280 The Trotting and-tbe Pacing Horse 



"Tenth. A record to wagon of 2.35 or better shall be 

 regarded as equal to a 2.30 record." 



Previous to giving the National Association 

 of Trotting Horse Breeders supervisory control 

 of the pedigrees in the Trotting Register, J. H. 

 Wallace had quarrelled with prominent Ken- 

 tucky breeders, and they started and published, 

 in 1 88 1, under the editorship of J. H. Sanders, 

 The Breeders' Trotting Stud Book. Rules 

 for entry were : " The object of this book is to 

 preserve a reliable record of the pedigrees of all 

 trotting horses that have trotted a mile in 2.30 

 or better ; or that trace directly or collaterally to 

 such horses under the conditions hereinafter 

 mentioned : 



" Harness team or saddle records of 2.30 or 

 better will entitle animals to enter. Any animal 

 coming within the provisions of any of the fol- 

 lowing rules will be entitled to entry : " Rule I. 

 Any stallion, mare, or gelding who has a record 

 of 2.30 or better. Rule II. Any stallion that 

 has sired a horse, mare, or gelding with a record 

 of 2.30 or better. Rule III. Any mare that has 

 produced a horse, mare, or gelding with a record 

 of 2.30 or better. Rule IV. The dam of any 

 stallion or mare that has sired or produced a 



