A Dissenting Horse.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 1 December 1891, Page 2

A Dissenting Horse.

» The trajectory movements of heavy bodies through space is a science which artillerists are much interested in, but this does not prevent others also being equally interested, if not more so. An instance occurred last week. A well known public man had occasion to travel some distance away from home, and placed his confidence iv a pai'son's horse, but the animal had been imbued with the teachings of his master's sect, and — well, did not feel in accord with his new rider. He preferred, in fact, his o.vn way. Our friend is not much move than one hundred and fifty pounds in weight, but the steed madfi light of it, as no sooner did the rider get o.ie foot in the stirrup, than off he started at the I rate of twelve miles an hour. An observer informed us that he saw a wild black steed rushing through the straets, with a rider sticking grimly on, the stirrup leathers flapping up and down and fetching the steed a

blow at every stride. "Upon hearing c ;his we made a start for the nearest i point of observation, but quickly t 3topped when he realised the impos- ( ability of our making even a twelve t aiiles an hour record. The further t facts we obtained from the horseman, t rhe animal after this wild chase i wound the town, dissented to pro- ] seeding farther on his way, and re- 1 turned from whence he started, but t still at the topmost ot his speed. On \ nearing home he made such a des- ] pevate rash at the fence that his - rider fearing he meant going bodily i through it, pulled vigorously the off ] rein, which turned the horse towards 1 a yawning ditch -the ditch was < better than a substantial fence, so ', the choice was adhered to, but as the '. hore rose for his leap, so did the ] rider ; the horse got over, the rider— i got in. He has now some clearly accurate .ideas of the curve which a moving body describes in space. Though shaken, we are glad to say no other damage was done.