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MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



Famous drivers of racing horses. — The driver is a very 

 important factor in Hght harness racing events. To be 

 successful he must possess a keen knowledge of the tem- 

 perament and capacity of the horse. Among the more 

 famous drivers in America may be mentioned John Splan, 

 Charles Marvin, Budd Doble, E. F. Geers, T. W. Murphy, 



Alonzo and Alta 

 McDonald, and 

 many others. In 

 1912 the following 

 sums were won in 

 races by the driv- 

 ers mentioned : T. 

 W. Murphy, $58,- 

 038; W. B. Cox, 

 $51,878; E. F. 

 Geers, $35,169; A. 

 McDonald, $32,- 

 841 ; A. S. Rodney, 

 $32,250; W. F. 

 Snow, $24,851, and 

 W. G. Durfee, 

 $22,730. 



Organizations and records. — In 1870 the National 

 Trotting Association was organized, with present head- 

 quarters at Hartford, Connecticut, and in 1887 the 

 American Trotters' Association was organized, with head- 

 quarters at Chicago, Illinois. The American Trotting 

 Register, published by J. H. Wallace, appeared in 1868. 

 Wallace also established the Year Book, now in its 

 twenty-eighth volume, in which the performance is 

 recorded. In 1891, Wallace sold the Register, Year Book 

 and Monthly Magazine to the American Trotting Regis- 

 ter Association, who now publish the Register and Year 

 Book. 



The Orloff Trotter. — As the name implies, this is a 

 breed of trotting horses, and is of Russian origin, having 



Fig. 77. — Standardbred Stallion "Cresceus," 2.02% 



