Japan's draft horses losing race against time From: International Herald Tribune | Date: December 26, 2006| Author: Norimitsu Onishi | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

International Herald Tribune

12-26-2006

It was one of the last contests of the day at the draft-horse racetrack in this rural corner of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island.The spotlights glimmered in the snow-streaked evening sky as the gamblers, who had been inside huddling around portable kerosene heaters, took their spots alongside the track. The gates opened, and 10 huge draft horses, each weighing about a ton and pulling an iron sled just as heavy, rumbled f...

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