The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-04
THE HORSE SHOW.
The equine Parado1r Arriyss-A Visit l.
So the Car.

The equine Paradox Arriyss-A visit ;
the Car.
The elegant special car carrying Prof
George Bartholomew's famous educatet
horses. forming the Equine Pafado1'
company, arrived on the Panhandle roat
shortly before noon yesterday, and was a
once run down into the B. & o. yard AMI
| up tothe Hempfeld grounds, on Sixteenth
street, where It will remain during The
week. The carattracted general attention
A crowd had gathered at the Pewiky de
pot, and in the Hempfeld yaru II was
surrounded by curious men and boys al
afternoon.
Prof. Bartholomew's car cost s., 900, and
Is the largest one ever built. He planned
II himself. When travelling il Is much
like any coach, except In size. When
stationary the sides open out, forming q
sort OF bay window for each horses head.
On one end is q fine portrait 1.-THE Profes.
sor and such notices as the following are
placed on each side in script: "Kindness
and Firmness Command 0bedience;" Be
Merciful 10 the Helpless;n "Gentleness
Wins Love" Give Good for Eyil.n
The party with the horses consists Of
Prof. Bartholomew and his son William,
q young man; John D. Mishler, the
famous theatrical manager; T. "A. Com
stock, OF Comstock's Opera House, Colum.
bus, and six grooms. Afessrs. Mishler and
Comstock are at the Mcclure. The PROBES.
sor and bis son also take their meals there,
but sleep in the car, having an elegantly
fitted room at the end of the car. At the
other is another apartment with berths
for the grooms. Tie horses occupy the
middle portion. On each side OF their
quartersi is double door. The stalls are
made Of steel wire netting.
Ayisrrro THE CAR.
I A reporter inspected the car yesterday
by invitation OF Professor Bartholomew.
II isia maryelously arranged structure,
furnished with speaking tubes, water
pipes, and o portable car passing over the
horses backs from end to end OF the car.
In the Professors room Is q washstand
and water tank which folds close into the
wall, a folding desk, with marvellous
music box attached, q telegraph instru-
ment and folding hunks. All the furni-
ture, nearly, disappears in the wall when
not in.use.
I The star Of the troupe Is Nellie, Q pure
blood Arabian mare, Petite, an East
India pony, and a perfect model Of ananis;
NAL, no higher, a Brazilian horse, are
pretty animals. There Is q donkey, o
mule, two monstrous English mastitis,
almost as large as the pony, and sixteen
other horses, among them bdallah, 81
Arabian and Messer rgeri; Ciesar, o Hams
bletoniant several mnstangsl sprite: q
Spanish mare Black Bal, OF Ethan Allen
stock; Bucephalns.S o. Kentucky thorough
bred, and Prince and Pope, Of common
breed.
Pro!. bartholomew IS an enthusiast on
the subject Of horse edueaH lon: He holds
that any animal Is susceptible Of eduea-
eation 70 some usg,es hs s.anees .
he s has heard s of framed bedbuss' N - :
yossy syysy <
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The Professor Is ntty-tWo years OF age,
and is a man OF retiring disposition. He
possesses remarkahle coolness, courage
and perseverance. he attributes his sue
cess IN horse cniture 70 ms KIND and con-
aiderate treatment. de says u Is not
necessary that the horse ahould be quite
Young when his eoucauon IS commenced,
but he prefers horses that have not been
spoiled be ignorant educators. Further.
more, thoroughbreds are not taught more
readily than the ordinary breed OF horses.
Horses, he says, are very much Ike the
human family IN disposition and degrees
OF intelligence. Some are nervous, active
and quick 70 comprehend u others are slow,
.phlegmatc and dull. he studies the diff
ferent dispositions carefully, and deyel.
opes the faculties the individual animals
show. The brazilian horse referred 70 Is
q little tough, being TOO mischieyous TO
learn much. The donkey and mule,
while q little SLOW 70, move arc as tntelli!
gent as any. ot the horses,
,era,,e viii he s;van hv ,ha borsea IN.
.day. ffthe weather 8 ppermits. This evening
the horses will march up the Opera House
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