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5. Beauty of conformation is a comparatively small factor in 

 determining the value of light-harness horses for racing purposes. 

 Some breeders have placed considerable emphasis on the matter of 

 looks and attractiveness, but in general it may be said that beauty in 

 the light-harness horse, while appreciated whenever it occurs, has not 

 been fully emphasized by breeders, because they have been catering to 

 the demand of the race track, and that demand is for speed above 

 everything else. In selecting roadsters strictly for road driving, how- 

 ever, speed is not so important as endurance and the ability to make a 



Fig. 173.— Roadster or light-harness type. AzoflF, 2, 2:14^; son of Peter the 

 Great 2:07i^ and Dolly Worthy 2:27\i, by Axworthy 2:15^. Owned by John R. 

 Thompson, Libertyyille, 111. Azoflf is the sire of the present world's champion 

 trotter, Peter Manning 1:56 ?4. 



long drive in creditable time, and for this work a horse of attractive, 

 finished appearance is highly desirable. A big, strong, well-made 

 horse, with quality, a well-carried head and tail, light mouth, good 

 manners, excellent feet and legs, and a long stride, is the sort best suited 

 for road driving. In order to win prizes in the larger horse shows, 

 attractive form and action, style, and beauty, combined with speed, 

 are highly essential, and a height above 15-2 is preferred. But for 



