The New York herald., 1871-01-14
HERALD SATURDAY JANUARY H. 1Sl-TRIPLE SHEET

STOOD the creamc0l0red animal trembling violently
riders attention to something and 1t Is perceived
tnat tne entralls OF the cream horse are pr0trunR
Sanrnr pink ana bad edt ~ mt. h pau so a. M
ground. the horse wavers and staggers and Il
ayinR anu dhe bay ~ also seen to stagger against
i one OF the cruelest sights ever Witnessed. All the
toreadors seem fatigued, and l turned away from
tne scene, SICK III the stomach.
My eve rested on Valmaseda's rrowning face. Tie
looked sullen and cruel with hls bull neck" fat,
animal cum and Jaws and deeply Interested IN the
Again the horses waver visbly as II about to RAIL-
and lear the bull may again charge on the dying ant
cfuly, the gates are opened, the pcadors ride out,
tner horses staggering against the gateposts they
fear they may drop dead IN the open gateway.
THE BEAUTY OF THE SPORT,
y any peautS lnere be n IT, IS In the part performed
70 the bulls is decidedly picturesque and requires
no mean c,i, amount Of skill. combined with great
OF irritation when the first pair or darts
porioratea lo1dorha hi. his withsrs, but they were
them 10 turn in the nesn dropping one on either side
OF his shoulders. When seven banderillas-as the
darts are termed--were noddlng ana waving over
MS neck the matador was summoned, and, after
BRIEF encounter but with some pretty fents by tho
onl, the rapicr pierced the bovine lungs, ana ne
dfoppcd u die, near the roam horse. towards the
centre OF the arena. There were q few convusive
strnGses' the spine was pierced BY the punto. and
dead rasea hs nead ,eeS Mas ns " 20 pe
buFs dying shudder, and then dropped his own
mead III tie dust 10 die. Ihe mules cantered In and
Stecd.
,s the 3 fourth bu was then tro,ed IN to the slaug
incident connected with the atair was
DARING FEAT
periermcd by the picador before alluded to, who
was SO SeVerelf bruised beneath hts horse. II was
noticed throughout the tournament that this man
was singuarly unfortunate IN being s'vagcly al
lacked by all tac bulls, aud all the horses rode.
IOur III number, We're killed terribly wounded
tnat they could NOT survive.
The number OF attacks made upon the plcador ac-
tually eXasperaed hm, and he determined upon
disgraclng al least one bun and winnag a trophy.
rms buii as dld also all those introduced carried
upon ms IONS large red roSete, with strcamer,,
already described. As he charged at the picldor
inc latter received him with his PIKE: but the horse
was savagely gored IN the ribs, and, the bull
plunged atler him. the horscmln leaned over IRON
the sadde, snatched tho rosette from the bulls fesh
p!aced ~ III ms own mouth, aud again seE.lug Ills
PIKE. rode away from and then charged the bull.
III the course OF the encounter several or the
atmwart The bulls horns as he gaiioped near them.
The hrh ani sixth bulls were despatched after tho
same succession OF charges and thrusis and before
inc last anllna had dropped after beng stabbed by
the marador a hundred boys and men had leaped
over the railing into the arena and were crowdlng
around 10 witness the death scene Had this am.
mai been seized with dyng frenzy as tney some
tunes are, there might nave been some tragic or
perhaps, very iudlcrous scenes enacted by these
Dl00utnlrSty spectators.
This ended the inaugural bull fight OF the season.
the entertainment having lasted nearly two hours
IKE sabbath evening.
Falmascda and his friends lett the plaza Just after
tnc Killing OF the NTH bull. probably 10 avoid being
impeded by the crowd As he elt the audience rose
70 ther feet and the Dand again played the royal
march.
OUTSIDE THE WALLS
VI tHc uupuHuedtrel the grass Of an adjoining
vacant lot, lay four horses g0rcu daafh: n fifth
win large wad OF hemp stuffed into hole lis
side. was dy ing One dead steed haa been already
placed By some negroes, IN cart Tor removal and
there were Two or three others so badly wounded
tiiat they would III all probability die during The
night In the slaughter house The hide was nearly
all stripped from the last KILLED bull aud q crowd or
squaiid negroes aud .awny children were lowering,
deeply Interested, about the slain animals, pulling
Their ears ana tatls, AMI making brayado remarks
about their appearances
SO nucn for the Christian Sabbath and Its observ.
anee by ianatically intoletant religious people, in
a city OF 80, 900 inhabitants, and where the lew
American ProtcstaDls are prohibited from meeting
for public worship.