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blood seems to be most favored for the production of army re- 

 mounts by those who are well informed. There are great possi- 

 bilities in the breed which have been overlooked in an ill-advised 

 effort to raise race horses and race horses only. 



Rules of Eligibility — The significance of the name Stand- 

 ardbred is made clear by a consideration of the rules of eligi- 

 bility to registry in the American Trotting Register. 



The Trotting Standard. — When an animal meets these re- 

 quirements and is duly registered it shall be accepted as a Stand- 

 ardbred trotter : 



1. The progeny of a registered standard trotting horse and a 

 registered standard trotting mare. 



2. A stallion sired by a registered standard trotting horse, 

 provided his dam and grandam were sired by registered standard 

 trotting horses, and he himself has a trotting record of 2.30 and 

 is the sirfi of three trotters with records of 2.30, from different 

 mares. 



3. A mare whose sire is a registered standard trotting horse, 

 and whose dam and grandam were sired by registered standard 

 trotting horses, provided she herself has a trotting record of 2.30 

 or is the dam of one trotter with a record of 2.30. 



4. A mare sired by a registered standard trotting horse, pro- 

 vided she is the dam of two trotters with records of 2.30. 



5. A mare sired by a registered standard trotting horse, pro- 

 vided her first, second, and third dams are eacli sired by a regis- 

 tered standard trotting horse. 



The Pacing Standard. — When an animal meets these require- 

 ments and is duly registered, it shall be accepted as a Standard- 

 bred pacer: 



1. The progeny of a registered standard pacing horse and a 

 registered standard pacing mare. 



2. A stallion sired by a registered standard pacing horse, 

 provided his dam and grandam were sired by reg-istered standard 

 pacing horses, and he himself has a pacing record 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 grandam were sired by registered standard 



