Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-13

| One Of the attractions OF the present week will
be the horse tanning exhibition at Mechanics
| Hall tomorrow evening. The writer has wit
messed the previous exhibitions in this city of
MeSsrs. Rockwell and Hurlburt, and is free to say
that he considers their system of great value and
importance to all lovers OF the horse. 1t is both
rational and practical. The advantages derived
from knowledge of their system is beyond cal
caiation. Aside from the great saving of time
and money, we know not how many lives it may
save every year. nor how soon it NAV save our
own.
have before me copy Of the Brandon Mon
itor, published at Brandon. Vt, containing an
article IN relation TO the visit OF these genilemt
TO that place. 1t seems that they have a horse in
Brandon called the Austin horse" which is
noted as a very Vicious hOrse-the worst horse in
Vermont, Or perhaps in New Eugland-in fact Il
perfect man-eateR Previous 10 the visit of
these gentlemen TO Brandon it was utterly i'm
possible for any one to handle this horse, and at
ter causing numberless hair-breadth escapes he
was finally turned loose in a yard of about thirty
feet square, with an open shed TO run under and
his feed thrust through hole to his rack In
this condition he had run for over year not
having had a hand on him being constantly
leased, annoyed, and provoked by boys and men
with clubs aud stones, until he had become per
fectly lnfurIatcd, and ran around his en-
closure like Il Tiger in his cage A short
time ago, little son of the keeper of the horse
undertook to feed him through the hole, when
the horse seized him by the arm, drew him
through the opening into the yard, and carried
him partly across the yard, and there dropped
him, to turn and kick at him. Fortunately, he
kicked over him, and the little fellow managed
to escape by crawling under the fence-not how
ever without having his wrist and hand badly
lacerted, and so much bruised as to be confined
hOugr I
that the people of Brandon felt somewhat inter
estCd when it was announced that some horse
tanners we've coming here-the last place in the
world they supposed horse tanner would dare 10
visit. Everybody was curious 10 know whether
the horsemen were aware of the fact that Bran
don was the abiding place of the renowned Aus
TN horse. Many knowing wuks We're ex-
changed among horsemen. They thought they
had got him. this time. A large crowd assem-
bled IN front of the Brandon House, while Prof
Rockwell was speaking, hut it was plain 10 be
seen that they did not hear all he said Their
minds were on tue Austin horse. Finally, the
Austin horse was called for LET the Austin
horse be handled they said, "aud we will ask
Tor no other evidence that these men are all
right" rush on the Streets and a hurryinp
TO and fro, announced the fact that Prof Rock
well had gone for the horse. The blood ran cold
IN many veins; many of the women, and some
OF the more nervous and timid of the men, start.
ed Tor home. They had seen enough of that
ana see how the horse tanner would come out of it.
In Just 10 minutes after the professor left the ho-
tel ne made his appearance again with the Aus
I'm morse following after him quietly as the
most doclle pet could be made to follow any one
nothing on the horse but a halter and an ordi.
nary riding bride, the rcins of which laid loose on
MS neck, and he following close 10 his trainer
turning IN every direction as his trainer turned
and suffering himself 10 be handled without
any symptoms of ever having been vicious.
murmur of applause ran through the crowd
ana the most skeptical admitted that it was by
lar the greatest feat Of horsemanship ever per-
formed IN that section of the country After
that the horse was taken TO the barn and stabbed
we have no such horse here as the "Austin
morse, but | understand the most vicious that
can be found here will be in Mechanics Hall
thursday evening, and those who do not attend
the exhibition will be losers thereby
The professor has earned laures from his visit
to Worcester, and he has left all who favored him
with their presence convinced of the soundness
of his theory and the practicability of his sys-
TEN. 1t is entire, plain and practical with all.
1t accompshes its results without the least injury
10 the horse, and SO simple that we wonder why
it has never been known before PUPIL