Portable Horse-boxes. 99 



probably the best makeshifts that can be 

 usually found. 



With respect to the loss of Ossory and 

 Prince lo, I read in The Spirit of the Times 

 that the man who had charge of them said that 

 he could not keep either straw or sawdust 

 under them ; because it got washed away by 

 the water which was shipped. It is evident 

 that no amount of wave-washing could remove 

 properly placed cocoanut matting. When 

 horses get killed in this outrageous manner, 

 any insurance company which had taken the 

 risk on them, would be right to resist all 

 claims for compensation ; because proper pre- 

 cautions had not been taken for the safety 

 of the animals. 



I believe I was the first to advocate the use 



of rough cocoanut matting as a floor for horses 



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