’Tis the alazàn that gallops, ’tis Bernardo’s self that rides!
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In California horses are named according to their
color. An alazàn is a sorrel—a color generally preferred,
as denoting speed and mettle.
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[3]
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The sarápè is a knit blanket of many gay colors, worn
over the shoulders by an opening in the centre, through
which the head is thrust.
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[4]
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Calzoneros are trowsers, generally made of blue cloth
or velvet, richly embroidered, and worn over an under
pair of white linen. They are slashed up the outside of
each leg, for greater convenience in riding, and studded
with rows of silver buttons.
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The lariat, or riáta, as it is indifferently called in California
and Mexico, is precisely the same as the lasso of
South America.
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THE CHASE.
AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR OF 1812.
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