The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1882-12-28
THE TURF.
HOW WILLIAM III. WANDER
Es;LT"S TROTTERS ARE
STABILIZED AND GUARDED.
An $4,000 Offer. for Capt. Lewis
--Sot<:s Concerning the TrOt-
ters and Runners.
E'zae Vanderbilt sta3,lcs ana It's Occrs-
pnEaGs.


y reporter recently visited Mr.. W. L
"hHefolitS stables at flfty-second stree
+ ana Nat'iSoN avenue, says the New 4Or
I"'"4", ans was shown through tn
bHHdIE&. tuterlng from the office, tn
VISITOR iii'ds himself In = spacious room. |
WAS just alter dark, and numerous gas-jet
were burning around The walls, tho iigh
streaming through porcelain globes, eaci
ofIam"uted with broad band, in ths
centre "i winch IS a horses head. Walls
h0of "nd ceiling are iii polished wood
cherry. asia; ana black walnut being laiG
III strips 'uid panels IN Il way that brought
out the beauties at each to the best adyan-
ell tue lin" OF 2ombre and stately coaches
opposite, &tjd in another Il ease of nickle-
plated bits on background Of black vel
vet hung giItterjnA on the wall. a set of
foA's English hunting scenes and oil por-
traits CT Maud ;, and Fullerton III heavy
GLlf frames relieved the baroness ct the
"sl: Wa'lSs In the corner, on platform Of
cement, @St&bIeman was washing light
wagon winch mad been Whillod over the
road that afternoon behind Aldinc and
early h1se.. Ibe stable implements which
lay around INN flashed III tile gaS-light
WIFI t'elr Eie"Fy nonh1ngS OF polished
bii'a5, ana TIE p1li III which he dipped his
Spou5c WAS decorated with big brass
monogram, There was no scent OF the
s1aoie III tie a'f. lhe NOISES OF the horses
III Tile STALLS Il 1cW iccr away could scarce
y 'e he''Fd shfot'&h The tIIIck walls ana
Ohc heaV5 doors ol ptack-WaInit and plate
-S''>S' '''iF I2e man &t work on the wa
So'l III 'h9 corner ana tlc long line OF
0''''c'le' "S$'''i9' Ih9 wall gave The large,
"''' II 'l"' '''''V''' an" Te'IIE e'eSaht
l'''S''' ',''5 'll'0'' "''S9 o' c'fH"eS''oh
'''' % 9''"'0- A''Ii' ID llo l"t''' Hoi>c' no
N'''l''S''''s @'''' li' VII III IIl' DIG haA III
'''e', v '''!' S''A'.@ famous ''ot-
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pm WI '',' "'s'' Vi 'llG S1o''' co'cli
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coach roll IN ;, broad strinof Garnet stretch !
"a d;aoonallv across thc floor. and There is
no din or tumnlt.
Looking into the harness room, large
eases. with fronts Of nIate-n!ass. extending
on all sides, were seen. The walls Of the
room above the eases were OF piatc-glass,
and the light from the courtyard streamcd
through in a lood upon the shining black
and cleaning silver Of the harnesses.
Here were all sorts of harnesses, from the
plain affair, whose only ornament was the
monogram of Mr.. Vanderbilt. to those in
which the leather was almost hidden by Il
profusion Of heavy silver decorations.
Al the command Of Mr.. Phelps, the
superintendent of the stable, two grooms
rolled back two immense sliding-doors,
and dimly-lighted apartment rooted by a
dome of glass was entered. Up and down
the centre on the hard cement floor, were
arranged a row OF vehicles; and around
them extendeda a tan-bark track. This is
called the "W;tiking track, " and here the
horses are exercised, The red pressed
brick walls of this place were hung with
pictures of hunting scenes and celebrated
horses which, with their olts OF color
shoWin@1n the semj-obscnrity, produced