432 SUBJJ^CTION.— ILLUSTEATIVE CASES. 



" Horse-Training — Wonderful Performance. 



" The announcement that the well-known Hillman horse was 

 to be trained at the South-street stable drew a large crowd yes- 

 terday nioi'ning, as this horse is known to be one of the worst 

 cases on record. Some few gentlemen, including representatives 

 of the morning papers, took carriages, and drove out to the resi- 

 dence of Rev. A. P. Hillman, near the Reform School, to see Pro- 

 fessor Magner in his first attempt to handle the animal. . . 



" Last September he was placed in a large box -stall, and had 

 not been taken out until yesterday morning. ... In this condi- 

 tion Jet was led from the stall for the first time in eight months. 

 The line of march was taken up for the city, a man on either side 

 holding by the curds attached to him. All the residents on the 

 way were in waiting to see the wonderful horse pass, and on reach- 

 ing the city a large crowd followed the horse and his trainer to 

 the stable. 



" The stable was thronged on the arrival, and after giving the 

 horse a slight rest, Mr. Magner commenced upon him. We can- 

 not give the method of training, for it would be telling the secret 

 by which he governs hoi-ses. Suffice it to say that in just twen- 

 ty-five minutes the sti-iking, dangerous hor.se was as mild as a lamb. 

 He was turned loose, and wandered about amono; the horsemen as 

 though he Avere an old truck-h^rse. The trainer j umped upon his 

 back, and afterward harnessed him to a wagon, and drove about 

 without the least strap to keep the wagon from striking his heels. 

 The gathering was composed almost exclusively of horsemen, and 

 each and every one of them pronounced the horse under perfect 

 control, and they voted the professor a vote of thanks." — Portland 

 Press. 



"'Jet' Conquered. An Interesting Exhibition of 



Horse-taming. 



"When Magner first entered the stall, the demon in the brute 

 showed itself in the most striking manner by frantic efforts to 

 seize him with his teeth, rushing around his narrow quarters like 

 a caged tiger, while the red flash of his wild eyes woukl have de- 

 terred many strong men from appi-oaching him. But the pro- 

 fessor paid little heed'to the wicked manifestations of this modern 

 Bucephalus, and, taking advantage of his quiet seconds, firmly se- 

 cured his head with cords, slipped a large hood over his head; and 

 thus blindfolded and fastened in the strongest possible manner, 

 handsome 'Jet' was led in triumph to the city, and taken to the 

 old riding-school on South-street, arriving there shortly aft(3r 9 

 o'clock. A large number of people interested in horses, including 



