Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-22
Prof. Gleason VS.. y,c,ou. stallion.


The Cosmopolitan Theatre, New
York city, was crowded on Tuesday
night with people anxious 70 see Prof.
Y. X. Gleason, the horse trainer, han.
ole the vicious Canadian stallion that
Killed his groom q week ago. When
people entered the house they saw o
dig brown horse standing inside an in.
closure OF board fence, painted green.
Professor Gleason appeared few min
utes after eight o'clock and spoke
briefly to the audience. He intimated
that most horses had more intelligence
shsn their drivers, and, after few en-
couragiDg remarks, entered the pen
with the stallion, carrying o whip and
cooked revolver loaded with blank
cartridges. He spoke 70 the animal In
loud tone and walked toward him.
The stallion moved into corner Of the
pen and turned his heels toward the
Professor. instantly he received sew
erAl stinging blows around his hind
legs. Then he turned his head toward
the Professor. who cautiously 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 q cry from the
audience. Like fash tAe stallion had
turned and seized she Professor by his
right forearm with his cleaning white
teeth. The instructor dropped his whip,
and with violent effort wrenched his
arm free. Then he fred the revolver
several times In front OF the brute 8
nose. The animal sprang wildly
around the ring and nearly knocked
down the fence. In fcw moments he
ran into corner again. Then the Pro-
fessor resumed his former tactics. He
made the horse stop ut the wore" whoa"
. number Of times. Then he began 70
pat him on the near shoulder again.
Onoe more the angry beast whirled and
snapped ut the Professors breast, hitting
him q powerful blow with his strong
teeth. Tho revolver came into play
again. Then the animals hind legs
were lashed. Once mere the Professor
patted him. The animals coat was wet
and he was bio wing like o racer. BE
made no more attempts 70 bite.
In jnst twenty-five minutes after
entering the pen Professor Gleason put
halter on the stallion, and had the
fence taken down. Then he called for
o small rope, and put q double Buons-
parte 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 bride on him and took off the
Buonaparte. Next he put on q big
surcinRle with ring underneath. Two
straps were put around the animals
fore fetlocks.
A rope was fastened to the near one,
passed through the ring in the surcin-
gle, drawn through the ring In the other
fetlock strap, and back through the
sureinRle ring. Then q pair Of reins
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. Ia short time he
put harness on him, hitched him to a
buggy, jumped in and drove him, finally
starting him and stopping him by YER
bal command. Then he had big bass
drum hammered near his head, and tin
pans and sleigh bells ratified. The stal
lion went straight up 70 them and was
not annoyed by them after few trials.
The Professor laid down the lines, put
his feet on the dashboard, and fred the
revolver. The stallion stood like q
statue.