The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04

A Pacific Coast Corral in a
Jersey Meadow.
WILD STEEDS And COMPANION CENTAURS.


trained Ave mile ride out OF Jersey City brought
him to the place, the rear OF fifteenth rate hotel,
where The thirty six mustangs are Kept in sheds,
others and the greater portion OF bein In the open air
tied TO fences racks The ground OF tho corral was
covered with hay and the ANNALS eating greedily
The beasts OF the real California stock rough
clad, clean limbcd, and with anc, intelligent heads and
wild eyes, over which their names struggle Their
tails which, according the account Of their keepers
swept the ground when they left tho Pacific coast ara
now short 10 degree in consequence OF tho long rail-
way Journeys without food water, when the AMI
mails were reduced to chewing anothcr's hair. In
general build they notably hnc, although the
ugiost looking members OF tho drove considered
the best for speed--a version OF
TIKI UGLY
Upon tho reporters arrival the animals wore Just
being ranged tor exercise and the presented
unique IL was interesting With dat ng nostrils
bloodshot eyes and nervous limbs the mustangs
shooting abolt tho corral, neghing and paving the
ground in their fright, while the three ranchmen,
mounted already broken steeds. prepared lasss
such OF the drove suited their fancy The
wild ono, and it is wonder that tho country toyi
on the other side Of the fence drew back when
ever ono Of tho maddcncd animals swept by.
Tho mustangs, which up TO their arrival hero
quite Wild being broxcn in by thrces, Of tho
horscmen at present on hand assuming each day the
OF OF the rccacitrant cqulncs AS yet about
dozen have been ridden several times, but the major
part only Next week the practice Of riding them
blindold against WALL in order to teach them the art
Of stopping touch OF the rein, is to BIO nauguratcd
At present tho only task has been that OF accustomna
tlcm gradually tho saddle. All the exercises are
gone through with under California saddles, Spanish
bits and long stirrups These articles will be used
the day OF tho coming Tho scene Of the excr.
cIscs Is abandoned track.
Two OF tho riders OF Eastern BIRTH but have lived
in California they children. The third is
native CALIFORNIA; The fcats OF Workmanship they
perform are magnificent. Managing their animals with
consummate skill, riding like portions Of the bcasts
themselves, their presence when mounted Is truly
markabe They the lasso with wondrous skin and
mount running horses at bound. Either Of these
riders prepared to mount for the 3o0-mo race in
the jockey who has yet arrived from San Francisco
docs not arrive; and, men Of ncrvc and iron Al
they are there doubt of their adeptability
10 the task. Their chief incentive as will hereafter
appear Is the pride they take IN their native Stock aud
such
IMPULSES ARE pRovRRBIALLY LASTING.
Tho best broken among the mustangs those
known CHINO, Sorrcl, Old Bloc PA Blanca aud
Indian China Is white, with peculiar wcoliy coat
that renders him especially dsting Sorrei IL
magnificent specimen oil hcrsencsh and the especial
invorilc OF the owner of tho stud. Old Blue IL
gray mustang, we'll broken and OF lnc speed. Pis
Blanca Is as It's name implies hybrid pchald ugly,
rough, tough and vicious Indian is roam, quiet In
appearance but the devsh and mischicvous OF
the drove. All OF these are capable OF magnificent
time under mon who can ride them, and the sight
that the reporter saw Of them speeding down sandy
Jersey road, noighing, vhnnying, screaming with
wrath one never TO BIO forgotten
Most Of the ANIMALS SCARED with marks OF their
long journey, but ike the trappcr tho dino novel,
they have 'mighiy hcalin ncsh," and the wounds
rapidly SHINING over. Out or all the drove only
landed here lame. and he was on account OF having
aIen from tho gangway descending from tho
the stockyard at Chicago. The ugcst member OF tho
the most detected AIR conceivable; yet I'll Negro 10
the best spccdcr among the whole
"What DO you think OF tho chances Of this race,
Buddsn asked the reporter OF one OF the jockeys yes
tcrday.
n Think it's tho biggest thing you folks hero East
ever hcarn ON, was the reply.
