The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-13
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Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 13.-There is no
way in which a better impression can
be obtained of the light harness turf
interests Of this country than by en-
animation of the statistical literature
devoted to it. The first publication
of this nature covering the returns for
1912 is the Harness Racing Guide and
Breeders directory. 1t is a work
somewhat different in plan and scope
from the official trotting Year Book.
which has been published annually
for the last twenty-seven years. and to
any man interested in the doings of
the trotters and PAGERS its pages-of
which there are nearly 500 closely
printed ones-are of engrossing inter-
est.
The first part, and the larger one, Of
the volume is devoted to the sum-
maries of trotting and pacing races
held III the United States and Canada
during the last year. A count of these
discloses reports of no less than 1888
different meetings. and by reference
to the index of horses which took part
in the contests at these meetings a
slight exercise in calculation shows
that there were. or are, nearly 1880
of them. If you stop to ponder these
figures you must admit that an indus
liS-OI SpOll, DIS SOu VIC
Of producing them Is indeed one Of
great magnitude.
Following the summaries is given
an extensive series of tables covering
the performances Of 1912 not only.
but many of those of former years.
There is the list of standard" trot-
tiers and PAGERS under their sires-that
is. those which took trotting records
of $3.50 or better and pacing records
Dp C.oS or hotto~ 5urtro tho x,oo~. tho
complete list of all 2:1O performers.
from the date Of the appearance of
the first one to the present time. given
under their sires: q complete list Of
all 2:1O trotters, arranged according
TO their records. with the breeding.
age and driver of each: a similar list
of all 2:O5 PAGERS. tables of cham
pionship performers and holders Of
the worlds records at all ages and
distances, etc.
The portion devoted to the Breed
ers' directory is said to contain the
names of q large numher of active
breeders of trotters and PAGERS than
has ever before been brought together
in a similar manner. 1t includes those
of the owners or managers of e
1900 trotting and pacing stations
ion. and Is so extensive that. while
the stations Of each breeder arc given
beneath his name, 81 separate index Of
the stations themselves has been
found necessary.
This directory Is also Of immense
Interest as showing in a breeding way
what the pages of summaries do In a
racing way-the two departments to-
gether affording a sore OF c%onspectus
of the present distribution and status
of the American light-harness race
horse.
Taking the first so race meetings
which arc summarized. We find that
they have been held in PENNSYLVANIA.
New Jersey. Iowa. California. Illinois.
New York. Maryland. Wisconsin. Ohio.
Connecticut. Maine. Oregon. Colorado.
Minnesota, Michigan. Indiana. Kansas
and Nebraska and the Canadian
provinces of Ontario. Alberta. Nova
Scotia and Saskatchewan.
Taking the first fifty breeders listed
in the directory. we find that they are
located in Missouri. Indiana. Massa-
chusetts, Iowa. Tennessee. Illinois.