The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-25

A rHRrLL1Na SPECTACLE AT SAN FRANCISCO
DISGUSTING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. xEnocry

from tho San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. III
The announcement that bull fight would DO hold n
South San Francisco Park yesterday afternoon drew
number OF persons 10 that resort Those who or,
peclod to old fashioned Spanish bull nghs
where savage Wild bull Is turned loose in an ampnt
theatre to engage in mortal combat with profsssions
matadorss, were disappointed, as the bull was MOI
fought, driven to frenzy by darts and finally killed
alter having gored q man or two to Death but was
ridden like horse any other beast OF burden The
of the bull rider, jinefe he called In
Spanish, demands only GOODNESS, agility exceen,
horsemanshp. while that OF the bull fighter demandS
all these and dare devil bravery into the bargain
st the inctc, coping single handed with savage bulls
US he does, is necessarily man OF courage Tho
jinete does not kill The bull He enters The
arena, aggravates the animal with scarlet banner.
and when the beast is sufficiently infuriated the
vaquero rides into the arena, lassoes tho bull and
throws him the ground. The jinete then jumps or
tho buis back and rides him until he Ia exhausted
then springs to the ground, vaults or tho arena
and the bull Is returned to his pen. Thus 1t will be
soon that the buil ridc is q much more harmloss
amusement than bull fight, whore horses oftep
ripped open, picadores gorcd to doath and the enter
tainmont is concluded by the slaughter OF tho bull BY
maladorc. The exhibition yesterday was . .'rida"
Tho jinete Ramon Chevarria, swarshy Mexican,
orty-two years old, who bull rider by profession
Hu IS shorG man, rather heavy set, Win o stolid
face, and his movements do not indicate much agility
Yet he IL as active as n Cat IN the arena.
Tho bull OF Texas stock, which Is noted for
fcrociy The Texas animal Is cousin 20 The Span.
ish, but is larger and more savage his horns some.
times measuring ten ieet IRON tip 10 tip. The bull In
question was snewy animal. pohdfrous but not
wiedy, and was chosen for his extreme vciousness.
Several vaqueros were sent into herd Of Texas
bulls fresh from the sagcbrush steppes OF Nevada
brought TO this city band Vi cattle owned by Mr.
s,preen, proprietor OF the park. When the vaqueroa
entered the place wnere the bulls were kept oil
them instantly uttered savage below chased the
Mexicans out OF the enclosure. lie accordingly
selected for the exhibition. A circular arena about
twenty-lv feet IN diameter surrounded by tignt
board fence about eight high, was built for the
encounter and small corral Tor the bull was con-
structed adjoining the arena The bull was with din
Guilty enclosed In this corral In the morning and
paved the ground into a bog. Az the approach Of
some curious person the auimal would become
ragod and charge upon him with ferocly. being Kept
in check however, by the fcnce. For several hours
he beloved about mis- corral, shaking his massive
s worked 20
frenzy and thirsting 10 gore victim.
JINErE.
At three O'Clock Ramon Cnevurria appeared dressed
In flaming suit, consisting Of bright rod shirt and
cap green trunks and gaudy striped hose, aid carry
Ing scret banner about three feet square, calcu-
lated to torment the beast frenzy. He som-
panied by vaquero named Lopez and chuio, or
blanket man. to distract the attention OF Tho beast
from the rider when necessary. Caevarria sprung
lightly into arena, made his bow to tho audience,
among whom were several women and called Tor hts
brute adversary The gate between tho amphitheatre
ana The pen was thrown open and the bull, with 6
force below rushed into the arena, where Ramon,
naming in scarlet, calmly awaited HIM. rho bull
tossed his head amazemcnt at Ramon's audacity,
his red rcgaa, and, with another hollow OF rage,
lowered his hoad and charged iurousy upon the
lot man. The latter stepped aside and tho bull en-
countered the fence with mighty shock. Turning,
sso sp' run Numbered 1pon hm. Again Ramon
calmly stepped aside, but the bull remembered
the previous ,n rass and .h followed him ~
furious beast got. Ramon up against the wall,
and, lowering his head, dealt mighty
blow Ramon seemed cornered and PROV TO tho
beasts horns, and cry'ot alarm arose from the
dicnce, but tho ice had been in tho Same position
many times before, and knew how to act AS the bull
lowered his head, before tossing Ramon his HORNS
the Mexican deity threw the scarlet banner over hs
cycs THIS blinded oro and Chevarra, slipping under
his neck, spreng the middle Of the arena, while
tho bull, shaking the aggravatng banner from his
head, started At Ramon IN chagrin, Amusement md
TO intense delight of the audience The bull could
never impale the jtnetc and consequently became
worked up 10 frenzy. Finally Lopez and fellow
vaqucro rode into tho arena and throw the lasss
around toros horns and another around a hind leg
RIDE.
