Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20

not faVoraby compare with similar struct-
ures owned in several of the large cities of
the Union In the past efforts have been
made to induce Congress to improve present
conditions, but that body has thus far
failed to act.
The Presidents stables, as compared with
those assigned to some of the rulers of
Europe, are those of a hut to a palace
While the people of the United States are
under no obligation to pattern after mon
archs, they can afford and have a right to
the best. The stables connected with the
White House are the peoples stables,
owned by them, not by President Roosevelt
Probably the finest stables in all Europe
are the kaiser's. They are located near the
palace and 300 horses of various breeds are
quartered there. Electric lights illuminate
every portion of the building electric ele-
vators are at hand to lift persons. feed,
carriages or what not to every portion of
the structure. Attached to the building is
large circular structure which is used by
the emperor and his family as a riding
track In foul weather 1t has been said
that no modern horse show brings forth the
quality and variety of horsef1esh as are in
the stables of the kaiser. There can be
seen there Trakhener stations, Hungarians,
Arabs English thoroughbreds, American
bred trotters and the famous east Prussians.
Among noted horses shown to visitors is
Taurus foaled in 1876, and the last saddle
horse Kaiser William 1 rode as late as
1885. He is brown in color and a pensioner
The pony division Is said to be the finest in
the world III liliputian horsefesh-among the
lot being the wonderful ponies presented by
h. Cl,ol.
with tails which sweep the ground. The
horses used by the imperial family stand in
stalls by themselves and consist of four
pairs of blacks for the kaiserin, sixteen pure
white Hungarians for the kaiser and three
cobs which he alone rides. A special sec
ton is devoted to historical objects such as
the favorite horse of Frederick the, Great,
Zade which, stuffed and mounted stands
in a glass case. Zaide was a gray and
Frederick rode it during the "seven-years'
war; Opposite stands in a glass case
Sadowa, ridden by Kaiser William l at the
battle of KoniggratZ
A sleigh used by Frederick the Great
when at the head of his troops he crossed
in 1t the frozen surface of the Fischer Half
in order to attack and dispense the Swedes
is also shown; and in addition the little
riages with low, wide wheels, in which the
gout-afflicted Frederick William 1 took his
daily park drives. The carriage department
is described as one of the most complete of
any in Europe, there being every design,
ancient and modern, known to the wagon
trade. To gaze on all these treasures one
must have pass card from the master of
the horse, Count Wedel The harness room
is one of splendor of leather and metal,
every design known to the trade being rep
resented. A harness of historical import
ance shown is the great eagle" harness
used by William l at his coronation at
Konigsberg. The building containing all
these treasures of horseflesh, vehicles har-
ness and saddles is three stories high, and
to guard as much possible against fire
incandescent lamps burn in globes of milk
glass in the stable corridors, ceilings, on
the walls and in other parts of the struc-
ture.