The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15
New Home Ranks With
Others on Long Isl.
and's North Shore.
Army Ne ede d to
Transform 1t

t@H' " " SllNtI nl1nMa
through the trees. All of the ,n,Io
mate chambers open upon the balconv
ana perhaps 1t would be voted ~,
most satisfying portion of tho house
by MIR. Billings and his family.
A description of the interior wor,s
be incomplete without somo,btna
about Mr.. Billings's trophy roonn
which besides containing trophies No.
by his Incompatible trotters has rn
productions Of the horses ,hemgo,ro.
AS Will be noticed by the Illustration.
there are silver cups to the numh.r
OF upward OF a hundred Won n,
various trotting meets and h,rsa
shows. and a massive silver nu,ch
bowl OF great beauty, the p,f, a,
the Russian Government bestowed ~
a token Of appreciation for brinpin.
Uhlan, 1858; Lou Dillon. 1:5sb TN
Harvester, 2:01. the champion ,ros.
ting gelding. mare and stallion resnec.
lively. TO that country some years AGO
when he gave exhibitions of sneed
at Moscow, Petrograd and other p,acs,
in the Russian Empire. There o-s
panels containing the painted head,
of all the fast performers ever owned
by him and upon the walls are pa,n,.
ings OF his favorites, conspicuou,
among them Uhlan, 1858, in varIou.
bitches and under saddle with h,s
owner up. and trotting a fur.ong a,
the rate Of 1:44 for the mile. Lon
Dillon, 1:5Sh. Is depicted as a matron
and also trotting to wagon. all four
feet Off the ground. so great Ia her
flight Of speed. There are rosettes OF
purple and gold adorning the pictures
OF Uhlan. 1858, and Lou Dillon. 1:5sY.
bestowed upon them as champions BY
the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders
Association. II Is a horseman's room,
and no doubt the owner OF the place,
who Il an ardent devotee OF the trottsr
but who rides more than he drives
nowadaye. spends much OF his time
there. Uhlan together with a mum.
Der OF other trotters. hunters. saddle
horses and polo ponies Is now at
SARATOGA, where Mr.. Billings has
planned TO spend the season.
French windows lead from ths
trophy and living rooms upon the
broad porch overlooking the sunken
garden with its Peekskill gravel,ed
walk and borders OF old fashioned
flowers. The tiles on the balcony are
about one foot square and are set n
q frame OF bricks, giving n striking
effect TO the surface. which Is shad-
owed by a hugo awning extending
almost TO the edge OF the garden.
Broken flags with n growing IN
the interstices surround the rectanru.
lar pool, upon whose bosom lily pads
float, while here and there are trees
Of bay and other decorative plants
green or white tubs. In fact these
bay trees and many fine ~hydrangeas
figure extensively throughout the
house. II Is a wonderfully effective
bit and gives a finishing touch
to the place that IS satisfying. II
belongs to tho house quite Is much
as any Of tho other details and IL
presence gives the place an artistic
fnality which must be extremely
gratifying to Mr.. Lowell and thoss
who arc fond of his work.
Tho back OF the house Is remark
ably attractive too. There Is the bow
Of tho logg!a with its iron gr!lles and
the exquisite double staircase which
is reproduced elsewhere. These stair
ways are of granite and tho ratings
are OF hand wrought iron. and ono
feels in~stinctively that the feet and
hands which tread and grasp them
a century from now will find them
enduring.
The stables ana garage occupy .
space. as has already been stated. at
the rear Of the property. The garage
contains twenty motor cars Of va
rious types. with American makes pre-
dominating, and the walls are dec
GRATED with elk and caribou heads,
together with racing. coaching and
hunting prints. The ironwork Is all
painted a light green and the floor IL
Of terra Gotta colored cement The
stables were empty, the horses having
been shipped TO Saratoga, as noted
above, the day before THE SUN repre-
sentative visited the place. but each
animal. from the kinCly lhlan, 1.5s
down to Dan. described on the door OF
his box az Dan, the Work Horse
has his pride Of place at Farnswor,h
The thought came to the writer that
Dan the Work Horse" mer!ted the
honor bestowed upon him ana that
he did more and better work because
Of the luxurious bed OF sweet rye
straw his tired bones rested upon
after n day Of toll in the garden, for
the place has its W garden, Just
as II has It's own electric lighting and
mo tar n1a,,o nn1 &c nurn 1'r.Rp Gar =