The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-05-31
THE QUEENS NEWS.
HOW THE EoUIPAGE OF ENGLISH
RoYALTYIS CARED FOR.
Two Wonderful Strains of Horse Aristoc-
racy, Pure and Undefiled.

are known as the ROYAL News.
adjoin Buckingham Palace, but
however, are not under the same
management. The head function
airy is the Master of the Horse,
ut present the duke of Portland. The
office goes with the government and
is always given to man Of rank and
wealth as well as great political i'll
fluence.
1.-The main entrance to the stable is
through the handsome gateway that
opens upon Buckingham Palace Road.
In the quadrangle formed by these
gates and the archway leading to the
main court yard are the offices of Mr..
William Norton, the superintendent of
the Royal News, with those of the
Duke of Portland and his lieutenant,
Sir George Maude and Mr. Norton.
The former selects all the horses, ar
ranges the professions, and has thu
general ordering of affairs, while Mr.
Norton looks after the minor details.
Some idea of the work of managing
such large affair A. the queens stabIeH
can be inferred from the fact thai
there are ITO horses in the stables aud
eighty men employed as eoachmnn,
grooms and outriders. The bead
csachman, Mr.. G. Paine, has been fav
fifteen years il his present position and
fifty years In the queens employ. lie
always drives the stage carriage in
which her majesty sits, and handles
the ribbons over the famous creams
owe enter the Royal News through
the main gateway, which is sur
mounted by large clock that chimes
the hours. The whole news was de-
signed by John Nash, of Dover, Kent,
and was completed in 1925. The
courtyard is about 400 feet square.
The right side is taken up by the royal
carriages. Opposite these are the sta
bles for the chargers, the haruess-room
aud several stables of carriage horses.
Opposite the entrance are the creams
and blacks, and the celebrated thirty
two stalled stable.
al suppose in no stable in the world
can such collection of horses be seen.
All are over sixteen hands high, and
most over sixteen and a half. The
general color Is bay or brown, and
white legs aud feet are oonspicuously
absent. The animals are all given
names that commence with as many
letters of the dealers names as pructi-
cable, as record OF their purchase.
Thus Blackbird and Blackcap were both
purchased from dealer named Black
man. and JOnquil came from Jones.
All the names are placed on iron plates
above the racks. The floors of the
stable are all sanied in patterns and
the straw litter is finished of with u
neat straw plaii, Against the posts
are neatly arranged shcafs of straw.
There Is foreman in charge of each
stable, and To every eight horses a
eoachman, who has under him COM
pctent number of men aud an assist
ant coachman.
1.-The horses are all clothed alike in
neat red, white and blue rugs of
small check pattern, bound with red.
The initials V. K. are on the quarters,
and the quarter-cloths have the same
initials with no display. The prices
of the horses varies from fl5O to goo
apiece. They must be young and pass
4 rigorous veterinary examination.
After being purchased they are thor
oughly trained. The chargers have
special drill in the riding school, over
timber, walls and hurdles, and are
also taught to stand fire
"The coachmeu have four livcries
apiece-the state livery, which Il q
mass of gold; the cpaulet livery,
which is but little less costly; the
ordinary scarlet livery. and the plain
black livery with white waiStcoats,
that is used on all occasions. All the
men live in the rooms above the
stables, and almost military dlscl-
pline is maintained.
"The first stable on the left contains
eight good-looking bays and browns
that are used in the smaller carriages.
Other small stables are passed. all IN
perfect neatncss, and then comes the
chargers stable. In 1t ere man!
grand horses, particularly the big SIX
teen and half hands bay horse sun
rise that the late Emperor of Ger
many rode in the jubilee time.
Gan are perfect chargers and WIN
stand with their noses close TO the
largest guns when they are fired ana
NOT twitch an ear. The next stable
contains the small chargers, all about
fifteen and three-quarters TO sixteen
hands high, and equally well broken.
Among them is the charger that the
ill-fated Prince Rudolph rode in the
iubilee time. Indeed, all of the horses
In these stables have some special asso-
citation connected with the royalties
who have been on their backs. In the
| .ouerries' stable the horses are smaller
than most of the others.
nOn this side of the square also is
the state harness roonl--a very interest
ing apartment. On the left hah ot, Is
the .creams' state harness. Inc
| leather ia red morocco and the heavy