The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . THE CLOAK-BEARER AT WORK. ally rides withthe gendarmesin their LouisXV. gendarmes,once the obei-sance is madeto the Royalbox, rangethemselves be-hind the Presi-dent, the latterbeing a noble-man in favourat Court. And now theproceedingsopen. At thesound of theclarion the dart-bearer, or aze-mula, enters thearena with theboxes of darts covered with rich silks and velvets,and embroidered with gold and silver, and withhim are the mocos de forcados, or attendants onthe horsemen. As soon as these have retired, th
The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . THE CLOAK-BEARER AT WORK. ally rides withthe gendarmesin their LouisXV. gendarmes,once the obei-sance is madeto the Royalbox, rangethemselves be-hind the Presi-dent, the latterbeing a noble-man in favourat Court. And now theproceedingsopen. At thesound of theclarion the dart-bearer, or aze-mula, enters thearena with theboxes of darts covered with rich silks and velvets,and embroidered with gold and silver, and withhim are the mocos de forcados, or attendants onthe horsemen. As soon as these have retired, the orderlv takesa dart in his hand, and brings his horse up closeto the right hand of the President. All is nowin readiness for the fight to commence. At a signal from the President the large gatesare thrown open, and all those about to engagein the spectacle enter the arena and make theirobeisance. The horsemen are well mounted, andwear rich jackets of silk and velvet, with gold and. THE CAVALLEIRO ATTACKS THE BULL WITH A
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