The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-10-05
NOW MAUD S. WAS SAVED.
showing the Power or Uniform R1ndneI
over Passionate RratalHsy.

Showing the Power or Uniform Kindness
over Passionate Brutality.
Counsellor Samuel 7. Harris, OF Gin
cinnati, an enthusiastic writer on horse
matters, In en- interesting article In Wal
E1ce's Monthly, rofers to Maud s. IN this
style:
ever had. Within three weeks after she
was harnegsed, In her three-year-old
form. she made full mile In $40 tc
wagon. BARS face was sunshine. He
then and there predicted for her won
derful future. q Because" said he,
Levers time / call upon the baby, al
though SO green and only three years
old. She steals away from me so easily
that she will trot as fast as she wants TO
when she gets age and strength"
BAr has studied her temperament
more assiduously than most fathers seek
to learn the proclivities of their children.
She is willful, high-tempered, and imper-
ioous. She resists brnte force with a
violent resentment that cannot be con-
uuered. She yields to the power OF
Kindness with the affectionate sensiDihty
of a noble-born gentlewoman. She 1e
ambitions TO the degree Of rashnesS, and
intelligent far beyond her years and OPP
portunities.
No other trainer, within my knowI.
edge, either living or dead, at all times,
and under all circumstances, seems TO
realize that the best method of exerC1s-
ing mind over matter in the horse crea'
ton is by the unfailing power Of constd'
crate kindness
When Mr. Vanderbilt sent her back
to her old trainer, ct Chester Park, she
was giving n public exhibition during
the October trotting, meeting In tbs
presence of o special party Of New York
horsemen. She aFched her back In de-
termined 1sobedience, and braced her
lower jaw against her neck az purchase
to Withstand any attempt to control her,
and, with u willful frenzy of mad temper,
she plunged and broke and jumped and
tossed her head in defiance Of all obedi-
ence. This was not a new revelation to
all horsemen who had known her in her
colthood. She was rank, as a raging fire.
She plunged and iJAnped with mad fury.
The grand stand was we'll filed with GU
rious spectators. There sat Mr.. George
Alley, and Mr.. Alley Bonner, with their
New York party, watches in hand, evil
IDENTIFY disappointed at this humiliadng
performance. Bair blushed with Grim
son confusion at the insane conduct OF
his frenzied favoite. But he showed
no exhibition of temper. He was as pa
tient and undisturbed rs the sphinx. He
never resorted to the cruel treatment of
many so-called and sldIlful trainers--
that is, to coax and bride their horses
with sweetmeats in the stable, and ON
the slightest provocations undo all this
effect by furnishing them numerically in
public Els conduct that day, followed
up in his subsequent treatment, saved
Maud 8. from ruin and mnde her the In
dex trotter of the year Just passed. He
quietly held her, cOaxing her to desist,
never soolding, or jerking, or striking
her, till she reached her stable. Even
to the door her eyes famed with open
rebellion. There she was embarrassed,
amid gentle caresses, her shoes were
pulled off, and she was kindly led into
winter quarters, In the hope that months
of recreation would bring fOrgetfulness
of disastrous contests with her late East
ern driver for the mastery.
At last the track was drying up, the
prine rains were over and gone, and
Maud 8. was quietly led upon the course.
Instantly the old fury returned. She
showed defiance TO the tips of her great
ears. But the same gentle touch and
kindly voice reassured her confidence,
and she became as traetable as q little
child How wonderful is the p er Of
never-failing kindness
She was not driven at once upon the |
track, but led four or five miles, and |
then quietly harnessed amid caresses.
If she began to show the least dispo- |
sition to renew her unfortunate battles |
she was not resisted, for she would cer-
tainly have gained the mastery, but she
was quietly walked to the stable, and put |
gently away till the next day, when she |
was led ten miles before being harnessed |
to the sulky. This may seem 10 be too
much Jogging, but she required vast
amount Of judicious work Thus her an
ger and fears were dispelled; thus her
confidence in her driver became absolute,
and thus her great powers of speed were
made perfectly practical To-day any
one who can hold steadily the reins with
out pulling can drive her with the great
est ease.