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ing I may be allowed to give an article from the 

 Baltimore Sti7t, one of the most able and widely 

 circulated journals of the entire South. It ap- 

 peared, as will be seen, before my class had 

 reached its full dimensions. 



Horse Training at Prof. Pratt's Amphitheatre. — 

 The exhibitions of Professor Pratt's skill in training refrac- 

 tory horses continues to interest a large number of the peo- 

 ple of Baltimore. Every night his Amphitheatre on Linden 

 avenue is filled with an appreciative audience, including a 

 large number who are members of his school. During one 

 of our recent visits the Professor, after some remarks in ref- 

 erence to his systems, ntroduced the little educated pony 

 called " Dollie Button," well up in a few tricks. On her exit 

 "Fire Fly," mate of the Professor's "Tom Thumb," made 

 his appearance, at the crack of a whip. "Fire Fly," made 

 excellent time with his heels in the air, and by the word, 

 walked on his hind legs. The attempt by three persons to 

 ride the horse the longest afforded much amusement to the 

 audience, as not one of the three could remain on a minute. 

 "Gray Eagle, Jr.," Marshall Goldsborough's thorough-bred 

 stallion, which had not received over ten minutes' instruc- 

 tion, acted in a manner which gave credit to the Professor 

 and his svstem. Prof. Pratt then exhibited a massive gold- 

 headed cane, richly mounted and appropriately engraved, 

 which was presented him on the night of February 22d, 1869, 

 in Philadelphia, by his class which numbered 4,886, among 



