The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-24
MDrNTiNG uJSTfNG.
The Experience Of Stranger In Texas
Brave Girl Hidcr-

NfcroHi,. South Texas. Feb. p About the
first duty ihU devOlV's upon the freshly arrived
n W. Tls A IT, IT, pa i'h n1e OF a" 6 '
Upon arriving in the oi Mexican town NJ La
Bahia. on ill' river san AntOnio. opposite tile
American vintage Oi Goiiad. proceeded to bay
s,n1r Loalno. wealthy Mexican .hors,e anil
cattle owner. q resident sometimes " La liahla.
sonnet ues OF Tnmauhpn-. VI 'N.cu. WAS iuirr-
viewed at his It'll" adohr house ON the outskirts
OF ting village. Senior Lo2dnO sent one oi hi-
COW huv--hoptcd. spurr"d. and wearing the
broad hrimmrd spmirrrO-tu bring uut 81 hls
herd horse that he ropr, sent ed IT, be- a ~pl.u-
glance ii Was seen that The hors'--a beautiful
rrldinr dnn high m,tli'l. graceful. rolling.
tat and slrch was wild. ana hhd probably been
II NV much do YOU ask for the animal ,"
"SlNtrun dollars in gold, answered Lozano.
"A bargain. senior.
"Clu you ride him 2"
oh cert linlv; ncvrr fear about that"
Apron 10 him. Senor said tho Mexican in
did so. nut the mustang-such u. was
rearcl NJ ON l.i- hind leg AMI, WIN open
mouth an ! ryr- that seemed To- flash lightning,
made ON spring at his now mister lodged
aud rushed back. the horse in the mean time
running 70 the length OF the thirty-ioot stake
Finally iolino aud his young man succeeded
in adding the mustang. IN" saddl" lring inS-
ten d ly 'wp strong grin. undrrth l"inr ne
hit was especially adapted To wild horses. lN,
2!no presented me with a pair ot long --hank9d
Mexican SPURS They were put ON securely
/ and prepared To- mount. Fortunately the scene
Wa The edge OF vast plain that stretches away
| from the river sun Antonio e. the souihwWi.
! ThccuW boy. or " - sUlIN,rO.' ~ he might h,'
/ termed hril the rclEns and lO1nno the let
| stirrup The animal stgnd perfectly still as II
| siirrup; second more aud my right leg SWUNG
/ over thc saddle, and was seated III IL. men men
/ ye gods what u'kingf pitching; r.arinS;
/ Of the mustang seemcd to be u Kind 81 hori-
| z'n'nl dash or slide. followed 10y a iull ston.
! which his hrcls seemed M an angle f - de-
cre,S. Then he rearcdnnd seemed determined
e. fan on his back. "r rather nh , ms ria1r;
| the last spar in Il cyclonr. Then there was a
series OF Perpendicular pitching. or hnrk-
| mustang seemed 10 lump up four iert ana com,
down perpsndicul4rly. gyins his rdrr im9s'
quarter ol an hour. and thcn the animal broke
into bad dash. | did nothing but rein his
head IN the direction of the open plain and Jet
! him out. The race against time occupied q
| three OF four mile heat. during which the mus
| tang must have beaten the Texas race horses
that every spring meeting spread themselves
over the State Fair Course At Houston; The
horse stopped painting and ioaming. and looked
upal mo IN way that saii, give ui, ,..,,,.
from ancient Andausian stock, and We're intr"
duced after the coming OF Cort'~ and the span
ish conquest In winter they are covered witt
long coarse hair, which aids them in standin.
the severe cold Of the north"rs. The thick GOA
is shed in April and May. and the animal thei
becomes sleek. Tho mustangs have two adNnn
tagcs over American horses. They are so hardl
that they can live the year round without
grain of corn. fodder. hay. or oats. All the
want IL plenty Of prairie grass upon whicl
they must however. be allowed to graz two o
three hours day In addition 70 night grazing
Again. your mustang Il acclimated ana stand
the climate better than imported stock. one @
the best mustangs can now be bought on III
| River San Antonio for sln.
They ARE wild. hut the people OF the southern
prairies are used to them. and not unfreuu"ntl
the girls Of south Texas. brave and advcntur"
some as their fathers or brothers mount an
ride these mustangs with perfect grace and nm
concern. Whom one OF them happens 70 pitr
with one OF these pretty riders. she does n'
faint or scream. but grasps the reins tlght,
and applies the riding whip until the animal
forced into dash across the prairie.