The sun., 1894-11-18
PREPARING TO LEAVE.
Checking Up Down nStaIrs-Imported Grooms
"A Pony Pair that DID Not Win.

The men down stairs were checking up yester-
day afternoon. Rewards were offered from
twenty five cents upward. according to the value
OF the missing article. A good pail with Jay l.
c." on 1t was wanted fifty cents worth. but the
stablemen insisted 1t was not to be found
Shortage" was tho polite term used, but
travelled grooms say 1t requires great vigilance
to hold your own in the mixed society of exhibi-
tions. Tho English chest for horses outfit has
on Its lid inside plainly written list of articles
belonging to 1t, and the prudent horseman
checks of frequently. With all this precaution
there is constant shrinkage. One English
groom declared that there were men down there
mean enough to steal straw from his "oss,"
and he regarded them as no better than "ogs."
A great deal of care and attention is required
in getting these valuable horses ready 20 take a
train, and every exposed point is protected by
pads.
The imported grooms and attendants are Diff
ferent from the home raised. 1t is not easy to
get them to talk to stranger, and II you dis
play great inquisitiveness they are dumb, The
better way to get points is to appear Indifferent.
They will talk among themselves, and a pru
dent listener can learn something. Native
Rrooms may speak of their employer a the
old man. or " the boss" Our nobility being
short on titles is spoken Of by the foreigner as
the gentleman" and that name always ap-
woman Is spoken OF respectfully as the mis-
tress; The foreign grOOnIs are mostly English
man. N Nei-
Some gentlemen" are very popular amopg
the foreigners, and the employees OF such are
considered fortunate. On Friday evening a
party OIL English grooms standing at the top OF
the hortheast stairway expressed very plainly
thelr hone that a certain mans horse might
win, not that they considered his the best horse
out ne was such nne gentleman To work fort
Three pairs OF matched ponies were shown In
the morning. One was driven by a lad The bov
was as cool as a veteran. but his father uot vsry
nervous cautiontng him repeatedly what N do
ana what not, while showing OF Ills team Al
older person might have got ratified with so mueh
coachlng, The groom evidently understood both
the 10Y ana the ponies better, for he HAid MOTH
ing, After they entered the ring the father
AJAX sshhNiousy watched his son, and one could see
mat .at iAllure meant more TO him than TO the lad
n. nnoLhSr par got the ribbon, and the father re-
ma.ksu mat that result was to have been ex
pecteu, Tor the ponies did not properly belong in
tnat clAss. The mother congoled both by kiss
lus her boy and and cOngratulatinR their groon,
OF the nne showing of the turnout
Inc short men without reserved seats bad =
haTu TIME hunting places SOME of them wsra
hcGoinpanled by women who had no trouble in
!!p1ohihg over mems shoulders IN some Ipstances
.ne , iitte Ieuows managed TO get a sight by
front of them. ~ se'''"k Ia
The idiot that smoked in spite Of warninv n
an officer "' WI hoI pJ
One wonders what the horses think n, ,b.
snow Tor no one can doubt that they do soms
thlhklng, SO congratulations were DlsesnmahIS
lh oroer with them as they left.