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fortable protectors, giving him the courage to extend 

 himself, without an}^ fear of striking a tender cord. In 

 short, we have come nearer to nature in our latter-day 

 training than did the famous trainers of the past 

 generation, and our systems are not only more simple, 

 reasonable and efficacious, but more humane. Is it 

 then wonderful that with better-bred horses, and with 

 such improvement in the methods and appliances of 

 training, the trotter of to-day has made such rapid 

 advancement in the matter of speed ? 



