ILLUSTRATIONS 



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AMKRICAN POLO-PLAYERS Frontispiece 



"a country bumpkin" 2 



panathexaic rider 3 



old gallic saddle 8 



an old-time northern plains indian — the coup 15 



statue of alexander by lysippus 19 



a tvhite trapper 31 



an indian trapper 37 



the trataux pony 4'7 



modern comanche 53 



an apache indian 57 



united states cavalryman 67 



indian scout with lost troop-horse 91 



canadian mounted police 95 



cowboy lighting the range fire 103 



the indian method of breaking a pony 113 



a mexican vaquero 125 



gentleman rider on the paseo de la reforma 133 



a southern rider 145 



a hunting man 151 



gentleman ridkr in central park 161 



COUNTRY gentleman's TYPICAL SADDLE-HORSE 167 



JOCKEYS l''^3 



THE SPANISH WALK 181 



CAPRIOLE .183 



CROUPADE .... 183 



HOW TO DO IT 202 



HOW NOT TO DO IT 209 



FRENCH ALGERIAN CAVALRYMAN ON BARB 221 



CAVALRY LEAPING-DRILL IN ALGERIA 225 



A SPAHI AND HIS BARB, ALGERIA 



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