THE FARMEE'S MAGAZINE. 



MAY, 1800. 



PLATE I. 

 THE ROYAL CONQUEROR, A Cart Stallion, 



THE rUOPERTY OF MR. THOMAS GROVES, OF PARK HOUSE, SPOFFORTH WETHERBY, YORKSHIRE. 



The Royal Conqueror, bred by Mr. William 

 Buller, of Hanwell Fields, near Banbury, Oxford- 

 sbire, in 1852, was got by the Lion, dam l)y Samp- 

 son. This Lion, also bred by Mr. Buller, was by 

 Mr. Law's Black Lion; and he, in turn, by Mr. 

 Peddy's (of Mexbury) Lion. The dam of the 

 Lion was by the celebrated Champion, the pro- 

 perty of Mr. Ivens, of Eyden ; and Champion 

 himself was by Mr. Colby's Old Conqueror, " one 

 of the best stock-getters in England." 



The Royal Conqueror takes bis title from the 

 fact of his having won the first prize of 15 sov. for 

 Dray Horses at the Salisbury meeting of the Royal 

 Agricultural Society of England. Mr. Groves 

 took the first premium for thorough-bred horses 

 at the same show with Hobbie Noble ; and made 

 the most of the occasion by purchasing the Con- 

 queror of his breeder Mr, Buller, in whose name 

 the horse went to Salisbury. In a week or two 

 from this the Conqueror received a first class silver 

 medal at the York show of the Yorkshire Agricul- 

 tural Society ; and subsequently the first prize and 

 silver cup at Halifax, the first prize at Keighley ; 

 and the prize at Otley in the autumn of last year. 

 He has proved himself in a still more satisfactory 

 manner as a famous stock-getter. The first prize 

 two-year-old filly, and the second prize two-year- 

 old colt, at the Royal Agricultural Society's meet- 

 ing at Warwick, were both by him, and thirty of 

 his foals shown together during last year were 

 generally pronounced unparalleled as a class. 



The Royal Conqueror is a brown horse, standing 

 seventeen hands and a-half high. He is full of 

 bodily substance, has great muscular power and 

 immense bone, with good feet and remarkably short 

 legs. He is still warranted perfectly sound in every 

 respect. We have not, however, seen him since 

 Salisbury, and any eflforts of our own at a de- 

 scription would fail after the following, which we 

 transfer intact from Mr. Groves' card : 



" This horse the Royal Conqueror's named. 

 For taking the Royal Prize he's famed ; 

 OLD SERIES.] 



For action, bone, and size he's got. 



His strength is in the proper spot. 



Not in his head, like some great moulders, 



But in his arms, and chest, and shoulders. 



He's free from every spot or blemish, 



His tempei's good and no way whiraish; 



His body and his loins are good. 



Nor fails he ere to take his food ; 



Not like your dainty appetite. 



Which is o'er done by the mere sight. 



When passing their windows people say, 



A cloud is coming o'er this way. 



His neigh is pure, like music sweet. 



Not hoarse nor harsh, like some we meet ; 



His feet are good, no sidebones cramp. 



Like many horses of his stamp ; 



His age is only eight this spring, 



So farmers say he's just the thing. 



Of which in Yorkshire we're most needy. 



For all our mares have got too weedy. 



He's seventeen and a-half hands high. 



His looks are handsome with fine eye : 



His hair is silky, soft, and bright. 



His quarters long, his hocks are right. 



His legs ai'e so remarkably short, 



That many wish theirs had that sort ; 



And in conclusion, people say. 



There's nothing like him of the day." 



The Royal Conqueror's price is two guineas a 

 mare, and he will travel in the neighbourhood, as 

 well as being shown at Knaresbro', Wetherby, 

 Leeds, Wakefield, Bradford, and Otley, He is in 

 very good company at SpofForth, where Mr. Groves 

 has also the blood stallions Windhound, the Hadji, 

 Gameboy, and Colonist ; the Flying Buck, a 

 roadster, that took the Royal Society's premium 

 at Windsor, in 1851 ; and two other cart-horses, 

 Sampson, a winner of three prizes at the Royal 

 Agricultural Society's shows, and the Yorkshire 

 Hero. The stock at the Park House Paddocks 

 further includes nearly forty well-bred brood mares, 

 and a few promising yearlings by Alarm, Hobbie 

 Noble, and Gameboy. 



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