The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 27, 1900, Page 11

THE SUNDAY CALL. 11 ker charge Presidio ments tate of games—and Mr. Ho! nd Rajah ¢ ponies on the e of Mr. ¥ ne from Texas and . but Mon- East g re pati cstern plains the East- ed with them at he says he m « v when he and Fox- andpoint. the cowboy int the horses are lligence and nd they hips of a i that they know igs and buds and ard that they can any res CALIFORNIR POSSESSES THE FINEST AND MOST VRRIED TYPES OF ES THAT YOU CAN FIND THE WORLD OVER. - Western FHorses 7/or 90/0, Jays Gom Driscoll. UR natly on our We horse for polo. the game ther o better pony to be found. And of all the Western States €alifornia - ha¢ furnished the greatest number of good polo ponies, with a few notable exceptions. Polo men do not, as a rule, go in for breeding. 1f the specd of a bred pony could be united with the reining qualitics of the cattle horse then a perfect poln pony would be found. But the bred horse usually wants to run, and that spoils the game. He must be level headed or he is , trained is the 1 the uses of 1 California cattle horse is the mount for a polo man. From his earlies! long-legged . colthood he has been pus through such a schooling in reining and turning as no other horse knows. He is “cattle relned.” He is hardy, intelligen: and spirited. A polo pony Is chosen by many tests The height limit is 14 hands 2 inches, and the pony may be of any size under Luis provided he be heavy enough for the game. Heavy 2nd 1ot coarse is the com- bination sought. Weight is needed g: bumping. It may vary. of course, accor ihg to the size of the rider, but in any case it is worth while. for a heavy man must ride what is called a “weight rier”; and a light man wants a heavy horse. Speed is another requisite, and the ston- ping and starting and turning. qualities mnust be looked to. A first-class polo pony can turn on next 1o nothing. Coolness counts. A horse is always preferred to a mare, for his nerves are steadier, and that means much in the excitement of the game. Competitjon 15 dncreasing so much. that the standard of polo ponies has been raised as much as I0 per cent in the past an cess. year. This comes of the weeding out pro- As for the rider—he s another consider- THE POLO PONY IVALTER HOBART ON ) FROM THE THORCUGHBRED ™© THE HORSE OF THE PLAINS AND THE STALWART CAVALRY £/ TO THE DRPPER POLC FONY. ORI rMAL Wajor Louis Rucker Commends the Cavalry Horse. R‘ > T think the Amertcan s t ast s e good materia durance ; r FEATHERSTIT< ¥ . COLm ON RAJAH . . > . 3 pino nat T N s igh % didn't 1 say t . American was the best? What Seorge Fasper Has to Say HAbout the Catile Horse. horse,'T am hout him and great he wild West 1 > w how to make their own I well er and ! don't k w they would rather keep male any rate. they act abo a man tries te break them. Western hor animals in % who h e ng. too. wild, frightened has ga! life and h: —well Job of b This done, a thing is to follow that up. firmness and kindnes will win all provided that you “know how." For this work with the cattle our men seem to prefer the small California horses, although we have some from vada. 1 have ridden as a vaquero in ) vada and Arizona. as well as in this State, and T like all native Western horses; the Californian best of all.