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horses are as well cared for in his stable, so far as feed and 

 comfort are concerned, as in the stable of the owner. The 

 advantages alluded to in our review of the club stable, are 

 not for the owners of several horses, but to such as own 

 but one horse — as the physician, the baker, the grocer, or 

 the butcher — as it saves the expense of a separate stable 

 and groom to take care of the animal. The putting a horse 

 in a livery stable for such, may be the best and cheapest 

 way, as the club stable excludes physicians and others lia- 

 ble to be called upon at almost any time during the day 

 or night. There is no remedy for this but to put up with 

 the livery system, or to form clubs for themselves, and be 

 guided by such rules as the peculiar nature of the work 

 for their horses requires. 



The RACING STABLE may also be called the training 

 stable, where horses are not only kept for racing, but also 

 training for the race, road, &c. The racing stable in all 

 particulars is not unlike other large stables, only being situ- 

 ated out of the city, and alongside or convenient to a racing 

 course or track. The Point Breeze stables and course, 

 situated outside of Philadelphia; the course and stables 

 on Long Island; the more private one of JVIr. Jerome of 

 New York, are good examples of what is meant by a rac- 

 ing stable. The latter we believe is used for running-horses, 

 the others for the trotting-horse. There is no uniformity 

 in the style of buildings, nor the management of horses in 

 such establishments. We have seen none of these stables, 

 but an improvement in them could be made, and with this 



