Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-03-09

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then the rest Of the company, Nest Of the
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have described, With girl On the saddle
"A bright giittering mass Of ribbons,
flowers. bright beads, gold-lsce; the
women in satin dresses and slippera, the
men in the drcss Of the time of California,
which 10 exsctly that We zee in Spanish
pictures - short velvet jackets covered
with braid and gold embroidery, the vel
vet trousers open over full white draw
ers, while string IF bells down the seam
jingled even more than do the bangles Of
ladies in church.
The starting point was almost facing
my place of observation. They would
form in great order and quiet, the horses
knowing the order of proceedings evi.
IDENTIFY ne we'll as their masters, and the
signal for starting was the exploding of
.fire-crackers by the hundred boxes under
the feet Of the horses. What with the
sparks and noise, it looked IS if the
whole thing had gone up like the end of
pantomime.
1t was q point of honor to show which
horse behaved best under these circums
stances. The horses were trained in the
way that has always been favOrite with
Spanish people, to make any number Of
dancing movements in imitation Of pro-
gress, while in reality they do not 60 for
ward at all. think they are trained to
this by having weights tied to their legs.
Each one was q perfect horseman.
Each man cd NOT Simply rtuc hi. harsa.
but was in the habit of'living with it and
upon it, and was consequently in perfect
rapport. Each one Of these put in force
every art known to him to exhibit the
spirit and the beauties Of his horse. Al
they passed down one street OF the town
the correct thing was for people from the
side to ldyance and throw fire. crackers
10 mass under the horses feet; the firing
of pistols was of course in order; no end
of little shrill screams, laughter, voices
in every varying information, couplets
sung TO the air which was being played,
and taken up with shouts of laughter;
the chorus by every one who took the To-
cal illusions. With all this the musicians
played with rs much stesdiness and ami
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instead of the saddle.
The third day I feel myself incompe-
tent to describe. They had their field.
sports for that day on the large open
green just by my perch in the hammock.
And here the evOlutions in small space
tho rush with which they would 60, ~
if shot from bow, across the plain; the
bringing up.all standing, without any
Stacking of the speed, leaving them mo-
tiOnless 40 an Euglish Horse guard on
duty; the continuous whirls 10 small
circle, Winding nearer and nearer in TO-
ward the central psint, until it seemed
as though man and horse must fall from
sheer dizziuess; the mounting Of
vicious, screaming young horse, which
would spring like cat into the air, with
all it's legs stiffeued out and its back
bowed, making one jump this way, an
other that, until it would seem - though
everything would disiocate it, rider
we're . part Of the exhibition which per-
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