VENEZUELA. 



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the other end being fastened to the horse's tail. A jerk 



quickly brings the bull to his feet, and he is led off a captive. 



A still bolder manoeuvre is accomplished by the expert 



LASSOING A WILD BULL. 



horseman. Galloping after the bull, the rider seizes the ani- 

 mal's tail, giving it a turn round his own wrist, and then 

 again urges forward his horse till both are at full speed, when, 



