Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-22
ooNoUEh4AG 4 VIoIOUs HORSE.


Prof. GIensOn's Victory Of a stallion
That Enst Week Killed His Groom.
Vest rday's New York Times.
The Cosmopolitan Theatre was crowded
last ni2ht 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 a few minutes after and spoke
briefly to the audience. He intlmated that
most horses had more intelligence than
their drivers, and, after a few encour-
aging remarks, entered the pen with
the stallion, carrying whip and
cooked revolver loaded with blank car
tridges. He spoke to the animal In loud
tone, and then walked toward him. The
stallion moved into the corner Of the pen
and turned his heels toward the professor.
Instantly he received several singing blows
around the 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 cry from the audi
ence. Like flash the stallion had turned
and seized the professor by the right fore
arm with his cleaning white teeth The
violent effort wrenched his arm free. Then
he fred 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 he ran
into corner again. Then the professor
resumed his former tactics. He made the
horse stop at the word "whoa" q number of
times. Then he began to pat him on the
near shoulder again. Once more the angry
beast whirled and snapped at the professors
breast, hitting him a 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 a racer. He made no
more attempts to bite.
In Just % minutes after entering the pen
Professor Gleason put halter on the stall
lion, and had the fence taken down. Then
he called for small rope and put 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 bride on him and
took of the Buonaparte. Next he put on
big surclngle with ring underneath. Two
straps were put around the animal fore fet-
locks. A rope was fastened to the near one,
passed through the ring In the surcingle,
down through the ring in the other fetlock
strap, and back through the surcingle ring.
Then 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. In
short time he put harness on him, hitched
him to buggy, jumped in and drove him,
finally starting him and stopping him by
verbal command, The he had big bass
drum hammered near his head, and tin
pans and sleigh bells ratified. The stallion
went straight up to them and was not an
noyed by them after few trials. The pro-
fessor laid down the lines, put his feet on
the dash board, and fired the revolver. The
stallion stood like statue. A horse afraid
of paper was next brought in. The profess
sor soon had paper all around his head,
threw II at him, made him walk over 1t and
act as II there was nothing in the world he
liked better than paper. A kicker was put
into double harness with this horse, and
both acted beautifully. Tonight the pro-
fessor will take hold of mustang that has
the reputation of being desperate kicker.