500 PEESONAL EXPEEIENCB. 



tie without breeching within forty minutes, every man 

 joining my class can have his money back. I wish it 

 distinctly understood that I do not ask for any favors, and 

 will not grant any. I have tried to be reasonable, even 

 generous, to the horsemen of this city, without having the 

 least confidence or interest shown in my efforts by any one. 

 I now wish it distinctly understood that I will not now 

 grant any favors to any one, and will not ask for any. I 

 have no friends here, and do not want any. I will show 

 you now that I am able to win success without the help of 

 any one. Every man remaining inside, except the mem- 

 bers of the press, must represent $5. If I fail to do just 

 what I promise, you can all have your money back before 

 you leave. Not only this, but to-morrow at twelve o'clock 

 precisely I will drive him on the square, without bridle 

 or breeching, not only perfectly gentle in harness, but a 

 trained horse to drive with a whip. If I do not do it, as 



I before stated, every man can have his money back." 

 Thirty-five remained ; and I drove the horse entirely gentle 

 within thirty minutes. 



It now became a question of great interest to know 

 whether he could be driven on the square as promised. At 



II o'clock, I was notified that it was considered too 

 dangerous to permit the experiment to be made ; and in 

 order to make the trial, I was compelled to give bonds of 

 $1,000 as a guarantee that no harm should follow^ At 

 twelve precisely the horse was driven as advertised, in the 

 presence of upwards of 30,000 people. This was followed 

 by the largest and most enthusiastic class I ever made up 

 to that time, numbering nearly 500 members. Every man 

 now seemed to take a personal interest in my success. 



The better to explain the general interest these exper- 

 iments excited, I include paragraphs from a few of the 

 press notices : — 



