, 1861-01-11
KaxoY III New Tork--Thc famous horse
Cruiser.s,

The illustrion5 horse tancr, about whom so
much has been written and talked, who has Us
tonfshed the crowned heads OF Europe and
the wild horscmen Of Arabia, male his np-
pcaraucc at Niblo's on Saturday afternoon be-
lore IN Immense audience, including people Of
pared to represent stable yard. The sides
and rear were boarded, and tic door atrewn
thick}y with hay,
Mr.. Rarey, Misunderstanding the applause
with which he was greeted, made the following
remarks:
.Ladics and Gentlemen: It will afford me pleas
usc In my lecture this afternoon to e1pain tn you
the peculartfes in my system Of horse tanning; 10
Sou 10 1a haye Sut feesni:
from England: there met With marked eucCeSs,
until pnbic attention was sreatlY Interested in my
made and much good WIS done, when spirit Of
caril was raised }y some, and it publicly sta
ted that what l had lone wa. all very ell. bit
at once wrote to the owner OF the horse (which
was the fa1nous cruisero requesting particulars
concerning bis character and also that be might he
sent 10 me. The owner, Lord Dorchester, answer
ed me- courtcouslJ atd fully-but said wuuld have
to ~ TO tho horse a* he was too tcrce to e sent
qniety, -; ana as mssinsa 1st t n I
not been to1dhe would bite. kick. beAt aud throw.
No one dared approach him. Having kicked TO
pieces his wooden boz they kept him III Il brick
one -hc wn= heavily mn=zed and strapped, and had
not been out for three years ht wonld have been
killed but his owner lltcd to lutc him. as lie was
avery ya.uable horse and Of nrted breed: his
| compelled to wait III til he WIS healed before
| could work on him. 50 went back to London. but
that 'KaFey had been sec Cruiser. and waa afraid
to touch him.. Under this iuputation remained
three weeks. then brought the horse to London,
and again went on successfully With this hri.t
Introduction i'll now proceed With the practical
part of the entertainment"
u Far
| noble animal, once so ''tiery and uutan,ed," :"
| fondled his master, fell on his knees and exhi-
bited the most tractablc disposition under
Rarey's management At one time, however,
| Cruiser seemed to forget himself and made \
backward movement, nearly frightening Into
| conyuisious one Of the attendants who was
A large white horse was next brought for
ward. His chief fault was that from his TX
ccssivc nervousness hc pulled SO hard that his
driver can scarcely ever hold him In. This
animal was evidently somewhat frightened ut
his unusual position, and particularly when
Mr.. Rarcy showed the usual way Of catching
horse, By grabbing at him. Horses, says
Rarey, are quite as sensitive in regard TO their
noses US human beings, aud no more Ike to be
caught By their head than man would like to
have friend Glitch hold Of his nose by way
| Of salutation.
After some moments spent in fondliug the
animal, Mr. EaEey led him around tho ring BY
means Of 1: straw looped into his Bit The
taner next attempted, by means Of his strap,
d hard one, but Rafey, OF course, triumphed,
not, however, without considerable difficulty.
Mr.. Rarey next tanned q savage little South
American horse, and then exhibited his Shet-
land ponies. But tAcgreat feat Oft he evening
was the tanning Of 3 peculiarly vicious horse,
who had been sent with the following recon-
"HAnLEx LANE.
Mr. j. S. Ea.cy: Having heard that yon want
vicious horses. beg to Inform Jon that have
cions have been able to do nothing with him for
four Year,. He Is the most vicious horse cver
eaw. He has not been out Of the stable and cannot
and striking. do not believe thas yuu can do
anything With him, but II you wish you can ty-"
"Vcry respectfully, T. Lcfr-
u He was ferco and sayagolooking steed,
but yielded quito easily, and allowed Ills snhju-
rator to hold his naked hand in his mouth.
at the end Of the performances Mr. Rasey
renewed his cha}1ense to tame the most dan
gerops horse that could be brought to him,
and retired amid the hearty applause OF his
audience. He Will give second performance
at Nib1ofs tomorrow evening.
Flat-roofed Phi1osoply--Commended
10 the Compromise Committee.
Tn tho tale Of sandford and .Akrton, where
two boys arc described as amusing themselves
with building hoycl. they lay poles hor-
ixoutallY Oh the top, and cover them with
ssIa ssr comes M though t1 and
poses to 10y On morc strar. But Sanford, the
more intelligent boy, remarks, that as long as
the roof is fat, the min must sooner or Inter
sonk through and that the remedy Is, to alter
the building, and form the roof sloplng. Now,
the idea Of enlightening incorrect reasoners
.by additional knowledge, IA an error aualo-
.geous to that Of the fat roof; Of course knowl-
edge is necessary; so is stfaw to thatch the
root; but no quantity Of materials will BE-
substitute for understanding how to build
WhateIvs Hsdaee to Raeoa's Essays.