The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-07-12
HORSE NOTES.

w etlueSuay uVIHl"S, says the 1~J,
Field and Farm, we looked through
Mr.. Bonner's new stable on Fifty
fifth street, near Fifth avenue. 1t is
a handsome building, CONSTRUCTED of
red brick and gray stone. The style
of architecture is peculiar, and it gives
a solid and yet elegant look to the sta
BILE. The lot is one hundred and five
feet-long by fifty feet wide, and the
stable is thirty by eighty feet. A wide
walk runs around the building, which
gives MIR. Bonner one of the finest ex-
ercising grounds on Manhattan Island.
The walk is a combination oil sand and
yellow clay, and the four corners of
the stable have been rounded, so that
no rough points are presented. A
horse may break away from the groom,
but it would be difficult for him to in
jure himself, since there are no rough
edges for him to come in contact with.
The interior arrangement of the stable
is neat. To use the homely express
sive wards of Mr.. Bonner, "There is
no gingerbread work about it" AS
we enter, we see upon the left the
wagons and carriages arranged against
the wall. To the right are harness
cases, blanket presses, and wash clos
cts. Passing down the hall we come
to the stalls, five on each side, ten by
eleven feet. The ceiling is lofty, and
in front of each stall there is an arched
window which extends to the ceiling.
These, with the greater ventilator in
the center give an abundance of light
and the purest of air. 1t is nearly as
light in every part of the stable, as it
is out in the open street. This is an
excellent idea, as sunlight is just as
necessary to health as air and exercise.
The sides of the stalls are of of black
walnut and yellow pine, handsomely
finished, and around the top is iron
work, giving a cheerful appearance to
each stall, and permitting the horses to
scrape each others acquaintance with
out affording them an opportunity to
prove their affection by biting each
other. 1t also gives the visitor q
chance to look into the box without
pushing open the door and the iron
work is so joined to the wood as to
prevent the worst cribber in the world
from defacing his box. The drainage
of each stall is excellent. The first
floor is tight, descending from head to
foot so that all liquids will run into
the sewer. Upon the tight floor there
is false bottom, with spaces to allow
everything in fluid form to pass be-
meath. This bottom is some--three
inches thicker at the foot that it is al
81 ,n
which the horse stands perfectly level.
By bringing two exact inclined planes
transverably together, we secure 9
smooth plane. This plan, we believe,
is original with Mr.. Bonner, and il
certainly is one that can be highly
commended. In the left hand corner
of each stall there is a low feed box.
Iti is lined with sheet-iron, and around
the top there is a narrow brim which
has a tendency to prevent a greedy
horse from scattering or oyerhowing
his oats by thrusting his nose deeE
! down into them. Mr.. Bonner believes
in placing his feed boxes low, as he
argues that it is natural for horse tc
bend his neck in feeding the same as
he does in grazing. The entire wall;
are elegantly ceifed with yellow pine
or black walnut and yellow pine. The
whole building has a cheerful, airy ap
pearance, and everything is parlor
like in its neatness. The stable i:
connected by walk or balcony with
Mr. Donner's elegant new residence
fronting on Ffty-sixth street. On
Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh street
Mr.. Bonner has several vacant lots
which he has sown in blue grass
These lots constitute the pasture fol
the grazing of King Dexter and the
other fam ous flyers. 1t is rather ex-
pensive pasture ground, since Mr.
Bonner has refused over half mil
| lion dollars for the vacant space form
ed by the lots. We saw Manorinc
BERTHE taking his walking exercise
Wednesday morning, and he looks 6
grander and more finished horse than
we expected to see. Mr.. Bonner will
not drive him on the road until he gets
him thoroughly acclimated. Bruno
came down from Hartford yesterday
and he has taken up quarters in the
new stable by the side of Dexter and
Dexter, by the way, manifests strong
disposition 10 hirt with the beautiful
Pocahontas.