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him on the head without resentment from the horse 

 and danger to himself, but he positively refused to 

 have his ears handled. On Friday Mr. Galvayne 

 tackled him again, and he was not long in the ring 

 before another scene of strife took place, but by a 

 peculiar method of fixing, the tamer had complete 

 mastery over the animal, which then threw itself down 

 in extreme rage and passion, after looking as if he 

 would every moment rush and attack the Australian, 

 his ears being thrown back, and eyes surrounded by 

 white fairly gleaming with passion, and when on the 

 ground he roared and bit the sods. After a few 

 moments he was made to get up again. Then Mr. 

 Galvayne got hold of his ears and fondled him about 

 the head and mouth, and after some further treatment 

 put a bridle on him quietly, which was never done 

 before, and afterwards a saddle, and ' Plebicite ' was 

 ridden perfectly tractable, both inside the marquee 

 and in the field, and it is a wonder that one, if not 

 both man and beast, were not killed in the struggle. 

 Mr. Galvayne said that in all his experience he had 

 never had, either in Great Britain or Australia, such a 

 determined fighter. The quiet, determined, yet 

 perfectly gentle manner Mr. Galvayne went about his 

 work, won the admiration of all present, never once 

 losing perfect command over his temper. His 

 working with wonderful patience and nerve pronounced 

 him to be, what he has always shown himself, a 



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