New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-24
CAPTURING WILD PONIES.
From The Kansas City Star.

From The Kansas City Star.
There are still few bands OF mustangs or WHO
ponies roaming the Texas staked plains They are now
and then made prize and captured by men VINO eoset
mrinc wild ponies II the hunters ambitious and
looking toward taking in the whole band they ~ az
il with preparation and III q business way Ihere
bapd, of ponies arc wanderers going up ana down
the Western earth but possess residence ana G LINN "
the hunter is certain OF finding them at time there
after. In> gives the mustangers ample ch"hoo io'
The necessities Of mustang hunt conducted on
whole ale lines Include M0 corral ali ss &S9 the hunters
themselves in a. many watcho. OF e e' IN the
d ISs hr S %sG f1 the
ing Mustangs 10 simple. The theory OK me num- Har
TO % s aS S w oil w pGeeS uD 'S
far may BE- they are walked mn IN are cree aea 30 Of this
90 please match agonst nature The process !;
this The hunters with their wagon drive Sal ss IN
foot e For eight hours he walks after them keepns them
constantly on the and as m a as n5 So dcmt
i re s dh9 xh iT Watering places are In
the beginning the foolish mustang heis up MS 3HyOuf
se Ills an noa slow sopr Int as the
the dusty plodder, sticking like bad habit; IS hT TbsT
be leDe sn aaSn a Walk
frivolous exercises At the end Of eight hours i hs
gins his s % walk At It's close number th,
assumes the pursuit and So changing e.el Gav and
nsnt s' p SsHsy kept HG5S
and night sees the programme repeated and the worH
S %hont having 4 eosed their eyes their tired
legs since the hunt began the starved ana SLEEPY aud
snY y ssa ,s' oa G ss s se IS &
dition, sapped OF that gay, brisk nature which n,s
s,asS sad at to the 'ee snd them in
VIA n5s.s sn s IL: no % Gsas RS
method is creasing The musttanser finding the
s Misn ' the e'' coming down q the ponies Along
t tHe" ee s1 ho oaf Of tho thirsty band is Led
by SOME wise stallion whose name and tail sweep the
' full OF" Of cautious suspicion, born Of The response
eadershR thsy come tu% a,sma down Tbs and
I ,Se hunters unite SO Opportunity Hastily selecting some
Young and well'muscled marc his rife comes 70 his
ranges the sights and then puff Of smoke ~6angi
mustang sp,swS na kicking ag COWS be
on its fore legs and nooses larat to Its neck In
test, but the hobbies and the lsrla make the hunters
| title sure. .,.,r .u,., A.. la .,. ., @.
curote knowledge Of horse anatomy: The bullet Is
made TO Craze the spinal column we'll upon the neck
strikes too low the spine is broken and the pony Is
thing Of the past TOO high It results IN no;hp hg OIt
pased arSht P the shot Simply sans FOR minutes
Tho pony drops II struck In the head with mGul,
Indians, sfoot snd DESTROYS Of q mount, have been
/
| They take one by sheer endurance. There Is, OF
course as great q difference In STAN ina and staying
| noWers among Indians sS among the whites but
almost asC village Or camp will furnish one or two, or
even thr& bronze athletes who good and game at
a days running. TO run hundred miles from their
| last rcpnst wild pony cannot do this Cnpractsed,
and soft he shows no such strength or bottom
ss' S
on foot, courslng him by sight as Eayhounds course
account Of the pls.n open trail shows in ths event
| chase Thcn again. the running Indian can scoop up
handful Of snow a. he hys and make take the place
| OF water. a.. ,., -
Yndians Who AZ TO 40 ire eoursns. camping the night
before near the band Of mn.t.ns; .se s hs s.;1.;.
gray OF morning and. stripped OF everything but their
aoscssins, begin The hunt They :eiset their y!sm
away They never circle II, as that would make the
indians run greater distance than the pony. Away
across the country goes the astonished pony. with
The runners square on IN its trail pushing forward IN
silence sulieny they cling TO the trail. 40 matter
where it leads Up hill end down smo9E soe' sero:s
At last, broken IN heart and strength, unable to
struggle further the mussnS soHS m,n, tS ts
| fifty miles.