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Show Motor Trucks Carry Horses to Race Tracks Every day sees the motor truck invade in-vade new fields of industry and business busi-ness and ono of Us latest functions is the parrying of horses to the race track. I'ue to the railroad tlc-up hundreds of the harness performers are being whipped to the scenes of trotting competition com-petition via truck. This Is especially true of the meets being held In hio and Michigan, whoro the congestion and uncertainty of railroad truvel have forced the horse owners to use the motor trucks to make sure of having their thoroughbreds at the track In time. The ill wind of railroad paralylsls which hampered Industry, certainly blew well for the racehorses, which have been observed to give equine laughs in the course of their travels in luxurious horse style via truck across the Ohio and Michigan hl'h ways. Each truck holds one or two horses, with the attendants or -wipes" as they are called- It is much more comfortable to Pegasus to travel by truck than to be shut in a stuffy box car and get shunted here find there at the beck of the yardman The truck t ransportatlon companies which operate these caravans have to take great care as caravans are notoriously no-toriously sensitive animals. It Is of Vital Importance that during their trips via truck they bo kept free from all shocks, Jars and strains so they will reach their destination In fit condition con-dition for the starter's word. |