The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-22
PREJEvALSkI'S HOR>E FOrND.
4 Recent Capture VIII Determine whether
the wild Horse of Asia Z, n Horse a. an As.

80 H'H"'H'N
III twenty years ago the itrpnr. he 80
| called Wild horse Of tho >teppe-. Described
by PallAS. was regarded hy some CONT
mental roolo gists ~ the last survivor Of the
species 90 which the Wild horse ~ Europe
Of the Nsolithic period belonged other
authorities preferred to consider ~. horses
Of the steppe- NJ fcral rather than trulv
wild the d~eScendau's ~ drrur.tirg'~d an
mails which had escaped from .tpfivitv
Whichever vic- j. correct there can he -
doubt that the herds Of horses witch for-
meriy ranged from central Asa westward
60 the nnieper hav" ~ some WAY been mod
fed by an inf Islnn - a. mes icatcd blood
60 which, NJ irdckkrr suggests. the urI
form dun color may possibly hc due.
In 1881 tho Russian naturalist. pplIakor.
announced that col. pr"'eval~kv had d.
covered a distinct -pco."s 81 villa hor--.
which has since been known a> Ir"ic,1i,ky :
hors" The species va founded on a skin
sent 20 the distins Ii,hed Russian explorer.
by the Magistrate u the district ~ I1i~au.
who obtained Il from Som" native hunter,
TIL" kin wa mounted. aud - now IN the
museum 81 III. Imperial Academy Of Sci
cnoes at ~ Petersburg, ana the specimen
Is pretty we'll kno an from tho photographs
IN tho tine album illustrating Prryevsl~sv's
collection ~ was sad 20 10 .~ut'rn~dH O
h"tv"~1 me sqUin" aud u>lnm" group. having
Cailo.ities. or chestnut. On the hind limbs
~ we'll n IN the fore itup~. like a ira" hor~e.
while. according Ia Irrt"vtlsky. fhc upper
I4rt ~ ta- tel %, -HtagF utr thai of an
uSsl. snd the lower mai ulAc that ~ q hor--i.
covered With lOuF. rrH ItI lhv ear #r.
smaller than tnu-- ut lus 49,, the mane -
dark urpvn IN oUior, short and hogs"d, nut
IrJ"yalsk, o. - throc Journeys o. Ton
I'll Asia, met With bat two h'ri- 1t th"~-
horsr~. IT, u's rih'u the color Of IA" bouv
- whiish srfS. iadiug to Nhife ou ia" hover
art 10 IA" hHrrrl. TIE h"ad rv,ldi-h and tt-
90. rte ~hit, 20" beg - remarkably tG'k,
whl;l-n ga tn upper halt ui The forrtrg-
whiuh ar r'dui,h at the suc,s, deepening
T." bl'k "a" hooiS, aud me hird l'rS
VIM "a Ih'-- nhlnnls " pA'it no" mot
m" salt etrpp's, ami are abt' 20 -ubsi~t with
out wat ' Tor n lcns Ieripd. They are
To depend GA N" snowfall for their Own water
supply III" herds. consist 81 from nve 30
ir"cn rihrrs led by a stallion The htst
within rang" w.. hr'd, a. did his g"upn' ION.
uut N" only r"s y wa 80 alarm th. auimals,
Ill ryins. followed by tho rest II the herd.
lie was even less fnrtundt" WIN IN" ~r'o' q
h-ri. for hef"rr b" onuld s"t near enough
10 fre With any prospect ~ success, the
were N lkc tho wird
some ,F"Hr, later IN" hroth"is Criiiw'.''
nl 'ai"~l 'ou, sAtus. three skull 49, % ~s.l-
Tn IN th" dcscrt Of Zunraril. whcr" th"y
had an oprnTirrity II -tud'tuy This auiun!
and Watching its habits. AVID thev accepted
ppliak description ~ ~" animal A. =
,.cV species. sir William Il,wct. hcvcv'r.
-usr"rded Judgment or tn" matter. and
spid that, until NOR" specimens had been
ohtstncd. " was di~'uh 10 fprri an opinion
A. 90 the VALIDITY of tn sp."i's or 20 roast
ne suspicion that u might u't turn "ui 80
Ne an Rc,idr"tsl hybrid h~t v'-r tho kipnc.
tho Wild ass ~ tho elevated plaf"ag~ - lhth't,
aud the horse O"its recently o. specimen
vas a~puir~i fpr the Museum ~ the jarIIn
dies rlao'cs ~ paris
Now frNw HAMBURG ooHneS Tho n"ws that
n " hole herd ~~vrnt~sn stations ana Nft~en
mares hAs been captured hN ~ollroto :
asni out hv Nrrr 'nrl HaFrubsct. IN" we'll
known dealer ~ Wild sntmHls. sud l. 81 tho
vQ~ ~ fhs' civ. vhcrs tho nniWals WI
1rrivN In >ovrwber All Of them ore fosl~.
and ehch hR- q nur-D n the shape ~ q "vW-
mon krglVa rnrn some idss % the q 2
hclltv attend ne thor captnrs NAV 10 gath
e-ed frNw tho TACT that ncafiN gu00 natives
were On s. cod - helm the European collector.
10 = definite rrpuounc~m"n q 80 TIE 'rus
character 81 -prri~VRlskv irr~r IL NOW
near a. hama That : h-long~ 20 no -uuiu.
rather Than 80 the aSinins ss.trrU ~ tho
genus EgfNs j. shovn ~ tho chr~tuuis on
~ tho limbs and no character, 81 ttr
sEull y r"mair~ Ia o." seen Whether rolis-
koN's disruption r"allv holds good ~
vhcth~f The animal T. = VARIETY ~ frrai ra0a
81 tho tpwrsti, horse Their vNi o. p'cuiv
- material fnr examination. Tho hr ~drs
experiments IN mating MN dnrr~stf Gated
horsc vii -. - tho highest importance IN
settling MS question. when tho fertility Or
-i-rilitr ~ Tho progeny T. established