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Give Gus Glidden one of those double-gaited , sliifty, pacing horses that 

 are occasionally met wlMi, and lie could come nearer straiglitening 

 him oul and making him go on a straight trot, in less time than any 

 man I evei- saw.— Lil'e witli the Trotters, John Spian. 



Double-harness. A harness for a span of horses driven 

 abreast. Each one is usually lighter than a single harness, and 

 contains nearly the same number of pieces, although in that 

 intended for light carriage use the breeching or hold-back straps 

 are discontinued. 



Double- jointed Snaffle. A bit similar to the double- 

 barred or Pantograph snaffle, intended for hard pullers, being a 

 compromise between the single-jointed snaffle and the bar bit. 



Double-pocket. A disadvantageous position for a 

 horse in a heat, which may be the result of circumstances, or in 

 part that of design. As an example : A horse may have the 

 pole and another lapped on his outside w heel ; when a third 

 horse may come up behind the one at the pole and yet a fourth 

 immediately lap on his outside. Hence the horse behind the 

 leading pole horse would be in a " dotible pocket " with little 

 chance of getting out, although he might have more speed than 

 either of the others. See Pocket. 



Double-reined Bridle. A bridle with a single bit 

 and two reins, like the Pelham, having one bit, one head- 

 stall, and two reins. 



Double-ringed Snaffle. A bit that may be used for 

 horses which bore to one side, or which have at times to be 

 turned very sharply. 



Double-team, World's Record. To wagon, to the 

 close of 1893: One mile — Belle Hamlin and Honest George, 

 Providence, R. I., September 23, 1892, 2:12^; in a race, one 

 mile — Maxy Cobb and Neta Medium, Chicago, 111., September 

 25, 1885, 2:18f 



Down in the Dirt. When a horse that has been 

 running or trotting badly suddenly recovers his form and 

 improves all at once, the prophets who said he was a quitter, 

 and those who layed on his opponents, are " down in the dirt," 

 or floored. 



DraAVg"ate. The gate from the stables to the course, 

 through which the horses in a race go upon the track. 



Drawing". A term relating to feeding a horse for a race, 

 but one having two meanings in this connection. It refers to 

 the act of reducing the quantity of hay fed, or "drawing" 

 away a portion of the regular ration. Mr. Splan, in telling how 

 he fed one of his horses for a race, says : " She w^ould get a light 

 feed of hay after her work, and that was all the drawing I found 



