The record-union., 1895-06-24
check. He believed in giving horses the
free use OF their heads

check. He believed in giving horses the
free use OF their heads.
The horse was then hitched to wagon
and finally driven round with ordinary
| harness, apparently perfectly subdued.
The pans and drums were beaten all
around his head, and the seat cushion
thrown at him; flags were waved in front
of him and around his head, and the
wagon was overturned, the lines being
thrown down. Through all this he WAS
stopped by the simple command,
| whoa ~
The next horse was announced to be
very nervous and afraid of paper. para
| sols, etc. After being handled with a
| patent bride OF the Professor 8 invention,
parasol was opened in front of him, put
on his back and head and on his hind legs
and a bass drum put on his back and
| head and beaten, while he stood quietly.
| While this horse was being handled
| with the bride, the Professor announced
that al officer of the Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty to Animals had told
him he would be arrested if he jerked the
horse around any more. He showed the
audience that the bride had soft bit,
and said they might arrest him II they
wished, and he would give bonds and
test the case. He had handled 1900
horses and had never hurt one yet.
He said he had intended to give only
one exhibition, but in view of the threat,
he would have forty electric lights put up
IN the neigh bOrhood of the grand stand
and give several free exhibitions, COM
mencing Wednesday night. Several men
crowded around Humane Officer Miller,
and mum ber cried, Put him out" but
MIR. Gleason shouted that he hoped that
none present would forget that they
were gentlemen, and the excitement was
quieted.
The two horses already handled, to-
gether with third, high-strung. nerv-
Gus animal, were harnessed together to
the wagon, Mr.. Gleason stating that the
owner OF one of them said that no man
living could drive him up to exploding
firecrackers
They were driven up and down, and
stopped at the word OF command, and
nnalIy packs OF tire-crack ers were thrown
III front OF aud under them. The last
mentioned horse kicked viciOusly, but
they all stood while pack after pack of
hrecrRckers were exploded under them.
Ihen steam engine, which had been
hred up, had q hose with whistle at
lached TO il, and the whistle was blown
close IN front OF. beside and behind the
team, making a most unearthiy racket,
While the three horses stood almost quiet.
bundles OF newspapers were thrown on
them and In their faces, and they were
slapped with them. but paid no attention
to them.
AS the heat was intense, Professor Glea-
son was almost overcome by it, and gave
an Intermisston of fifteen minutes, after
which the last horse, vicious kicker,
which had not been driven for four years,
was handled with an apparatus used for
klckers. All but the ordinary harness
was then taken of, when the horse kick ed
vicIously several times, narrowly miss
ing his driver. The rig was put on again
and The animal subdued. He was driven
up and down the track, a stick being
thrust between his hind legs, but there
was no kick left In him.
The back-strap was then removed and
the wagon allowed to run up on him,
when he stopped. The cushion was
thrown on his back, but he had mo kick
coming" and The exhibition was ended.
Professor Gleason certainly possesses
wonderful power in handling animals,
and the multitude paid tribute 10 his skill
by repeated applause and frequent re-
marks that his handling of the animals
was wonderful. He invited all who had
vicious animals, the worse the better, to
bring them on Wednesday night, and
said he would handle them free or charge.