The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-08

was little red mare, the Incarnation
or devil In the wild range horse. She
had reputation among all the 5000
head of stock ON the ranch. HAVING
been maverick SO long that when she
was finally caught up and branded she
was TOO Wild to be of any use for ei
ther work o. breeding. She had nearly
Killed an Indian aud Mexican who
had undertaken TO break her ana had
been turued loose again. She never
came INTO the ranch except in the dri.
est weather, when all the outlying wa.
Ter holcs had gone dry and She was
forced TO steal In ut night for n drink
from tho big tanks In the corral. II
had passed Into saying on the Costa
hiea ana other ranches around when a
particularly bad spell of drought oc.
Cured, that II was bad enough 10 hiring
the red mare home.
'Old Enctnas told the foreman to
Keep the Vcrha penned up for the
night and, then chuckllng, rubbed his
dry hands and said we would have
somo sport In the morning. Then he
sent pcon Off to the Scrl rancherla
- ~ - Z UNIV W us lltiN, w me inc
messenger was gone he explained to
me that Pablo was one Of the most
noted runners of the tribe, and as the
red mare was iii for nothing but Kill
ing anyhow he WAS going TO match her
In sprint race with the Indian.
when Pablo came up, II struck me
that II any man could run down n
broncho horse he probably was the one.
lie was feet / and weighed about
$50, all bone and whlpcord He was
black as n lead idol, and as nearly max.
ell as the law allowed. lie was bare,
footed. too, but the old don explained
To me that none of the Serbs ever wore
anything on his feet. which was the
way their trall was always To be dis.
ungnishod from II Papago's Enclnas
explained to Pablo that he was going
to turn the red mare loose In the morn.
Ing, ana that II Pablo could give her
ten feet start and catch her In 200
varas, approximately 200 yards. he
could have her
Next morning everybody who could
efore the Nne nsee,,,,,lca ~ ,,,r corrn,4
The wild mare was Inside, eireling I'M.
easily and shifting at every corner for
IN outlet. Enclnas drew line ten
PAGES from the corral gate aud told
Pablo he must let the mare get over
that before he started for her. Then n
vnquero was sent Inside to ret the
hroncho started and the bars were let
down
Pablo WIS waiting juSi 1T tie open
Ing, guiltlrss of any adornment except
breechelout and Il big butcher knife
strapped To his hip, II would he strain
Ing the term To call him bronze
AdoniS or Apollo or auy other old
Greek deity, for he wasn't Hut such
another human greyhound have nev.
er seeM Standing feet / and lean rs
Pharaoh's kline, he hardly gave prom
iso of the power that was really Ia
him. Dark rs Il negro, hut with long,
straight hair falling almost to his
shoulders, aud his white teeth CLEAN.
Ing as he occasionally meistcncd his
lips, he had sinister hook like Que oi
the old Ethiopian strnuelcrs ont Of The
Arabian Nights Ills powerful neck
and great race horse chest were his
bi'nA HAl iFHlHlfht Ufil II IL ma
not been for those and his broad hips,
his wasplikc waist and sunkcn ahdo.
men would have mnde him lock almost
delicate
AS the vaqucro rode into the corral
the hroneho marc started for the open
gate be SHE'D from the little crowd
outside and swept around the Enclosure
again. Pablo was waiting ut tho gate.
his foot braeed against The post, ana
STOPPING forward with his hands on his
knees, every muscle like n spring coll
od up ready to he released.
"lhc red mare came round again at
gallop. and, as the vnquero made n
fclnt ut her with his rope, she swerycd |
ana dashed through the gate Ike a |
Futurlty winner mt the wire. Almost |
the instant she flashed by Pablo was
In the dust at her heels, but It was n
standing start against flying one,
and by the time he Ind got into his
stride she had Increased her lead to Is
or 90 feet. She headed straight across
the wide, dusty clearing like II deer
seeking cover, and the Sorl ut her flank
going her jump for jump 1t was
race for blood, II case of beast against
beast, for the big, black, naked figure
looked like n wolf more than n man,
and bounded free like wolf mt fun
stretch.
Half way across the clearing he had
closed up the gap again. Then long
black arm shot out, and In II single
spring he had the mare by the tail
With powerful twist he threw her,
and both Of them disappeared for
minute In cloud OF dust. AS 1t clear
ed away we saw the knife fash mt her
throat and when we came up Pablo
was complacently catching the warm
blood In his hand and drinking IT,
"Ihe distance was measured, scant |
$50 yards No one held stop watch |
on the performance, but | believe It |
would have cut considerably under
my existing record. - New York sun