 | England - 1823 - 782 pages
...race. ' The ponies destined fur the contest have no riders ; but, by means of wax, ribVOL. XIV. bons are firmly attached to their backs; and to these again...exertion animals much better qualified to resist the effect of either than the horse. At the firing of a signal gun they are turned loose from one extremity... | |
 | England - 1823 - 772 pages
...days of carnival at Rome, with a pony race. " The ponies destined for the contest have no rider» ; but, by means of wax, ribbons are firmly attached...exertion animals much better qualified to resist the effect of either than the horse. At the firing of a signal gun they are turned loose from one extremity... | |
 | Scotland - 1823 - 858 pages
...and of saint. The festival commences, as do the last days of carnival at Rome, with a pony race. " The ponies destined for the contest have no riders ; but, by means of wax, ribVot. XIV. bons are firmly attached to their backs; and to these again are appended bladders, and... | |
 | Manners and customs - 1897 - 1030 pages
...Barberi (qv) of the Roman Carnival. It is thus described by an eye-witnqss : " The ponies destined lor the contest have no riders ; but, by means of wax,...exertion animals much better qualified to resist the effect of either than the horse. At the firing of a signal gun they are turned loose from one extremity... | |
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The ponies destined for the contest have no rider» ; but, by means of wax, ribbons are firmly attached to their backs; and to these again are appended bladders, and weighted pieces of wood, armed with sharp spikes ; the noise of the one, and the pain... 