Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-02

with : lie str ke ui II = s""T"
weapon abo t four feet lon@-b,
thru>hinm it into a particu ar spot JUS
in frput uf the lett shoulder. 50 as 10
pierce the heat. II re u r,> especial
ne We TO be goo d esp da as well as a
pra lcvd eye an: n steady hand. for a
ial-e tirusl may co-t an pada h!>
life. mould the bah not be killed
with three thlu>tS of the e-pldas
sword, tac matador is called int, re iui-
t.ol. The Luil IS, in g ,ch ca g, | t>-
50 Il " two la cad 'rcs and III own
tod y To the ground he III ta'loi
appr caches with q small, sharp and
narrow p inicl dagger. IN |. hy sin
Ole stroke. pcnctrateS the bran of the
.ull. reht between the horiis. 1 hr
beast g vcs Gasp and 4 uri,c. and J
is over. Three mules aie then brought
out and the car as If lie slaln wet IN
is raw ioui of the arena to m Ike ioom
for Il flesh animal.
Tie tni's about which all tbs ftIs-
is rlnie, are usually SCI, ctcd fl III .ari-
ous In endaS ma ing the re 'utat.on
Of ia sing the most Thoroughbred and
vicious horned cattle to te found in
| , eyiCo. , hen a selection ha- been
made the bulls are cnrraled and pla cd
n dark inciosures. Thy are gwen
| hut lit le 10 eat. and n few hours nr'0r
t, he NO fought are given two or thre"
quarts of pulque. or a native frrment d
| leverage brewcd from the "htne un"
or M gruv plant. Th beverage make-
them "!ively' and imp At rnt to get
into DAYLIGHT. viii h they can only zee
| -, Ia, ,.rnni-c tb.. N ni
heir pace of confn mcnt. lmmedi-
atrlv upon n ulfs entry into the finG.
small l,andeyiliia, or dart, is sluc
into the back of II S neck, and this
! n es HIM come out W tn a rush /
his foes, to be da zlcd with the glar
ing light, and to court his own iinai
| demise.
As will be seen from the pro yramm,
translated above, the cOrrida was gwen
a. Il benefit to Bernardo ia ino and hi
associates. GavinO is the oldest torero
or bull-ight"r extant. His present age
al hough it may seem incredible. Il
eli hty-three years, and his nephew
onciano Diaz. is ano her old and fa
nous torero of sixtv-e ght Years of age
/ he son of Gavino is very clever anc
uDllC DutitCilllCiOs tthu "dS 1i,V i'.'N
ent. I he tine set for the Il tern. on
performance was from four until sly
o'clock. but long before that h nr thu
place became crowded, and iifteer
minutes before four o'clock the udgc
accompanied by his bugler, made h.
appearance. and was loudly applaudcd
while the band which was in nj
tendance enlivened the air will
rich and mart al strains of music. The
signal is given by the bugler, lou'
hurrahs make the place resound, thu
mysterious portal to the left is opened
the first bull makes its app arance
a fine, brown, powerful looking brute
with enormous unsheathed horns it is
A capeador. taking Advantage OF tn
dazAled gaze of b 8 bovine majesty
aunts his capa in his face, and chal
: lenges him to the chase. The bull a
cepts the challenge follows the darin'
capeadOr till one of his confreres, by
side movement of his capa, diverts til
bulls attention from his first tor
mentor. The rest of the capcadorc
follow suit until the bull, whi ha
by this time turned out 10 be a real
: eroc:ous brute. became thoroughly eN
+: asperated. This was exactly what wa
{: wanted. and, at fresh signal BEN
gwen on the bugle, three mounted pic
: adores made their appearance. whc
the fight began in earnest.
!: The chief plcador was a Big buc'
{: negro, who went by the name @
!: -. hiclanero,' the other two plead. re
!: being Mexicans, whose names coul
hot be ascertained The bull glare
around. and. seeing fresh foes in tn
/: place OF attack. He made a rush fo
!: one of the Mexicans. who rode
white horse. and the Mexican, seen
: inely epared for what was coming
n wheeled h nag with its right fan
t towards its enemy, lowered his spce
l. to stave off the bull in its furiou, or
!. set, but to no avail. The plea slippc
i its hold from the bulls hide and III
bulls horns entered the horses ston
. ach. disemboweling the poor anima
}. so that its entrails hung to the grounr
D and it staggered with the pain an
q agony. The bulls horns We're fnall
g eXtricated. all covered with blooc
e The bulls ncV attack was on the n.
u gro, who, however, was more success
. full in staying his progress. Shouts
J. applause greeted tie successful picadol
u and the bull. lowing and paving tt
l. earth. made a movement for one {
70 the other picadores. This latter W:
also unsuccessful in warding, and II
animal he was riding was, besides b
@ ing disembowled, carried partly aroun
y the arena on one of the bulls horn
d which had been thrust complete
,f through the neck. The sight was s;ci
b ening, though the shouts of "Brayt
ioro." echoed on every side.
&c Another charge was made on Il
n negro by the plucky bull, and the san
10 success attended "Chiclanero," WI
l. was the only really good picador pre-
le ent. rolled. the bull turned IOWA
. his first plead r opponent, and su
l. ceeded in killing his second hors
s. This made three horses killed by o
'; bull. and whether the sport was ge
u flesh, or that the time was getting shol
e, the bugle sounded. The capcador
y covered the retreat OF the picador,
Is who made way for the banderilerc
+ who,e turn it was to tackle the b,I
CavinoS nephew selected Two Dandefl
'e los, and after a great deal OF piroue
"a ng about. got the bull at the far ~
T. of the ring and facing the Judge. Will
:" the daun,less banderillero awaited Il
W approach of al o - which was not $ q
Is in coming. With head lowered. cy
ie g!aring. and with 1roihy lips, the b;
N ma lie a fra tic rush for his tormcnto
G. owering his head as he neared Il
90 gaudi'y decked though treache o
X, In es the two banderi'leros were III
NJ cesstully planted right betw'el t
81 shou ders, loud pla1iiits ana brav
II. greet ng tie succe sfrl throws. 1'
re Other banderilleros trie their hani
IL the same bnt without sn cess.
- roor bu was ST Gaming with b o'
IN from the II | woind:, and was al
De lie inning to Get sun what fatigue
!e though he lost zone of his cOura g.
a. Tie bugle again sonnded. aud t
renowned cs3a.n, bernardo Gavin
ne eighty three years old. made his q
to pcarance. lie was. like the rest OF /
OF built yht;ng confrei cs, gaudllv attire