Year: 1861

other evening how I approached Cruiser, and
with your permission | will do so. l think
horses have reason for every thing they do.
know II approached Cruiser with stick he
would fight me, as he had fought others who
came to whip him. In the box was double
door, so that l could open the upper half.
went quietly; opened the door noiselessly.-
Cruiser turned round, saw me, started back
frightfully, but did not attempt to come at me-
Cruiser came slowly up to smell of me after a
while, and, in spite of Lord Dorchesters en-
treaties, l stood still Presently, when saw
that he stood naturally, began to fondle him.
Lord Dorchester begged me to tie his head, and
i did so, but you never saw such fighting
Finding that he would either kill himself or tear
down the box released him, and began all over
again. After he allowed me to fondle him, l
took him into the straw-yard, and proceeded as
with any other horse until at last he would let
me take any liberty with him, and Lord Dor
chester mounted him with impunity."


Cruiser then gave Mr.. Rarey his foot, like
gentlemen, and was then withdrawn Mr.. Rarey
stating that he had had little private CONVEX
sation with the horse, and that it had begged
him not to drag it about till its side was healed.


One of the horses of the Second Avenue
Railroad was then sent in, with the following
note:


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"Mr. J. S. RAREY,-The mare send you is
very bad kicker, and strikes with her fore feet.
No one is able to go into her stable. She is
very treacherous, and gives no warning. If you
can tame her your system is good for any horse"


The Herald reporter thus describes how she
was tanned:


"When the horse appeared upon the stage it
was tough looking customer enough. A reg
ular car-horse-thin, wiry dirty, stubborn,
vicious, evil-eyed 1t has not been shod except
with all its feet tied and then with difficulty
Every time Rarey touched it the horse kicked
most savagely. First one little strap was tied
on, however, and then another. The horse fell
easily, as it had been used to be thrown thus to
be shod But when the straps were taken off,
and Rarey began his famiarities, however, then
came the tug Of war. 1t was kick and bite,
soothe and fondle, get up and fall down, until
atlast the poor car-horse succumbed to kindness.
Rarey's head lay between those formidable
hoofs Rarey's hand unloosed the bride which
had not been removed for months; Rarey
played blacksmith, and hammered at the shoe
without any difficulty, and curing the last bit of
restessness by turning the horse round and
round awhile. Rarey led off the subdued old
equine hag with as much complacency as if Bit
ing and kicking had never been known. The
owner sat beside our reporter and his surprise
he knew the horse so well-only outran that
of the audience


On thursday, 10th, Mr.. Rarey experimental
on Peacock, very savage brute, which seems
to possess every vice. The New York Times
says of the experiment:


"The collar which he had round his neck had
not been removed for great length of time
He was dangerous horse to look at, with a
switch tail that seemed to bid defiance to the
world. Mr.. Rarey placed his hands upon him.
The contest occupied some time, for Peacock
possessed pluck as well as endurance, but at
! length he had to succumb"