THE HETTRICK HORSE. 



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drove the horse about ten rods, turned him quickly around, 

 and drove back down hill on a fast trot. Upon reaching 

 them I threw the lines out over his head and yelled, 

 u Whoa ! " He stopped so quickly as to slide fully ten 

 feet. All were convinced there was no humbug about that, 

 and joined in voting me all right. 



CASE 4. HETTRICK HORSE. 



For a domestic horse, this was one of the most vicious, 

 striking, kicking, runaway brutes the writer ever saw. 

 He was a large sorrel, 

 weighing about 1150 Ibs., 

 and was owned by a man 

 named Hettrick, who 

 kept a hack-stable o n 

 Thirtieth-st., near Sixth 

 Avenue. Mr. Hettrick 

 first saw the horse hitched 

 up in Twenty-fourth-st., 

 to a big cart, with both 

 wheels blocked. Two men 

 were holding him by the 

 head, and the third in the 

 cart holding by the reins. 

 The horse was sold for $275, on condition that he could be 

 driven. Notwithstanding the precautions taken, at the first 

 jump he ran away, tearing the cart to pieces. Mr. Het- 

 trick left his card, stating that he would give $50 for the 

 horse, and he was accordingly sent to him for that price. 

 As he expressed himself to me that evening, he was will- 

 ing to give $50 for a good subject with which to test me. 



The moment I saw the horse I knew I had an unusually 

 dangerous fellow to deal with. I told the owner I did not 

 consider it prudent to take such a horse before a class un- 



FIG. 171. The Hettrick Horse after 

 being subdued. 



