The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-15
RAREY.
ENTs OF THE HoRsE-TAMER--HIs FAREWELL
LONDON.
From The London Mems October 90 I

LONDON.
From the London Nelcs, October 90
On Saturday last the great American horse tanner
took what he stated to be his final leave of his
English friends at the Crystal Palace. The whole
OF the immense Handel Orchestra was crammed to
the roof and presented most imposing appear
ance. The same NAV be said of every portion of
the transept that was not rallied off as an arena,
whilst the first second, and even third galleries
exhibited each its dense and eager rows of human
faces. The Russian Ambassador and a numerous
suite occupied the Queens gallery, and there were
also scattered amongst the lower crowd an exceed
ngly numerous and conspicuous sprinkling of ORR
entails. Mr.. Rarey began with the Cruiser who is
now model of docility and patience Like Col.
Crockett's squirrels, he comes down without the
trouble of firing. He bends his knee for the strap
and falls, with ease, if not with dignity, the mo-
ment it becomes his cue to do So lie looked thin
on Saturday, and his coat was rough but neither
of those symptoms is uncommon with horses at this
season OF the year.
Cruiser, who is now the property of Mr.. Earey
goes with him to America assist in disseminating
the new philosophy of hOrsetaming. After him
came chesnut, which was, If possible, still more
doclle; but here the harmony of the arena termi-
mated. When the chestnut had been duly hobbled,
tumbled and otherwise done for, the whole tran.
sept suddenly became vocal with the unearthly
screams o. the Irish mare, who was about to re-
ceive her first initiation into the restraints of civ
ilized menoge. This animal, which was rather
dingy gray, was evidently of great power; but as
for discipline, she might have been a corporal in
the Pope's Brigade. She dashed, kicked, bit, and
appealed with all the traditional eloquence of her
country for "justice to Ireland" We certainly
never heard so much bowling from horse, and did
not believe that even an Irish could have man.
aged it; but perhaps the fact of this animal being
of the softer sex may account for her extraordi-
nary excitement and voubility.
But it was all of no use. Mr.. Rarey wiped his
forehead, pulled out his strap, and waited his OPP
portunty. The leg up, and the mare
| soon down, but not without the execution of one
of her national melodies, with brilliant variations,
which brought down thunders of applause. Seve-
raj times during the process of teaching she seemed
quite ready to eat her preceptor, so that it was
quite a relief to the audience when she was at last
made to "bite the DUST" feat which she certainly
performed with the most demonstratve vndictive-
ness. Having gone through the whole lesson she
was at last released, when she retired, model of
gravity and decorum, and evidently with her mind
h!led with perfectly new ideas on the subjects Of
kicking, screaming and biting in general.
| very fierce horse, belonging to Mr. Austin, of
| Sydenham, was subsequently introduced but his
Saxon attempts at kicking up were mere
childs play compared to the previous demonstra-
tions OF the Maid of Erin. He was very soon SUBJ
dued, and allowed drum to be beaten on his back,
although not three weeks since, as his proprietor
| assured us, he almost destroyed groom who had
| performance-all but Mr. Rarey's farewell, which
was delivered in few simple, manly words, full OF
| friendly regrets and good feeling. He acknowledg
| ed the unfailing kindness he had always received
from the people OF England, ana the lar hearing
which had been given to his rather novel theories
de hoped he had done some good in the cause Of
humanity, by pleading as he had done the cause Of
our best friend the horse, and by showing, to the
best of his humble ability, the means by which its
usefulness might be preserved without those pro
tracted and brutal systems of training which at pre-
sent caused cruel and needless suffering. He (hIr
Rarey) was about leaving England perhaps fol
ever; but he should to his last moment retain a
grateful recollection of the friends he had made ant
the kindness he had received during his rather pro
tracted sojourn in the old country. This address
was vehemently cheered, and its delivery brough
the interesting farewell performance to esuccessfu
| termination.