The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-03-04
The Royal Stables Of England. d.,


company them to the Royal News, some
times called the Crown EqueTys or, 30
palmer parlance, the Que een's stables, which
are attached to Buckingham Paiaee, the
town residence Of her Majesty, and !
readily Joined the party. The = Royal
News contain l60 horses, and to every
two, together with the trappings which be-
long to them, a groom is assigned, whether
intended for postilliOns or carriages, or
thoroughbreds for tho saddle. We were
6rst shown the harness used when the
Queen goes in royal procession, each Of
which is valued at 500 pounds, l(s2,5oO,)
the material being turkey morocco with
gold upon copper mounting, and, also, fhe
harness used by George the Fourth, now
hanging idle, which is even richer In
workmanship aud material. There are,
also, several scores Of neat sets, which are
never employed on State occasions, a, For
keeping the material bright, soap and wa
ter alone are used, while the leather is
kept polished by ordinary -blackiug,
unless it be patent leather with which
material great deal Of harness is covered.
The gems Of this equestrian collection,
so to speak, are the eight cream -colored
Hanoverian steeds which draw the Queens
carriage. They have not been used in
three years, are fed on soft food or ,nush
and are exercised regularly every day,
Their names are Melrose, Superior, Bis
marck, Clyde, Stately, Hector, Lunem-
bourg, and Hamlet, and they match per-
fertly, having light eyes, long flowing tails,
and the soft, innocent, feminine appear
ance of fawn or gaEelle, The name Of
every horse is stenciled on plate above
the rack, and the system Of naming is 70
make the initial letter correspond with the
first letter Of thn name Of the man who
sold the horse to the equerry. Thus q
large breeder Of thoroughbreds is named
Anderson, and one animal purchased from
him is named Autocrat. Mr. Dyson has
furnished many horses to the Queen, and
the names Of all animals procured from
him begin with D, and SO with Mr.. Sewell.
When horse grows old, he is shot, which
is the general method Of disposipg Of su-
perannuated animals in England, and is q
course often compelled by the authorities
when brought to their notice. The phil
anthropy of English people is, perhaps,
better exhibited bytheir kind treatment
of the dumb beasts Of burden than IN any
other respect; and it is not an unusual
spectacle to have horse brought to court
at the Mansion House to exhibit to the
Alderman some mark Of cruelty from its
owner, or to obtain an order to shoot him
If he has reached On age at which farther
service is deemed inhuman. However,
the Queen will not allow the horses which
belonged to the late Prince Consort to be
shot, neither would he, in his lifetime,
allow those in the Crown Equerry to be
thus dealt with, but had them turned out
at Windsor or Hampton Court The sor-
rel which has been immortalized by Land
seer in his famous painting Of "The
Queens Pets having lived to ripe old
age, is now dead, but visitors to Windsor
were so anxious to possess a souvenir Of
this great favorite, that notwithstanding
the watchfulness of grooms in the latter
part of his life, his name and tail were
kept constantly thinned. ,J, Fl, 1,'. y 7. /,
Alarge department in the Royal News
is the riding school where the royal family
are taught the art Of horsemanship. Here,
Albert Victor and George, the two little
boys of the Prince of Wales, come at
twelve every morning to ride It's \
large hall, at least 200 feet long, with ,pul.
yerized bark covering the ground and
leaping bars covered with heath. .--'.''i'' :
Among the many noble animals in in these
stables is one named emperor which
belonged to Louis NAPOLEON and was
brought to England after the battle; of
Sedan. The saddles are Of two kinds.
hunting and pos.illion,r and the distinction
between them il, that the latter have brass
mountings and the former are padded in
front u rest the tnee. They : u v;ytn.y,v
our, somerse. saddle. and. as no other other i
used in civil life, Il is very easy to deter.
mine whether the rider |. master ~, Or l,s ser.
want, according to the stylesof saddle, in
which he, is seated. The Bedouin, or car. car,
riage Bit Is nearly the same as our suaffie.
but the rein PLAYS directly upou the mouth.
The halter is fastened not only bvs, chain
attached 10 The .on,-a of .ba ,ro,ohs, ,h,,1