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but I nerved myself up and gave as fine an exhibition 

 as any man ever made — driving her entirely by the 

 motion of the whip, backing, turning to the right and 

 left, stopping, etc.; and ever afterwards I used her en- 

 tirely without bits or lines, which proved to be one of 

 my best cards. At Manchester I obtained my first 

 items in regard to shoeing from a Mr. Stone, the in- 

 ventor of the never-slip shoe, sitting up with him 

 until three o'clock in the morning. 



SECOND LECTURING TOUR. — PROGRESS. 



In April, 1877,! commenced on the road again, having 

 had my wagons repaired and painted. The first ex- 

 hibition was before at least one thousand persons, 

 and will long be remembered by me, owing to the 

 result of a race between a mustang pony and a horse 

 belonging to Sylvester Charter. The pony bolted, 

 and completely smashed my buggy, which had just 

 been put in fine condition. On the next day I started 

 with six horses and seven men, my father going ahead 

 as advance agent. 



At Springfield I had my first book printed. Its 

 title was, " New Treatise on the Art of Training 

 Horses: by Prof. O. R. Gleason." When I arrived at 

 Westfield, Mass., I found a horseman by the name of 

 Dennis Magner ahead of me; but since that time I 

 have always kept ahead of him, and still intend doing 

 so by beating his time. 



Next I went to Chester, then to Chatham Four Cor- 

 ners, N. Y., via severaf small towns; then to Hudson, 

 and across the river to Athens and Catskill; then to 

 Fishkill Landing, crossing back to Newburgh; then to 

 Orange County, where I paid a visit to the farm of 

 Alden Goldsmith, once owner of Goldsmith Maid, 

 from whom I received many favors, and with whom I 



