The sun., 1893-01-10

and Howied and Demanded that he 60
On-He Drove the Beast A-oundthe Ring
mt Last aud Everybody Was Satisfied.
Ten thousand people surprised ono another
last night by appearing at the Madison Square
Garden to see Prof. Oscar II Gleason. whose
Advertisements exploited him rs the greatest
horse tanner on the face OF the globe.
The Professor was as much surprised as
wero the 10000. and the whole management
was in such a futter that they could hardly
attend to the people As these 10000 ap-
peared at the entrances at about the same
time. there was jam which threatened to
crush several persons TO death.
When the audience got inside there was an
other surprise. In the boxes were number
OF the very fashionable people OF the city,
scores and hundreds OF persons whose namos
are familiar to tho readers OF newspapers
There was no elaborate dressing. but. aside
from that fact. It was good deal OF horse
show crowd with one element added.
Around the ring-for the arena had been
coverd with sawdust and fenced inland in the
balcony and gallery were most Of the tough
horsey men In this part OF the country.
The Guttenburg crowd was there in full
force. and the men and boys from the horse
markets. In fact. q good part OF the people OF
New York who are interested in horses had
come to see what the Professor could do.
The Professor" is no stranger to New York.
He has been tanning vicious horses before.
Last night he appeared in the ring. after four
curious looking persons In jockey shirts had
sung a song. and proved to be pretty good
sort OF a person to look at.
He had tall. slim. muscular figure. and was
clad in black velvet coat. tight light trousers.
and leather leegings hall way to the hips. He
had whip In his hand and n great soft hat on
his head. Down from tho edeo OF this hat flowed
q name Of which any horse might have been
proud.
In the background was a small army OF as
sistants and n lot OF apparatus which was ac-
counted for later.
The first part OF the performance was the
teaching OF timid horses not to fear noises and
not to shy at unfamiliar objects. The FIRST
fpechh fao Which f the Professor" s % had trained in
the Clermont Rink in Brooklyn. three weeks
He made her obey him simply by signals
with the whip. Then they broughtou a strong
sorrel that was peaeeable enough under ordi;:
strange sights and sounds.
This horse was tied. and then its feet were
sSe e. sae
s0s t so to ss s
The men with drums. with faes. with tin
pans, with umbrellas. advanced upon him
and .ISn a sass shols %
he was SO accustomed to these sounds and
sights that he ceased to rear. and even when
"Prof Gleason taught him to obey orders
sbsolutey and tauEnt M v the e audience that no
less he means 1t. and also taught them how to
get in and out Of road wagon;
he hsohsa IL wagon 3 SsEin
horse between q Kicking horse and very
tmid horse end proceeded q, to dtye them
@ sSss sSsd sns ns 9ssTsa sS
sra st them around to face What must SsSe
sssed Sss Iss aha sss
s sharp 1"S loud. ShlErns sound. and shook large
Intended to initiate an elevated railway train.
but the, really made htds, an IN Spioar % that
would stand. under It without motion.
Even when the Lines the
drove into the ring with a great waving Of
ssS ST did tho hot nR Rk Is hs shs that psd
under it. the B-fiat cornet was scraped Off
his balance. the the second ssop trombone was was
Wildly et their air threw piece Of his horn il
the .rh ring. The horses plunged Wildly ut this
aud the Professor looked as II he was about to
: But When tho band was in good order again.
wee hsir But
Would walk straight into the irightfui biariny
and merely shake their heads at the threaten.
The next test was to drive them. through
nests OF exploding arecrackers. and the last
into the very steam OF hdeous!y shrieking
But everybody was waiting for the second
par, OF the programmeuth.e ct tanning 1h i and
269s Ssde eRsn
that nobody had ever been able to do anything
Sh h% Of The the a1ss nd aespts 5ssa h
iterated assertions upon hi word OF honor
that the tanning was genuine. They We're
waiting for the zebra tanning to decide about
"A great box with aiding doors in its solid
the long head Of a zebra, with wicked eyes, and
a fretiui. snappsh way OF opening and shut
piaes 1 h @ red Paint Sk VIII fSzsH
c,.NNoNW Now ladies' srdsn ant gentlemen. said Mr,
drvs in 's ost
than {, four feet away, / shall first put muzzle
There was great applause. The a" Professor"
took up u muzzle and drew near to the box.
Then two men took up two ropes aud drew
near also; They worked a long time and
audience was breathless.
They could not see the animal. but thunder
ing Kicks against the box showed that 1t was
alive and nervous: When the ropes were iast
muzzle on the beast But the, beast either
sQuirmed away and threatened his bare hand
With its teeth or else lay down and refused to
Prof" Gleason paused long enough to say
that he had had talk with the President Of
Fl the r C. A. and that he nhs hsd promised
on him in tho box" said he; Il shall. there
fore. have him brought out"
That caused the Widest cheering. The as
seT YIN
state OF apparent fear. At last the doors were
animal; no larger than large shetland pony;
infiict a gentle and rather pleasant blow COM
pared TO the blow his heels could deliver. He
was held by three ropes. with two men to Q
rope.
lie was capering about In a lively fashion.
and his tai! was switching In way that sug-
gested danger. BONE incredulous man. who
tafn haI bad nnA