The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-04-22
Capturing Wild Horses.

A large mob of wild horses is deserted,
coming toward the riders, over a distant
rise. As they draw near and see them
selves headed by mounted men. they wheel
sharply on one side. and. with names and
tails streaming in the wind, and their fianks
shining with moisture, they gallop off in
another direction, but only find enemies
wherever they turn. At last, in despera-
tion. they make straight for the widest gap
they see in the circle The two men be-
tween whom they hope to escape leap off
their hack horses, which they quickly hob
Bile and leave loose and, mounting bare
backed on the spare one, will wait for the
right moment for closing in on the flying
and already distressed baguales as they
make the final rush. If they do so too
soon. of course the mob swerves to one
side and passes behind the hunter but, if
they manage well. the two simultaneously
close in ON the drove. boleadoras ii hand,
ready to cast and at the moment the
horses pass, each singles out good looking
colt. whirls the balls round his head, and,
letting Ay, entangles them round both hind
Ices so effectually that the victim, after
struggling onward some fifty yards, Is
Obliged to submit. and falls heavily over.
After the first cast the hunter presses on
close to the heels of the escaping mob and,
loosening his second pair from round his
waist. often secures another colt. Then he
dismounts. and. after tying the prostrate
animals fore h,,ofS elise together with some
of the many mwhide thongs about his per
son or his horse, he leaves it, struggling hut
secure, and resumes his place in the circle
as before. in case there is more game still
within it. And here let me give brief
description of the boleadoras, for It is these
that are chiefly used-and not the lazo. as
Is commonly supposed-for catching the
Wild horses Of the Pampas Three double.
twisted thongs of raw horse-hide. each
about three feet six inches long, are soften
ed by rubbing and working them in the
hands. and when in plant state are tied
together Il one end At the other end Of
one Is fastened a stone hall, covered with
hide, and shaped - a. to fit the grasp ot
the hand /, and to the other two ends are
puuttu M0OlGu NaAi>s ~ AAtN at+- "a = 1--'-'tt
eroauet one, also casesi in hide. Grpplng
firmly the stone one. the hunter whirls the
Others round his head, and when the right
moment has arrived, he lets -, (as boy
does half his sling. and the three balls
twist the thongs around whatever they are
thrown at. But to resume. Aiter all the
bag1iales ineloSed have escaped or been
caeehi. We look after the ostriches, which
have. as rule, remained hiding themselves
about the riddlc Of the circle. Any who
may have singly tried to run oiE previously,
have been allowed to do 50 bat Il trcop
should have made rush during the horsc
hunt. three eg four Of the men pursue
and generally bag one apisce. Many 9th
eTs will drop into the low grass, hoping not
10 Be seen but the corredores are too keen
sighted and experienced, and galloplng up
and down. they beat ihg ground Ike spau-
iels. shouting and whistlins until the birds
are flushed, one by one, and have 10 ran
for il. On these expeditions any deer and
ruanaoss species Of llsma are not hun
ted only - when neither baguales nor
ostriehes have been inelo~ed. r. The L@H-
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