New-York daily tribune., 1861-01-05
Mr.. RAREYS LECTURE.

Thi, afternoon at 3 o'clock "Tbe Great American
Horse-Tamer' will expose his life for moro than the
ihousandth time TO deadly peril To-day for more than
the tbousandth time he will come OF victorious, win
the pauds of bis audience and demonstrate the supre-
macy Of mind and courage over brute force Few men,
even of the brsyest would to fee the deathdeal-
ing heels aud Inrderous teeth of savage horses even
once but our gallant Ohio horse-,amer thinks lightly
Of such dangers, and confronts the chances OF injury
with cheerful confidence. Rarey is an expert horse-
tamer with nothing of the jockey or stable-boy In bis
appearance talk; bnt he is more than that great
reformer and in thisligh is already regrded abroad.
He has proved by thousand victories that the noblest
Of all animals the most patient and useful servant Of
man. can be conquered and kept subject by kindness.
He has shown that TO the stubborness OF
brute neednot make himself brute, meet force
with force, and return blows for kicks. How much
suffering he has spared dumb creatures already, and
how much he will spare them in future can hardly be
oyereetimated; and none of his rewards have been
more merited than the medal awarded him by the Brit
ish Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Animals
We do not propose 10 foresta his lecture OF to-day by
giving sketch Of his theory Of horse-breaking; in
fact il has become pretty generally known through the
newspapers and books. We simply call attention to
the fact that the public can hear see and judge for
themselves at Nibos Garden and bcspeak the lecturer
a full house.
When Mr.. Rarey fret reached England and an
nounced himself as willing and competent to meet and
tame the MOE, savage horses, he was received with
more than the time-honored inc,eduous English shrug
ho was poh.pohed laughed at, taunted and avoided.
Owners OF fine horses Stunned him Cor fear that he
might apply chloroform, opium, or other drugs 10 his
subjects; some said he was "whisperer,' ike the
Irishman Sullivant, and that his horses would only
obey him; others asserted that he choked horse to
the verge Of apoplexy while not few, inesl descend
ants, no doubt, Of Smithfeld witch burners called him
sorcerer. " Ohio !" said the English press, horse
tanner, eh If you want to show what you can do,
20 and try il on CRUIsERw "OLov' said the
English public, "go and try CRUISER r. "0ho |"
said the pit and gallery at his lectures
these horses are all trained for exhibition 20 and zee
" what YOU can do with Lord Dorchester CRUISER y
Cruiser BILE horse and last OF the famous yens
of whole blood, the most vicious horse In En-
gland Strong and powerful lion, and very devil
in ferocity, he had bit and manned his grooms until
they had to shut him up in sort of prson-stsbe, and
no one had dared TO approach him for three years. The
very considerte English press and public then offered
him to Rarey fit subject to practice upon, feeling
confident that the lunatic horsc-tamer" might have
about one chance in thousand Of escaping with his
life.
Rarey with true American pluck, picked up the
glove thus thrown at him. wrote 10 Lord Dorchester
and finally succeeded in getting his consent to the
pertinent, not however, before being cautioned not to
try it, for Cruiser was more like wild beast in temper
than horse. Everybody knows the result. Rarey
found the horse guarded with great ron-shea,hed and
ron.barred muzzle, and bound with chains For three
years all his food had been let down to him through
rapdoor in the ceiling, and for FIVE yeas he had been
left TO himself perfectly unmsnageable What no
ese could do, Rarey effected and after struggle
OF three hours duration, this untamed monster this
bitter and kicker Of grooms, ssdded, mounted, and
ridden into the adjoining yard, before crowd of gen.
temen whose hair had been standing on end with very
dread for the result by this act Rsrey eaped to
popularity couly favor fame, and afoune.
Nothing would do but that he should perform on Cruiser
and other savage horses before the Queen and when
once he had done that the nobility and gentry rushed
en- mase to enrol themselves as his pupils, and nearly
all the moro valuable vicious horses Of tho kingdom
were brought to him at Tatesals TO practice Aftcr
while he went to France and gave the Emperor and
French nobility ample proof Of his skill Thence to
Belgium, Prussia Norway, and Sweden, and even to
Russia where the wild horses from the Seppes of the
Ukraine conquered by him for the amusement and
instruction off the Car. But although he has praeticed
the art of kindness savage horses in different coun
tres none Of his conflicts gave him hall 30 much fame
as the subjugation of Lord Dorchester's Cruiser.
Mr.. Rarey bought Cruiser and has brought him oths
country to illustrate hisecus. Tothccrowd ofspccta
tors he will seem very strong high-withered dark
bay horse with fine head and nuzxle but rather thick
in the throat and as he submits himself TO the various
operations Of the Rarey process, he won't seem such
very formidable beast after all. To hoasemen, how
ever, who look at his eye, the lurking devil will be sp
parent, and it will not be difficult 10 persuade them
that il aroused he would be very ugly customer to
deal with. Mr.. Rarey has the promise Of several noted
vicious horses to illustrate todsys lecture He offers
reward Of $l00 fg the worst that can be found and no