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in acknowledging the presentation, said it had ahvays 

 been a great pleasure to him to meet his Sunderland 

 class, and to endeavour to teach them all he knew 

 himself of the treatment of horses. Professor Galvayne 

 then commenced the exceedingly hard task of taming 

 the vicious horse ' North Riding.' This horse is by 

 ' Martyrdom,' and as a yearling was sold for 800 

 guineas, and last year ^^3,000 was refused for him, he 

 being then entered for the Cambridgeshire. He, how- 

 ever, developed into such a vicious brute that he 

 became almost worthless, and was bought for a small 

 sum by his present owner. He had particularly 

 distinguished himslf by bucking, kicking furiously, 

 then lying down whenever a saddle was put on 

 him and remaining there, and also by worrying 

 his owner. In fact, it was a matter of great 

 danger to enter his stall, and on Monday he was led 

 out of his box by means of a long hooked pole. When 

 taken into the ring he developed all his vicious traits 

 for at least an hour and a half, kicking continually, 

 tearing the ring ropes down, roaring, screaming, and 

 throwing himself down and gnawing a stick held to his 

 mouth. Professor Galvayne, however, with wonderful 

 patience, subjected the horse to his treatment, which is 

 a splendid exhibition of humanity and science com- 

 bined, and at last was rewarded by getting the animal 

 under control, so that he refused to kick under any 

 circumstances. The professor put a set of harness on 



