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...First up are a few striking examples of that ancient civilization. Much of the first gallery is dominated by a cavalcade of miniature bronze chariots and horsemen. Painstakingly detailed, with detachable saddles on the horses and mobile wheels on the chariots, they give a sense of the authority of Han rulers at their height at the beginning of the 3rd century. Also of interest from this period are pieces of carved jade, examples of an exacting art form that reached its apogee in the Han era. Jade carving was largely abandoned in the period that followed...
...from Costa Rican off-track-betting facilities offering juicy rebates? Ignore it. These shops aren't regulated and can easily take you for a ride. "A novice should have his head examined if he bets with one of these places," says Richard Bomze, president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association...
...house and called for him to flee, but he came out to a street full of militia. "He said, 'There are too many weapons. Mother, come inside,'" says Salga's sister, Ashta. The gunmen shot Salga and killed her son. "The bullets were falling like water," says Ashta. The horsemen set fire to the village. Salga slid to safety as the flames approached, then watched as her son's body burned. Today, Salga is in too much pain to talk. Her arms, which once dug wells, have withered nearly to the bone. "She doesn't eat," Ashta says...
With little resolved as the credits roll, the stage is set for Godsend II. Let’s hope the foreboding horsemen of the premiere will cause this new apocalypse to meet box office devastation...
...second match, that between the military riders, may prove a surprise, for West Point, while it invariably sends some of the best horsemen of all to the Intercollegiate Tournament, has yet to win its first title. Furthermore, the representatives of the Army had a disheartening experience early in the season, an accident that resulted in the death of one of the members of the team Hamilton S. Hawkins Jr. How the Pointers have pulled themselves together remains to be seen...