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reach a haven of rest after their arduous trials, which is an 

 honoured humane retirement. Mr. Bonner never races these 

 world-beaters for money, seldom for exhibition. 



"Sunol's daily diary may be noted. When she rises in the 

 morning, she is given two quarts of oats : in the course of an 

 hour she receives a drink of water. Then her groom brushes 

 her lightly all over, puts on her walking boots and a light 

 blanket, and takes her out for a walk of half-an-hour's dura- 

 tion. Returning to her stall, she is rubbed down, her boots 

 changed. She is then hitched up and turned over to her 

 driver. On returning from this exercise, she is rubbed with 

 cloths until perfectly dry ; a blanket is thrown over her, her 

 boots removed, and her legs wound with soft flannel band- 

 ages, and she is walked slowly about to cool off. Again 

 returning to the stall, she is rubbed once more with cloths and 

 brushed until her coat shines, fresh bandages encase her legs, 

 and a fresh blanket her body. Then she is about ready for 

 some attention to her ' inner ' wants a hot bran -mash, fol- 

 lowed by hay. Thus her morning passes. In the afternoon 

 she is ready to receive visitors or take a spin in the park, 

 driven by Mr. Bonner. Sometimes she may be hitched up 

 with Maud S., but we imagine each would look better apart. 

 Sunol weighed 1,070 Ibs., which was a gain of 1*35 Ibs. during 

 the season. 



" It will be seen how much grooming enters into the routine 

 of Sunol's life. Grooming has, indeed, always entered largely 

 into good horse hygiene. As in the days of Columella, it still 

 seems to be considered that ' it was more beneficial to horses 

 to be well and thoroughly groomed, than to be largely fed,' 

 and that, without proper dressing, the horse could not attain 

 that perfection of which he was capable. 



" We may conclude by a reference to the recent changes in 

 the management of the American Trotting Register, &c. For- 

 merly the Register was conducted by Mr. J. H. Wallace and 

 his company. The Register was begun by Mr. Wallace, and 

 the first volume was published in 1868. A few years ago the 



