The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-15
Encounter Of g. Bull with a
Lion and Lioness.
A BAD DAY FOR LIONS.
Their Majesties Vanquished and
Badly Wounded.
CoMARDLY CATTLE IN The RING.
An Old Matador's Ambition Sadly
s~,s Interfered With.
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April IL, 1875.
Tho sports Of old Rome are being revived with con.
siderable In this distant region OF tho world
where all Is now aud Civilization herself Is not
quito at home. Although We lack. the surround
ngs, the grandeur OF tho arena, tho glitter
OF the imperial throne and the vast
throngs clothed In the flowing costumes OF
the days Of the Caesars and tho glorious coliseum
ITSELF our sports possess many Of the features that
have mado those OF the carly days famous In history
Tho bull fight, Spanish importation, which has
reached San Antonio In OF time always
been favorte amusement wherever the Dons or their
descendants dominate things social To say that
have forgotten our semi-Spansh origin 10 this border
State would BIO to dcny that bull lighting collect
crowd from every settlement aud village within
hundred miles Of San Antonio. Such an assomblage
has collected here for several Sundays back. The
bull lighting has been enjoyed hugely, and so
must plead guilty to being only half American
yet To vary the sport however, In order to crafty
the progressive spirit OF the rising generation who
combats have been arranged to take place between
lions and bulls, and much speculation has been in.
duleed in as to tho respective aghting qualities
of .Teo AJticanas and s6os Americanus." Really
It has grown into kind Of intercontnontal contest
In which the champions the stoutest best
that be selected as representatives. Last sun.
day the nrss fight took place, In which
Africa was badly whipped" Tho bull was
victorious, after briei but sharp encounter, and
tho lioncss retired saddcr. wiser Sore sided
animal, to reflect her cage on the departed
glory Of oil things lconinc. But the hackers
OF the lions were not dsheartened. and prepared
to-day TO retrieve thor laures aud dollars by
pittng full grown male Hon. rather old, but yot
active, against bull OF approved vaor the affair
well advertised great interest centred In II,
and all good San An,on,ons longcd for Sunday to
come In order that they might crafty their eyes with
such novel spectacle
BEGINS.
Tho bull light took place at tho Same place whore
the bull and lion fight took place last Saturday. In
the middle OF the Tho cage used on that
OCCASION Tho Mexican bull Hghtors refused 10 fight
the bull In this iron cage, because It lacked facilities
for exit They did TO rely on the bull entirely
got The sixteen feet high enclosure In order
to get them engage tho bulls enclosure eight iest
high was OF boards surrounding tho aforesaid
iron cage. This outside enclosure was sixteen feet
did not obstruct the Wow.
PREPARING WORK
About eleven O'Clock tho the city, three
miles and a halt distant, began to assemble, and
about the same hour two Mcxicans arrived with a
long string of banderlas, which arc wooden sticks
about twelve inches In length, with spike about two
long in the end Tho bandcrillas src adorned
with steamers OF gayy.colorcd tissue paper They
are used to make tho bull furious. tho fighter adj.
vancing on tho animal planting tho baudcrlia In his
neck. and adroitly getting out OF the way. In case
he is hard pushed tho bull fighter climbs over
tho fence which Is constructed TO afford him
every facility to do examined tho four bulls
locted for tho combat Two pied bulls OF ordi-
nary Texas breed, with quito sharp horns, while the
other two wcro brown animals tho tops OF whose
horns had been sawed or
1uE HULL FIGHTERS
Al twelve O'Clock the Mexican bull lighters appeared
They had on broaa-brimmcd Mexican hats, adorned
with silver ornaments blue and red vneo brceches
with white stockings; rod sash and blue or roi jack
cts bespansled with silver ornaments ana rod slip
pers one was quite oidat least sixty years-but as
game and chppor as bog Mexican with long
sharp stick punched and aggravated tho animal be-
fore no was let In In order to maKs him furious
BULL THAT WOULD FIGHT.
A pied bull was Let in and tho Mexicans waved
their red nags IN his face, but he refused to night
For ten minutes tnoy danced around him, but no
made no hostile motion and evadcd his pursuers
Ono OF tho bull lighters then took banderilla and
thrust In tho bulrs flank. but that did not excite
him. A second bandsrla was planted in tho back Of
his neck He roared and pitched the cxcans yelled
and waved their flags, but still, light He was at last
dragged out amid yes OF dersion from the audiercc
rwo MORE cowAHDLY ANIMALS.