Tho bull then thrown 10 tho ground, and the
jinete sprang upon his back At this moment
!. drunken German butcher, having become In
famed by whiskey and the spectacle, jumped down
into the despite the appeals of the audience,
aud with contemplate brutality endcavorcd to pluck
OF the bull eyes from It's sockets. He succeeded
tearing bail partially out when the bull,
ing with pain struggled TO his ect with mighty
effort, throwing Inc human the ground
the latter sprang to his ieet to escape, but
too late tho brute, with Ramon cinEing TO his mock
for lie, lowered his head and tossed his black
guard tornenlcr several feet into tho air. As the
Duichsr tell the bull caught him on his horns and
tossed him again. At this CRISIS several vaqueros
rushed succeeded dverLDg tho bulls atten-
tion moment and the brutal butcher was dragged
Of tho more dead than alive, with his cloth
ing tattcrs and bleeding slightly from several
bruises, but rescued from the late no so richly
served. All this time Ramon mounted ON the bull.
elaspsd aoou. tho animals tnroa, and no,ding him.
sell on by rope placed like surcngie around The
brutcs body. BY tnis time the bull began 70 show tns
| ELECTS OF the conflict. Blood WAS 0ozing from hN
| mouth aud nostriis great patches OF and flesh
had been scraped OH ana the eye coveted by the
| drunken butcher swollen and bleeding In vain
he struggled shake Ramon on; the jincte chung
him like monkey ana alter charging ABOUT the arena
Tor lew nome toro gave up and stood
motonlcss, CARING At the audience with ChevarrIs
hanging TO his neck like u scarlet excres'
cence 1t now became necessary 10 d..
tpring on his neck and escape. AT this moment tho
| gates were thrown open anu handsome coach dog,
belonging In tho ncshborhood, trotted IN and wagged
his tall aeconaicy AZ the audience. IL Is not POSI-
lively know that he driven In by the Mexican 10
such is Inc case Several cn cried out to Juslo Mar.
nez, tho Mex can IN charge Of The gate 10 lake the
dog out or he would DO killed. but the stold attendant
| shook his head.
A SHOCKING SPECTACLE.
The dog was evidently pet amt was disposed 70
make trends with the bail, ana trotcd up TO him
wagging his tail, with good SHINING his IN
telligcnt eyes But tho irenZed beast charged upon
him. aud the poor dog durted aside. Ihe
bull commenced persistent chase alter the al
irightcd dog, with Ramon still clinging 70 his neck.
The dog. winning pteonsly ran 20 tho gate several
times, but Martinez, with cold cruelty character
istic of has race inhunany closed the door against
HIM, at the same time sinking the scarlet banner ~
tho Du. Many OF the audience denounced Marines
Tor his brutality and begged him to let the dog
out Of the gaze, but the hard hearted Aexi-
can refused. The wrctched aog presented q
pIleous picture he ran wildly about the
arena, sprnging franticiy against the gate, moaning
anu appealing. To The audience with his expressive
eyes, aud with the impacabIo bull IN hot pursuit.
Finally tho dog became Uewldcred and paray zcd Will
and at not beng assisted by tue hu-
man beings around hun and crouchcd against the wall.
The oull back, lowered bis mead, and charging
upon the suffering animal, crushed him against the
wall with terrible orcc. Tho crunchinF OIL the dogs
bones could be heard. Ho screamed with agohy-Lol
Win abe howl oi dog, but with shrek like that 0
u terrified woman. lhe dog lay In u heap, crushed.
The respectable portion OF tho audience became wild
with indignat ON and cursed Justo Martinez IN IN
measured terms Captain Henry Burns, OF tho SO.
cic,y the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Animals now
inttriored and COMMANDED Chcyarrn to stop The cxh
bition undcr pain oil instant arrest Ramon, who had
by tbs tmo succeeded Ia escaping from tho buil's
neck, caiiny Rssenie. Captain Burns then arrested
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