Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-18

IL Nat WINE a40uE me kAmkctf tnas ~
realized mach thai no bad read Of Arab hfs-
We found the horse. living aboas the tents. in
familiar e0npsDionship with the women and
children.
Bssides the horses about the tents, thousands
run Wild, and are only taken When wanted Tor
sale or use OF TIE Kalmucks. To catch one.
thsrefore. and bring him within bounds, involves
some sknI. AT the tine We speak Of, an i'm
nsnss number ssrs roaming Al large over a
space Of many miles-only few s<iDK in sight
Early In the 1sy, some forty Kalmucks we're IN
she saddle. By order Of The Prince ssd Of for
the chase. In the course Of an hour OF two they
began 10 appear again. driving before them an
immense number OF Wild horses They seemed
10 De coming from al quarters, first only Jus;
ssen on the edge OF the horizon. aud next press
ing 20 . common centre. swept toward ne like
coming storm
The sight vas exceedingly animatng. and 70
minded us Of SOME Of CatIin's descriptions Of
horse life among the Camanchss. Az the troop
Ing uild horses approached the Volga, thew
vhselsd together in circle, gradually sling up
the centre In 90 eddy OF animal life. without
attempting 10 force the current and break loose
sgsn. In this they were probably prevented
By The Kalnuck ridetfes. who kept lowering on
the outside, 20 keep them within bounds. The
herd being now brought within striking distance,
the ne1t step vas 10 procure one. or more. OF the
fsstsst and best. in order to give an exhibit
ton Of breaking q Wild horse The first thing
70 be done Gas to catch horse. and bring him
TO . standpoint. This Was effected by means Of
the lasso, but differing somewhat from the Mex
lean The latter is carried ia a coil at the sad
die bow; and a. the rider comes up with cattle or
horses, be seixes the coil, aud With deItefous
sweep Of bis arm, and q sudden jerk Of Tire
cactus rope, sends il with the terrible precision
Of q serpent dart direct at the neck OF his vic
tim-ssldom, IL ever missing his mark.
The Kslmuck. on the contrary. carries bis
lasso OIL the end Of pole some ten feet 10 length,
and fings il with a precision not less certain
than that of the Mexican All being in readi-
ness, q 6ne athlete Of Kalmuck, with an eye
like an eagles, came bounding into the lists. A
spirited horse being In readiness for him, he
threw himself a; once into the saddle. Selling
bis eaducsus, with its snake-like coil writing az
the end, he uhrlsd il for moment over his
bead with air of triumph. then bending low to
the horses name, straightened himself ont again
and shot like a bolt towards the mass Of wild
horses a hundred rods ahead through which he
burst like tbunder-clsp. The stfec; was as if
q shell had struck among the herd. The COM
motion was visible at once. cloud of dust
rose over the rearing heads and tossing names Of
the uhirling mass. through which tho shrill
neigh of some frantic stallion pierced the ear
like fog-whistle on the edge OF reef.
When the excitement vas at its height horse
that had been caught by the Kalmnck youth vac
seen breaking through the herd, the latter close
on the heels Of bis victim. Throwing away his
rod, the Mongal tossed the lasso TO crosd OF
eager followers, who FASTENED TO finish the chase.
Immediately they seized the rope aud began to
"hsul in'-the stud leaping wildly about all the
while. as II gone mad. A. the eaptors came up
TO the animal they literally swsrmed on him
Some hung on his neck, others laid hold en- his
legs aud tail, holding fast at the risk of bloody
noses, while a still greater number threw them
selves on the back Of the horse, in kind OF bar
bario sport that made the scene ridiculous This
was accompanied by an occasional whoop from
the whole party, that echoed far down the Volga
In this way the animal was reduced to a sort Of
dumb surprise, and stood riveted to the spot a.
If cast in bronze. Once reduced to this state. the
compulsory process OF adjusting the bit and bril-
die became comparatively easy.
A dozen esger hands forced open the Jaws Of
the captive; the bride was quickly clipped over
his head. aud az quickly the saddle thrown on his
back and the girth drawn tight. The next mo-
ment young Kalmuck sprang into the saddle,
and giving the horse a smart blow with piece
Of rawhide. sent his heels Hying in good earnest
the Kalmuck tribe letting 90 suddenly and roll
ing over in the dust. The crowd gave way for
the daring rider, as flashing his horse istO rage.
the animal leaped forward in a succession OF
conyulsve bounds that would have flung Derby
jockey within an inch of his life. Away they
went, the horse and rider flying through the air.
The frantic efforts of the colt to fling ia rider.
nov rearing I'LL he seemed - 20 over backwards,
and the next moment springing twice bis length,
and bounding away with head downwards, and
heels kept IN full play. and constant rearing an d
plunging. as il determined to be rid of bis bur
then, the Shouts Of the kslmucks spread out on
the plain to see the race, and the general stir
aud buzz OF the camp. the neighing of hundreds
Of wild horses and shrieks of weary camsls, alte-
gether gave life and animation to a scene that
was worth voysge down the Volga to see for
once in a lifetime
Not TO make this more tedious. We cut il short
by stating that the process OF breaking a Wild
horse consisted, as may be inferred from the
above. in sutjecting him 20 a bit snd bride, as
already described. and then riding him at full
speed. Till absolutely wiltsd. aud brought TO a
dead stand from sheer exhaustion. In this con-
dition the Kalmuck rider soon brought bis horse
to the line of tents.
On further inquiry OF the kalmuck, We found
that the kind OF training we have sought to de-
scribe Is all they required TO break horse The
animal 10 then brought 10 the tents, subjected to
the "hallowing influences OF camp life, ted
from the common crib, domesticatsd, and pre-
ssntly made one of the family.