The Bossier banner., 1885-02-26
BULL FIGHT In MEXICO
How the Brutal Sport is Officially
Conducted.
Two Broken Down, Blindfolded Horses
and One Bull Slaughtered In Each
Activity the Pastime is
Popular.

Activity the Pastime Ia
Popular.
I went to bull fight this afternoon.
Everybody who comes to Mexico is ad-
vised to attend one, but l never saw an
American who wanted to witness Sec
ond. and it is cold-blooded and heart
less individual who sits the performance
through. We were recommended to
take a carriage instead of the tramway,
so that we might return at pleasure,
and when the second bull was disposed
Of, and four horses had been disem-
boweled, we felt grateful for the ad-
vice. ~
| shall not attempt to describe the
affair in the technical manner in which
1t is treated by the sporting editors of
the Mexican papers, but give picture
Of the cruel sport as it looks to the un-
Initiated, expressing preliminary re-
gret that the casualties were confined
entirely to the four-legged brutes who
participated. To call it bull fight is
misnomer. The bull doesn't fight. At
until he becomes frightened, and in his
efforts to escape, plunges at whatever
lies in his path.
The affair of to-day, as announced
upon the flaming posters, took place
under 1.-THE distinguished patronage"
of the Governor of the Federal District
of Mexico, which here corresponds to
the District of Columbia in the United
States, and he was there with his staff
and three small boys-his sons-all of
them under fifteen years of age, whom
ne Is educating in the manner of Mexi-
can parents.
The Mexican Government has of late
years become humanized to the extent
OF prohibiting these brutal spectacles
within the city limits, and they now
take place at what is called the "Plaza
de Toros" or Bull Park, on the plains,
five or six miles from the city. En- route
thither one passes around Chapultepec,
the famous rocky hill, two miles from
the city, upon which the palace of the
Montezumas stood, and where Corte2
erected beautiful castle for his own
residence and that of the long line OF
Spanish viceroys who succeeded him.
1t was stormed by the United States
troops in the Mexican war, and cap.
tured after desperate struggle Max
mllian occupied it while he was EN-
peror, and beautified it to limited
degree. His plans were very grand
and had he been permitted to rule
Mexico few years longer would have
developed the remarkable natural ad.
yantages of Chapultepec, and made
it one of the most beautiful and pic
turesque spots in the world.
The castle, which is very pretentious
and covers several acres, is now used al
the National Military School, the Wes
Point of Mexico, and 400 young fellows
are now being taught the art of wal
within its historic walls. Diaz has a
plan to arrange there the permanent
executive Mansion, and win probably
make the necessary changes and re
palrs, The rooms which poor crazy
Sarlotta occupied during the brilliant
put brief period she was Empress OF
mexico, have been tom to pieces ano
are now filed with rubbish.
Back of1the castle of Chapultepec i
tne battlefield of Molino del Rev 1.-THE
mill OF the king) where General Scot
met stubborn resistance when he at
Smpted to enter Mexico, but drove the
Mexleans up the hill. The old earth
works erected by the latter still stand
az tney were at the time Of the battle
@no are usually visited by tourists
On the plain beyond the hattla-f;e,f
stands an ampitheater inclosed within :
MASSIVE wall of adobe, the mud brick,
Mhleh VI are used for building material l.
al 4ll lne ralnless region of this continent
Inc amphitheater is arranged in th,
usual lorni, except that the shady sni,
= u,viued up into boxes, to be occupiet
the grandees, while the sunny sid,
mas pam board benches for the hare
.oo.eo Castllians of low degree, and tn,
gentie Aztecswhose mild ewes and pa
.neuc difference give no kew to III,
cruelty OF which their race has hee,
gulity. The center of the amnhitheate
= inciosed by board wall nerban
leet IN height, surmounted at
pOln1.two point. feet higher by heavy cabl
an through stalwart iron rods. TIL
1p Of this fence appeared to be tn
tasorite ss,o eeyrie from which to survey th
neau' ana upon it for the entire lenot
sae row OF urchins, with here an
were bearded man, all poised upo
;usa Sue eage, with their legs hanging owe
;n usO tne Dull ring and their arms cling
ing to the rope '
Inc Goyernor, tall swarthy mar
WIN 2 VIDE sombrero, mustache an
goa1ee, the very picture of the ..hauol
Y uon' sat in a decorated box, wit