4. TO VANISH A BALL PLACED BETWEEN TWO CUPS
The three cups, which we will call A, B, C, being turned mouth downwards, place a ball on A, cover it with B, and over both place C. To prove that the ball has vanished, take hold of A with the left hand and lift all three, sloping them a little toward the front by inserting the left fingers into A. Lift off C and place it mouth downwards on the table; lift off B with a little upward jerk of the hands and clap it down on top of C—the ball being carried along with the cup is now between C and B and appears to have vanished. Clap A on top of the other two and repeat the movements ad libitum.
The name given to this flourish, “Galloping Post,” arose from the sound made by its rapid repetition, which resembles that made by the hoofs of a galloping horse.
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