The sun., 1893-07-08
COLTS IN A HIGH ALTITUDE
An InterestinG Experiment TO Bo Tried OF
the New Mexico Desert.


the New Mexico Desert.
MAapA1ENA. N. NJ. June 2e.-Mr Eugene
Pearson Of Brooklyn has arrived here. bring
ing eleven thoroughbred colts. with which he
proposes to try an interesting experiment.
MIR. Pearson has bought ranch at the juno
tion OF the San Francisco and Negrita creeks,
100 miles west OF here The ranch includes
320 acres OF patented land and 10000 acres
OF fenced range land Lying in a pocket in the
valley" as Mr. Pearson puts 1t. Except for the
water OF the streams and the irrigating effects
Of rains that are hoped for during July and
August, the ranch is a small part OF the
great desert that stretches away from the Rio
Grande to the Colorado River. 1t is not alone q
desert OF dust and sand. but 1t is a regular bad
land region. desert Of lava beds. Moreover.
1t is desert that lies nearly G000 feet above
the level Of the sea: It Is lofty table land sur
rounded by mountains. However. there is
grass a-plenty wherever there is water.
Until 1t came into the hands OF Mr. Pearson
the ranch was known as Dillon's and It was
the property OF Ed Dillon, a typical New Mexi-
can cowboy. On this plot Of ground. with the
aid OF Dillon and such other cowboys as can
be found there. Mr.. Pearson will build ample
stables and corrals for his colts, and a good
helt-mile track as, we'll for working them. and
will then settle down 70 deyelop Futurity
he s lG pss @ the ots S has
whore tie sip Is as aSt as t Is d0o H
must be inhaled to do the work Of the lungs,
the lungs must DO expanded further: and
sSs T6en the ess viii nf havs
q rocky road to travel when on the range. and
they T have to IT gG9d deal when
thinks this travelling wlll touehen and, i'm
motion. ~ In I short. Mr.. Pearson hopes that tho
calls bis place: will 90 something even better
@hsn HtaE1sd tsited to on the subject by Sun re-
DoF1iT fsIsSe ssa set the notion of bring
ing colts to New Mexico was about as follows:
I was out here last winter looking over the
%efh .esns they w' al f0Ra
he dIik ike o to buy booded horss that
would leave the scrub stock there out Of sight,
and Dillon told him could get him anything
Could do it. ' W. ~ N ''-' =
HSw Sont mueh IS St Ill i ssSS sSst r. s.S h' said
.' wouldn't mind $3.50 he said.
and then happened to think Of so@ethinM ns: M =
"6HoE "6Dy fsg gSsrye1 ao {en want him to go" said l.
And how soon % you want him to steDits'
In ZS SoCOuOb. ne SAlu
,n In in2s;, 2s;, Do you know what you are talk
guess I do. We have plenty that step
That set me thinking. II these short-bred
ponies are equal to 23h. what could not q
thoroughbred do in these altitudes2 / deter
mined to find out what 1t could do.
AT the Haggin sale recently / bought six
yearliaGs and a,,lo have nnrchhased FIVE others;
they are all Of good stock. have place for a
track--not over half mile I guess-but it'll be
q good one, and l mean to give the colts the
Some Of the local horsemen were questioned
pertinent would develop phenomenal racers.
Two were OF contrary. opinion. One said:
There are plenty OF horses IN Colorado
good horses too-whsre the altitude is as high
known ono to bo extraordinary. however"
The other one said that he thought that once
the colts were acclimated in the high and dry
air Of New Mexico they would be enervated by
a return to the humid air OF tho Atlantic coast
and so would not be able to do anything
Mr.. Pearson replied to this that he hoped to
develop big lungs and big muscles. Just az big
the cowboys ponies. II he did that, he would
take the chances OF being able to reaccltmate
tho animals on the Atlantic coast
In support OF Mr.. Pearson's theory 1t may be
said that the ponies OF this region do an
amount OF work that would kill any Eastern
horse. In the branding season 1t is necessary
Ito go to- the CALVES" and these youngsters
ground. whore they are literally as wild as
hill and down at gallop all day long. And It
doesn't kill them to do it. either