The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-01
A second letter from Dr goldsmith

narrower, May 10, 1874.
Perhaps your readers may be interested
to know how this country strikes a fellow
townsman. There are many sides to
new region to n new conner TO one the
buildings appeal the most, to another the
people in their domestic life and habits, to
another the hotels and railways, etc.
Something Of each Of these will nave
to write about so far as | can write outside
of the pathway of the ninety and nine in
the hundred who describe what they see.
There are many things to he seen in this
old place. went this morning to the
royal sta les, or rather what were the roy
al stables when Hanover had Il king. That
gentleman now suks in Nienna-but still
keeps his private stables Amongst his
property are the royal horses. These are
all coach horses. They are of two kinds
-cream-colored and white. OF each of
these there are six stations - two teams.
There are in the stalls some brood mares
with sucking colts by their sides.
The cream-colored- sort Of yellow
ombre color-arc large, strong, meaty,
arch-necked, high-headcd, sixteen and a
half, twelve hundred, horses. Quesn
Victorias state turnout is said
to have been provided from this
stock The white horses are smaller, have
snow-whitc names and tails, both heavy ;
small head, with pointed muzzles, and they
look about the head and neck Of the pic
lures of the Spanish barb They have
high withers and long sloping shoulders
like the French Canadian. They are
gamey- looking fellows. These breeds
are for the exclusive use of the king None
are sold or given away, except to royal
persons What are not needed for use or
sale, or used for gifts, are killed, and am
told cX-King George turns thrifty penny
by the rule You see he don't breed many,
and the virtue of eXclusvencss is made as
cheap as possible. The brood mares re-
mind one very much of the pictures of
Lady Suffolk.
saw two young stallous of English
thoroughbred from Bavaran mares. also
one English stallion, all looking like smooth,
solid, gentlcmanly team horses.
The horses generally in use through the
city have about the gait and look of those
from Indiana and Ohio. a stopper has not
so far blessed my eyes. There is Il beauti-
full drive, straight as an arrow as level as
,,nyl-
through the Kings ground, but open to
the public. Tell Dawley if he had Golddust
and mate here to give them Il whirl along
Honorehausen, he'd make these slow-going
Hanovarians wake to new revelation il
the matter of horse flesh Horse flesh ap
pears too dear here. If man has Il cart
load of stuff to haul, he puts two men tC
it. If something less than Il cart load lie
and his dog draws 1t If the matter OF
four Saratoga trunks merely he hauls it OF
a hand cart. Almost every hand cart is
drawn by one dog and one man or woman
The dog hauls the most and he costs bu
five dollars, if of good age and well trained
These dogs look like Clark Richardson
bulldog Suggest to him TO have the dos
hitched to some kind of livery cart and he'C
be worth something, and then he wouldn
bite other dogs Of better breeding, Dan TO
instance There is one hear,-brcakin!
feature about these dogs, and that is thu
free or vagabond dogs take advantage o
them in harness. while the poor fellow il
gear has no chance. This is unfair.