The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-27
An Arizona Bull Fight,

Dull light at Tucson, Arizona, recent
~ gathered crowd Of about |. 200 or
l,4oO people, among whom might be seen
representation OF nearly every trade and
profession in cosmopolitan Arizona. The
Dull lighters, under the leadership of Colo.
mel IancZ, entered, made their bow and
were rewarded with applause. All were
dressed in tho provcrbial costume, white
stockings, fancy colorcd and embroidered
knee brccchcs, with jackets to match and
black skull caps. Ynnez in his hands held
bright red flag, while his two assistants
were similarly provided with short. Durplc
blankets. The bulls, four IN number
were wildly chaflng undismaycd in their
separate stalls. With one exccption thn
precautionary measure of sawinp off thr
tips OF their horns had been wisely taken
The first bull disappointed the crowd and
the second added TO the disappointment,
both refusing to fight.
The last bull of the three, "thc toro COL
orado," to be fought that day WAS then let
IN. lie was fine looking specimen of
hls KIND and built for fighter, from thr
ground up. lie entered the ring with 81
rush and lost no time iu getting down tn
business. Whcr ever Il rcd flag was waved
or man showed himself in the rinr his
lordship was there also, and when tncV, ma
they always did, took refuge behind tho
screens provided for thcir safety he made
an cilort to butt them down and follow IN,
When Colonel lancz attempted to orna
mcnt the bulbs forehead with a rosettc hc
missed it and narrow ly escaped being made
Into a roscttc himself. After repeated eff.
orts the rosettc was pinned on. Now.
maauef than ever, and toamng at the
mouth, he beloved with rage and charged
iRrfs NElc hl&9 9ci6ust."A r'.snl,is
his skill as II bull fighter Colonel \ anoz
endeavorcd to plant two gaudiy cc!nred
arrangements of paper amt tire-crackcrs IN
either shoulder, but III avoiding a charpc
he stuck bo.h into one side of The uull's
neck. The exploding crackers drove the
bull wild with rage and pain and it looked
as though he was going to get even up
With his tormcntcrs, for without paying
heed to the rcd llags he charged the clown
with such flerCeness that it was impossible
to miss the shock, so down he went un,i
the bull over him, and but for the presence
of mind Of the other men in the ring, who
ran up and by haunting their flags in the
face Of the bull drew him away from the
PROSTATE man, he would doubtless have
been seriously injured.
lnc ncHt move was TO lNsSO and throw
the bull and then clInch rope tightly
around his body, which served as hand
hold 10 one of the fighters, who seated him.
self astride Of tho bulls hips. The ropes
were taken Off and the animal sprnng to
his feet. lie first tried to shake the man
of his back, out failing in that lie rushed
after tho othors 80 furiously rs to throw
his rider, and, quickly turning on him,
would have given INN ride in another
direction but for the others drawing, h,s
attention with their flags. The sport with
HIM lasted about an hour and was the
most exciting OF the whole programme.
Colonel YancH, when the bull was pretty
well iaded, acted little too familiar by
stopping him with his hand and was rcwar-
dcd by sharp kick that emptied his bel
lows of wind. That, together with a
strained wrist which made the clown hap-
py, were the only Academia OF the after
noon.