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them. Then a series of modifications were made to meet the criticisms. The last major change was made as late as August. Randolph Rouse, NSHA president and race chairman at Fairfax literally “took the bit in his teeth, had a set of fences made for his meeting on Sept. 21 and invited owners, trainers and riders to come and see them — and race over them...
Three races were run over the synthetic birch, steel and rubber constructed fences. Not a single fall occurred.
Encouraged by the result, officials of the Essex, N.J. meeting agreed to use the new fences at their meeting in October. Here again the results were the same. No falls occurred and even the most skeptical were now in favor of the innovation.
The import of the newly developed fence was difficult to assay precisely as 1973 ended, but most knowledgeable observers of the sport believe that it holds many advantages and some not immediately apparent.*
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