Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-06
GRE sc EuS.
How the Splendid Creature is Cared !
For.

How the Splendid Creature is Cared
For.
If there is anything Creseeus wants
he has only to ask for it, The most
particular care is taken that the horse
does not take cold or any other all
ment, says the Baltimore American
On the floor of the stall straw is
spread, and a bale of hay is always
there for him to eat when he pleases
The hay which he, eats is brought from
California, and is very expensive. II
costs $40 a ton. Besides the hay
Cresceus eats from ten to twelve
quarts of grain day. There is also
given him some green grass. On the
day before he races he is not given
the grass. He drinks very little
water.
While on the road Cresceus travels
in cars made especially for his use
These cars are fitted with every facil-
ity for the safety and comfort of the
passenger. The car is generally
known as palace horse car" and is
TO the usual freight car what the par
Tor car is to the ordinary coach 1t
resembles freight car only in general
shape and outside finish, but here the
resemblance stops, for In almost every
other respect it is the equal of the
| ordinary passenger car. 1t has the
trucks and wheels of passenger
coach, with the same easy springs. and
| the latest brake and heating arrange
! ments. so that the equine occupants
are not subjected to inconvenience
of an ordinary stock car, with their
stiff springs and continual humping.
| AS these palace horse cars are quite
frequently attached to passenger
trains it was decided to equip them
with the latest style couplings in use
in all flrst-class passenger trains. Thus
equipped, they are transported all
over the country.
The car has n large door on either
side similar to freight cars, and is
high enough to permit the largest
horses passing through with ease. The
most striking feature of the interior
Is the extreme neatness and good
|
| ingenious arrangement of portable
stalls the car can be made to accom-
modate from four to sixteen horses
1t is very seldom that car is taxed
to its utmost, and the most common
plan is to so arrange the portable
stalls as to form four box stalls. This
allows much more freedom of action
| by the attendants who accompany the
horses on their journey.
| The car is well ventilated by means
Of an opening the full length Of the
car well up under the caves of the
roof, which also furnishes a certain
| amount Of light to the interior. The
: slatlike sections of these ventilators
are adjustable. and can be opened and
closed at will UP under the roofs are
racks for holding the bags Of corn.
meal, etc, in addition to which there
| are number Of small bins at one end
of the car, where the feed for the day
| is kept. Where the trips are short
there is no need of elaborate pfovi-
sion being made to feed the horses, as
| they are unloaded from the car every
night and carefully stabbed Every
palace horse car carries its own water
| tank. which has capacity of probably
one hundred gallons. and pipes from
this tank lead to all parts of the car
and supply liberal amount OF water,
both for drinking and cleaning pur-
poses A certain amount Of space is
reserved at one end of the car for the
accommodation Of the groom in charge
of the horses. In the space allotted
to him he neatly arranges the para
phernalia which Is the indispensable
part OF the racing business. and the
hundred and one articles are systemat-
ically arranged SO as to be ready for
use at moments notice.