Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-09-17
SOU TIL CAR OF INA,
BULL FIGHT AT MADRID. ~
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11pSS raiolSuantslhsD sD0afs EIaytnt,S5eir lEsss-
I Bul1-fghts begin about the ,first of
April, and continue through the spring
and summer months. n Monday Is the
day selected for these national sports. s..
bull7fghts kind of jholi day, or, moro
drid the diG' dc torros. Foffmasrly 2th,e,
price of seats, compared with the wages
i of labor, was excessive. but now The
goyernfne ent has graduated the scale of
prices to. suit oil pockets. The best
j places IN! the boxes cost about one dol
4 lar d Jillet6 'ele som bra, or ticket for
the shady side I'm the nmphitheatre,
i about fifty cents the commonest places,
Iinext to the afena, and exposed to the
i sun, two reals. al, stls flnfaT AZ. ! IN, .tsf
The people OF, Madrid are, to be seen
in their element at d bull. fight and
there the combats appear to be con-
/ Quoted with greater ceremony than in
any other city. Seville, Valencia, and
Ronda no longer excepted. The Plaza
Of Madrid will hold eighteen thousand
persons. This large open amphitheatre
is not o remarkable building, but the
effect when filled is very fne.F 1T lis sit
nated q short distance from the Prade,
and the CUTE Of the Puerta de Alcala.
In this geographical centre of the re-
lpublic-Iarepublic now, a kingdom yea
i Observation-Disclosures CAPRICE and absurd;tiee
virtue and vices. reign. The farne of y
rising matador ia made or f,,arred Tho
tmatadorr.. ~ csDa1ltis. as the SnaniarIs
term the SLAYER liza The most in,,,ortant
| personage OF the performance. Tn the
! Hast nat of tbe tanromecbian traaad,, oI
this GREAT Fnrtist must stand face M to eSrs 10y
with the bull in tl,e presence of ineror.
able iudges. and with firm band aDa
and nerve, kill the bull accordino T., to
tauromachian precedent else mnderoo
tthe enti,e vocabulary Of abuse which.
| the Spanish tongue so abnndantIv s,1n.
plies. .;,i,ti;ii = s77l,3sSs, = ~, I,
Hero is q description of a bull- -fioht
which took nlace receritly nc the Plaza
de fToros at Madrid. On tile centre of
the west side is; the official box. where
the authorities are seated !: on the same
tier are the boxes Of the grandees. filled
with fashionable spectators. Sf 1s,sl1f.l
The commencement of tho perform
ance was signalized by the entranca of
mounted alguacils, or ofiicets Of police !,
dressed in the nrlcient Spanish costnma
of the time Of Philip iu. After fpro.
ceeding around the arena and across tha
lists, the aomhat tanfa bowad To tho efR
cial Eparty and returned q flourish OF
trumpets and drums announced that the
spectacle was about to begin. Amidst
deafening applause the president from
his box threw gracefully down to the
chief of the algnacils the enormous key
that opened the toril where the bull was
kept.
The door flew open, and the bull
dashed headlong, with blind rage and
violence, into the arena. Amazed at
the novelty OF his position, the animal
of the alguacil riding off ut gallop he
rushed upon horse and rider with closed
eyes and lowered horns. Fortunately
the alguacil was mounted upon fine
and spirited animal quick rs lightning
the steed trrned ut the touch, and
escaped the deadly rush.
Then the enraged animal attacked, in
succession the picadors =; in short con-
fiict that ensued three horses were
| stretched lifeless npon the ground,
leaving the dismounted and disarmed
riders exposed to imminent danger.
The chulos. or foot combatants, how
ever, drew the attention of the animal
tby dashing before his eyes ,glittering
scarf. These new assailants had need
of all their practiced agility. OCCASION
ally the bull gave chase. and they could
only save themselves by leaping the
barriers. The avolutions Of this con-
summate band were the most graceful
ana exclt,ng part OF the exhibition, and
lehclted tumultuous applause. Another
steed was urged on to on encounter with