Introductory Remarks by the Registrar. 



With a desire for harmony, and to avoid, as much as possible, confusion 

 in numbers, or misunderstanding between the American Trotting Registry 

 and the Registry of the National Standard Pacing Horse Breeders Company, 

 the Standard Pacing numbers are designated by a capital "P,"thus — "P 224." 



Pacing Horses have increased in number and ^r^a//)/ improved in their 

 individuality, and as the fastest and gamest harness race horses, they have 

 forced the friendly appreciation of turf patrons and horse fanciers everywhere, 

 while the same qualities make the pacer the most desirable and fashionable of 

 roadsters. The rapid increase in the number of pacers in use as roadsters attest 

 this fact. The speed and staying qualities of the pacer have been well estab- 

 lished in the fact that they have the fastest one-fourth, one-half, and mile, in trial 

 and race, and have gone a larger number of heats in a race at highest rate of 

 speed than horses of the diagonal motion. Pacing is the frictionless motion — 

 the electric gait — "the source of all speed at the trot" — and of course the 

 fastest. We say this as a matter of justice to the pacer, and not for the pur- 

 pose of making any invidious comparisons, neither with any idea that any- 

 thing we may say can in any way lessen the high appreciation which the great 

 performances of the trotter justly command. The individuality of the pacer, 

 in size and conformation, have vastly improved, until many of the prize-win- 

 ning pacers are among the handsome turf performers of the day. " Sunol " 

 conformations among pacers are less frequent now. 



A large number of the noted trotting sires have become eligible to standard 

 rank in the Pacing Registry, having sired two or more 2:30 pacers, or two 

 or more dams of 2:30 pacers, and one 2:30 pacing performer, with other requi- 

 sites. The growing tendency of trotting sires to produce pacers (a subject of 

 great unrest among breeders for trotters) is but a natural result following the 

 introduction and retention in trotting harems of such brood mares as Clay's, 

 Pilot, Jr.'s, Blue Bull's, and other strains of pacing blood. While the blood of 

 these pacing mares has brought ^c^A/cw returns in producing "all the speed at 

 the trot," breeders should not feel sour towards the foal which comes down 

 the line at the lateral gait. On the contrary, they should feel happy in the 

 possession of a good number of finely bred pacing mares. Mr. Wallace, .late 

 of the Trotting Register, said in his journal of Jan., 1891, "We now think that 

 the pacer is not only the chief source of trotting speed, but it is probable that 

 he is the only source." 



