Following the sign, riders, who previously stand in readiness within the goal, hold Giccho horizontally with the right reins; both riders wear a horse-riding Hakama (loose-legged pleated trousers for formal wear), Ayaigasa (a rush hat), the red and the whiteTasuki (a band of cloth used for holding kimono) made of silk crape, and the same Kasajirushi (helmet badges) at their belts.
合図に応じて、毬門内に控えていた騎者らは毬杖を横にして右の手綱にもちそえ、馬乗袴、綾藺笠、紅白縮緬の襷、同じ笠標を腰にさす。