The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-08-11
In Defence of the Horse.


The State of Maine is peculiarly adapted
to the growing of colts, both on account of
the cool, invigorating climate and the album
dance of upland pasturage and meadows,
which not only afford nutritious grass and
hay, but compel the growing colts to exercise
every muscle of their bodies while feeding
and roaming; thus producing horses that are
destined to hold the foremost place in a rep
utation for hardness and staying qualities.
The amount of capital invested in the
growing of colts in Maine, and the welfare
of the horse from humanitarian standpoint,
render it of the utmost Importance that the
latest, most practical and humane method of
educating the colt and horse should be gen.
orally known. / have labored arduously for
twenty months in the State of Maine, to in
struct the people in humane and practical
method of educating their colts and horses.
have taught my methods to over two thOus-
and horsemen in Maine alone, have success
fully educated the VIGOROUSLY unruly stall
lions Kentucky Wonder" and Seen.
Shields" both of which can be driven today
by any horseman, besides permanently con-
trolling innumerable other boilers. kickers,
runaways, etc., and have abundant testimo-
malls from leading horsemen as to its superb
GRITTY over the cruel methods taught by Pro
fessors Wilder, Pratt, Williamson and Mag
ner, with the two latter of whom Prof. Glea-
son served apprenticeship, and from them
learned his method: statement which is
sustained by perusal of either of their
books and witnessing Professor Gleason's
exhibition.
tried last May, by correspondence, to get
contest with Professor Gleason, in New
York city, in answer to a loud challenge he
published to the horse-trainers of the United
States, but could not bring him to a focus.
Although he may, today, resurrect Williams
and Magner's system of torturing horses in
to submission, give sensational exhibitions,
which to the majority of those who attend
are novel, yet the public should understand
that the world has not been at a standstill
for thirty years in the matter of educating
horses, and that there are men who have
made as great improvement in that artsas
has been made in others, and can handle
horses without the use of the cruel devices
devisements made of cord and called "war-
brides" which were invented by men whose
brutal ingenuity led them to imagine that
such things were necessary in order to prop
erly govern mans most serviceable animal
the horse,
PROF. w. III. SANBoRN'
A CHALLENGE.
Deeming it of vast Importance that the
people should learn the most practical and
humane method of educating the colt and
horse, and in order to fully establish the
superiority of my method over all others, [
hQrnbu hallnnUn Professor q TX GLEASON tn
a contest of horsemanship in or near the city
of Portland, ON Friday or Saturday, Aug. IA
or Is; or a succession of contests in Portland,
or in Lewiston, Gardiner, Augusta, Water
ville Bangor and Rockland, successfully, on
day and dates to be agreed upon.
/ further challenge Professor Gleason to
public drive of two well known horses that
are afraid of locomotives; neither of us to
handle the horse to exceed fifteen minutes
before hitching to vehicle, each of us to
handle before the judges and the owners of
the horses, each of us to drive with the horses
hitched to road sulky and neither horse to
be introduced to steam or steam whistle be-
fore being driven to locomotive on the open
will use nothing but a leather bride, reins
and joint-bit to handle any horse, will not
throw, whirl, fetter, or whip to control, and
will have no assistance to handle my horse.
Gleason may use whatever he sees fit and
have all the assistance he requires The
subjects to be handled to be horses, with
vices such as can be obtained for the contest.
Three judges to be selected, one by Gleason,
one by myself, and those two to choose the
third. The judges to select the horses for
each of us.
With some one of the horses produced,
each of us shall lecture and explain our the |
DRY as applied to the education of the colt |
and unruly horses, illustrating our method |
by putting the horse through the different |
evolutions necessary to explain.
The contest to take place in public or pri- |
vate at the rink, base ball grounds driving |
park, in some vacant field, or private stable, |
as may be agreed upon. If at place where |
admission shall be charged, the winner shall |
receive half of the receipts, the balance, af- |
ter expenses are paid, to go to the S. P. |
G. A.
Ihe udges shalt tdecas as s to who is So tbs
on the following points:
1st-Practicability.
2nd-Freedom from harshneSS and cruelty. |
3rd-Superiority of theories of control and |
education as applied to colts and unruly |
horses.
4th-Superiority of skill, style of handling |
and knowledge pertaining to the education |
of the colt and horse.
PROF. w. Ell. SANBoRN,
Chase House, 4191 Congress st.
On being notified of an acceptance of my |
challenge, will deposit one hundred dollars |
with the editor of the Argus, which sum
shall be met with like amount by Professor |
Gleason, and the money deposited shall be |
forfeited by either one of us to the other on
our failure to appear for the contest.