Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-22
Conuuerinx a Yictous Horse.

PROF. GLEAsON'S VICTORY OF STALLION
THAT LAST WEEK KILLED HIS GROOM.
From the New York Times.
The Cosmopolitan theater was crowded last
night with people anxious to see Prof O. r.
Gleason, the horse trainer, handle the vicious
Canadian stallion that killed his groom a week
ago. When people entered the house they saw
big brown horse standing inside an Enclosure
OF board fence, painted green. Prof. Gleason
appeared lew minutes alter eight and spoke
briefly to the audience. He intimated that most
horses had more intelligence than their drivers
ana, after a few encouraging remarks, entered
the pen with the stallion, carrying a whip and q
cooked revolver loaded with blank cartridges
He spoke to the animal in a loud tone and then
walked toward him. The stallion moved into q
corner of the pen and turned his heels toward
singing blows around the hind legs. Then he
turned his head toward the professor, who eau.
tlously reached out his hand and patted the
beast on the shoulder. Two or three times this
was repeated, each time the trainer going closer
to the horse.
Suddenly there was a cry from the audience.
Like flash the stallion had turned and seized
the professor by the right forearm with his
cleaning white teeth. The instructor dropped
MS whip ana with a violent effort wrencheu his
arm free. Then he fired the revolver several
times In front of the brute's nose. The animal
sprang wildly around the ring and nearly
knocked down the fence. In few moments be
ran into corner again. Then the professor
resumed his former tactics. He made the
horse stop at the word "whoa" number OF
times. Then he began to pat him on the near
shoulder again. Once more the angry beast
wh1rled and snapped at the professors breast,
h1tting him powerful blow with his strong
Teeth The revolver came into play again.
Then the animals hind legs were dashed. Once
more the professor patted him. The animals
coat was wet and he was blowing like q racer,
he MADE no more attempts to bite.
In just 20 minutes after entering the penPrOf
Gleason put q halter on the stallion, and had
the fence taken down. Then he called for a
small rope, and put double Buonaparte on the
morse. he passed the rope around his neck,
under his upper lip, and through the circle
around his neck. He made the stallion follow
MIN wherever he went. Then he put q bride
on him and took off the Buonaparte. Next he
put on a big Surcingle with ring underneath
Two straps were put around the animals fore
passed through the ring in the surcingle down
through the ring in the other tetlOck strap and
back through the surcingle ring. Then u pair
o: relns 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 to
kick. In short time he put harness on him.
h!tched him to buggy, jumped in and drove
MIN. nnally starting him and stopping him by
verbal command. Then he had big brass drum
hammered near his head, and Tin pans and
sleigh bells ratified. The stallion went stragh
up 10 them and was not ANNOYED by them after
a lew trials. The professor laid down the lines.
put his feet on The dashboard, and fired the re-
volver. The stallion stood like {. statue
morse AFRAID OF paper was next brought in. The
professor soon mad paper all around his head,
Threw IL at him, made MIN walk over it and act
as II there was nothing in the world he liked
double harness with this horse, and both acted
beautifully. Tonight the professor will take
hold OF mustang that has the reputation OF
being desperate kicker.