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covered; at a 2:08 gait, 41 ft. 3 in. is covered; at a 2:04f gait 

 42 ft. 3 in., and 14-1(3 of an inch is covered, and at a 2:00 gait, 

 44 feet is covered. 



Empliasize the possession of speed certainly, but do not let us lose 

 siglit of the fact that speed without brains is not worth trying to 

 produce.— Wallace's Montldy. 



We have uo more right to conclude that no horse will ever beat Nancy 

 Hanks' nuirk of 2:04, than we had to conclude that Goldsmith Maid's 

 record of 2:14 woultl never be broken.— Kentucky Stock Farm. 



The record of 18l»3 is surpassingly brilliant, and every page evidences 

 the progress of the trotting brec«l toward that time when it will be 

 as purely a breed antl a type as is tlie thoroughbred to-day, and 

 when 2:00 trotters will be no more rare than thoroughbreds that 

 can run in 1 :40.— The Horseman. 



If &peed is desired we must look for those mechanical conformations 

 of parts that determine speed, but speed is always at the expense 

 of i^ower. The anterior limbs must conform in their mechanical 

 force to the posterior, and vice versa. In the posterior limbs, long, 

 full propellers, low liip joint set well back, so as to alTord room for 

 long femur and tibia, give great length of limb when extended, 

 enabling it to support the weight of the body and exert its propul- 

 sion for a long time; at the same time (he power is more directly 

 applied when the head of the bone is lower down. So far as these 

 principles can be applied to the anterior limbs they hold true of 

 them as of the posterior extremities. All animals distinguished 

 for great speed have the angles of the bones most inclined to one 

 another; but while this mechanical arrangement gives great advan- 

 tage for speed it is a source of weakness in bearing burdens or haul- 

 ing. =ff * * The speed of the horse depends upon the length and 

 thickness of the locomotive muscles, the angles aud lengths of the 

 bony levers on which thev act, the freedom of their articular liga- 

 ments, the correlation of all the mechanical parts, and much also 

 on the nervous energy or will transmitted to the muscles, techni- 

 cally know as courage.— The Horse in Motion, J. D. B. Stillman. 



Speedaway ; Speedway. A straight trotting or run- 

 ning course. 



Speed Cart. Road cart; combined speeding and road 

 cart ; sulkyette. They are built much like a sulky, although 

 generally heavier, and are used for speeding and road purposes. 

 They have corduroy and cane seats, adjustable foot rests, seat 

 trays in which to carry small parcels ; and are liked by gentle- 

 men for ordinary road use. Breaking carts are built extra 

 strong, and have shafts three feet longer than those on a road 

 cart or sulky. 



Speedy Cut. An injury to the inside of the fore leg, a 

 little below the knee, or carpus, at or near the point of contact 

 of that joint w ith the canon ; inflicted by the foot of the oppo- 

 site side during speed. The result of faulty conformation. If 

 the horse is sound at the time when sold, lameness resulting 

 from it, immediately afterwards, is not a breach of warranty 

 of soundness. 



Speedy Cutters. Those horses of high action, which, 

 from interfering in consequence of faulty shape, cut the fore 

 leg from the knee down, are called " speedy cutters." 



