The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-31

Rarey's Farewell Lecture I'm BrOokKyn.
TBK ACADEMY or MUSIC AGAIN FILLED-A HORSE
THAT COULD NOT ENDURE AN UMBRELLA CURED
sUBJU0ATiok OF KICKER, ETC.
On Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Rarey delivered his last lee
tsre In Brooklyn in illustration Of his system OF breaking
and training wild and vicious horses As tho entertain
ment commenced at three O'Clock when business was ct
its height IL was not to be expected that the audience
would be 80 large as on the two previous occasions s
the Academy q Music was comfortably Ailed. Tho au
dience was rather more select than BEFORE numbering
among them much larger proportion Of ladies, whilst
the most admirable order was maintained throughout.
at three O'Clock MIR. Rarey appeared on the stage,
within the enclosure and offered bis accustomed intro
ductory rema. his system, dnshng with the intro
ducton OF Cruiser, whose docity he exhibited TO the
admiration Of the audience. he next INTRODUCED In
cordance with bis usual programme quiet horse, Of q
very dark iron gray color with light gray face nclin
ing to white The animal Of rather slender proper
tions and well shaped. With him Mr.. Rarey won't
through the regular routine Of strappng bringing him
down the knees, laying him the side, raising him
all tours &C. finishing OF with beating drum on his
back, which the iron gray with all his docity however,
did not "a EN- To relish much g-4.n aA
quiet enough, but nervous with peculiar aversion
10 an open umbrella Before Introducing the horse, Mr.
No II street Now York stating horse peculAr
ty which deeply rooted as to cause him to run
with the wagon he was put 70 draw Mr. Moore said
he had endeavored 10 him, but without effect and
If Mr. Rarey could teach him 70 overcome his repugnance
umbrella he (the writer) would be willing TO say
Tho chestnut was then led out upon the stage, whom
Mr. RaIey order 70 test him, opened an umbrella IN
his face upon which he shieo and leaped In such
per as 70 cause the persons tho orchestra entertain
serious approximations that he was about TO leap among
them. Hcwevo' he contented himself with scattering
bic OF doing. Mr. Rarey then closed the umbrella
and brought il cautiously within reach Of the
40 nd nnad
cnriously and half fearfuy with his upper lip. Mr.
Rarey then rubbed his head with IT, then his neck, name
and back FIRST the horse exhibited mptoms OF fear,
which gradually subsidized as the conviction gained .Pon
him that the umbrella was harmless: Mr. Rarey then
half opened the umbrella ana proceeded as before with
inverted POSITION dIst on the horses back, and grad
ualy brought it forward his neck and head till no
ever, tho chestnut shrunk back, but Mr.. Ra-
rey persisted in holding 1t in front Of him,
did not, however, make such abrupt attempts to
get away from the object OF his aversion when 1t
abruptly held before his , eyes at ifss; p. .o..,
to fasten the straps on me horse with the view
to bis complete subjugation. After getting
the esed umbrella This revived his rage, he made
u plunge and raised himself Tn his launches second
frously than ever but only to become the more con-
WINGED Of utter hepessness and TO be induced to lie
downonce Again was the umbrella shown him and
again he manifested the aversion towards IL, but
Mr. Rarey persisted and at last had the satisfaction Of
being permitted hold the umbrella the head Of
the ret tive animal Mr.. Rarcy then drew the umbrella
in an inverse position oil over him, but the horse had
already cried Tcccai plainly az horse could speak
and submitted to the indignity quietly The umbrella
opened and shut violently and In rapid success
In the horses face, but without the least symptom
Of equine remonstrance on his part and finally the audi
burst into roar OF laughter as Mr. Rarey mounted
him. with the umbrella wide open over his head, while
the horse lay crouched quietly on.the straw.
In ORDER TO show ha. the cure 70. shs present a. least
mounted him and held the umbrella over hie head with
the quiet result before Mr. Rarey then explain
ed the reason why the horse appeared subdued He said
he satisfied that the object at which no had formerly
manifested alarm could do him no harm. He further
the worst scare.row in the world before a nervous
horse and he would undertake TO him his fright
SO long rs the object could NOT nict positive pain lie
then Informed the audience that he had outsde vicious
| kicking horse which h. was about to introduce He
was greeted with loud applause as he retired.
The Shetland ponies were next exhibited, with the
usual explanations, causing much amusement among tho
audience especially nj the observation that he knew not
how much smaller the breed might become If taken still
further north than the Shetland Isles and awarded with
| scanter fare.
While The preceding part of the illustrated lecture was
going occasional angry squeal would he heard be
hind the sccDes suggestive OF certain vicious pieces
horseesh being close proximity and on the retirement
OF the ponies bay led out, which Mr. Rarcy
informed the audience had not been shod for four
aud believed that tho legs Of the animal could
every time Mr. Rare, oasrod 10 touch her shc gave
quea suggestive OF the highly interesting interview be-
tween Morocs wild beasts and Dagobers mare, de-
scrbed BY Eugene sue in bis sswandering jew" But
her temper gave way before the superior ntci-
gence Of the horse In the twnkng Of bed post
the two sape were on, and the bay mare was laying
helpless on her side. :
mir Rarcy here observed that no had often been asked
after similar trial, whether horse sufficiently
broke He considered the question absurd for could
be expected that horse could DO completely tanned
in the t lesson but sufficient could be taught him to
let him understand that was his master. He be-
lievd that though he should be absent from Cruiser for
any length Of time, he would recognise and obey him.
The real advantage Of his system that under horse
could be taught vice. Was reasonable TO suppose that
horse that had been sbdued rough breaking and had
been taught to kick away, and practice other bad
habits would do his work well as that had been
broke quietly within week Tho horse, II properly
treated could be taught just as boy vas taught his
He had heard that other persons said they had
broken horses by his system before him, and that they
could by other processes He had no objection 10
their doing All he would say was no believed his
So stem the very best The horse tho most use
full OF animals, but II the most abused of ALL Ho be-
leved, however, that his illucatment was more
the result Of ignorance than of cruelty, and
that II better methods OF treating him were known
he would be treated accordingly II his last lecture
in Brooklyn ard he begged TO thank the audience for
the attention they had displayed
Mr. Rarey then bowed and retired, and the exhibition
closed.