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From the wing on the left of the stable-yard is a covered passage 

 leading to the trainer's house, so that patrons can inspect the stables 

 in any weather. To this house I have provided an entrance for busi- 

 ness purposes, marked J, and a separate and private entrance for the 

 inhabitants and others. The trainer will thus be able to enjoy the 

 privacy of his own dwelling and grounds apart from the interruptions 

 of business. The accommodation provided in the residence is as in- 

 dicated on the plan by the numeral letters, with a comfortable and 

 well-planned set of bed-chambers on the one-pair floor. 



It is to be noted with what facility the trainer may be able to 

 inspect and show his stud. As the horses are usually tied up, it is 

 possible to pass from the business-room in the trainer's house along 

 the covered way, and from loose-box to loose-box, &c., through the 

 sliding doors, until he has made a complete inspection, and then return 

 to his business-room, without being unnecessarily exposed to the 

 elements. 



The style of treatment adopted for the exterior is admirably suited 

 to buildings of this kind, where economy has to be much considered 

 without sacrificing them altogether to ugliness. The walls might be 

 built of red brick or stone, and the roofs boarded and slated. All 

 the roofs would be low-pitched and in harmony with the style, and 

 for economical reasons. 



In some of the loose-boxes there ought to be provision for benches 

 on which to sleep, for lads who are put in charge of certain horses — 

 and I think one such arrangement should be put in each stable ; but 

 best of all is a portable bench, which can be placed in any box at 

 pleasure at any time. 



