244 WILD ANIMAL CELEBRITIES 



Winston, who spent years to accomplish this, 

 throws him a large ball, he catches it, bal- 

 ances it on his nose, and still continues his 

 ride, poising himself and the ball in the most 

 wonderful manner. Only once have I seen 

 him drop the ball, and that was when the 

 horse stumbled a little, which naturally caused 

 him to lose his balance. 



Another clever trick is to blow a horn on 

 horseback. I have seen several sea lion 

 "bands," but never before seen one of these 

 animals actually blow a horn, for in every 

 other case there is generally a bulb attached 

 to the instrument which, being pressed by the 

 seal or sea lion, makes a noise. But this sea 

 lion actually takes the end of the horn in his 

 mouth and blows it, and the most amusing 

 part of it is to see the desperate efforts and 

 the peculiar faces he makes when doing it, 

 screwing up his mouth and puffing his hardest. 



I found many people had the impression 

 that this sea lion was fastened to the saddle 

 in some way after he mounted the horse, but 

 this is not so. The saddle is an ordinary 



