Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-02-04
MISCELLANEOUS READING.
ALMOST A MATCH FOR RAREY.

ALMOST A. MATCH FOR RAREY.
A New York paper gives the following
account of Rarey's experience with horse
at his exhibition in that city on Saturday
night last.
His last customer and the worst, so far,
appeared in the shape of an iron gray bnrse,
as big US the Grear Eastern and as strung az
line-of-battle ship. 1t was stated that this
horse was not vicious or "ugly," as the ia-
dies would say, but he was wild, urn. anage
able, and, like South Carolina fond II have
ing his own way at any price. The n"r>e
seemed eminently diseusted with the entire
proceeding. He louked at the audience US
ii he would say, 'Wbat do you expect from
me? Don't you think you'd better ~ hume
and get your dinner like Christians and not
bother your heads about poor brute like
the subscriber" As for Rarey, the gray
looked at him de6antly. and Rarey returned
the com pliment, as the heroes of the prize
ring do before the battle commences.
OF u verify, the iron gray was tough Gus
toner. No parlor horse was he. Ra'ey
mesmerized him long time. then succeeded
in getting tie heel Of rhe left foreleg in his
hand, and afterwards got the first turn Of the
trap about his ankle: A got,d deal more
time than usual was occupied in this pr
ceeding, and Rgrey endeavored to hurry up
the denoument The horse; however, did
not agree with this accommodating spirit Of
the exhibition. Quite the contrary. Lie al
lowed Rarey to 20 on nicely enough until be
arrived at the buckle wherewith the strap is
fastened, when the most violent objections,
in the shape of boiling and kicking: were in
terposed. The attempt TO strap up the toreleg
was made at least fifty times without sue
cess. Once the horse threw Rarey down in
the sawdust, and broke the straps and nridle
and stood quite supreme in the enclosure. On
another occasion he broke away from karey
and rushed rapidly from one corner to the
other taking a general survey Of the audi
ence, creating considerable CONSERVATION
among the old ladies in the front seats of the
parquette. A nervous gentlemen in the gal
lerv was also somewhat exercised, and in
quired of Rarey if the people in the theatre
were in any danger. Considering that
this philosopher was perched some 40 feet
above the horses head, his query seemed
slightly superhuous. The groom was
brought in, the bride was replaced, and the
contest renewed. As the groom held the
horses head; Rarey applied himself to the
task of strapping up iron.grays fore leg.
Both man and horse were now petty nearly
done up. The horse was bathed in profuse
perspiration, which absolutely rained down
from his body. Rarey patted him, smoothed
his legs, applied the strap as delicately as
Queen Victoria could have buckled the gar
ter about Newcastles leg, but all in vain.
With every attempt out came the fore legs,
and away went Rarey with the straps.
This conflict was continued for nearly
hour and half, and Rarey's endurance is
something miraculous. Any three ordinary
men would have been exhausted long before
the fight ended. Finally Mr.. Iron-gray gave
in so far as to permit his leg to be strapped
half way, and in a short time he keeled
over. Rarey embraced his old foe, took bis
head in his arms, and fondIed him, and made
the most of his victory, such as it was. The
gray was not entirely subdued, but acknow-
ledge that he, had found his master. Rarey
mounted him rode him about, and altogeth-
er brought him to realizing sense OF the
superiority of mind over matter.