New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
ST4LLIONS WHICH BOX.
THE MASTER OF VICIOUS HORSES.
now CIRCUS TRAINER COMMANDS THEM
NAPpOW ESCAPES

HOW A CIRCUS TRAINER COMMANDS THEM
NARROW ESCAPES.
50 you want TO see the two stations which have
broken and trained to box They will appear next
week. Here they aIc7 said John O'Bren Barnum q
Baleys famous horse tralner ana rider. to Tribune
reporter yesterday, in Madison square Garden. He
led The way down stairs 10 the stables, and stopped
opposite two magnificent animals pure.blOoded I'm
ported ArabanS, white with regular black spots both
beautifully and evenly marked, both fifteen hands
high and both "as vicious and wicked SIM" said
O'Brlen.
Just look ut their eyes. Adonis Apolo!' At
the sound OF his voice the two animals turned their
heads, and after one look at those angry, fiery eye
bals the trainer had no need to caution the visitor
against approaching them.
"They were imported two years ago. and | broke
them and SIX others last winter mp at bridgeport
III show you the others in short WHILE and then
I'll also tell you about the big stallion fight had
with them Inst winter when Barnum & Bailey
almost lost them and me- too. How did train these
two to box1 Well after they broken. so could
handle them ana they knew me and knew that
they had TO obey me- ! simply treated them Just rs
would n child that was too young 70 UNDERSTAND
what It told. | showed them bit Dy bl'' ana
step 10y step No. don't conquer them by PUNISH
ing them Never struck one Of them yet. excepting
pcrlap, light Zip with the whip, ana that seiuoh'
beauties ia give him one and don't you forget IT,
30 they appreciate the kindness! Well won't
turn my back on them a minute when can help 1t,
and when I'm in the ring with them thousand people
might shout at me. and | wouldn't hear H. CON
ccntfnte all my mind those eight btos, ana IL Is
only by pure force OF will that | keep them uhder
control.
Did YOU notice the other night when two OF them
mado run at mel II had shown By the slightest
sim that | was surprised or OF my guard, or If
had made step backward. they would have run me
ont OF the ring Instead Of that, rs stood SIN ana
eyed them coolly, they stopped short WITHIN Il 10"
inches Of me- and rs they began 70 trehDl'
/ knew had subducd them. But Oh how th"y "o"ld
nimp on a man That showed them he was the least
nervous When ! say that l calm and cool
when among them a ] am now, l don't mean l"
boast /; / were 20 lose my nerve or nv s'll-P's'
Sc, ion for an instant my He wouldn't be worth mor'
than about a cent unless l for II. Horses are ~
sensitive as they can be. They know at once II l"'
man In front OF them is afraid, no matter no" boa
front he may put on. That l. the Who'' S'''c' y.
nv success. have been among Vicious beasts al
nv He Born in my fathers circus Ia EeXea, Wales
I'm 1.62 l have never known anything else
trained nv first horse when ! eleven years old
| know horses thoroughly and they hno" H. ana
simply force them 10 obey NE. II any man 'h'n"'
be can handle those eight stations he can come III"
the ring and try 1t. and I'll bet that he finds HI
mistake
uow do Adoni, and Apollo boxi Why, Just Ike
mo They are muLzlcd. for II they weren't It would
be a slaughicring match. The gloves wc'Fhihs "o'"'
N ounces are put their fore feet. ana Mt tho "fi
they stand on their hiricgs ana hit at one another
int like men, So they can't parry Il course. bn' hey
duck their heads and II of them gets hard lcA he
coc, IN for bod, you may just bet. Ne'' stand %
tween them. DO / ever get hu1 Lo'h' lie
,hovcd L great triangular scar over DIE lch eye. -
Wa, between them al H..!eep'r', and hy were angry
~ one Of them Ict drive az me ard caught NE mere
40 dldn', d.1p. lucmy fr me- for II ma they
wouldn't hav. Jeff much ~ john o'Lnea.
.Ther.', A yiriou, and mean brute. Hes traheh'"
named sultan. and A,s nasty. Give him piece 81
sua,r. and hen whnny and look grateful, yet ten TO
one hc1 try to Kick Your brains out - soon a. you
un yyur back. That beautiful dark bay ], ~ Icier'
4 Kentucky thoroughbred broken 10y me for man'ie Tor
ms vic 10 Idc. IL j. inc oH5 ho''' '-"' "a" '''''
three leg
II must b.. explained here that Mr.. Oiren rides
under the name OF Mis- jeanette Kr'ii. she Is The
handsome woman wi-7i the superb seat, Who does Tie
high school maur-c at b. tic middle rns. she IS
LrJ,klyn gin.
There are beside, these stations three Prus-an
horses. Monte Cr,tO, broken to mancec riding
M.u-,c, Il beautiful white stallion, and Enir Inc
t,,lchur, arc inlncllo cato and Ashland. Eight Of
th.e Stallion, appeared at each performance ln-t week.
and we're pat through long programme by NJ
O'Urien. Next week each day after they are through
d. Them VIII leave lIf ilil-' 4ih' ~ W." -'F''
viii remain bciad, and then the boxing VIII begin
II VIII b. the nrst time such an exhibition has been
gwen.
JOHN OHrien hG, taken part In every big circus on
Tho Continent. in England and IN America, Including
Inc ian, uiDp llJnc. ilruglrrs asa KcniEs III
Bcn which laticr hc consider, the LARGEST and meet
I'm Europe But he .ay, mat n show Ike Birluh y
HALEY, would maze ten of auy IN Eurp'. There Is
rarely -uci peatc riding In tcm is there IS here, ir
one thing -
rlc has had lot, Of narrow escapes. 81 course ana
Ij-l, H. life every day The big stallion fight In
arid ,ctorf occurred last winter, shortly after tho
eight staons which now appear In tn hr,t RIM had
been fret broken. one day thcy Suddenly made a
sIrlnltancous I1.h ut him, l.d II the maHs superb
ncr,c lad ulled him then there would have been NJ
such man H. John O'BreE now in thc ring. He stool
there undisunycd, however. and faced the grcao
sieeds they over him, with ioanig mouths
and dcndiy hod- Even when hr saw u chance -
.. cae he refused to take IT, because he knew that
n, soon he left the furious beasts they w0uli Lili
ono another FOR fifteen minutes and over the light
lasted ill., puzzled 10y nothing but superior courage
and undainteH resolution. one by ore the stations
Welded and trembling and qulveiing Obcyed his com
nand. The man bad won.