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place in the villages of Gascony without stilt-races. The prizes 

 usually consisted of a gun, a sheep, a rooster, or something of the 

 kind ; and young women sometimes took part in the exercises. 

 Some of the municipalities near Bayonne and Biarritz still organ- 



FiQ. 1. — Sylvain Dornon, Landais Stilt-walker. (From a photoi; 



Arcachon.) 



-M. Bacour, of 



ize stilt-races, at the seasons when travel to them is greatest ; but 

 it is said that the stiltsmen who perform at such times are not 

 real Landais shepherds, but are casuals picked up as they may be 

 found, most frequently from among professional acrobats. 



Besides attaining considerable speed, the Landais stiltsmen are 



