New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-17
QUEEN V1CTORTA'S ARCHERS
HER ROYAL BODY GUARD IN SCOTLAND
JUST REORGAN..-GD.

val Company 81 ScOtliSh -fINl''9' "'''
5 tute her body guard on all state occasions J"
otl.nd IT fulhls the same duties at Sta'r
,urct,,n, AZ the corps Of Gcntlcmen-at-arms and
he Yeornen 81 the Guard ~ England anu "N7
these two ancient regiments IS "i'lcered ny
peers The commander. who is the Marquis VI
,oGian hears the title OF "Goldstick Of scot
,and " and ranks at all State ceremonials imne-
a,a,olv af,er the Goldstick Of England. the ia'-
,er dicnitarv being the Colonel-in-cnct Oh 'he
Rr,gade Of Guards In reorganizing the Hco'-
tis Archers the Queen has renewed 'hei' c"''
tor and extended and placed on record thc'' "'-
drional privileges
,r. constitution OF this body guard Is as
tie, by tradition to date back 10 the re'S"
NJ tt q James | Of Scotland. VINO picheu o"'
~. most experienced bowinen IN the N"'''
counties and appointed them as MS po'S s"
IN which capacity they displayed great p'aNe''
and devotion at the battle OF flouoe'i' '"'
body e. the King being afterward io"hu SUI
rounded by these Of his archer sua'"'
.,r,s ru-,bers about six hundred men and OH
cers the latter being always peers OF the MUM
e,r .>.ngdom 1t possesses two sets OF co'''S'
the present ones having been presented " 'ne
rerment IN 1872 by. King William w. Thc nan.
,,oc,, T. . tail and stately building. erected
In 1871 and j. adorned with hu''"e' " 49,
oortrats ~ the captains and officers OF 'he
.ci,ent The Court dress is OF green VII"
.r..n velvet facngs. richly embroidereo VIII"
gold ,nistles and arrows. gold epauIets' ''i'''
,ou silk sash. gold laced trousers ana co'"'o
nat with a green plume. The officers wear
coll sash IN place Of a crimson one anu so''
s.,uilcts on the left shoulder The heio ureSs
,on.,sta ~ a dark green tunic with black braid
,acings with a narrow stripe OF crimson 'e''e'
n tn. centre. shoulder wings and gaun''e'e'
..ufrs similarly trimmed dark green rouSe''
,,, h,,ck md crimson stripe. a bowcase,
black Leather waistbclt with gold clasp SNORT
sw rd OF the Roman fashion and Scotch cap
win thistle ornament and eagles ieather'
Eyery month throughout the spring, summer
and autumn archery drills practices and con
..sts take place on the regimcntal meadows
me OF the duecrest matches being that Tor
he so-callcd goose medal" The old mode OF
competing for this was 10y building 1--we goose
n turf butt the head only being expose"
% view. the archer who hit the head ana h"en
he goose being entitled 10 have IT. Oh course
his barbarous practice Is now discontinued
md It is the head OF a stuffed goose that taxes
he place OF the live bird. while a gold medal !
constitutes the prize 81 the victor
AUSTRIAN AND RUSSIAN EoWMEN
The Emperor Of Austria has a body guard II
archers In Vienna and another in Pesth. the
two regiments being commanded 10y tho grand
est mobiles OF Austria and Hungary respectively.
while the privates rank In the ordinary army 80
non-commissioned officers The King II Spain
and the Emperor Of Russia are the only 100
other monarchs who have body guards ~ arch
Ars that - the car being comp'-'d ~ fan .
,astcauy apparccd Orientals. who constitute
IN exceedingly picturesque feature at all me
Grand ceremonies at the Muscovte Court TO