"But do you think it VIII be succoss?'
at VIII be Of hcv TO ride an the stock atn't doc
| tored.n
"You think the stock can do IT, then p,
"Do u?n tscornfuy). .Do you see Old Blue thar
He's my hoss an I'm willn TO bet HIM agin t'hoIs
yerc, Mr.. HERALD mon, this yer scheme - honesi
protest outn California hearts agn tho talk you
best bosses the world out the slope, and siong
I've got red cent I'm going TO go It on 'em. Dye
want ter bet? Humph"
PURPOSE or THE RACE.
The history Of tho inception of this against time
is in itself very romantic An old "Forty-nncr.' at
present living IN this city, was dining with Now York
gentleman at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel the 18th
OF March. Tho postprandal talk ran 70 blooded
horses and feats Of The gentleman from the
sunny Pacific slope casually remarked .You can talk
about Eastern horses as much as you please our
Mexican mustangs never tire; ! have driven two
guarantee 10 bring horses East here that thirty
relays or thcreabou with one rider, can run 800 miles
across country or on track IN fifteen hours \"
Il will bet you $685. 900 70 $1,000 that IL can't b
donc.' said the New Yorker
The bet taken, tho contract drawn on the end
OF March, and the same day witnessed the Forty.nm
departure for California TO procure his mustangs The
track over which the race - 70 DO run has NOS as YET
tho city OF New York, aud the run must take place
within ninety days from March 2. The horses were
bought al Visaa, Cal. and arrived In Jersey City on
April Is. hero arc thirty-sx OF thom-ugIy uncouth
wrelchcs. ms has been said before, but such may
snatch plume from the proud crest Of high icedins
and shadow the great name OF blooded stock
In nal conversation with the HERALD reporter In ro
gard TO the arrivals their owner said The ponies
were twcnty-six days the road. arriving ~
Jersey CITY April Is During the journey thoy
made several long runs, notably that from Ogden 10
Tho greatest difficulty encountered BY the drove
the bad weather that prevailed everywhere
along the road VisaIn the thermometer The day
OF their departure had registered lilo degrees whio It
Eko had fallen TO 40 degrees and thence east winter
weather was encountered evcrywncre. A. Ogden the
corral which tho animals driven for rest was
deep with Md that tnoy could not lie down A.
Laramie necessary 10 shovel loot Of snow out 81
the pen and spread couple Of tons OF hay the
ground in order to procure for them tho rest % abso
lutcly necessary after their long run from Ogden ~
Omaha again necessary gangs OF aborcrs
work with picks and shovcls 10 br.nk up frozen
mud OF the corral Nevertheless they landed in Jersey
CITY in such 1ne order would nave boon willing
20 them within twenty Jour hours. y
Relay riding OF this sort has become world famous BY
Of tho fcats performed In us chosen Geld IN the
far West Tho exploits Of the old "pony express"
too well known 10 need rccapituiaton or Individual
scais tho best known undoubtedly those oil Jacl
Powers, Tom McSnbb and n. II. Mowcry. The first, ID
May. 1885, rode loo miles In Oh. 43ni 34s., bet q
81, 500 side. Once before he had ridden from Lo
Angeles 70 Monterey, distance Of IA miles. twenty
four hours, catching his own horses rs he won't
McNabb rode 200 miles ~ ten hours and Augua
2 1865, Nowcry made 200 miles in i4h. ON. In a
the animals common mustangs, ridden will
heavy Mexican saddcs spanish bit and Tree ID
Mowcry's case, winch the present proposes mt
tate. thirty horses used. Tho first 200 miles d
tho Mowcry we're made IN Sh. I'm. ass, which ID
by forty minutes better than the nost extraordinary
relay riding performed In England, that Of Mf.
OsbaIdston, who rode the distance IN sh. 42,n.
Even this the EngIishman had tho advantage Of
being small man and Of riding large and powerful
horses.
A CHARLESTON LADIES FLAG.