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it for the home of Royalty. Within the
Palace is richly furnished. Among the
(Jueen’s possessions is her country seat at
Balmoral, Scotland. This is the great hunt-
ing and fishing resort of members of the
A. forest of 10,000 acres

with 7,500 acres adjoining which the Queen

Queen's family.

leases, affords abundant sport, from eight
to one hundred deer being killed annually.
Through this estate runs the river Dee,
affording the best salmon-fishing in Scot-
land.

The Queen’s stables are under the con-
trol of the ‘Master of the Horse,’ one of
the grand officers of the household. On
state occasions the Queen is drawn by

eight cream-colored horses. These are never

 

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used on other occasions and hold the high-
est place in the stables. For her personal
use at Windsor Castle the Queen uses four
gray horses, ridden by two postillions. A
single sentry, or out rider, canters on ahead
while on each side are two mounted officers
of the army belonging to the department
of the Master of the Horse.
less than seventy carriages belonging to
the stables.

1761, seventeen feet long and weighing

There are no
Among these is one built in
This is the carriage in which

All the

carriages are heavy and cumbersome, but

four tons.

the Queen rode to her coronation.

serviceable and handsomely decorated.
The Queen also has her kennels of fox

and deer hounds, kept for the annual hunt

 

 

MONUMENT IN HYDE PARK, IN MEMORY OF PRINCE ALBERT,