The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-20

One hears a great deal nowadays
about the racing mania in Mexico
and Of the various means by which
the Mexlcans are recruiting their
stables Sehor LANDA Y EsCANDoN
is spoken OF as a leader in the move
ment II - said that he and other
MeSicans Interested in horse racing
have the idea of crossing the native
mares with imported thoroughbred
stations in the quest OF the ideal rae
ing animal but the chances are that
u ~ the other wav about Certainly
as far back a. thirty wears ago wealthy
horse fanCiers amorg the MeXicans
were importing thoroughbred mares
from the best stock farms in this coun-
try and breeding them To tho native
stations. In this way they got both
stamina and size Nv the other plan
they would have got only stamina.
II Is generally SUPPOSED that the horses
found IN Mexico originally Were the
progeny ~ the sixteen or eighteen
stations and mare that escaped from
CoKTF1 on that night when ALvARADo
made his leap upon the Cau~ewav
Polite M"XiCans stall show Won IA" tree
81 he noChs trl-te under Whose branches
AIVARADu kept H., ySll tn" hor~.-
however. got away. and their descend
ants IN the course Of two or thre. cen
turtles had nverrIn not only Mexico
but Texas, New Mexico. Arizona Lou
islana and 81 her gringo States. Hence
the mustang. the creole the bronco,
dc. but they all came from the sans
stock, and history tells us thar stock
was the pure-t and he best that Arabv
could produce Long inbrce,iing has
no doubt reduced the size but the
average native horse - beautiful
and spirited creature and capable OF
feats II endurance that would XIII IN.
ordinary stall bred animal
Even before iSsO the gilded youth Of
the Mexican capital had begun TO i'm
port high class American mares and
breed them TO selected native stations.
and the result was the finest saddle
horse that can be- imagined When
the daily cavalcade filed out OF the
jockey club patio TO make part OF the
parade on the Paseo de Ia Reforma.
joined afterward by contingents from
the neiRhboring haoIendas. no more
brilliant equestrian spectacle could he
imagined than that which proCe,ded
from the heroic statue of CHARLES " |
TO the gates OF Chapultepec three miles
or 40 away on both sides Of the most |
splendid roadway in the world In !
Mexican riding costume from sombr"ro |
down 10 the flowing trousers and the !
spurs. everything in keeping the sad !
de. the coile-l lariat. the holster,~i pis- |
OILS and the sword fastened TO he pom
mel and passing beneath the left leg
hese devil NAV care Youths mad. a
plctur. Of consummate hOrsemanship
and brilliant garb and graceful bearing
such Ar IL seldom seen an this world.
II NAV well be since racing has been
banIshed from the United
states that the sport will find lodgment
n JIsr-z. G,iadalsJara. San Luis Potosi
md other centres IN which Americans
'ongr-gsie. but will racing az we know
Z ever fnd n footing in the Mexican
'apital' without the patronage indeed
h. active rtisanship Of such families
~ EsCASDoS MATINEE DEL RIO.
kUBIN. CAMACHO. TERRAlA and Others
II their class IL can never become fash
enable Customs and ideas change.
Iowevrr sewers have controlled lake
reZcoco and beauty can now step dry
'hOd out Of the opera HOUSE After
hat who knOws'