FITTINGS AND DETAILS. 7 1 



open bars the food of his neighbour in the adjoining stall, and 

 thus upset the amicable relation which should exist between 

 companions and neighbours. Messrs. Barton & Ballard, in this 

 case, fill in the ordinary ramp bars, for a distance of about 

 3 feet 6 inches, with wood, to which sheet iron is screwed, and 

 this can be easily removed. 



Portable partitions, such as those on Plate 19 (Figs. 6 and 7), Portable par- 

 are made with clutch boxes, to ensure their easy removal, titions. 

 Fig. 7 illustrates the stable fittings of the officers' quarters at 

 the barracks on the western heights at Dover, as fitted up by 

 Messrs. Barton and Ballard. It will be seen in this case that a 

 clutch is rendered necessary at both ends of the ramp rail, as 

 the iron column which does duty for the heel-post is carried up 

 to support the roof; but on Fig. 6, where the post is only of 

 the ordinary height (about 6 feet), the ball / is made to 

 unscrew, and the end of the rail being dropped into a slot in 

 the post, is kept in position when the ball or finial is replaced. 

 The ramp or top rail, as the case may be, can be thus removed 

 for the purpose of renewing any broken boards, without injuring 

 the wall or disturbing the heel-post. The sills of stall divisions 

 are also made with a movable piece near the heel-post, to 

 facilitate repairs. An enlarged diagram of the socket of the 

 portable post at K, and the clutch box and socket at/and^ 

 will be found on Plate 15 (Figs. 6 and 7). 



The safety bar is a contrivance of a temporary nature for Safety bars, 

 shutting off the adjoining stalls and preventing any occupant 

 which may get loose inflicting injury on the other horses. On 

 Plate 18 (Fig. 3) a safety bar a is .shown partially drawn 

 from its sheath in the partition. When required, it is pulled 

 out and dropped into a socket fixed into the wall. Fig. 4 

 shows a similar arrangement having two bars. Thus, for 

 instance, any of the stalls in the plan on Plate 7 might be con- 

 verted into temporary loose boxes by this means, as indicated 

 by the dotted lines. 



It is suggested by the makers that when these bars are 



