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ticular meeting. Yet, if once their suspicions are 

 roused by any unfair advantages attempted to be taken 

 by their opponents, their minds are instantly set to 

 work with a view to guard against all kinds of strata- 

 gems, and they watch every movement on the pre- 

 mises, with a jealous eye; in short, "diamond cut dia- 

 mond" then becomes the order of the day ; nor do they 

 discard the feeling, which, under such circumstances, 

 once becomes the inhabitant of their breasts, while 

 they continue in the stable-yard together. To prevent 

 such unpleasant occurrences, there should be strong 

 locks and bolts on each side of each communicating 

 door. 



I believe I have now made mention of every thing 

 that is necessary to an establishment of this sort, as 

 well for the convenience of the groom and his boys, 

 as for the comfort of the horses while in training. But 

 as many of the horses will have to be treated diffe- 

 rently in the winter, and as some of them will occa- 

 sionally have to stand in diflferent descriptions of sta- 

 bles and boxes; and as there will be wanted barns and 

 granaries for stores of hay, straw, corn, &c., and other 

 offices for the use of those residing on the premises, I 

 shall now trace the plan of different stables and offices 

 to be erected for the above purposes, in the rear of the 

 training stables. 



This building is to be in height, fifteen feet, by 

 twenty in breadth. In the centre is an open passage 

 leading to the paddocks. In each side wall of the pas- 

 sage is to be a door ten feet in height, by live feet in 



