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CONSIDERS PASTEBOARD TRACK PREFERABLE Lexington Ky November 5 John Whitlow a widely knowii farrier holds to the opinion that a liorse racing over uniformly hard tracks is less liable to break down or have leg and foot trouble than if raced over tracks largely eouiiwsed of sand and of irregular consistency consistencyI I have no faith iu the argument advanced by many that what might be willed pasteboard tracks are surely productive of shoulder lameness bowed tendons sprung knees splints curbs and corns said he It lias been my observation that these ailment particularly the first named three are due rather more to constitutional or individual weak ¬ nesses than to the tracks over which horses are raced However the horse racing over a cuppy or sandy track is not able to stride as freely and can ¬ not strike tiie earth as squarely and firmly as on the liard smooth track that does not break under his feet and put all of his weight and action on bis toes
