Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-19
HORSES In THE ORIENT.
REMARKABEE rrArs AwnrzArw.
ING or THH TuRcoMAM swEHD.

Uninterrupted Rfsles eG 0xer 1ge
Miles q Common Oeenrremee-
Preparing Eanfnes Tor a RasA.
On his native heath the Ttrrganrar
morse can't be beat. Some ef the fsans
accomplished by him sound almost IN
credible and yet they ana TRUE as gospel.
| saw Turcoman horse in Telanan thha
had once belonged 10 a ehief ef she
lekke-Iurcomans, and bad been cap.
tured ON the raid during whigh his
master was slain This horse. standing
eighteen hands high, with knea,1, fBni
hoofs. and of an iron4 gray tinge. WAS tae
scion OF long line Of remarkable an
cestors, each one famous In the tnuas.
tional songs Of the desert. His name was
Bery dur Befssht 6ligutniHg from
Heaven), and be deserted ID. Fear cid
LutfAli Khan, hisdead MASTER. had eac,t
successfully conducted a raid INTO
khorassan, a distance Of two hundred
miles from the Tureoman hanasr line.
riding Barg ain the waE. During the
four DAYS Of this raid spent en- Persian
territory the horse haflmadlRem ems bup6rwa
and fifty miles in ena day, enly emre
drinking few m0uthffls eli waasr and
eating absolutely nothings yet gea1g
from sunrise to- sum1awn al an ezs'r-
swinging galloP that hrolgAt no aIs-
comfort to the rider, and al a rate OF
speed not munh slower than the average
freight train in America. CnSntanr-uVaea
rides Of from one hundred ta enc hun-
dred and twenty miles are madhi1tc to
the Thoroughbred Hlrcoma1A and IL was
due much more to the excellence ef his
steed than to the sturdy bravery and love
OF liberty of his MASTER that the andtes of
furkestan,, the Tekkesand UzAekz, were
able to maintain the Il ip1e9emasmge fsr
so many centuries. although taaE were n
ceaseless goed in the sides ea tleir Hssriil-
bors, the Persians, Afghans, Chinese and
Russians.
But the training Of these hsnses is
something remarkable te0. let MS SUP
pose that BIohammes1 1zzRt Kahn. the
young chieftain Of the UzRess, is msaS-
tating a raid into Persian tenuisarx.. His
harder is empty and his hareun Mods nc
plenishing. His DESERT hemse win give
him nothing but feet horses herds elf
cattle, and what they WELD. Bua there
is Persia. Just a few days iennmeF off.
with itsfertile valleys, It's nhlh trade. and
pretty womens and, since ID Is 6nhnAftca
0y race OF lniidels 6Siieeiss,, wh5Ie tine
Turcomans are Sl1nitesA. il Is rrhlaaus
and profitable as well To 6ssRsal them
So the youthful Khan thrusEz his long
spear into the turf next ta hs tsn1.. and
one of his dePendants at the same time
proclains In a son0rous voice TINT Mo-
hammed Izzet Khan aphlhr Of the Telkke
tribe. a young Lion whase courage never
failed, and whose prey newer escaEea, is
ready togo forth en- a crusade against
the unbelieving dogs, the Einsess, w'sa-
shippers OF filse apostlieef Allah The
field will be taken against the hriiiasls Mt
the time Of the next new moon and all
those wishing to iofn him. 10 sxeRr allie
glance to him, become his trus cenrMaes
in arms and share in thespeSls, may come
forth within five DAYS
The raid Is arranged Some one hun
dred and seventy youHgH Hnem ef the a0'a
(nomad vilageN pledge thsir fAnh 58ahe
chieftain, and then two weeks are lslft
to make everything ready. Now is the
time to put the horses thnanch thfSr
peculiar training. Every enc Of the
ANAsANA1 -s-Nt-1 ANla AAA-- " NN4lt- llfL 10
carry his baggage and ta msan1a in ease
his own horse is dis;reEsd er RSlisa. AN
thehorses are put for few days 10 n
laxative regimen, and then the aoea and
water allowance Of the hsnsse iis guaaually
reduced 10 inure him ts priwaaiam. For
two days before the 9eEaadune the horse
is fed exclusively ON bulls ef highly con
centrated food. the two PrineaPRa in
gredients Of which are ssneh ana slited
barley -four. This puts the BlsEse in
ffrsS-class condition Hais cent becemcs
glossy, and his exes gain in animation.
Thus he starts, and, diuni1le r'aszsa last
ing often five ersix ahxs- the ansHnll ssnh-
sists on nothing but the ssinoA. WSsy
buffalo grass that CREWS wila. and q
drink Of water enee In n bong W1le
His rider returns to bis n8eB, lnaen
with sp0if aud with n fliu new isIaa1e er
two for his harem-all dne 10 the extra
ordinary speed. frugal6sy and endurance
Of his charger. b II any W0masr thar
the Turcoman vshnes his hsasc higher
than anything else en- eaRth, ard thar the
best horses in T6rkestaH esrglaa be Har~
chasedl Cases have Reem on record
where an imprisoned Ttnpauhnn., offered
life and liberty in exchange Ser inst one
piece Of ransanh-his b,sase-has 6nasg~
nantly refused and sinifesv@ saEaule and
death rather than gtse HR Rds cherished
idol To his hated ard 3Rsp saa s:ntm5es,
the Persians. A uehs& rlareeman saAll-
ion. Eamagh TshesAme WHs Recently
sold TO the new tsewegHper Na Russian
Turkestan for an hfEsRnse sun. VIZ.
iifty-three theHsan8 He,hbass etWxn1y-
seven Thousand 1ellArsA. e,hs this was an
exceptional case. Dictated Bnone e.y pol
icy than love Of GUN. -cAssnaaoli5ah.