THE PACER 



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Pacing records now receive much attention from the public, 

 although in early days the trot was the greater favorite of the 

 two, especially prior to i860. The following table shows how the 

 pacing record has been reduced since 1 839. 



Reduction of Pacing Record to January i, 1906 



Name of Horsi 



Drover 



Fanny Ellsler . . . . 



Unknown 



Pet 



Pocahontas 



Sleepy George . . . . 



Sleepy Tom 



Little Brown Jug . . . 



Johnston 



Direct 



Hal Pointer 



Mascot 



Robert J 



John R. Gentry . . . 



Star Pointer 



Prince Alert 



Dan Patch 



Place of Record 



Date Record 



New Jersey 

 Albany, N.Y. 

 New Jersey 

 Long Island, N.Y. 

 Long Island, N.Y. 

 Rochester, N.Y. 

 Chicago, 111. 

 Hartford, Conn. 

 Chicago, 111. 

 Independence, Iowa 

 Chicago, 111. 

 Terre Haute, Ind. 

 Terre Haute, Ind. 

 Portland, Me. 

 Readville, Mass. 

 Empire City Track, 

 Memphis, Tenn. 



N.Y 



1839 

 1844 

 1844 

 1852 

 1855 

 1879 

 1879 

 1881 

 1884 

 1891 

 1892 

 1892 

 1894 

 1896 

 1897 

 1904 



1905 



28 

 27| 

 23 

 i8| 



i7i 

 i5i 



"I 



o6£ 



06 



°Si 



04 



oil 



00 i 



591 



57* 



55i* 



Some of the Fastest Pacing Records to January i, 1906 



* Wind shield and pace maker in front. 



