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whom he explained what he wanted ; and by them he was in- 

 troduced to Col. Hood, Prince Albert's Chief Equerry, who 

 had charge of the Queen's farm at Windsor, and Lord Al- 

 fred Paget, the Queen's First Equerry, who were made 

 confidants, and to whom the system was previously ex- 

 plained. By them he was introduced to the Queen and 

 royal family, before whom he performed upon a four-year- 

 old colt from the Queen's farm, and also upon other horses. 

 These gentlemen permitted their names to be used in the 

 London Times as reference for the faithful performance 

 of what was promised. 



Books were now opened at Tatersall's for subscriptions 

 to learn the system, and two thousand names, comprising 

 the nobility of England, were obtained, at ten guineas each. 

 The first lesson was given at the Duke of Wellington's 

 private riding school, upon Cruiser. 



The facts in relation to Cruiser and his subjection were 

 as follows : He was owned by Lord Dorchester, and had 

 been vicious from a colt. He was kept for breeding pur- 

 poses at Morrel Green, forty-one miles from London, in a 

 building erected especially for him. He had on a simple 

 watering-bridle, to which were attached two chains, each 

 about twelve inches long, having buckles on the ends. The 

 door of his stable was cut in two, and when they intended 

 to lead him out for use, they opened the lower half and 

 put in a bucket of water for him to drink. When he 

 plunged his nose into the bucket to drink, they would 

 quickly buckle to these chains two straps, each twenty 

 feet long, when he could easily be led out between two 

 men. 



I asked Mr. Goodenough, " What about the big iron 

 muzzle which it was claimed Cruiser had worn ? " 



He laughed, and said, " That was all advertising decep- 

 tion. I had nothing to do with that. There was no muz- 

 zle at all on him." 



