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Gander Pulling
Goose pulling (also called gander pulling, goose riding, pulling the goose or goose neck tearingEdward Brooke-Hitching. ''Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling, and Other Forgotten Sports'', p.102. Simon and Schuster, 2015. ) was a blood sport practiced in parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, England, and North America from the 17th to the 19th centuries. It originated in the 12th century in Spain and was spread around Europe by the Spanish Third. The sport involved fastening a live goose with a well-greased head to a rope or pole that was stretched across a road. A man riding on horseback at a full gallop would attempt to grab the bird by the neck in order to pull the head off."Dutch". Bird, Thomas E. in ''Encyclopedia of ethnicity and sports in the United States'', eds. Kirsch, George B.; Harris, Othello; Nolte, Claire Elaine. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. Sometimes a live hare was substituted. It is still practiced today, using a dead goose or a dummy goose, in parts of Belgium as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remington - A Gander-Pull
Remington may refer to: Organizations * Remington Arms, American firearms manufacturer * Remington Rand, American computer manufacturer * Remington Products, American manufacturer of shavers and haircare products * Remington College, American chain of private schools * Remington Records, American record label * E. Remington and Sons, American manufacturer of firearms and typewriters 1816–1896 * The Remingtons, American country music group * Remington & Co, a British publisher Places United States * Remington, Indiana * Remington, Ohio * Remington, Virginia * Remington, Wisconsin * Remington, Baltimore, Maryland * Remington Ranch, Texas Antarctica * Mount Remington * Remington Glacier Other uses * Remington (album), ''Remington'' (album), a 2016 album by Granger Smith * ''Remington Steele'', an American television series People Given name * Remington Kellogg (1892–1969), American naturalist and a director of the United States National Museum * Remington Leith, si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
