The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-03

dents stables are required to be at
the building at 700 a. m, coachman
excepted, who arrives an hour later.
The stable foreman assigns to each
man his duties for the day. Reports
of the sickness of any animal are
made to him and by him in turn to the
veterinarian. The first stableman acts
as groom, the second one is in charge
of the carriages, harness, etc. The
employees are not allowed to leave the
premises during the day without per-
mission, and a failure to comply with
the regulations is considered cause for
discharge.
Rules relative to the cleanliness of
the stables, conditions of the stalls,
etc., follow.
The PrenIdent's Horses.
The personnel of the occupants of
the presidents private stables is an
interesting one, but withal somewhat
of disappointment to the horse lover.
The private stable consists OF four
horses and Shetland pony, the prop
erty of Little Archie. Occupying
roomy, we'll lighted stalls, facing the
east, are the two animals Judge" and
General" recently purchased at Bal
timore as family carriage team. The
team according to newspaper reports
cost $4,000, and while they are we'll
matched, clever looking span of blood
bays, they do not look the money. The
animals are geldings, seven and eight
years of age respectively, weighing in
the neighborhocd of eleven hundred
pounds each. They are we'll up ON legs
and snowy, but lack the.clean cut look
of thoroughbreds in several points. !
was informed by the groom that they
dress up we'll in harness and are kind
in every respect. They were selected
by the president personally shortly
after his assuming the presidential
chair. have seen several teams own
ed by Wisconsin horsemen which were
to my mind superior in outward ap-
pearance, at least.
President Took the Reinx.
An incident characteristic of the
president was related by an employee
of the stables while was looking over
this team of drivers. Shortly after
they were purchased and brought to
their new home in Washington the
team was ordered to the White house
by the president for a trial drive about
the capitol city. The high spirited
animals, strangers to the new scenes
and to the portico under which they
were expected to pass in particular,
where the president awaited them,
caused the coachman considerable diff
ficulty in their management. They
plunged and reared, fatty refusing to
be driven underneath the arch, but the
president took hand in the game.
Springing to the coachman's seat and
taking the reins and whip in hand, the
hero of San Juan for moment cast
aside the dignity of Office, and pro-
ceeded to manipulate both lines and
whip in such a manner that the ami
mails soon recognized the master hand
and were driven by him underneath
the arch, as desired.
Yagenka is the name by which the
handsome bay mare used as saddle
horse by both Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss
Alice is known. The animal is seven
years old, we'll proportioned and clean
cut in appearance, with kind eye and
intelligent head She IS spirited, but a
pet, and crowded her friendly nose
into the writer's hand for kindly
caress. The handsome little Shetland
the pride and property of Little
Archie, occupies q roomy stall near
the bay mare Yangenka and looks
much as other Shetlands do. Though
not a large horse, he occupies no I'M
important position in the family circle
of the presidential equine coterie.
Presidents Horse, Bleisten.
Undoubtedly the most interesting
horse in the stables is Bleisten, the
presidents favorite saddle horse. This
animal was purchased at Buffalo, New
York, and brought to Washington
shortly after the present occupants #
the White house arrived. He is eight
years old, a medium bay with white
! points and a star in the forehead and
will weigh about eleven hundred and
fifty pounds. Bleisten stands sixteen
hands high aud is what horsemen
would term stilty or we'll up on legs.
The animal has the reputation of talk
ing fences of five and six feet with
ease, and looks the part. His muscles
are we'll developed, the rulnp having
that slope so characteristic of the
hunter and cross country saddler.
There is look in the eye of Bleist IN
which denotes courage and plenty Of
sand. In fact horse and rider seem
we'll mated in this respect and as the
president has the reputation of being
a rather hard rider, the animal will
frequently find his staying qualities of
much Importance. This horse seems
to enjoy the prestige of all others in
the affections of the president While
the very best of care is afforded the
other animals, Bleisten must always
be in perfect fettle and nothing that
would serve to keep him in such con-
dition is denied.
In connection with the White house
stables are those occupied by the ami
mails kept by the government for the
use of the president, his secretary and
other high officials. These horses, q
span of staid, dignified chestnuts
named Prince and Dandy, bear the i'm
portant record of having drawn the
carriage of at least three presidents of
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