The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-18


Rarey ON the Horse.
FIRST APPEARANCE OF FLORA TEMPLE ON ANY
sTASE-HORsEs tanned, EXHIBITED, RIDDEN, car
RIED, STRAPPED, THROWN AND tanned ALL
OVER, ETC, ETC. .stm
-sgfvsred his fifth lecture upon the horse,
-,.cos last evening. Outside the spectators
served seats around usual with their huge hsts
full of broken bank blls-dspaymg bad money catch
good as Chatham street brokers start with window
full Of looking glass and doubtful change The MANAGE
ment that they viii take the tickets sold by
peculators and IL is hopeful that they don't but the
people go in, and somebody is sold. Inside bars
erected keep the crowd out OF the reserved seaisa
preeauton which would be entirely unnecessary II the
public only that the upper tiers
afford by far the best view Of the performances.
OF course the house crowded IN every part,
the audience being Of about the same general
character at the former lectures except that the ladies'
rather numerous than before Rareys lectures
begin eclipse the Central Park their attractions for
the weaker sex.
CRUISER AND TIE LECTURE
Cruiser having been put through his usual prelmi-E
nares, and the audience having become tired Of dis
cussDg The secession movement and disposed 70 raise
dust and noise, the curtain few up and Rarey APP
peared. A number of deadhead men and boys-anable
10 keep behind the other (heatrcaD '.hats" and busy
ngaged in coaxing CIR the stage black dog with ruby
yesagreeaby diversified the usual stable yard scene
Mr. Rarey began his lecture by relating for the drst
time the full details OF his encounter with the renowned
Cruiser. The horse will stl become excited Mr. Rarey
said, If four i've men converse his box,
suffering strange voises Cruiser was then produced
made TO lie down, and did not want D. get up AGAIN On
Rarey easily Heenan did Sayers Sayers did
Heenan-accordisg TO the nationality OF our readers
Rary did not seem disposed 70 get up either put held
his horses head in his lap, and finally rode his hobby or
| the stage amid great applause
TE system ExEarIH,ED
duced and with us aio Mr. Rarey proceeded explain
system, the details Of which necessary for us
to give. In England, he said he had two thousand pu-
pills at ten guineas each The chief object Of performing
these experiments before popular audience now was
that all might learn how and how understand
the horse both for their and the horses sake Thee
Arab brings his horse up with him in his tent Con-
sequenty the Arab horse Is wild, never broken
and never vicious grows up INTO the service required
Of him. should like 10 make Arabs OF you all FAR as
your treatment Of the horse is concerned (Appause
All horses like me after have tanned them, and
when first approach them have been asked If there
| is not some mesmerism about this think not. The
calf which chews the end Of the colt tail In the PASTURE
| s not . mesmerist daughter act upon the same
principle renewed laugIter;) The horses porcepve
when you not going to hurt him. The great utility Of
my system to teach young colts The spanards said
70 eat grass showed them how faacous this was
The fault that the horses HAD been forcby broken
had neither strength system enough succeed very
well then. first strapped horses leg because the anil
mai threw me. Tnen taught thom 10 lie down simply
trick for thought it would be nice to have horse
which would lie down founp that this had very great
effect upon the HORSE and 80 Incorporated it into sys
ten. took half day TO get the first horse down with
ropes tied to is fore and hind legs THIS taught tina
Of the sursingle. succeeded n las< for make it
rule never TO give up what attempt no matter how long
n may take. Mr. Rarey then proceeded TO show his sys-
tenn Of teaching instead Of breaking young borses Of
mounting instead Of climbing upon saddle HORSES and Of
controlling instead of yielding ptchy baulky and OBJ
stpate horses The astonshmeI OF the audience having
been drummed TO the highest PITCH the twain retired.
MT Rarey's next subject was fine little i'll groomed
but handsome chestnut horse, with light sorrel name
own master. Evidently family horse; accustomed to
stop when pleased never ~ the old tavern be-
head sauciy and cooked up its ladies' in the
carriage Evidently horse that did not recognise the
whose strength in The contest which was about to ensu
would be allied with its pride and It's belief In its own
As Rarey touched the animal il made noise like g.
babe The horse tanner explained that the animal
and would not allow itself to be- sroomed. q,
went the straps and down the horse. Nor South
American mustang, Joe Anderson, Peacock gave
Rarey SO game ngh The little fellow struggled hard
for liberty broke the suIcnge strap and regained
footing. Again down. fought like a dog-anyhow and
everyhow-oa its knees til IN, with its head and
with IT'S ta4 crawling when u couldn't jump; jumping
when 1t couUAt crawl; scrambling AMI shaking itself
about when it could do neither snortiDg all the while;
striking its knees cruelty against muzzle
mouth was hlled with blood; showerng the sawdust
upon those Of the audience who the stage a
manner more lively than agreeable and giving Rarey all
could do keep the strap taught aud himself
way. Down. and up again more angry than Moro
struggles, more snortings, sawdust Then
tary rests TO draw air and sawust and CASHIER resou
tion for new struggle At first Mr. Rarey allowed tho
horse to have these breathing spells length got upon
the horses cIupper while y was resting This breach Of
much for the high epirted animal, and
More strong than Rareys arm
Quite vanquished him,
and the Nurse riumphed over this bravest
gamest and most determined Of his American subjects
the Queen of the Turf the American favor,e nav, made
her bow to the audience Flora never looked more beau
tifu and was most enthusiastically received II she had
been the private property Of each present could
not have been more proud OF her. Mr. Rsrey
grade Flora ny attempting to experiment upon her,
but much TO the delight Of the audience allowed her To-
stand quietly by him whe be that through the
knoness OF Mr. Mcdonald, he enabled t. present
the audience the celebrated and the fastest OF
American trotters (Appause.) In trotting, America
holds the belt and nex to America comes Russia Ho
had very good rottng upon the frozen Neva
during visit TO Russia but he Russians were satisfied
with mile 10 three minutes Flora here, had recorded
2241a. (Applause) The French Emperos drives only
american oters and rides only English horoughbreds
In England they know comparatively nothing OF trot-
tiers. No animal he had ever had such eye as
speed and endurance and he need say how much OF
both this great favorite had
The SHETLAND PONIES
were then led and carried into the ring. Mr. Rarey said
that three OF the Shetland families 80 poor they
a had owned shares IN one of his ponies This seemed
hardly credible II he referred to the smallest pony which
the negro attendant put IN his pocket and carried OF the
stagel
line, large black horse, owned by Mr. W. H. Mapes,
205 Mercer street, was next introduced with proper
certificate OF its vicousness. This animal had the pc
cuiariiy OF kicking with !ts fore feet, but soon
went the way Of all horse flesh which encounters Rarey
The audience began TO retire they that the
contest was decided and the upper tiers half emp
tied before the lecture concluded
The audience was in excellent humro; Mr. Rarey waa
unusually takatve confidential and amusing; and the
lecture although very little tedious towards s cloec
was more enjoyable than any OF those preceding H.
TIM Snow, THE SLoP, THE sIuM, &c.-It is the i'm.
preston among people that salt alone made Broad.
way slushy. Noting is further from the fact rba