Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-30
CONGUERlNC A HORSE.
4 Trainers Victory over stallion That
Was Believed UntnmabIe and Had At
tempted to Xiii His Groom.

heene, Portsmouth, O., written III neat
and una>>uning chIrugraphy. At4 o'clock
in the afternoon GLOBE EEryHIIC It.
porter bent over the register and SCANNED
tho list of names, in the hope of encounter
uG celebrity worthy of personal" \
we'll known livery stable keeper. who pr,.-
ferS. for reasons that become obvious fun
thrr along in tins article, does not wish his
name mentioned, touched the reporter on
the shoulder and said
''Do You sec that namr"" pointing to the
one mentioned above.
The new >man answered ahirmatIvtly.
'WelI" continued the promoter Of
horses. that is one of the most
>hiltu and accomplished >uhdurr ut
vicious horses m the country YES, in the
world, lie came here to-day to break a hig
d,Ni Of Canadian stallion have around
at the stable, BELONGING to the Yates, OF
Bethel township. The brute tried t" Kill
one of my men last week. Here's MIR.
Kecne now or professor a he is geurr-
ally known"
\ small wiry built man of about &N.
smooth faced but for a small. griZZIth NOUS
tache >auntered up at this moment. and
ntroductionS followed. In appearance he
was commonplace but for AN unusually
piercing eye and a square. firm jaw. Sey-
rral minutes conversation resulted in an in
Nitatinu to the reporter to come down Ia the
stable in the evening and witness the sub
iugati"m ot the stallion an invitation which
was accepted with aIarrity.
At o'clock qujt" a handful of
horsemen had assembled When
the reporter entered he saw a
big brown horse standing inside an in
closure made of boald fence Mr.. Kernr
appeared few minutes after seven and
spoke briefly to the audience. He init
mated that most horses had more intrlli-
Gence than their drivers, and. after a few
encouraging remarks. entered the pen with
the stallion. carrying Il whip and a cooked
revolver loaded with blank cartridges. He
spoke to the animal in a l0ud tome and then
walked toward him. The stallion moved
into a corner of the pen and turned his
heels toward the professor. Instantly he
received a singing blow around the hind
legs Then he turne,i his head toward the
professor. who cautiously reached out his
hand and patted the beast nn the shoulder.
Two or three times this WAS repeated, each
time the trainer going closer tu the horse
suddenly there was a cry from the audi
ence. Like a flash the stallion had turned
and seized the professor by the right fore
arm with his cleaning white teeth. The
instructor dropped his whip and With a
violent effort wrenched his arm free Then
he fired the revolver several times in front
of the hrute> nose. The animal spraug
wildly around the enclosure and nearly
knocked down the fence In Il few mo
mentS he ran into a corner again. Then
the professor resumed his former tactics.
He made the horse stop at the word
whoa" a number of times. Then he be
gan to pat him on the near shoulder again.
Once more the angry beast whirled and
snapped at the professors breast. hitting
him powerful blow with his strong teeth.
The revolver came into play again. Then
the animals hind legs were laShed. Once
more the professor patted him. The ami
mails coat was wet and he was blowing like
racer He made no more attempts t"
bite.
In Just twenty-eight minutes after enter
ing the enclosure Mr.. Keene put halter on
the stallion, and had the fence taken down.
Then he called for small rope. and put a
double Buonaparte on the horse. He passed
the rope around his neck. through his
mouth. over the top of his head. under his
upper lip. and through the circle around his
neck. He made the stallion follow him
wherever he went. Then he put a bride
an him and took off the Buonaparte. Next
he lut on a big Surcinge with a ring under
meath. Two straps Were put around the
animals fore fetlocks. \ rope was fa~-
tened To the near one. passed through the
ring in the >urcingIe, down through the ring
in the other fetI"ck strap. and back through
the >urringle ring. Then pair
of rein> were put on and the
professor drove the animal around
the ring, using the rope to hoist the near
fore foot whenever the brute tried 10
kick. In short time he put harness. on
him. hitchrd him To a buggy. jumped in and
drove him. finally starting him and stop
ping him by verbal command. Then NJ
had big bass drum hammered near his
head. and tin pans and Sleigh bells ratified
The stallion went straight up Ia them and
was not annoyed by them after few trials.
The professor laid down the lines, put his
feet on the daehboard and fired the re-
vOver. The stallion stood like statue.
horse afraid Of paper was next brought i'll.
The professor soon had paper all around
his head. threw it at him. made him walk
over it and act a. if there was nothing in
the world he liked better than paper. Lo-
cal horsempn agree that Prof" keene Is
the most successful man in c0nqutrimg
vicious horses they ever saw.