Show A TWENTY GAIT it was a great record once but would lie slow now it is now more than thirty one years since a trotting livorse made a record of or letter in harness says the omaha world herald the distinguished animal which performed the feat was the mare plora temple and she trotted her milo october thai event made flora temple the falkof the country and most persons predicted record would ne verbe beaten yet since then three hundred and seven ty five other trotters have beat the record and each year the number greatly increases in 1890 it was increased over 23 per cent the number for the year being ninety one this wonderful increase in speed of our racing horses is one of the evidences of the marvelous perfection of modem methods it is impossible to read a history of the turf even for a single year without being struck by the great advance here as elsewhere what seemed an impossibility thirty years ago was accomplished complis hed by nearly one hundred young horses last year IE view of this great increase in average speed of oui racers who shall say that the record of a mile in by maud S will long remain the best |