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the midst of tlie town, tlie space occupied by tlie 

 house, gardens, and paddocks, being somewhere about 

 eight acres. The stables have accommodation for 

 one hundred horses, and were designed by and built 

 under the direction of Mr. Darby, and are the neatest 

 and most complete I have ever seen. 



The boxes are lofty, spacious and ventilated on 

 really scientific principles ; the materials are of the 

 first quality; the doors are all constructed so as to 

 shut flush against the walls, presenting no angles 

 against which the horses can possibly bruise them- 

 selves; every detail has been considered, and these 

 spacious and convenient premises are evidently the 

 result of much practical knowledge and thoughtful 

 consideration. 



I should recommend any gentleman contemplating 

 the erection of stabling to ask permission to inspect 

 these before commencing an outlay, as he will, after 

 seeing them, know how to lay out his money to the 

 greatest advantage. 



After viewing the whole of the premises. I was 

 invited to inspect the stud, and I saw an excellent lot 

 of first-class hunters, many of them up to great weight, 

 and all well-bred and handsome animals. Two or 

 three were shown me which had been selected by the 

 distinguished foreigners located at the George, des- 

 tined to carry the huntsman of the Belgian pack 

 before alluded to. All I can say is that, if he can 

 ride them, it will be a difficult fence that will stop his 

 getting to hounds, for they looked all over hunters. 

 A well-bred dark chestnut horse, sixteen hands high, 

 and master of great weight, particularly took my 

 fancy as being the class of animal I should select to 



