Connecticut western news., 1882-03-01
THE WILD HORSE.
HOW HE IS CAUGHT BY THE LAssoo ON
 THE PAMPAs.

VhE RAMRAS.
 A large mob of wild horses is descried, coming toward the riders, over dis taut rise. As they draw near, and see themselves headed by mounted men, they wheel sharply on one side, and, with names and tails streaming in the wind, and their Hanks shining with moisture, they gallop off in another direction, but only to find enemies wherever they turn. At last, in desper- ation they make straight for the widest gap they see in the circle. The two men between whom they hope to escape leap off their hack horses, which they quickly hobble and leave loose, and mounting bare-backed on the spare one, wait for the right moment for closing in on the flying and already dis. tressed baguales as they make their final rush. If they do so too one side, and passes behind the hunter; but, if they manage we'll, the two simultaneously close in on the drove, boleadoras in 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 fly, entangles them round both hind legs 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 es- car ing mob, and, loosening his second pair from round his waist, often secures another colt. Then he dismounts, and, after tying the prostrate animals fore hoofs close together with some of the many rawhide thongs about his person or his horse, he leaves it, struggling, but secure, and resumes his place in the circle as before, in case there is more game still within it. And here lei me give a brief description of the boleadoras, for it is these tha are chiefly used - and not tho lazo as is commonly supposed-fol catching the wild horses of the Pampa Three double twisted thongs of ray horse-hide, each about three feet si1 inches long, are softened by rubbing and working them in the hands, ant when in 8 pliant state are tied togethe at one end. At the other end of one i fastened stone ball, covered with hide and shaped so as to fit the grasp of tn hand; and to the other two ends ar bound wooden balls (of the size of
 small croquet one), also cased in hide Grasping firmly the stone one, tn hunter whirls the others round his head and, when the right moment has arrived he lets go Gas 8 boy does half his sling, and the three balls twist the thong around whatever they are thrown al But to resume. After all the baguale inclosed have escaped or been caught we look after the ostriches, which have as 8 rule, remained hiding themselve about the middle of the circle. An who may have singly tried to run O
 previously, have been allowed to do SC but if troop should have made rus (during the horse hunt), three or fou os the men pursue, and generally ba one apiece. Many others will drop int the low grass, hoping not to be seer but the corredores are too keen -sighte and experienced, and, galloping up an down, they beat the ground like spaniel shouting and whistling, until the birC are flushed, one by one, and have run for it. On these expeditions all f deer and guanacos Ca species of llam' are not hunted; only so when neith'
 baguales nor ostriches have been il , closed. London Field.