The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-17
A MEXICAN CIRCUS.
A Full-Flcdged Mexican Circus and .
Drove OF Wild Bulls in Brooklyn.

Fun.Flcdged Mexican Circus and .
Drove OF Wild Bulls I'm Brooklyn.
Our readers must have noticed for some days
past caravan passing through the Streets from
the interior Of which brass band thunders forth
strange melodies with much braying OF brazen in
struments while behind the powerful wagon
squad Of strangely clad horsemen gallop to and fro
in single file, wearing the serapes and huge SOM
brer0s Of the Mexican vaquerO, or cattle herdsman
These men ride small. but vigorous and fleet mus
tang ponies, and are the most daring horsemen
probably that have ever visited New York city.
Yesterday, at the Capitoline Grounds In Brooklyn,
this Mexican circus company exhibited in presence
Of small but select audience Those who have
read Mayne Reid's highly sensational hunting
novels may have formed some idea Of what these
hardy vaqueros Of the debatabe land on the
Texan and Mexican frontiers can do In the way Of
riding, with or without saddle. AS 1t is, 1t is
necessary to see the performance to understand It,
There are nine horsemen In the company, who
have all been bred In Mexico and Texas from child
hood, the principal OF whom are named Thomas,
an AmerIcan-MexIcan; Morosco, Carquiero Kos
suth and Lopez Thomas was the chief ranchero
farms in the sister Republic. and he is
certainly one of the most expert horsemen we
speed on his fiery mustang he stopped, without
stopping his speed, and picked up white hand
to appear on the scene. A savage and enraged
Texan bull was brought forth and Leon success
fully threw the lariat over his horns and brought
him up standing on his hind legs, although he
made desperate efforts to gore the spectators, who
ran wildly out Of his reach. Then Leon jumped on
his back, rode him around the grounds to the
bulls utter discontinue and all the while smoked
Havana cigar with the greatest GOODNESS posi-
somerset by. the tail while the latter was
going at full speed-a most astonishing feat.
Four Of the riders, while going at speed that
made the spectators dizzy In the twinkling OF an
eye, drew up In an even line, the mustangs pant
ing and endeavoring to break loose from the In
evitable grasp OF their riders. smart pony, with
many tricks In him as Ben Butler possesses,
lassoed by the riders and brought up standing.
Then there was pony race to see who should own
the odd steer, as ls customary with vaquerOs In
Mexico. and no such speed has ever been seen on
race track In America as was made in squirt OF
three-quarters OF mile by these wonderful horse
men yesterday. II Is pity that these splendid
horsemen and bull riders and bull tanners could not
at Prospect Park, where large assemblage OF both
sexes might have an opportunity to witness their
unexampled feats OF Workmanship. As 1t
is, they can remain but few days
found large enough for the exhibition. For grace,
management OF the horse, simpeness OF riding and
perfect agility in the saddle, bareback riding,
they are unequalled. Their saddles weigh sixty
pounds and their stirrups are very clumsy, but
they do not seem to mind their encumbrances what
ever comical lrshman offered himself as q VIC
tim to be lassOed, and two horsemen galloped their
mustangs at full speed after him, throwing their
lassoes with the greatest swtness, but the IRISH
man too much for the Mexicans, as he ran all
over the field in such zigZag manner that the
yaqneros were completely vanquishcd and the
is very dangerous thing, however, to do as 1t
might possibly result In q broken neck to the VIC
tim who is lass0ed by the wild Mexcans. Alto
has ever been offered to the New York public by
any strangers In the circus line OF business.