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The following well-known gentlemen, with one hundied 

 others, fully indorse Mr. Magner's system as the best and most 

 humane they have ever witnessed: — 



Frank D. Curtis, Esq., Vice-President State Agi\ Society, 

 Charlton, Saratoga Co., N. Y. 



David Bonner, Esq., Brother of Robert Bonner. 



G. Chapman, Esq., Inventor of Chapman's Patent Safety 

 Reins. 



E. H. Hathorn, Proprietor Boarding and Sale Stable, 38th 

 street, N. Y. 



Ralph Ogle, V. S., 830 W. 25th street, N. Y. 



L. H. Braily, V, S., Chief Veterinary Surgeon, U. S. Cav- 

 alry. 



D. Costello, Esq., Great Circus Proprietor, with P. T. Bar- 

 num's Show. 



J. E. Wilkins, owner of vicious horse mentioned in Mr. Bon- 

 ner's letter. 



BuDD Doble, Driver of Goldsmith Maid, South Penna. 

 Square, Philadelphia, Pcnn. 



O. H. HiCKOK, Driver of Lucy, St. Elmo, and Western Girl, 

 Coleman House, N. Y. 



Frank Leslie, Esq., Publisher of Frank Leslie's Weeklies, 

 etc. 



James Harper, Esq., of Harper & Bros., Publisheis. 



Rev. Dr. Field, Editor N. Y. Evangelist. 



Sidney E. Morse, Esq., Publisher N. Y. Observer. 



Rev. E. p. Roe, Chaplain in Harris's Light Cavalry, now of 

 Highland Falls, New York. 



Report of Committee appointed by the New- York 

 Cooper's Institute Farmers' Club. 



As requested, we attended Prof. Magner's exhibition on Tues- 

 day, April 9, in connection with a large number of gentlemen, in- 

 cluding a committee appointed by the horsemen of this city. Sev- 

 eral horses of the most vicious character were subjected to treat- 

 ment m our presence with most remarkably successful results. 

 Mr. Magner's system is in principle entirely different from that of 

 Rarey, or any other principle of taming horses we have ever wit- 

 nessed. It is remarkably simple. A noticeable feature was, that 

 none of the horses experimented upon were in the least excited or 

 heated. 



While this treatment reduces to the lowest degree cruelty and 

 abuse, it secures the most positive docility of even the most vicious 

 horse in a remarkably short time; the most vicious horse sub- 



