Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-21 00:00:00

BEFORE BEING TAMED.

Cruiser, by Venison, dam by Little Red Rover, was bred by
me in 1852, and I consider him to have been vicious from a
foal ; he was always troublesome to handle, and showed tem-
per on every opportunity. On his road here from I)anebury
he went on his knees and tore the' grbund up With his teeth.
I have seen him lean against the wail of his box, and kick and
scream for ten minutes together. In 1855 the Rawcliffe Stud
Company and myself entered into an agreement respecting
him, by which they were enabled to purchase the half of him
on reasonable terms, provided they liked his stock; but, not-
withstanding the latter were much admired, I was requested
to remove him after the second season, his savage propensi-
ties rendering the care of him too dangerous an office for any
man in their employ. I was assured by the manager of the
Rawcliffe Stud that for days he would allow no one to enter
his box, and on one occasion tore an iron bar, one inch thick,
in two with his teeth. If Mr. Rarey can tame him, I feel cer-
tain no horse can withstand his art.

(Signed) DORCHESTER,
Greywell, April 3, 1858.
AFTER BEING TAMED.

Having received instructions from Mr. Rarey in horse
taming, I have much pleasure in adding my testimony to that
of others respecting the marvellous facility with which he sub-
dues a horse of any age or temper, broken or not, and without
the slightest injury to the animal or risk to man or horse. Mr.
Rarey, when here, first subjugated a two-year old filly, per-
fectly unbroken. This he accomplished under half-an-hour,
riding on her, opening an umbrella, beating a drone upon her,
&c. He then took Cruiser in hand, and in three hours Mr.
Rarey and myself mounted him. He had not been ridden for
nearly three years, and was so vicious that it was impossible
even to dress him, and it was necessary to keep him muzzled
constantly. The following morning Mr. Rarey led him behind
an open carriage, on his road to London. This horse was re-
turned to me by the Rawcliffe Stud Company on account of his
vice, it being considered as much as a man's life was worth to
attend to him. When it is taken into consideration what this
animal was, and what he is now, it must be apparent to all
proprietors of horses that they should obtain the knowledge
that enablee them to obtain the mastery over any horse' in
half-an-hour, and without danger to either party.
dreywell, April 7. DORCHESTER.

ARGUS'S ACCOUNT OF CRUISER BEFORE BEING
TAMED.

- (From the Morning Post of March. 2, 1358.)

Mr. Rarey is a public man, and, of cmpse, exposed to
criticism. Rome of his experiments, have been successful, but
there has not been time enough to develop whether the do-
cility of those horses upon whom he has operated is as durable
as he alleges. If, h ,wever, he would " walk over the course,"
and set criticism at defiance, let him go down some morning
to Murrell's-green with a few of his aristocratic friends,. and
"try" Cruiser, and if he can ride him as a hack, I would
guarantee him immortality, without a single further ad-
vertisement, and an amount of ready money that would make
(111 inu,4l.la vir ...to:. Tu,Lsuiug reitaCra
will not be surprised at my selecting Cruiser, but as your
general ones may be ignorant of him, I will append
such particulars as may justify it.. Cruiser was the
property of Lord Dorchester. Like .all Venison horses, his
temper was not of the mldest kind, and Joha Day was
delighted to get rid of hiin. When started for Rawcliffe; he
told the man who led him on no account to put him into a
stable, as he would never get him out. This injunction was'
of course disregarded, for when the man wantedsonie refresh-
ment, he put him into a country public-house stable; and left
him, iiiid to get him' out, the roof of the building had to be
pulled off. At Rawcliffe, he was always exhibited by a groom
with a ticket-of-leaVe blUdgeon in his hand, and few were bold
enough to venture into his yard=the cordial Wish of every
visitor to the sale apparently being "that sonictidendly bullet
would..lay him low." Thii animal, then, whose temper had
deprCci4ed him perlips a thousand pounds in value, I think
-would be "the right horse in the right place" for Mr. Rarey.