The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-03-24

A large mob of wild horses is deserted
coming toward the riders over distant
tlse. Az they draw near and see tnen-
selves headed by mounted men, they
wheel sharply on one side, and, Win
names and tails streaming IN the wino'
and their tanks shining with moisture,
tney gaiiop on In another direcuon, put
only to ind enemies wherever they turn
At last, In desperation, they make
straight Tor the widest gap they see IN
the circle. The two men between wnom
they hope to escape leap off their mack
horses, which they quickly hobDle ana
leave loose, and, mounting barepacKeo
on the spare one, wait for the rght mo
ment for closing in on the flying and al
ready distressed baguales as they make
their final rush. If they do SO too soon'
of course the mob swerves to one side,
and passes behind the hunter; out, IL
they manage well, the two simultaneously
close IN on the drove, boleadoras IN naiiu,
ready to cast; and Mt the moment tne
horses pass each singles out good LOOK
ing colt, whlrls the balls round ms heao;
and, letting fly, entangles them rouno
both hind legs so effectually that the VIC
tim. after struggling onward some MY
yards, is obliged to submit, and iaiis
heavily over. After the first cast the
hunter presses on close to the neeis OF
the escaping mob, and, loosenlng ms
second pair from round his waist, OFTEN
secures another colt. Then he dismounts,
and, after tying the PROSTATE animal
fore hoofs close together with some OF
the many rawhide thongs about his per-
son or his horse, he leaves 1t, struggling
but secure, and resumes his place IN the
circle as before, in case there IS more
| game still within it. Ana here let me
give brief description OF the boleadoras,
for ii liz these that are chneny used-and
not the lasso, as is commonly supposed
for catching the wild horses of the
Panpa. Three double-twisted thongs Of
raw horse-hide. each about three feet six
inches long. are softened by rubbing and
working them in the hands, and when in
apliant state. are tiedtogether Mt one end.
At the other end of one is fastened n
stone ball. covered with hide, and shaped
so as b fit the graspof the hands; and to
the other two ends are bound wooden
balls of the size of a small croquet one),
also cased in hide. Grasping firmly the
stone one, the hunter whirls the others
around his head and, when the right
moment has arrived, he lets go (as boy
does half his sling), and the three balls
twist the thongs around whatever they
are thrown at. But to resume. After
all the baguales inclosed have escaped or
been caught, we look after tine ostriches,
which have, as rule, remained, hiding
themselves about the middle of the cir
Gle. Any who may have singly tried to
run of previously have been allowed to
do so; but if troop should have made a
rush during the horse hunt, three or
four OF the men pursue and generally
bag one apiece. Many others will drop
into the low grass, hoping not to be seen,
but the corredores are too keen-sighted
and experienced, and, galloping up and
down, they beat the ground like spaniels,
shouting and whistling, until the birds
are flushed, one by one, and have to run
for it. On these expeditions any deer
and guanacos Ia species of Iama) are
not hunted; only so when neither bagu-
ales nor ostriches have been inclosed. -
London Field