The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-31

all. Each wore plumed hat, a scarlet
sash, poniard, and the gold lace upon
the black velvet showed their 1.-THE and
supple forms TO advantage. They looked
as Don Juan looks in the opera, while
the leader Bernardo Cavino, ''del de-
cano de los toreros," was veritable
Figaro, in appearance at least Each
carried scarlet cloak upon his arm,
and in the other hand pike staff. Be-
hind them came a troop of eight horse
men upon gaily caparisoned steeds, with
the usual amount of silver and leather
trappings in which the Mexicans de-
light. The procession tailed up with
dragging whiffietree and Il long rope.
These, we were told, were for the pur-
pose of dragging out the dead.
The cavalcade made a circuit of the
enphitheater like the grand entree at a
circus, and upon reaching the Govern
or's box stopped salnted nim, and re-
ceived short address in Spanish, which
probably was simply ons OF approval
and congratrlation at their fine appear
ancc.
There was z rack in front of the Gov
ernor's box, upon which hung several
rows Of darts, gayly decorated with
paper rosettes and paper fringes of gold,
and other brilliant tints. Upon these
racks the matadors hung their plumed
hats and stood awhile beside them to
give the ladies and gentlemen of the
audience an opportunity to see and adj
mire. The gay horsemen rode ont and
were followed by the mules, but the
former soon returned upon an entirely
different style of animals; poor, broken
down, lean, lame and NANCY hacks.
which looked as if they had been turned
out of some street-car stable as bait
for vultures. They were covered with
sort of leather armor, and this concealed
their heshless ribs, but nothing could dis
guse the stumbling and uncertain gait
with which they painfully ambled across
the arena under the savage squirting of
their riders. They managed to get
across and that was all
The first set of horses We're intended
for show and the second for slaughter
Public opinion appears to demand that
something besides a bull be sacrificed,
and the matadors not being amiable
enough to afford this qualification, a
pair of animated clothes-racks are
turned in to be gored The poor beasts
are blindfolded, which is about the only
humane feature of the show.
The Governor herald gave another
| blast, at which the entire audience, who
were ON the qui vive, arose and shouted
A door across the pit opened, and Il
large, clumsy, long-horned bull poked
his head out into the arena. The crowd
yelled, the matadors posed at different
parts of the ring-ten of them-and the
two horsemen pretended to get ready
for the fray.
The bull looked up, the only fright
ened being in the entire multitude. The
posters described him as "a valiant and
arrogant ANIMAL He was fine piece
of beef, but he didn want to hurt any
body. Somebody behind spurred him,
and he ran into the ring. The doors
haven in sight. He plunged one way,
but was met by three matadors, who
tapped their cloaks in his eyes; he
turned in the other direction but was
met by three more; then he made a
bolt between them, and darling toward
the other side of the ring, gave great
leap, as if he would go over the eight-foot
wall. OF course he failed, but he
struck the planks with tremendous
force, tumbling forty or fifty fellows
who were perched on the top into heap
on the other side 1t was the only
amusing feature of the whole show
There was grand crash, loud
howl, forty or fifty legs were in the air,
and the audience shouted with laughter.
The bull turned around in a frenzy, ran
to the other side of the ring, and
sought in vain for place to get out.
front of the animal and jabbed spear
into his face. The bull plunged at his
assailant, believing with pain. and
lifted the poor horse upon his horns,
raised him from the ground, and threw
him with great force against the side OF
the arena.
The rider expecting the attack, was
prepared for it, and leaped with great
agility from the saddle Just as the two
animals came in contact. There was
very little left of the horse. There was
not much of him when he was dragged
into the arena, but the long horns of the
bull penetrated his bowels and tore
them out. The bull jams the horse
against the planks, two, three, four
times and then withdraws. The horse
lies a bleeding, disembowled mass, and
the crowd cheers the dreadful spectacle.
The bull having given up all idea OF
escape turns upon everything he sees,
and the second horse is ridden up before
him. No attempt is made to get the
animal out of the way; he was brought
there to be slaughtered, and took his
turn Both horses being disposed of,
and the bull being completely ex-
hausted, the matadors enter the strug-
gle, and tease him with their scarlet
cloaks At frequent intervals around
the arena are placed heavy planks, be-
hind which the matadors would run for
protection when they were pursued.
The bull had no chance at all. He
was there simply to be leased, and
then killed by slow degrees. One
matador, more agile than the rest,
bats the animal with his lance, and,
when the bull turns upon him, vaults
over the down-turned horns by resting
his lance upon the ground. Then they
bring out the ornamental darts and
thrust them into the bulls hide. The
animal jumps and plunges with pain,
and tries to shake them of, but the
barbs cling to the hide, and the more
he struggles the further they penetrate
the flesh. His shoulders are covered
with them, and the crimson blood trick
les down his sides. He stands painting
with distress, his tongue hanging out,
and is thoroughly exhausted.
The &c srnor's trumpet sounds the
bulls death warrant 1t means that
the cruel sport has lasted long enough,