44 THE CLEANING ROOM. 



When the separate fixtures shown in Figs. 13, 14, 15 and 

 1 6 are used the top of the collar bracket (Fig. 15) should be 

 eight feet from the bottom of the floor in order to have the 

 ends of the traces clear the floor. The saddle bracket (Fig. 16) 

 should be five feet six inches ; the bridle bracket (Fig. 14), 

 four feet nine. The fixtures for each set of harness should 

 be two feet one inch apart. This measurement is taken 

 from the centre of one bracket to the centre of the corre- 

 sponding one. The rein bracket (Fig. 13) is placed between 

 two sets of brackets six feet ten inches from the floor. 



When the single bracket (Fig. 1 7) is used the distance from 

 the top of the fixture to the ground should be seven feet. 

 It is placed lower than the highest of the separate fixtures 

 for the reason that it is more difficult to reach with the bridle 

 than with the collar. If the single bracket is placed as di- 

 rected it will be found sufficiently high to keep the traces of 

 a single set of harness free from the ground, but it necessitates 

 the traces of a pair-horse harness being folded up. The dis- 

 tance between the centres of the single brackets should be two 

 feet. 



Saddle, robe and whip racks (Figs. 5, 18, 19, 20) will 

 be required, and unless there be a separate room for livery, 

 cases against the wall of this room will be found the most 

 convenient substitute. A steel case, five inches deep, two to 

 four feet square, lined with green baize and protected by 

 glass doors, will reduce the amount of labor required in 

 keeping the steels burnished. 



THE CLEANING ROOM. 



A cleaning room is a necessity in all large establish- 

 ments, and the writer believes one is an economy in stables 



