New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14

AMY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE!"

~ The interior. and the Gulf Of Mexico still
stretched far I'D the Mississippi Valley The
climate at this time was very moist warm ana
tropical Such a climate, with the low elevation
of the land would favor the growth OF oehSe
forests all over the country; and to such con-
6itions of life the animals of the beginning OF
the mammalian period must have been adapted
During the Tertiary period the continent was
steadily rising above the ocean level, ana AT the
same time other influences were at work to make
the climate continually colder and dryer. The
coming on of a cold, dry climate thInned the
forests and caused the appearance and extension
of open, grassy plains
Herms, son of Hermence, for whom b. X,
Thomas paid such princely sum, was the
champion American three-year- last year.
and defeated every well known horse III the
East with the exception of Gold Heels ana Ma
ior Dangerfield who did not meet the champion
He is in the best Of health, and is entered III
$4,000 worth of stakes. His previous owner
l.. V Bell says Herms is the best racehorse In
America and that he would bet every cent ne
received for him that he could beat McChesney.
his Western rival
Hermis has a long list of notable victories
last year though he started the season with
many failures He was a bad fifth in his
first race at the Gravesend track this year, al
though a heavily backed favorite in the betting.
DR.. W. L. Rhoads. president of the Pennsyl-
wanna State Veterinary Society, is authority for
the statement that the increase of horse valua-
ton in the last three years has been phenomenal
and Will undoubtedly continue-due to the in
adequacy of the supply compared to the de-
mand. and this deficiency is going to increase
from to year"
After Hermis probably the most interesting
horses about New-York are the Arabian wild
from nv the
New-York Geological Park They were dis
covered some twelve years ago by a Russian
ma med Prejevalski and they were subsequently
named in his honor. They are about the height
of donkeys, to which they bear considerable re-
sembIance. They have better shaped legs and
more bushy tails. Their heads are round ana
thick from front to back and their light yellow
coats, with black stripe down the back, are
as curly as buffalo fur.
As they are an important link in the evolution
of the horse the Duke of Bedford authorized
Hagenbeck to secure, if possible, fifty speci-
mems, for which he would pay $1,000 a pair
An expedition largely of Mongols set out. and
finally located a herd in three GASES adjacent to
the Altai Mountains. 1t was a fifty-nine days
journey to the nearest station of the Siberian
railroad OBJ The visit was made between
the latter part of April and May 20 of last year.
In capturing the colts the Mongols assembled
on horseback, in large numbers, and waited in
conceament behind hills near which they ex-
pected find the herds of wild horses When
d large herd observed, the hOrsemen would
make a sudden dash for it. which of course
Immediately put the herd to flight. The old
ones away from their newly born young,
and the latter caught by means of sings
that arranged short sticks. The young
then brought to the camp of the Mongol
hunters. where they had ready for the purpose
lot of common mares with young colts. The
colts of these then taken away and
the wild put in their places. After
a few days the young became well
quanted with their foster mothers, and after
ward followed them up to kobdo. where MI
Hagenbeck's men took possession of them.