30 ON THE STABLES, ETC 



ed. From this door, as it is the entrance into the front 

 yard, there must, of course, be a bell. 



The yard within the walls, is one hundred and 

 eighty feet, by three hundred and fifty-four. In the 

 centre, is a turf ring, one hundred and forty feet in 

 diameter ; round which should be formed a sort of 

 coach-road, m^de of fine gravel and sand, or any other 

 materials of this kind that may be thought to answer 

 the purpose better. All I want here, is a smooth, level 

 surface for the horses to walk on, soft enough to allow 

 them some little foot-hold, as there will occasionally 

 be horses ordered to walk in this yard at certain times 

 and for certain periods in the course of the day, and 

 not to go out on the downs, that they may be watered 

 while at exercise. I have here fixed two troughs, one 

 in the centre of the wall in the east, and the other in 

 the centre of the wall in the west, in which situations 

 each trough of water will, when opened morning and 

 evening, have the benefit of the sun ; and the groom 

 will of course, order the boys to water the horses in 

 the morning at the trough in the west, and in evening 

 at the trough in the east. 



The wooden frame on which the troughs are to 

 stand, should be eighteen inches from the ground ; the 

 length of each trough should be twelve feet, and the 

 breadth over the top should be eighteen inches; fifteen 

 in the width at the bottom, and fifteen in depth. At 

 one corner in the bottom there should be a hole with 

 a plag in it, so that the water may be let off occasion- 

 ally to cleanse them. There must be lids to these 



