The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-29
WILD HORSE THAT Is A FLYER.
HIS CAPTOR WILL SEND HIM EAST
TO RACE HIM.
A wonderful Hue stallion That Lons
Dencd All Attempts Made by Colorado
PIainsmen TO Capture HIm-Splendid
Animal Taken At Last by Strategy.

Crack long-distance racehorses tha'
have already made a name may have q
rival next year that II he does not beat
them will scare them of the track. The
new racer has never seen a racetrack'
but he has the speed of the wind and il
about TO be put in training now.
In tho southeastern part OF Colorado is a
large ranch owned by al Englishman,
III, c. Allaway. He makes a business OF
raising cattle and horses. As a means
of diversion and incidental profit he and
bis cowboys spend at least one day every
month in capturing some OF the many
wild horses that roam the adjacent plains.
These horses have run wild for genera
lions. II is a rough section OF country
and the horses at large are those that es-
caped the annual round-ups. Tho climate
Is balmy and as the grass grows the year
round the wild horses are sleek and Fat.
II is two years now since Allnway ana
his men on one of their periodical chases
after the wild horses noticed n big blue
stallion that was the leader Of his herd.
They set out after him. but he left them
behind without any trouble n soon dis
appeared. After that they were anxious
70 capture the Blue Streak as they called
him, and many were the futile efforts they
made to take him. His speed became pro-
verbal. Whenever any difficult under
taking was mentioned it was said TO be as
hard es the capture Of "the Blue Streak.
This state Of things became particularly
exasperating TO Allaway and secretly no
made careful plans for tho capture Of the
speedy stallion.
Whenever the horse had been chased
he had always disappeared in the north
west, 70 Allaway called one of his boys
and babe him station himself on a swift
mount Ia a secluded place and lie in wal,
for the quarry. Allaway himself then
set out in quest of the stallion, riding a
horse that had never been beaten in a
race. Secretly he cherished a hope that
he might overtake The Blue Streak and
have the glory of capturing him single
handed. This vas discouraged by former
experiences, however, and Allaway
soon learned how absurd the attempt
was. Riding over a knoll against the wind
he ran right on to his quest. The sense
OF smell is wonderfully developed in the
wild horse and for that reason as well as
the fact the horse can see a long way.
Antelope often Craze with wild horses
Upon this occasion THE Blue Streak
had a number OF antelope and mares with
him, but most ungallantly left them.
ALWAYS racer confident in his ability
TO outrun anything on earth set out after the
herd which was scattered out behind the
leader. Gradually Allaway passed one Of
the wild mares after another and was soon
running neck and neck with the antelope.
The stallion, however, was a hundred yards
in the lead, his long tail streaming out
straight behind. He was running with a
machine-like stride that Allaway had
learned TO associate with defeat. and al
though It provoked him he could not help
admiring the wonderful action OF the beauti-
full animal. Allaway's mount needed no
spurs. He had never had as fair a chance
to pit his abilities against the wild racer
before and he was now made to realize
that no had a match at last. His master
knew he was ou:footed, but he hoped that
the moral support of having a man on his
back might enable his horse TO gain the
victory. The effect of this moral support
impaired by a rider applies with especial
force to a slight downhill slope and Allaway,
when he reached a mile Of that sort Of
ground, knew that then or never he must
catch "The Blue Streak He did not have
the heart 10 put spurs to his horse for the
splendid animal VAS as Interested az his
rider and ives making the race Of his life.
Down the %.'catle slope they swept like
the wind. The stallion looked back every
now and then and whenever the occasion
seemed 10 require II he added a Few ieet
20 those marvellous jumps, rising ana
falling a. regularly as q pendulum's swing
The antelope and the mares had been
distanced and had scattered In various
directions, some Of them watching the
chase and some rcsuming their grazing
Al the end Of two miles, more OF lerr
Allaway's horse hegan breathing heavily
and when be- staggered slightly HE owner
with difficulty pulled him up, Tor be kie"
ha was made 81 the stun that would make
him sacrihcs HE life rather than ac-
kDowledge defeat. just ~ lac had brought
him dow 20 a gentle loIe b" wa gratihed
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could run down "a vol shoot out from a
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