New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-16

~ -, tho most curious survivals OF medieval
r,arfar. In the thirteenth and fourteenth CEN
,rr,os n citv sent with It's soldiers 10 the war q
hugo waaon drawn by oxen, known as the car
roccio" and assigned to the perllous duty Oh od'
rving the sacraments and the citys nag ih'o '"e
beart ~ the battle Above an altar in the centre
~ the car a tall mast called the alhero dei car
rocc,o. hire for example. the black ana "hi'e
harrer NJ sienna A little bell served for the an
rou,cement of The elevation OF the Host a.
,ha n, GO of the mast around the altar were huhs
tho standards OF the contrads. In the Duo'no
here there are preserved two such alneri "on
+, 1850 when the Gtlbellines, who were ell
,rencbed in Sienna, fought and conquered the
Florcntine Guelphs at Monteperta II was al
xac, renroduction OF this 'caroccio tha'
brought I'm the rear of the procession on lhuis-
dav giving one OF the most suggestive OF mcolae-
val touches To the scene. 1t was one OF many
motives that combined TO produce unique erect
Tho niazza in which the Patio Is held is space
ono.third Of a mile around (which slopes down
from, tho "barocco" and medieval palaces on
three sides to the old Gothic Pa.azZo PuD':cco on
the fourth The latter edifice. designer WIN
holiness and simplicity and heightened III Us
forhddinp aspect by the pnnacled tower tii"e
,oars beside II commonly looks down upon an
enualy severe environment. The PIAZZA Is pH'eu
with stone and brick. and usually there - ilu',i'7
10 break it's stern monOtony save the tn9ue'" ~
lica Of an exquisite fountain erected vi III"
,,or,hern side in 1343 For the PABLO track Oh
Garth is laid completely around the piazza en-
porary barriers are placed along the '.ilci 80 80.
Of the semi-circle thus formed ana on 'ne "".
side seats are built up in tiers against the nu'
rounding walls The seats are for hire' e,, nv
space in the centre Is free, and Is filled oy iuiy
90 900 people. most OF the women Wc"'i ii, 80.
wide Tapping hats ~ straw tsonetn'hE "Ne
liar
ar, ,,e ~ tho Characteristic manufactures OF ~
,nro The vivid colors Of the contrade are To-
peaied in this dazzling sea OF restless forms G
are seen again on the seats. whlch p''" 49,
more spectators and finally the windows ana
h,icorics Of the palaces arc hung with dran'Ty
and shields " every imaginable hue. seen rom
an uppor wind w that COMMANDED the pid"""'
tho pictorial effect Of the latter was unsurpas'a-
bio beautiful The grim lines ~ the medieval
buildings seemed 10 concentrate the th1uShtIoas
thousands into an indivisibie unit ana ~ la"r
them in consciously placed lines. The late ai,r'
mann sky sc' A pprfect blue above IN" kti'l''-
ec,,,i, tints II tho crowd and it's surroundings.
and borne above the latter. the hill beyond one
could SEQ the white and black campam.e Oh inc
cathedral.
the keystone to the days festiylty. The P1lo
WAS run Ten barc-backei horses were driven
by their Jockeys into a pen formed %; ropes
The start is a scramble. the little group "' h"is"S
heing shot from The Enclosure as from catapult
in ono confused mass. one poor brute tlppea
over the rope and his rider was thrown but WIN
no serious results. on the second turn another
Jockey came to grief and eight were lett i"r me
final gallon IN which the Porcupne won. Inc
Patio was over in Ave minutes. But the specta-
Gle the grea, accompaniment and embroidery ot
the PABLO remained Before the race II was the
cortege " all the contrade that went chieny 20
fiji the eve Aftcrward II the picture when
has been described and the movement of the
thr0ng as IL ebbcd out into the streets. sienna -
medieval In It's byways az we'll "a In It's piazza.
Everything Siennese has the same tone. the pco-
ple a re decisive in manners and speech. the lam
guage 81 the district being the clcarest In Tus-
cany Signor Brog calls the Senesi dry ana
sarcastic. Their landscape has n spirit which IN
vtes To- action rather than 20 repose. II Is sur
prise to nnl the town welcoming the Lombard
Sodoma. n painter who's" tenderness and coniefn-
platlve charm recall the langourous school of
I-mhria The true artistic genius ~ Sienna was
summed VI in Baliassare PerllZZi, an architect
whose works synonymous for lucidity and
ordered beauty.