New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28

THE HAFFLINGEES OF THE TYROL-A ROUGH
GAME.
From The London News
OF horses the most compauionable are doubt
less Arabs They have lived for generations IN
the tents of their masters and have assfr1fTared
human ways of thought. Barbs and haIf1red
ARABS In Europe run the pure Arabs very close
III TINS respect. They make noble friends Iut
on lower level, as playmates for the lighter
IOu Il Know no breed that comes up % The
HatilinSer. In the Tyrolese valley from which
tHeE take their name 1 suppose they live IS
Ihuch IN the company of their owners as DO he
NalvoSnian cows with theirs But they are ax-
ported far and wide. An Austrian baron who
buys them up and does what he can to iupart
style and line manners to these queer looking
cobs has sold two to the Prince OF Wales The
travelling carriages of Switzerland are largely
horsed by Hatiingers In that pOpuIous health
resort. Mefan, they do nearly all the draUght
work Cob is perhap S a misuOmer They are
cobs in their low measurement from the ground.
but big horses as regards girth. length or body
and size of hoOf. The heads are huge and very
plain.
Hafflingers have been compared with hippo
potami and giant sea horses" and with very
good reason Spiritually they described as
the dachshunden of the stables" because
daXles are the ways of the kennel II may
be that people have refused 20 take seriously
the oddly shaped horses and the oddly shaped
dogs and that both have thus come TO look upon
themselves as a good joke. ComiCality sits IN
the Hafilinger'S little eye. He laughs IN his
sleeve. just like daXie- Both waddle IN lLelF
gait owing TO their absurdly short legs
HafflinSerS ought TO make the fortune OF any
circus master. They dixie daXies again delight
in playing tricks and will learn rough games,
such as SchOOlbOyS love. and viii play them. toe,
strictly according to rule. i have watched two
HafflingerS with their owner and his man,
playing a sort OF hide and seek, hurryins and
Scurrying about cObble paved yard in pursuit
of the men, Loyalty abiding By the marks that
meant safe home and never Furnishing a PLAYER
that had not Numbered. They understood that
they might kick or bite the man, who being
hidden. sought and found failed to run fast
aDO Vah n
quick enough / saw taken up by the WaistCoat
shaken gently and dropped. kneeling, none the
worse The horses who were playing were over
twelve years old. They relnQuiShed the game
most reluctantly when their GREATNESS owner
fiourisheS of a formidable four in hand whip.
Then these mature but noble BOYS at PLAY
rushed for each Other-SQuealing like pigs IN
articOlo mOrtis. showing enormous rows or teetu
twisting around in sudden syrations 10 iaSh Gus
at each other. one sometimes catching tne
others hOgged name or getting plnch or hiS
smooth coat in a bite. but never doing reai MIS-
chief!
One OF the two / speak OF taught a little game
TO a rider, and insisted on playing 1t, 10 VIM
away the tedium OF a three hours ascent Al .
foOt's pace. The game on the horses part con con
sisted in catching the riders toe between -.
teeth. 1t was the riders part To prevent ms us
All the way up hill the rider had the best OF y
But returning by the almost perpendicu!94I
track the Hahlinger gained an easy victory ~
did not squeeze the boot, but shook II aS 80
might shake a friends hand-hearuS, ~
roughly-and for the remainder OF the ro@L =
rested on his laurels playing no more tndt uSi
Hahiingers show their affection by tdN'' are
kissing with the tongue. like dogs me
extremely -willed-again a trait IN coill-;,v
with the dachshuud. Their PAGES are neteSd
their surefootedness proVero Win 11A''
mountain guides and drivers