84 The Trotting and the Pacing Horse 



of the trotting track. I have attempted to illus- 

 trate progress in breeding and development by a 

 brief record of epoch-making races. These are 

 the guide-posts in historical review, and I have 

 not wandered far from them. 



Double Harness Rivalry 



The double harness to road wagon rivalry 

 aroused widespread interest and helped the 

 breeder. It is difficult to find two horses that 

 you can rely upon to adhere to gait in moments 

 of excitement, because so few are alike in tem- 

 perament and action ; and when you do obtain 

 possession of such a pair, the goddess of Good 

 Fortune certainly smiles upon you. In 1883 Mr. 

 William Rockefeller put Cleora and Indepen- 

 dence together and they were driven to a record 

 of 2. 1 61. In 1884 Mr. Frank Work reduced the 

 record to 2.16J with Edward and Dick Swiveller, 

 and the same season Mr. Isador Cohnfield gained 

 a record of 2.1 5f with Maxey Cobb and Neta 

 Medium. Mr. W. J. Gordon's best effort with 

 Clingstone and Guy in 1885 was 2.17. In 1890 

 Mr. C. J. Hamlin went to the head of the list 

 with Belle Hamlin and Justina, who trotted to a 

 record of 2.13. In 1892 Belle Hamlin and 



