CHAPTER XXXIII 

 THE TROTTING-BRED HORSE 



IV/rEN who are familiar with all kinds and breeds 

 •*• "^ of horses now agree, I think, that the American 

 trotting-bred horse is the most useful, all-round horse 

 in the world. He excels not only as a race horse at 

 the trot and pace, but also as a roadster, a saddle horse, 

 a carriage and coach horse, and as a light-weight farm 

 horse. Uhlan, the fastest trotter in the world (his 

 record is 1.58), is now used chiefly as a saddle horse, 

 and has carried his owner, a man weighing not less 

 than one hundred and eighty pounds, an eighth of a mile 

 in 13^2 seconds. Uhlan would probably be equally 

 good as a carriage horse or roadster, for he has size, 

 style, endurance, and docility. 



The famous brother and sister, the pacers Hedge- 

 wood Boy, 2.01, and Lady Maud C, 2.ooj4, were 

 used for some years as farm horses, and also under 

 saddle, before they acquired fame on the race-course. 

 Numerous trotters and pacers have graduated from 

 milk-wagons, butcher-wagons, and from the ranks of 

 the rural free delivery to the race-track and the sulky. 

 Some years ago a trotting-bred horse called Radowa 

 w^as sold with a guaranty that he would trot a mile 

 in 2.25, pace it in 2.20, and run it in 1.50. 



Certain writers about horses, who are connected 

 with the draft-horse industry, have much to say about 



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