Call NumberZ-3549CreatorFrenzeny, Paul, 1840-1902Date1877 March 3SummaryA man on horseback reaches for the neck of a partly buried rooster in an event described as "Correr el Gallo" or "Running the Cock" in California. Men spectators wear hats and sit on horseback or on the ground. Shows a man with a lasso, and possibly mission buildings in the distance.Physical Description1 print : wood engraving |28 x 41 cm (11 x 16 in.)SubjectHorseback riding--California--19th centuryRoosters--California--19th centurySpectators--California--19th centurySports--California--19th centuryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711003549|Harper's weekly.Type of MaterialIllustrationsTear sheetsWood engravingsNotesAttribution etched in original and reproduced in print. Clipping attached to tear sheet describes "Correr el Gallo" or "Running the Cock" depicted in engraving. Tear sheet consists of pages 164, removed from Harper's weekly. Title and "[See Page 166.]" printed on tear sheet. R7110035498
Frenzeny, Paul, 1840-1902, Correr el Gallo, Sunday sports in southern California (1877 March 3). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 20/05/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1119188
