At this, the matte removed from public di left for settlement by competent people, but there is something more to be said on behalf of the American Tt is understood that they find absolutely no part Ingeecuring Shellfre, Furthermore, the writer's information is that the Rodeo went considerably beyond what they in-fended. Tt was their idea to give something of a display which would interest children, st Shanghai boosted" the business. up into a Wild West show. They must have been badly advised, for the wildest pony in Shanghai could not expected to live up to the reputation fof a newly-lassoed wild pony—and certainly not one that "has been successfully raced.
Then again, they have only reopened. in' Shanghai the argument which became s0 bitter in England during the Wembley Rodeo. Eng: lish horsemen go the length of cor ceding that "these tremendous fadilles, vicious spurs, and. very Vigorous methods may' perhaps be necessary on the plains. They do not know, but they agree that they: may be. "What they say is that a horse which requires them is not worth riding, and that a horse can te broken with kinder treatment.
'That was why they said that, even if something was necessary in'work, and that if called for great skill and courage, it should not be put an' entertainment. The "education" of Shellfire cer'tinly was pot an entertainment,
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