6 The Trotting and the Pacing Horse 



estimated the difference between the high-wheel 

 record and the bicycle sulky at five seconds. 

 Only through careful experiment can we deter- 

 mine the difference between shield records and 

 other records. 



The best records made under saddle are : — 



One mile, Great Eastern, bay gelding, 1877 . . 2.15 



Two miles, George M. Patchen, bay horse, 1863 . 4.56 



Three miles, Dutchman, bay gelding, 1839 . . 7.32^ 



Four miles, Dutchman, bay gelding, 1836 . . . 10.51 



The harness record of Great Eastern is 2.18, 

 and, taking his two performances as a guide, we 

 fix the saddle as 3 seconds faster than the sulky. 

 Horses are not alike, and some will show a 

 greater difference than this between saddle and 

 harness. 



Trotting with running mate has also gone out 

 of fashion. It was no proof of merit, because 

 the runner not only relieved the trotter of weight 

 but pulled him forward. The records are : — 



One mile (against time), Ayres P., chestnut gelding, 1893, 2.03J 

 One mile (in a race), Frank, bay gelding, 1883 . . 2.08^ 



The team records for one mile are : — 



The Monk, brown gelding, by Chimes, and Equity, 



black gelding, by Heir at Law, 1903 . . .2.08 



