Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-08
! DECEMBER Dl1':EI 81 1866.
Queen iVIctorIa's STABLES.
lFrom the Turf, Field and Farm I

I'U "A lOUuOD corresponding TeCeHJlv DdSSeu
4 through the Royal News, tile stablesbel0hg-
| ing to the crown, and he furnishes us with
a lengthy de- criptfon of the stud tised by
Queen Victoria. The News are Situated at
the extreme northwest corner Of BuckihgL
! ham Palace Gardens; and viewed externally
! are of modest appearaflce. Bat, once In
| tide and YOU are Impressed with the air Of
! royalty alIaround. nFirst, sever horses are
noticed, of the class called hacks, which are
used for general purposes. ,Phe stateLhar-
ness room is described as a beautiful sight.
10 the left, against the wall, hang ten sets
Lor sides of red morocco harness, elabor-
| ately ornamehted With the royal arms
crowns, the rose, shamrock and thistle
! buckles, and every other devicear1d excuse
tor effect appertaining to royalty being Ill
| pure gold over copper Above each of
| these are suspended the brides, bits. and
other paraphernalia belonging to them
These are exclusively appropriated to the
| cream colored horses, and cost 800 guineas
| per set, and were made for William ~.
They are apparently as fresh as eyer. There
are Several palmer State harnesses, very
| elegantly and beautifully ornatnehted in
exquisite brass work. The black horse
set, used by the Master of the Horse, is
| also obeaGtiful-indeed the whole room Is full
of the most interesting trappings and
! housings of ancient and modern saddleTy,
reminding one rather of the arinory in the
| Tower. In No. 0 are located the twelve
clarence and brougham, capital specimens
! of Englands half. breed and London show
horses. The town carriage horses present
fine appearance. There are thirty-twoof
them, magnificent animals, bright bays with
black legs and flowing names and tails,
none of them standing less than sixteen
hands. They are Yorkshire bred, and are
selected with great care. The cream and
black Hanoverians, however, attract the
most attention. Both colors are said to be
very beautiful. "Of the first, the creams,
there are now eleven; one-a three year
old, the last taken up-shows no falling off
in our stock. OF the sort, they are all de-
eidedly matchless; immensely powerful
Roman nosed, Intelligent heads, wonderful
crests, with flowing wayy. names, and yell
low tinted tails almost touching the ground.
They put you in mind of the ancient and
classical charger, and. no doubt there is
much to be said and written on the subject.
of their identity. Reubens gives US som6I
thing of the sort and the Flanders breed
may, perhaps, be the original of these.
They were first, introduced into this cOun-
try by King George III, and have since been
kept up with much care and expense, con-
tinuIng the breed in It's pure state by the
importation of mares. The Hampton Court
paddocks is where they are reared, and
where they may be seen in their Juvenile
state. One of the horses now in the News,
was presented to his Majesty, the lately de-
posed King of Hanover, but it Is In no re-
spect a better looking animal than the
"home-bred" ones. The above applies
equally to the I" blacks" Of which there
are now only eight in the stables. These
are only used by the Master of Horse on
state occasions, and at royal funerals; they
are not, however, such majestic, imposing
looking animals as thelighter colored ones.
After these, the grays, of which there are
several pair Arabian bred, were inspected.
English phaeton horses, thoroughbred rid
ing horses and ponies of various sorts,
complete the royal stud. OF town and state
carriages, there are ten, most OF them
elegant, neat, and yet regal looking.
With a little extra ceremony and a
louder beat of The drum, we are at last in
troducedV to the Mausoleum of the great
gold coach of all gold coaches ever dedi-
Gated to the pomps and vanities Of kings.
1t is certainly curiosity in its way, and
mighty fine, and i have no doubt very well
worth seeing as a relic of an age of folly
and extravaganza. 1t is now exactly one
hundred and five years old, being built nth
reign Of George III, butit looks little the
worse for time, none for wear. and daresay \
nearly rs lTHSI uS CNcI III NCl uDWdIuS
of four tons, the wheels are six feet high,
/ and it has double perch beneath the body;
this is hung, as it were, on a swinging I
principle, Which, no doubt, gives it greatIl
ease The carvings are very clever, and
in capital preservation; the paintings on
the panels are by Cipfani, representing the |
four seasons, and the whole bauble cost
seven thousand pounds." - To the main
building Of the stables an exeellenty. |
prbportiofied riding school is attached,
where the princes and princesses OF the
British throne have been taught those
feats in, horsemanship, and the graceful
seat, which has never failed 10 command |
admiration. The Master Of the Horse, who
ranks as third officer Of state, has control
of the entire establishments. This Office
has been held by many of the proudest1
mobiles in the kingdom, among whom may |
be mentioned the Dukes OF Norfolk and |
Wellington and the Earl of Jersey. The :
present incumbent is that highaminded'h
turfman and popular sportsman, the Duke
of Beaufort, who it will be remembered, |
restored portion of Engfand's prestige |
by winning the Grand PriX de Paris for |
01S66, and then having the lIonorof receiving |
the cup offered for the encouragement OF /
the breeding of French horses, from the |
hands OF Napoleon himself. When the |
young scions of royalty are introduced to !
osuchthorses as we find in the News, and at
anearly age are taught the value of blood, |
is it matter of surprise that the Crown
takes so much. interest In those institutions
which promote the breeding OF the best
trains and preserve the type pure in Eng
land? We think not. Expensive as this
establishment may be, it is a real benefit,
to the English people. A feelipgIof pride
is engendered, and every inducement is |
offered to keep the blood horses from de-
generating into namelessf mongrels. Roy
atty smiles upon the turf and all over the
kingdom breeders are encouraged to pro-
duce animals that are game, speedy and otl
symmetrical form Under such redirne
the breeds cannot deterioate, and the purity
of the standard Ills preserved. Thee REL !
Suits highly beneficial to the nation as
well as to individuals, and through this in-o
fluence the people are taught to respect the
stock of the country, because it constitutes
great element in The cotlntry's wealth..
" sickness From Eating Pork, AZ
One, day last week, the family OF, Mr..
Elijah Stephenson, of this city, procured |
ysome pork of one of our butchers, and
served it up alta meal. shortly after par 4
taking of 1t, the entire family were at
tackled with violent vomiting, Which lasted I
some time. A piece of the meat was after I
wards given to dog, ;ifd 1t had the same |
effect upon the auihal. We have hearti of |
other families which have been afflicted in |
the same manner after eating pork W 4