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examine the irotting wagons at the tAVO former and the finished 

 harness at the other, he will see that the manufacturers of trotting 

 gear have been as rapid and constant in improvement as our 

 norses themselves. The same truth would be manifest by a visit 

 to the establishments of other eminent makers. In these things 

 the American manufacturers undoubtedly beat the world. Now, 

 good roads, light vehicles and excellent harness, strong, light, 

 and as simple as possible in design, favor speed upon the road. 

 Increase of speed upon the course stimulates the road drivers 

 to try for an increase of speed. These things combine to 

 bring about an increase in the speed of the general stock of trot- 

 ting horses all over the country, and the natural tendency of this 

 will be to react, and bring about a further augmentation of speed 

 upon the trotting courses. For, although many of the road 

 horses, the geldings, can do nothing of themselves to improve tho 

 trotter, and do nothing for the average speed unless they can trot 

 very fast themselves, it is quite otherAvise with the mares. 

 In these, what Mr. J. II. V/allace aptly calls the " trotting 

 instinct" will thus be more developed and confirmed, and the in- 

 fluence of what I call the trotting habit of action upon the mus- 

 cular system and internal viscera will be correspondingly increased. 

 Many of these mares will be bred from, and when they are stinted 

 to suitable sires, produce of very high capablilitics may be looked 

 for. This will only be in natural conformity with the law which 

 we know obtains in other matters. Besides, ty means of fast trot- 

 ting in races and fast trotting upon the roads the whole public 

 mind becomes possessed and saturated with the idea of greater 

 and greater speed, and finally what tens of thousands are con- 

 stantly trying for, some get. It may be said that some, for ages, 

 hive been trying to fly, and that up to this time nobody has suc- 

 cfdod in flying; but the analogy is altogether imperfect, because 

 very few have been trying to fly, and the majority never believed 

 in the possibility of flying. With increase of trotting speed it is 

 different. It is an article of im])licit faith with the masses — and 



