifications : 



1. A record himself of 2:40 or better. 



2. Is the sire of two other animals with a record of 2:40 or better. 



3. Has a sire or dam, grandsire or grandam that is already a standard 

 animal. 



FIFTH. Any mare that has produced an animal with a record of 2:30 or 

 better. 



SIXTH. The progeny of a standard horse when out of a standard mare. 



SEVENTH. The progeny of a standard horse out of a mare by a standard 

 horse. 



EIGHTH. The progeny of a standard horse when out of a mare whose dam 

 is a standard mare. 



NINTH. Any mare that has a record of 2;40 or better, and whose sire or 

 dam, grandsire or grandam is a standard animal. 



TENTH. A record to wagon of 2:35 or better shall be regarded as equal to 

 a 2:30 record. 



In this, its original form, the standard was administered suc- 

 cessfully and smoothly through the period of the compilation of 

 volumes four, five, six, and seven of the "Trotting Register/' 

 when it was revised by the Breeders' Association as follows: 



THE STANDARD. 



(AS REVISED AND ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TROTTING- 

 HORSE BREEDERS, DECEMBER 14, 1887.) 



In order to define what constitutes a trotting bred horse and to establish a 

 BREED of trotters on a more intelligent basis, the following rules are adopted 

 to control admission to the records of pedigrees. When an animal meets the 

 requirements of admission and is duly registered it shall be accepted as a 

 standard trotting-bred animal. 



FIRST. Any stallion that has himself a record of two minutes and thirty 

 seconds (2:BO) or better, provided any of his get has a record of 2:35 or better, 

 or provided his sire or his dam is already a standard animal. 



SECOND. Any mare or gelding that has a record of 2:30 or better. 



THIRD. Any horse that is the sire of two animals with a record of 2:30 or 

 better. 



FOURTH. Any horse that is the sire of one animal with a record of 2:30 or 

 better, provided he has either of the following additional qualifications: (1) A 

 record himself of 2:35 or better. (2) Is the sire of two other animals with a 



