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night by an exhibition at Chester Park. As was ex- 

 pected, a large audience was there to greet him, and, 

 although he was necessarily obliged to vary some- 

 what from the performance of handling several horses 

 at the one time, he gave a very interesting and enter- 

 taining repetition of previous performances, and 

 showed how easy it was for him to prevent a horse from 

 elevating his hind feet, as some are often wont to do. 

 Two kickers were used to demonstrate more clearly 

 his mode and method of operation, one of which was 

 the mustang of James Burke. Each animal was driven 

 around the circuit several times, and means used to 

 make him kick after his simple but effectual bridle 

 had been applied and tried, but the animals evinced 

 but little inclination to do so. Before the exhibition 

 closed, Professor Gleason took occasion to thank the 

 audience for its patronage and courtesies shown him 

 by the press and citizens of Chester during his short 

 visit. During an interval in his remarks the Pro- 

 fessor was presented with a handsome gold-mounted 

 carriage-whip on behalf of the blacksmiths of Ches- 

 ter, as an expression of acknowledgment for the 

 information and benefit they had derived by his com- 

 ing. Mr. Gleason responded in an appropriate man- 

 ner and thanked them for the gift, adding somewhat 

 humorously that he had no expectation of coming to 

 the Park to be whipped. Messrs. Thomas Watson 

 and William Miller were chiefly instrumental in pro- 

 curing the gift, and the movement was heartily in- 

 dorsed by all who have been benefited and entertained 

 by his exhibition." 



At West Chester my exhibitions were given in the 

 yards of the Turk's Head Hotel to very large audi- 

 ences, many of them being old pupils of mine, having 

 joined my class formed during a visit eight years pre- 



