LIGHT HARNESS GROUP OR TYPE 153 



of 2:25, and is the sire of three pacers with records of 2:25, 

 from different mares. 



3. A mare whose sire is a registered standard pacing horse 

 and whose dam and grand dam were sired by registered 

 standard pacing horses, provided she herself has a pacing 

 record of 2 :25, or is the dam of one pacer with a record of 2 :25. 



4. A mare sired by a registered standard pacing horse, 

 provided she is the dam of two pacers with records of 2 :25. 



5. A mare sired by a registered standard pacing horse, 

 provided her first, second, and third dams are eacli sired by 

 a registered standard pacing horse. 



6. The progeny of a registered standard trotting horse 

 out of a registered standard pacing mare, or a registered 

 standard pacing horse out of a registered standard trotting 

 mare. 



Class Characteristics. — The hght harness type is repre- 

 sented by the speed or race horse and the roadster, differing 

 in the following attributes: 



Speed or Race Horse. — The speed or race horse has two 

 distinct gaits, namely, the trot and pace, the former being 

 a diagonal two-beat gait and the latter a lateral two-beat 

 gait. The chief distinction is in the action. However, 

 there are certain points in the conformation which makes the 

 speed horse naturally trot or pace. By the use of mechanical 

 appliances or under proper training otherwise, a trotter may 

 be trained to pace or vice versa. The speed horse should 

 have ample enduring qualities for the severest test on the 

 race course. Speed is the first requirement and, consequently, 

 conformation is not given the usual amount of consideration. 

 While a great many speed horses have the conformation of the 

 smoother road horse type, it is only by direct association and 

 natural inclination that such animals become noted speed 

 performers. Pacers, as distinguished from trotters, are fre- 

 quently prominent at the withers, usually higher and more 

 sloping in the croup, in general showing a less symmetrical 

 development than the trotting animal. 



Roadster. — ^The roadster animal should possess a smooth, 

 well-finished conformation with the approved symmetry and 

 finish characteristic of the smooth-turned Standardbred indi- 



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