Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-06-05
coNoUERING VICIOUS HORSE
A Trainers Victory over a Man-Kin.
ing Stallion.

ing Stallion.
The Cosmopolitan theaterwas crowde,
last night with people anxious to Sc
Prof. o. r. Gleason, the horse-trainer
handle the vicious Canadian stallion
that killed his groom a week ago
When people entered the house the,
saw big brown horse standing insid,
an Enclosure of board fence, painted
green. Prof. Gleason appeared few
minutes after 8 and spoke briefly to the
audience. He intimated that mosi
horses had more intelligence than theil
drivers, and after a few encouraging re.
marks, entered the pen with the stall.
lion carrying a whip and cooked re.
volver loaded with blank cartridges.
He spoke to the animal in loud tone,
and then walked toward him. The
stallion moved into corner of the pen
and turned his heels toward the profes.
sor. 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
audience. Like flash the stallion haG
turned and sc;zed the professor by the
right forearm 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 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 re.
sumed his former tactics. He made the
horse stop at the word Whoa" mum.
Der of times. Then he began to PAL
him on the near shoulder again. Once
more the angry beast whirled and
snapped at the professors breast, hit.
ting him a powerful blow with his
strong teeth. The revolver came into
play again. Then the animals hind
legs were dashed. Once more the pro.
fessOr patted him. The animsls coat
was wet. and he was blowing like
racer. He made no more attempts to
bite.
In just twenty-five minutes after en-.
tering the pen Prof. Gleason put a hal
ter on the stallion, and had the fence
taken down. Then he called for small
rope, and put double Bonaparte on
the horse. He passed the rope around
his k, 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 wher-
ever he went. Then he put bride on |
him and took off the Bonaparte.
Next he put on big surcingle with a
ring underneath. Two straps were put |
around the animals fore fetlocks. A
rope was fastened to the near one, pass
I'd through the ring in the surcingle,
Town through the ring in the other fet-
ock strap. and back through the sur
Jingle ring. Then pair of reins were
out on, and the professor drove the an
NAL around the ring, using the rope to
loist the near forefOot whenever the
'rutc tried to kick. In n short time
lie put harness on him, hitched him to
buggy, jumped in and drove him,
lnally starting him and stopping him
y verbal command. Then he had a
'ig brass drum hammered near his
lead, and tin pans and sleigh bells
attied. The stallion went straight up
o them. and was not annoyed by them
fter few trials. The professor laid
own the lines, put his feet on the DASH
oard. and fired the revolver. The
tallien stood like statue. A horse
fraid OF paper was next brought in.
he professor soon had paper all
round his head, threw it at him, and
nade him walk over it and act as if
here was nothing in the world he liked
etter than paper. A kicker was put
ITO double harness with this horse,
nd both acted beautifully.-New York
lines.