408 MISCELLANEOUS. 



"At Rome," says a writer in the American Cultivator, "I 

 saw in the Corso a phaeton with two spirited horses bolt. They 

 were driven by a lady and I expected to see instant destruction, 

 but the lady coolly grasped a thin cord, and within thirty yards 

 the horses came to a full stop." 



"When a horse bolts he always takes the bit in his teeth and 

 the skill of the driver is useless. The moment the pressure 

 comes on his windpipe the horse knows he has met his master. 



TROTTING STANDARD. 



First. Any trotting stallion that has a record of two min- 

 utes and thirty seconds (2.30) or better, provided any of his get 

 has a record of 2.35, trotting, or better, or provided his sire or 

 dam' is already a standard trotting animal. 



Second. Any mare or gelding that has a trotting record of 

 2.30. or better, whose sire or dam is standard. 



Third. Any horse that is the sire of two trotters with 

 records of 2.30, or better. 



Fourth. Any horse that is the sire of one trotter with a 

 record of 2.30, or better, provided he has either of the follow- 

 ing additional qualifications : 1. A trotting record of 2.35, or 

 better. 2. Is the sire of two other animals with trotting 

 records of 2.35, or better. 3. Has a sire or dam that is already 

 a standard trotting animal. 



Fifth. Any mare that has produced a trotter with a record 

 of 2.30. 



Sixth. The progeny of a standard trotting horse when out 

 of a standard trotting mare. 



Seventh. Any mare whose sire is a standard trotting 

 horse, and whose dam and second dam are by a standard 

 trotting horse. 



PACING STANDARD. 



First. Any pacing stallion that has a record of two min- 

 utes and twenty-five seconds (2.25), or better, provided any of 

 his get has a record of 2.30, pacing, or better ; or, provided his 

 sire or dam is already a standard pacing animal. 



