TROTTING HORSES 245 



are wonderful race-horses on the track and absolutely 

 worthless on the road, while others are ideal trappers and 

 no good for the track. But I do know of one or two 

 who were delightful on the track, for there they were 

 little money-makers, and were dreams on the road. 



If all the horses had been like Happy H., Silver Tail, 

 Little Rice, Lexington, Mr. Randall's roan gelding 

 Romf ord, Prentice Boy, or Grace Greenlander there would 

 have been no need for the Ford car. I drove home 

 behind Happy H. fourteen years ago after she won a race 

 on the track. I think she must have flown, for the seven 

 miles were covered within 25 mins. ; she went in and 

 out the traffic like a street arab, and gloried in flying 

 past a big electric tram-car. She stood 14 hands, and 

 had trotted twenty miles in 60 mins. Any child 

 could drive her, she was so gentle and kind. 



If any of my readers are prejudiced against the trotter 

 let them go to any trotting-horse owner near to their 

 home, either produce this book or explain their mission, 

 and politely demand a drive. I guarantee their opinion 

 will be like the old professor's after his drive behind 

 Cashmere. A man who does not like a trotter has 

 obviously never driven behind a good one. 



I once drove behind a Hackney whose owner was a 

 keen Hackney breeder. After about twelve miles I 



