Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-02


pounding anu restless animals around him. but has con.
essed the superiority OF their horses over ours In Julv
noI9, me writer accompanied party OF gentlemen
Visit 10 Cermores band oil Osages the Verdgris rv
tributary of the Arkansas. runner having been de-
spatched TO apprze them of intention upon arriving
within two miles OF the town. we halted ia await
welcome. In moment they were in comno,ion and tho
chiefs and principal warriors lin number about hundre
mounted and approaching at full speed bearing ances
and shields painted Of various coors and ador
cd their heads surmounted with helmets of and
red and blue cloth; their aims and legs clasped by un
bands; some naked, with the exception Of the breech
cou Others clothed in the vorte dress OF the Indian
blue frock, with red collar and cuffs; and another portion
win only the painted blankets streaming from their shout
ders; sounding their cry, and advancing rapv and
tumultuously rushing in among us TO rive yelcome
and then wheeling their horses on the vast
pam, IN innic pursuit OF each other They presented
most Joyous, novel, and splendid barbaric spectacle
Here II was that my admiration of their horses was fr
excited for this was the first opportunity had of view
,S .eir sSoa norses' Among them were three four
e'iuenuy OF me same family of which Clermore
himself rode They were OF beautiful cream color with
oack names and tails; dark stripe along the bach and
DARK or black legs from the knees down not over
hands in height, but OF compact stout frames A mahn
gany bay, OF this size and FORM caught my eve as no
sessng most superior walk One brave sported Pwnee
heau uress morse, and other spols, taken in battle Tho
station was oil dark and pee uar iron rey tail nJ
slender out most beautiful animal There is nov a,
hn gibson wild mare, caught by the Osages
wheh on hunt She is white, with neck like sisI
non timely formed in every respect; of great cpcb -,
eody' and having remarkably fine limbs. Every atempt
mas 0een made 10 break her. but with Indifferent
she having thrown at their imminent hazard ali re- 81
uers She has produced likely but small brown ba,, f
oy one oil the worthless Cherokee ponies about the
fson. when we consider the firm elastic soil excellent
herOage, and fevid of the plains over which these
ses roamthe question: what advantages i'm soil climate, mr.
e desert or mountain Arabian horse possesses over
eHl' naturally presents itself They ought TO possess
IN an equal degree, the n,y hardness of limbs sneed
&c. OF the Arabian But reason can be given for he
superiority OF the latter, Of they be in fact spcrior v
that the Arabs have been more careful in
good strain and in suffering inferior cross But frSm
ae o, ,he oiages przng very highly their good
them, together with my observing particular fn,iI, r
horses among the Chiefs induce the concusion that
GUAR breed exists among them and submit to sports.
men, whe'er an experiment, with few of their staons
aud mares, is unworthy trial. Assuredly there are H.;
our country gentlemen of iortune enterprise and patriot
Ism enough, TO make the exprimen and houph The i'm,
mediate cross with the blood horse should not evince
enough 10 make first rate turf horses, yet their stamina
would oy Judicous crossing, produce those fine saddle
anu dralt horses which late writer (Mason) asserts the
virginia turf horse OF the present day rarely
should the experiment be made, (nd there are so ma
ny mares anu stations OF every degree of excellence
ana blood, In Virginia and Kentucky especially that
1t might be conducted without bearing too GENEROUSLY
upon an individual sportsman) should not be aban
doned in despair though the first or second cross
should not equal expectation. When we recollect
the perseverance, repeated trials and number of wears
devoted by Duke of Cumberland before he succeeded
IN obtaining superior stock OF horses and the
oil an Earl OF Oxford in establishing the truth of theory
by continuing cross (of greyhound the eighth remove
ere ne attained The degree OF perfection anticipated we
shouu DE melted TO attempt and continue
In order Mr. Editor, that breeders may know what cili
ties they would meet WITH and be enabled to form some
iuea oil me expense they would have incur will state
he most expeditions mode Of, and best season for
ing the country OF the Osages-From January TO June
inc Arkansas has water enough for the steamboats, which
ply from me mouth OF White river and New Orleans 10
ascend TO Cantonment Gibson. This post is, by water
about SIX hundred and fifty miles from the Mississippi by
land, about three hundred and fifty Cermore's village
Is distant from ii fifty five miles Forty miles from The
garrison Is the residence of their trader Colonel A. p
Choieau, oil ST. Louis gentleman whose prediction
lor me sports oil the turf would induce him exert his
! de Tho
pest horses cannot at this moment refer TO the Indian
laws but think they prohibit any purchase from the tribes
Osoges is Mr.. Humtramck who resides at White Hairs
town. situated on the Usage river, tributary of the Mis-
souri, But upon application doubtless President OF
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