104 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 
sidered among horse-lovers, no matter what their prefer- 
ence as to breed, as being very nearly a model in finish, 
symmetry and style. So many old-time pacers were 
steep in the hindquarters and some crooked in the hocks 
and pitched forward, that it became the opinion of a co- 
terie that a pacing type 
was being evolved. 
Time demonstrated 
with the pacer as 
with the trotter, that 
symmetry and grace- 
ful lines and _ style 
in action or repose 
were not opposed to 
speed. 
115. Uses of the 
pacer. — For racing 
Li purposes the pacer 
Fie. 14.— Standardbred pacing stallion. cannot be said to 
equal the trotter as a 
money-maker, as the purses are not generally so large; 
and the colt stakes for the trotters are also large. For 
road purposes in general, the pacer is not so popular as 
the trotter, although for matinée uses it is held in high 
favor. Vor the speedway, the pacer is decidedly popular 
for several reasons. One is that in brushing, a pacer can 
get away quicker than a trotter; and usually, also, it is 
the faster gait. Pacing is an easier gait, and in pacing 
a horse does not strike the pavement so hard, a matter 
of some consideration on hard roads. For usage on com- 
mon roads or in snow, the pacer cannot be said to be as 
popular as the trotter. The pacer has not, as a rule, so 
evenly rated a gait as the trotter. Very often it is a slow 
