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Show Trotting American in Origin In the first quarter of the last century there came into existence in New York a fashion, which later became a furor, for driving fast trotting horses on the road. Out of it grew the national sport of hoTse trotting or harness racing, American Ameri-can Li its orign and development which spread to all parts of tho world. Through these amateur and professional pastimes there was evolved a new breed of horses, at once among the most versatile and useful ever known, and by new methods on part of the breeders, who made authenticated records of public performance the basis of registration reg-istration in their stud book and closed the door to all blood alike that failed to meet this te3t. |