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Patchen, John R. Gentry, and Frank Agan. In 

 1897 ne paced nine miles in 2.02 J or better, and at 

 Readville, August 28th, established the record at 

 1.59^. In 1898 he beat two minutes four times 

 and equalled his record of 1.59^. No wonder 

 that the people of the fertile pacing district of 

 Tennessee are proud of Star Pointer and his 

 family. 



The pacing gait was at one time considered 

 slower than the trotting gait, but higher breeding 

 for lateral action gave a more direct stroke to the 

 pacer and carried him in advance of the trotter. 

 High breeding, with skill in training, driving, and 

 equipment, has improved the physical form of the 

 trotter, giving less friction to the diagonal stroke, 

 and I look forward to the time when the trotting 

 record will again equal, if not surpass, the pacing 

 record. 



