Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-12
Rnrey In New York His Experiment with
S'Cruiser.o


Mondays Times gives this account of
Rarey's management, at Niblo's, of the fiery
horse, "Cruiser:"
On bounded the far. famed animal-fre in
his eve, blood in his nostrils, nerve in his
ear, and pride in his port. Not so 1.-THE of
limb as we expected to have seen, but a
stallion of undoubted blood, descendant of
noble sires, and only degraded in the odious
squariDg of his tong and bushy tail. Curl
Osity is an uDdoubted element in Cruisers"
characterize looked knowingly up and
down, to the right and the left-and as if
pleased by the immensity of his audience
and the thunderous applause therefrom,
neighed most spiritedly, and fondled his
master with his head.
Mr.. Rarey then stated that "Cruiser" had
not been on a stage since he left England,
had had no rehearsal, and was as fresh to
him as TO the audience-yet, said he, in
stead of kicking and pulling, as he used to
do, he will fondle me with his head, and
give me his foot like gentleman both of
which things the docile animal then did.
Rarey and the horse then proceeded to ex-
hibit-they walked up and down, they trot-
ted briskly around the stage, they wheeled
about, and turned about, and did every thing
that equine or human muscle will permit of,
until they wearied. Then the tanner took
from his pocket two leather belts or straps.
and proceeded to operate upon the tanned.
And as in this operation consists all that he
ever does with the widest and most vicious
horse, and as these straps are all the instru-
mentalities by which he works, it will be
found interesting, doubtless, to the reader to
follow them.
Running his hand quietly down the left
fore-leg of the horse, Mr. Rarey quickly fast
ened the strap about his fetlock, and pulling
it up suddenly, removed from the horse one
fourth of his motive capacity; after which
he led him limping around the stage, the
horse being necessarily unable 10 paw or 10
strike cut with his feet. He then fastened
the second strap on the fetlock of the OFF
fore leg and ran it through the bellyband for
q purchase; the horse was then started for
ward, the strap being pulled stringently at
the same time, and in the twinkling of an
eye-ball the animal was upon his knees. For
awhile he struggled, but finally yielded and
fell upon his side.
Willie in this position Rarey jumped over
him, crept between his legs, stood upon him
and gently stroked him; then taking him by
the head, he pulled him around the stage,
Indicating great physical skill on his own
| part, and Christian forbearance on the part
! of "Cruiser." All at once, and Unexpectedly
| after the straps had been lOosened, the horse
| leaped up and dashed violently at an attend
ant, who, dressed in black, with arms folded
bad been contemplating the performance il
the attitude Of "Napoleon at Fontainbleau,
causing him to jump into the air about eigh
feet and a half or nine feet, and then raj
frantically around the area until Mr.. Rare.
caught him and explained to the audienc
that his sides were quite sore from chatting
received in the stall on shipboard, and con
sequently he did not like 10 be dragget
about, The audience generously gave seyera
rounds Of applause, during which Mr.. Rare
retired, taking the horse, once so wild an
nervous, but now so gentle and calm.