Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
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A THRILLING HORSE HUNT.
POundmaster EinstHbe's venturesom
Chase on the Flats.

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POunlmaster Ein.tfbe's venturesolne
Chase ON the Flats.
buffalo BAl'' EinAlin is the soubriouet
that has been given ts tee Districts pound
master How he came by it is a story full
of thrilling interest.
For several weetsdtomplaints have
reached the poundmaster of the presence
of horses grazing on the flats adjacent to
the Long bridge. The railroad people were
loudest in the complaints. for the trains
were often brought to a standstil to allow
one of the horses to7'cross the track.
aPoundmaster Enstein Glade several 'expe-
ditions with his men Ito the bridge, but
never could get a glimpse of the horses.
He CONCLUDED that they were the property
of some poor man, WHO WAS always on the
watch 20 remove thenrWhen hostile forces
appeared.
|, Yesterday morning Mr.. Einstein received
a telephone message from Lieut.. Vernon
to come at once to the flats and bring sew
eral halters, for the horses were feeding
near the bridge. Calling his men together
ard throwing in all the loose rope and spare
halters he could find, he directed the wagon
to proceed to the flats Sure enough there
were the horses, calmly grazing about
hundred yards from the railroad track He
directed his men to move cautiously on
each side, while ne approached the fore
most of the lot (there were three Of them)
stein said Whoa" in several infections of
command and entreaty. But the horses did
not understand his language, and, throw
ing up their respective tails. scampered off
through the high weeds. IVY, they are
Wild horses" said the poundmaster to his
first lieutenant. Then commenced a wild
horse chase, not eQualed since the bold
frohtiersmen galIoped over the plains in
search of the'"king Of the herd" And this
herd had a king also. big gray, that Mr.
Einstein looked at with wondering eyes, as
ne inquired up how much he would bring at
an auction sale. The hunt was exciting
Mr. Einsten led the way and planned
the attack. Many flank movements were
executed. but the willy horses always left
an avenue of escape. Mr.. Einste!n
thought ii the horses could be cornered
ne could secure them. So he drove Them
gradually to Ole end of the bridge side of
the flats. Just when he was congratulate
ing himself on their capture, they made
mad plunge at the hunters, and stampeded
them a good part of the day was lost in
hunting the horses and the sun beat down
with terrific heat en- The little band of
hunters. AT last. when they were about
to give uD the chase. the big gray became
separa ted from the rest Here was an OPP
portuEity not to be LOST Steadily the hun
ters drove him before them. until the gray
became stuck IN the mud, knee deep. Then
he was secured, and now rests uneasily in
the pound. where he will be disposed of
to the highest bidder.
In commenting upon the hunt Mr.. Elm
stein told a reporter of The Star today
it was just, like the stories he had read
when a boy of the wild horses the
plains. The greatest difficulty to the hunt,
he said, was the high weeds which We're
ten and twelve feet high While the
horses could not see tina hunters, they
could smell them. Then there was. he said,
great deal of danger in hunting the
horses on the fats. The reason was that
the place was alive with big moccasin
snakes. and they kept up a regular Kissing
all the time. Then the horses were SO
wild that they would trample you to
pieces if they got chance. The huat for
the remainder of the herd will be resumed
today, and as the poundmaster has a plat
of the flats. and has mapped out cam
pign. which. he says, ma proposes to fight
to believe that the wi}ahofses Of the hats
viii soon be rellestteed e tie stalls of the
pound waiting the day when they become
1.-THE property of-the ing he-t-h4idcr, and
take up the burden of life again in a
decorous and lawful manner
1t was suggested today by a broken
down sport, when he heard the story, that
the horses were evidently some of the race
tracks across the river. which the,-owners
mad turned out, not being able to feed
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