The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-23
COWBOYS IDENTIFY A PONY.
a Once-Famous Animal Now Pulling
Delivery wagon.

a Delivery Wagon.
JERSEY CITY. y. J. April 23-There is
a little bay pony daily pulling a delivery
wagon through the streets of Jersey City
which at one time possessed Il most eEvia-
bic reputation. Re is old and thin. uu-
Sroomed and spawned. His legs are mis-
shapen and ne Iimps in every foot as ne
trets through the streets. No one would
guess that this little pony has history
and that once he was the pride of all Ok
Iahoma Nor would anyone suppose that
he Is the son of the great white stallion
" whose beauty was the marvel OF the whole
West and whose ferocity made him the
feared of the bravest cowboy
BY a scar on his loin made by s. wire
fence barb, and a peculiar Wilderness in
his eyes the bToken-down pony was rec
ognized the other day by some Of the COW
boys in { wild West show Later he was
seen by other aCquaiUtances and the iden-
tif.catlon of the once famous. never-tiTlng
pony was made complete
This pony was captured in New Mexico
| fifteen OF NOR. years ago, according to
the cowboys. He was then a colt running
at the side of his mother. The head OF
the herd of wild horses was the great
white stallion For years this handsome
horse had been chased, but so fleet was
were distanced by him He was also fear
less To close in on him meant fight, ana
he used teeth and heels He was much
larger than the average horse Of the
plains
Half a dozen cowboys, intent on cap
turing the white stallion, surrounded the
herd Of horses. When they closed in upon
them the stallion started ike the wind TO
make his escape. He distanced every mare
and colt in the herd except a little bay
colt that kept pace with him The faster
the white stallion ran the faster came the
colt. Followed by the cowboys the stall
lion ran miles across the plains Fatigue
was a stranger TO him The bay colt
seemed untirins, too. The cowboys were
left far behind. They never would have
caught up had not barbed-wirc fence
doomed up some distance ahead
The stallion with all his force threw
his body against the cruel barbs- One Of
them fastened in his throat In his strIg-
giles a great wound was made and he fell
bleeding to death. The bay colt also
hurled himself against the fence. making
a great cash in his loin- Then came the
cowboys 1t was too late to save the life
! 6f the white stallion and he died He was
| skinned and stuffed, and at one time there
| was an endeGEOr made to have the body
placed on exhibition in the Smithsonian
/ institution because OF MS wonderful Deau-
| y and the history connected with him
| The WOunG IN the bay colts lOin healed.
| He had inherited his siFe's speed and en-
/ 5urance- He was still young horse
| when Oklahoma Territory was opened,
| and because of his wonderful speed he
| was selected to make the race across the
| country for q coveted piece Of property
| Fifty miles or more distant from where
| the start was to begin Hundreds OF men.
| COW boys Tanchmen. and pT0SpectOrs- we're
| gathered to start on the wild. furious race
/ e1- he he
| men should have the land by right Of IL
| tie. provided they arrived on it first and
| staked it out Every man was mounted
! on his best horse and every man looked
| forward to claiming the fertile valley fifty
! miles distant.
/ When the word go came there was a
| dash of horscmen, each whipping and
/ squirting 10 take the road None thought
| Of the wear on their horses in the long
| race which could not be finished for
| hours There were rivers 70 ford. creeks
| to cross, mountains to Climb, and the
| plains were scattered with great cutting
| DOulderS- But there was 10 let-up- Horses
| and men plunged forward Now and then
/ q wind-blOwn animal would stumble and
! fall from exhaustion Still the race kept
! on. The bay pony had taken the lead
| Never once had the second horse closed
! in on him Mile after mile he covered. up
| hill and down, but MS speed never slack
| ened. IN less than three hours after the
| OpcniuE of the Territory the pOuv gaiioped
| on the coveted ground winning BY several
! miles He had made his owner rich and
] !llEIlSfLI famous d. the fastest anu most
| untiring horse in the West if not in the
! world.
| The next heard Of the bay pony was
| during the Worlds Fair in 1898 when he
| made the race across the continent to
| Chicago. coming out winner and still
| anxious 10 run. He was always full of
| fight in those days II - IN
| chased by Buffalo Bill and used cor fast
/ races and exhibitions Of endurance.
| But the bay pony began To age His
| long, fast races were showing on him He
! became useless as q racer SDayiuS de-
| veloped, and he became rheumatic. There
| was nothing to do but sell bin. He was
| sold in New York IN 1884, Since then all
| trace Of him had been lost until he was
| recognized by old friends