The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-03
ToRoS EN- Ell HUIsACHAL.
GRAND BULL FIGHT.
|. For the afternoon of the Sth of June 1854.
Benefit of the most ancient of Toreros.
BERNARDO GAyINO,


I. AND HIS FAMOUS TROUPE
fouF Mild aHd ArFog a1 Bulls from the
ras Negras, will be led in.O
the Areca.
I: GRAND BATTING BY DOGS OF A VALIANT
BULL.
!: Grand Lassoing Match with Wild Mares by
!. the
!: BEST LAzADoREs OF MEXICO.
/. A Bull with Protected Horns viii be lib
!: Grated for the sport of those who wish to
:. enter he arena.
/: AT the earnest re quest and desire of va
!: rious friends and lovers OF he difficult and
. diverting art OF bull-igating and animat-
/: ed by the sympathies which the Mexican
/. public have accorded NE with such kind
/: noss during fifty years. and which dates
(. from my hrst appearance in this beautiful
/. country as bIll-tghter. it gives ne great
i. pleasure II to-day present to the illustri-
(. Gus public an imposing and varied bull
!. fight entertainment. which am sure will
!. be pleasing and worthy of attention. 1
+. therefore submit this grand entertain
!: ment which IS the oocas Oh of the benefit
:. OF my companions ami myself to tine o. cd
/: graces of the public. to whom am already
!. Prices of Admission:
: Boxes in the shade, to hold eight. s. 90
!: Half boxes in the shade. to hold
I: General admiss on tsha iy side. ~
I. Gen .Ial admission sunny s1del.. Sh
/: NoTIcE-tirst-It is particularly pro'lih--.
:. tied by the authorities for nny OF the
/: spectators to descend into the arena until
/: the toro embolado dull with prosoeted
/: horns is let loose.
!. Second-1here viii be ten hors IS and one
!: bull in reserve as substitutes for animals
/. which may be unable to be of use in. the
/. arena.
!: Tnird-Thc public on the sunny s,da ~
!: the arena are entitled 10 return checks.
The Plaza del Toros, in the Huisachal.
is \ large open air arena. very much
after a circus ring. only much larger. II
is very fair copy of the great amphi.
theatcr at Rome. The center. or rinr
is formed by the Enclosure of a circle al
giouud by wall of solid masonry. and
is about lbs feet in diameter. The
ground of the arena IS perfectly bare,
with the exception of some half dozen
or SO fire-screen-like ..refuges, placed
ut various d stances approximate to the
wall. There are three entrances TO the
heart of the arena one for the corps Of
bull-tighters, and one door for a reserve
corps in case of an accident. The in
ternal wall itself is about eight feet
high, and this height precludes All dan
ger OF the bull springlng in among the
audience.
Among the audience, and seated in .
private box of his own, was the iudge
of the fight. His box was gsudily
decorated with flags and flowers. and
directly in front, and on the edge of
the ring. was sort of rack, yerv much
like q clothes horse. uron which hume 4
nuraber OF banderillas. or darts. The
Judge was seated with the door from
whence the bull made its entree on tha
ke I hand, while the door of the bull
Fighters quarters was on the right. the
remaining door being directly OPPOSITE
he paraphernalia and men are rs fol-
lows: The capeadores, or cloak-bcarers
whose business it is to tease. annoy
and distract the attention of the hnIl
with their gaudily colorcd canas. or
cloaks, by Haunting them in his face
do nothing else but this. though thew
remain In the arena until the buli Is
finally slain. The picadores, or smear
men, with pleas, or barbed pixies. ara
me frst TO give actual combat to the
bull They are mounted on horses and
larry for Their only weapon the plea
Their main object is to get the bull to
make sh at them, and, when a few
Get OF, they use their lance-which il
'nly sufficiently barbed to pierce thu
BULLS hsde-to stave of the approach
u the bull, thus displaying their horse
and strength. Thev are also
projected by shield. made Of thick-
aw cowhide, which covers their right
ide and leg and which is proof aga nst
ven the hsrp-po:nted horn Of the b>aSi.
lhelr horses old de syed hacks, morc
Z Tor the knscker than for bpll-fght.