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public exhibitions and forming classes, until I 

 reached Portland, which place I entered about 

 the ' first of August, 1872. Here we set our 

 stakes and spread our canvas, giving, as usual, 

 public exhibitions, and organizing a class of 

 about two hundred persons. Many vicious 

 horses were here brought to me, that on them 

 the merits of my system might be tested, all of 

 which I handled to the satisfaction, and, I may 

 safely say, the admiration of the class who wit- 

 nessed their education. 



Next, placing my troupe and animals on a 

 steamer, I passed by sea to the city of Bangor, 

 the most populous in the State of Maine. Here 

 I made arrangements with the officers of the 

 Agricultural Society, by which I secured the 

 Fair Grounds, where I erected a spacious pa- 

 vilion, and at once commenced operations. It 

 was soon evident that I had secured the favor of 

 the people, as I was largely patronized. While 

 there I made arrangements with Dr. Tewksbury 

 to handle his imported stallion, "Anfield," who 

 was notorious for his vicious propensities, ex- 



