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I first arranged with the owner to have him taken to 

 the Titusville trotting park, eight miles distant, and there I 

 subjected him carefully to Second Method, which was ex- 

 actly adapted to his temperament. I touched his quarters 

 very lightly at first, which he resisted by kicking, snorting, 

 and jumping in the most desperate manner. But I per- 

 sisted in the effort, repeatedly reversing both ways until 

 he was compelled to submit to it, but not sufficiently to 



FIG. 120. Pole Rig referred to below. 



hold gentle. This so toned him down that I was then able 

 to subject him without difficulty to First Method, which, as 

 he resisted with great courage, was consequently very ef- 

 fective in his case, but not by any means sufficient to 

 make him submit to be harnessed or put in shafts. Con- 

 sequently, I subjected him again to Second Method, and 

 now succeeded in making him entirely gentle to submit to 

 having a pole brought against his flanks, etc. 



The next step was to drive him, which I knew I could 

 not safely do. To accomplish this, I improvised the pole 

 rig for shafts. (See cut.) As soon as he found himself be- 

 tween the poles and allowed to move, he seemed for a few 



