During our stay at Burao, the Sultan collected a great many of his people together, and twice entertained us with some well-executed and characteristic evolutions on horseback. On the first occasion some forty mounted men were collected in the Tug before our zariba; but this did not satisfy the Sultan, and he arranged a second "fan- tasia," in which fully two hundred warriors were engaged. It was the best and most characteristic thing of the kind I had ever seen.
While staying at Burao, the Sultan entertained us with two impressive equestrian displays. The first involved forty mounted men in the Tug before our camp; however, he wanted more, so he organized a second "fan-tasia" featuring two hundred warriors. This was the most spectacular and typical example of this type I had ever seen.