Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-07-20
Wap sPORT fOR the BOYS.
Scenes al the Bull Fights in Enter
prising Dodge City.
Oisappo;~siag Escapes ofthe natadOrs from
DEATH the kreaa---Ring Arrange
menss hat Disguised the Cow
boys 10 Kansas.

pclAtment OF the e0WrOyS IN tue 0iS Jun
fights which were aEFssged here for their
entertainment, and which have just come to
a close, is that not one Of the matadors were
killed The cowbsy has a genuine aftee-
ton foT bull or Texas steer, but he Is
not much in love with the Greasers. The
matadors were all Mcxica1s; and it was the
understanding that one or more Of them
would probably be gored TO or trampIed to
death. While all are free to admit that the
sport was pretty fair it Is. the general COM
plaint that all the bull fighters escaped.
COWBOYS are here from every far Western
State and Territory They eegan to ar
rive ten DAYS ago, and since then they have
been comingin troops. The cowboy cornett
band has been busy escorting the brethren
about from saloon to saloon, and serenad-
ing the more distinguished visitors. While
making no effort to appear in fine raiment
the boys have paid especial care to their
saddles, brides. boots and weapons, an eX'
ira polish has been given to all these, and
the rivalry between their various owners has
been great. The first citizens oethe place.
Gamblers and saloon Keepers,
have done everything in their power to
make the occasion pleasant. Dodge CITY
depends on the cattle trade for such ce,
e6ritv and prosperity as it possesses, and
The great bull fights were first thought OF
and. then provided for with the idea of max
ing the town solid with the boys.
All rival places in this vicinity are green
with jealousy over the master stroke OF the
Dodge City populace. The enterprise OF
the latter persons has in its execution SO tar
outsiripped even the imagination OF the
rivals that it IS the confident expectation OF
the residents here that residents Of other
towns will for all time hang their heads in
shame. About seven hundred cowboys are
now here. Their ponies are picketed along
the main street for half mile and that
thoroughfare. lined On both sides with Sa-
looms and gambling houses With wide open
doors looks more like the scene of horse
fair than ANYTHING else. Occasionally
cowboy, superbly mounted, darts down the
street, followed BY two. three, or half
dozen others. but for the most part the bovs
keen on their feet and are behaving them
selves well. Since the bull fights ended
several of the more enthusiastic bows have
been trying to get up other fights. They
are not satisfied with the sports which they
have had Thus far there has been no scrl
Gus disturbance, but if thew do not scatter
pretty soon, there is likely to be trouble.
While finding fault with the tameness OF
the fights, the boys all agree that Dodge.
CITY has beaten the record in the way Of
providing them with amusement, and more
than one has been heard to remark that this
town makes every other place he was ever
in seem dull and commonplace. Besides
the
Brilliant Array of Cowboys,
probably every man, woman, and child IL
the city was present at all the bull fights
With kind regard for the feelings of the
sO-called better element, the management
divided the seats for spectators into several
departments and into these men and women
were admitted according to their caste
Gentlemen with their wives or cowboys
with respectable girls were placed in one
section. COWBOYS, herderS freighterS
and men IN general who We're unaccOm-
panied by representatives of the fair sex
were assigned to another division. The
hard woman, of whom Dodge CITY has
quite as many as OF hard men, were made
to enter another. The cowboys were to he
found principally in this last section, each
one provided with one or more girls-thc
bigger and stouter the better Whisky and
L"rr were sold at several stands convent
emily placed, around which might have
been seen at any time large throngs of men
and women. While the great crowd was
waiting for the sport to begin, the specta.
tors became impatient, noisy, and playful
Ly turns. Such yelling probably was never
heard before at an aSSemblage of white PEG
pie.
just then a cowboy discovered some ropes
and tackle swinging from posts set near the
edge of the areaa, and, in behalf Of an ex
cited crowd near him, demanded an expla-
nation of what they wee for. The man
amer, evidently good deal annoyed said
the ropes were in case of necessity, to be
a tached to
Rings in the Belts
Of the ma;adOrS 50 that il case the tighte?
Was unable to dodge the bull and got intoa
tight place, he cOud he quickly hoisted out
of the ring, and thus rescued from harm.
/ This struck the boys as n very bad arrange
mcnt One of them said he had seen thai
thing tried in OLD Mexico once, and that i
spoiled the fun. Another declared that it
| seemed to him too much like prize he
once ran ponies for in Arizona. The money
had string tied to it, and when he
went to get it he could not find it. This
| illustration made the brotherhood furious
ami the demand was unanimously made
| that the ropes be taken out. The manage
meni explained that they would not use the
tackle unless the bull should show signs of
great fury and impetuosity, but that they
wanted 10 leave them where they were.
John Sawyer from the Republican Valley
said that was Just what they did not want.
When the impetuosity begins, he said
we want it to continue That what we We
| paid our money to see. No sir. YOU mus:
take those ropes down or we will.
Down with the ropes, "No string Oil
the Greasers, "Pru up that tackle!
Fair shakes for the bulls mo copper.
ing on the Greasers! LET EN- earn their
money and a dozen other CALCULATIONS
came in perfect storm from the benches
Remonstrance was without avail. The
ropes had TO be taken down.
When the boys had inspected the arena
with great thoroughneSs and found nothing
else to criticise they began TO call for the
bulls. At first the cry was desultOry, but
in the course of time it became terrific in
volume. 1t was evident that everything
was not in readiness, and, in order to sup
press the excitement the cowboy band
struck upa lively tune and followed itwith
others in rapid succession. Finally. just
after spirited rendition of Rory O'More,
bugle was sounded loud and clear, and
the matadors, FIVE in number, sprang into
tie arena They were gayly dressed
In Spanish Costumes.
Their appearance was the signal for vocif:
erous applause. A moment later another
buge blast announced the appearance Of o
bull. He came plunging into the arena
with his head down and his tail up. and the
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