New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-17
Some Account of sl,e Wonderful Horse
Cruiser.

In the New York Herald we find the following
history of the celebrated English horse Cruiser,
the tanning of which obtained for Mfr. Rarey the
major part of his transatlantic fame.
In our notice of the arrival of Mr.. Rarey in Sun
days Herald, we neglected to state anything in
gard to his celebrated horse Cruiser, which he
shippedsfor this country before he left England
This biooded stallion has not arrived as yet nor is
he expected for ten days or two weeks. Mr.. Rarey
placed him board the sailing vessel Cornelius
Grnnell before he took passage for this country
and sent with him two experienced horsemen, the
captain also being accustomed to carrying horses
Mr. Rarey considers his animal in good hands as
he could be placed. Cruiser is now eight years
old, a bright bay and full sixteen hands high, well
formed. with neck little arching but of the style
of English blooded race horses. When only two
years old was the favorite at the Derby and beat
all the other horses that run against him. He came
| out so much ahead that the owners of the other
nags began to think that something was the matter
with their horses and to further test the question
| placed weights upon Cruiser, in that way injured
| him, and were obliged to take him off from the
race. He has been used hut little for any purpose
/ since until Mr.. Rarey took hold Of him. For up
wards of five years he was confined in his crib,
| one daring to enter. His stall was about twenty
feet square with ceiling fourteen feet high. His
1 feed was thrown in to him by opening the upper
part of double door which opened into the stall;
4 those having charge of him would fight him off
1 with cane until another person would get the
feed into the STALL and we are informed that almost
| invariably Cruiser would in his tussel close the
door on them. So ferocious this horse that its
owner gave orders several times to have him shot,
but the keepers, although not daring to enter the
4 STALL looked upon him as such noble animal that
they did not obey the order, but kept him in hopes
that something would turn up and the world have
the benefit of him in some way, he being one of
the best blooded animals in England.
In this wild condition Rarey found him, no per-
son having laid hands upon him for five years, and
all the treatment that he had received during that
time was that of q cudgel to keep him back whilst
the feed was thrown into his STALL the very kind to
l develope his vicious nature. Mr.. Rarey, however,
at first sight fearessiy undertook the task of sub
DUNG him. and in three hours after he first laid
eyes upon him had SO completely obtained control
over Cruiser that he placed person on his back,
and in short space of time had him as docile as
pet lamb. After being separated from the horse
for months in his tour through the Continent, came
back and found Cruiser just as manageable as
when he left. In of his private exhibitions oil
. this horse to the royal family Mr.. Rarey stood
holding Cruiser by the bit for half hour explain
ing to the Queen how he succeeded in subduing
him, and the Queen patted the horse on the head
as if she pited him, and said poor Cruiser
As sample of the power Of this animal, VIC
teen feet high, and during his angry moments in
his confinement had left his footprints the cell
ing, which was married and battered in all parts,
showing conciusiVely that he must have been an
exceedingly powerful horse. But he will soon ar
rive here when our horse fanciers will have an OPP
portunty to judge Of him themselves. He is now,
however, so gentle that Mr. Rarey performs with
him all the feats so common with our wel-trained
circus horses; will follow Mr.. r. up and down
stairs, or go into any place that his master will
lead the way. showing none of the vicious nature
that he manifested during his long confinement.
Mr.. Rarey has also shipped one of the best
b1ooded mares that he could find in his journey
through Europe on the same vessel with Cruiser
and brought four Shetland ponies with him, which
are now at the stable of Horace F. Jones, in Mer
Ger street.