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Australian, and rearing up,heknocked him to the ground. 

 There was a shout and a stir among those present who 

 expected to see Mr. Galvayne worried to death ; but 

 as he fell he gave a cut with the whip on the horse's 

 nose, w^hich just turned him off; this mark he will carry 

 for a few days. He then flogged the horse round the 

 ring, and w^ent on with the task of making him back. 

 Again the horse rushed at the Australian, but this 

 time the tamer, a little more wary, dogged and flogged 

 the brute clean off him with the whip. Before the 

 horse left the ring he did back at the word of command, 

 and was ultimately led home byone man — and that man 

 a stranger — and was without trouble put into his box 

 until the following morning, when again he was led 

 perfectly quiet to the ring. His conduct was much 

 improved ; not a single roar or strike, and only a few 

 kicks, these being very mild indeed in comparison to 

 his first performance. He backed twice the whole 

 circle of the ring to the word of command, in fact, he 

 did not seem like the same horse. Before he left the 

 ring, Mr. Galvayne irritated the horse with the whip, 

 to see if the brute would rush at him again, but he did 

 not, and seemed quite afraid of the w^hip, w^hereas 

 before, he would fight it. Mr. Galvayne stated had he 

 knowm that the animal had only one eye he would 

 never have undertaken to handle him at all, as it 

 is an impossibility to perfectly tame a horse that is 

 deficient in eyesight, or, indeed, any of its faculties ; 



