El Capitan

On the left, El Capitan raises his colossal figure thirty-three hundred feet in smooth and simple massiveness.

The heat of the tropic night and the strenuous gallop had covered El Capitan with a lather of sweat.

No sooner had El Capitan struck it squarely with his four hoofs, than he reared and, whirling, sprang back to the solid earth.

There were two more rounds with the advantage slightly in favor of El Capitan, for he did not approach the bridge.

In a moment he was on his feet, and with the reins over his arm, was slipping down the bank, dragging El Capitan behind him.