The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-20

Is somewhat scanty, and most OF the o1lls
are old stagers knowing and wary, acung
the 'hgnt rather than actually fighting. the
cous ciu usness OF the hevless condition o' tnese
az nals with those round knobs at their horns
ends, has also the effect oil inspir pg their al
versarles with confidence when degeners es
into carelessness, familiarity wnlch oreeus
conten pt, and takes away not llttle OF tue
intensity of the bebolders' interest. Under sucn
G. nditiops bull tight becomes sheer bull play.
The picadors showed themselves mere bunelers
at the outset. The bull rdshed at the foremost
of them in his headlong career. snuHued the
point that was leveled at bis sbo1lder, and,
Comirg to close quarters, attacked the horse
from underneath with such impetus as TO
lit both the animal and his RIDER
bodily, throwing the latter heNv,ly over
the horses ears. Our friend the plcator
was stout man, and so numbered aud
weighed down by his eteaves that on losing h's
seat he coul1 do nothil bat lie ike a log,
measuring his iull length on the sandy floor.
At the mercy even OF a harmless bull, both man
and horse would have Jared somewhat indtffsr-
emily in s1ch predIcameUt, but the chulos are
ready at such jupctures; they throw their cloaks
up TO the very eyes OF the infuristed brute;
they shout TO him, they bewilder hun, aud en-.
gage his attention till his DTostra'e foe has
either leisure to be helped up back again into
his seat or to be moved away aching and limp
ing from the scene OF his bluDderiOg exploit.
We had two such tails in the first and .cond
heats. Presently the plcadors seemed TO
mend their fence; they bore the bulls
first experience of their cruel soikes the animal
became shy of them, and turned to oth-r aver
saries. The real iun was limited to the swift
runs, the daring leaps, and the arttul dodges of
the chulos. To see the poor bull Dauslng 10 the
centre of the ring, bulhed, bearded taunted
right and left, puzzled to pick out one of his
many tormentors; trying half a rush here, a
dead set there, helpless as 8 PLAYER at blind
mans buff, darting, as he thinks, at man, only
10 get at an emp cloak: or, sometime running
a race with a man; but coming up with him jlst
as the niUble rascal vaults over the barrier
all this must be allowed to be rare sport. 1t
may be varied bv the banderillero, standing
all alone and without mantle before the bail,
holding bsrbed dart in each hand and
awaiting the animal as he comes on
in his rage, aud, while slipping aside in
the very nick OF time planting the darts in the
small Of the bulls back, just above the neck,
one on each side, the trek being reueated till
several pair of darts, flags and wreath5 hang on
the pal ting beast the last darts being bdnderiuds
de fuegO, provided with crackers which GO off
with an explosion, soaring the bull and madden
irR hlm till he bounds Ike q kid from the
ground. Then there is the ieat OF the cocsade,
which the ost skliul of the troupe sticks be-
tween the bulls horDs as he passes; there Is the
leap over the buls horns as he stonps to to-s his
antap onist; there is the Yaulting over his whole
bodv from head to tail by the aid Of pole; there
is the char, where the cAulo sits in wauton
mCckery and defiance, awaiting the bull at his
ease with par of darts which he must thrust
into the amin. ais neck before rising.