The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-11
CALIFORNIA CIVILIZATION.
Bull Fight at san RafncI-Tyyo Men Injured
High Festival OF the Gamblers.

street with a cargo of Mexicans, Spaniards
and Barbary Coast Rangers en- route for the
San Rafael celebration The company was
not large, neither was it very select. No
sooner had the boat left her moorings than
the taste of the assembly manifested itself in
various species of gambling and speculations
on the probable ''pickings" to be gathered at
the festival. Arrived at San Quantin half-a-
dozen stages, filed from boot to drivers seat
with as choice a collection of San Francisco
low life as could anywhere be gathered,
speeded their way, not to the States recepta-
Gle for her moral depravity near at hand, but
to the little town of San Rafael, three and q
half miles distant.
THE BULL PEN.
This structure gained, we took q dollars
worth of seat on the top bench of q hastily
constructed amphitheatre, and began our in
spection. The time for the commencement
of the proceedings in the arena was set for
o'clock. AT this time, however, but few had
gathered within the enclosure and the music
had not arrived. We had ample time, there
fore, to ascertain that the two bulls in their
wooden cage were from the mountain; that
the pit was thirty eight feet in diameter, and
OF circular shape After ascertaining this
much, we again assembled the flight of four
steps conveniently near an upright post, in
case of accident, and, with patience worthy
of better cause, waited the coming event
At $50 the dismal sound of six trumpets and
a big drum approaching from the village gave
warning that the performance would soon
commence The swarthy Spaniards and
Mexicans soon began to file in. their wives.
sweethearts, and children accompanying
them. The gentry from the Barbary Coast,
array in their holiday attire of threadworn
coats and glittering jewelry, obtained front
seats, and all was in readiness for the battle.
THE PERFORMANCE
commenced with piece of music from the
aforesaid horns and drum, composer and air
unknown. After this Senor Nicolas Martinez
who had during the music been industriously
arraying himself in green jacket and tights
with clowns headgear, made leap into the
arena and saluted the audience with a Spanish
song and dance. This doubtless was AMUSING
If not erudite, but it failed in toto to satisfy
the gentry from the aforesaid coast, who
clamored loudly for the bull After the drum
and its accompaniments had again given forth
their resonant strains, the gate was raised, the
bull came forth, and
THE BATTLE COMMENCED.
The bull, fve-year old of a mouse-color.
fighting weight 500 pounds, proved as wild as
the most exacting could require. His bull
ship proceeded to the pits centre, and began
paving and snuffing in the most approved
style. Captain Jesus Arana, with Senior An
tonic, the one arrayed in scarlet BODY and
tights and white straw hat, the other clad in
crimson uniform, with brown rowdy head
piece, now entered the ring With scarlet
cloths and with shouts they strove for the
bulls attention. They succeeded fully in
their design. The bull dashed frantically at
his tormentors, first on one side then on the
other. The clown, who also took part in this
performance, had some very narrow escapes
from the bulls horns, which, it 10 proper to
remark, had their sharp points cut off. This
worrying continued until Senor Antonio, bv
a slip, III endeavoring to scale the eight-foot
barricade which separated the actors from the
crowd, was caught on the bulls horns and
landed outside the ring. The injuries sus-
famed by the Senor were trifling. 1t would
have been well if the performance had here
closed. The enthusiasm of the assembly
was, however, aroused by this accident, and
the torture of the bull continued till the in
furiated bovine had lashed himself into O
culver of rage.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT
now marred these little pleasantries Captain
Jesus Arana, who for years had faced the wild
bull in the ring, again, with faunted cloth
and painted pin in hand strove to render the
excited beast still more furious. After striking
the gaudy pin into the animals neck he
attempted to scale the wall of the enclosure
in order to avoid an attack, but his foot
slipped, and Immediately the bull sprang
upon him. The widest excitement pre-
vailed. The bull caught his victim, who
fortunately had presence of mind enough to
place himself between the horns, and dashed
him repeatedly against the wooden fencing
An old bull batter from among the spectators
jumped into the ring, and, seizing the bull by
the horns, succeeded in directing the crea-
tures attention to another quarter Pale and
almost senseless, the bull-fghter was hoisted
over the fencing. His right arm was proved
to be dlslocated, his means indicating great
suffering. The poor fellow was placed in q
corner of the enclosure and his tinsel finery
taken off. At this juncture one of the assem-
bly, demanded that the spectacle should close.
He stated, what was transparent to all that
the men were not a match for the bull in the
pen. The mouse-colored bull was thereupon
withdrawn. The spectators were not, how
ever, satisfied with the finale, so the clown
sang song and
NEW BULL
was introduced. The animal although larger
than his predecessor, had not by any means
The vIgor and wildness that characterized the
other. After several Spaniards from among
the gathering had made Intellectual attempts
to lnfuse him with that blind, furious spirit
which constitutes the true zest of the bull
fight, the beast was allowed to retire to his
wooden-box cage, and the assembly dispersed.
THE GAMBLERS.
These gentry, with rondo, three-card
monte, Little White Pine" ETC., occupied a
very conspicuous place in the days doings.
LII early IN the morning, from nearly every
place where whisky was dealt out, the gam
blers held high carnival The peace of this
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