After Googling around, I tried adding the following option to the Device section of my xorg.conf...
Option "SWCursor" "on"
...which the made the cursor trail problem noticeably *worse*.
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Xgl: Display bugs near mouse pointer
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/114127
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