The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-06-23
woarEN AS puLL.rronrEns.
The Brutal sport Carried on In France as
Well as I'm Spain.

W 10 ia phi
(Rrom the London Istegrdph.)
Bull-baiting and fighting is not yet
over in France any more than i'm Spain.
Despite the outcry that was raised
some months g relative TO the dis
graceful scenes that occurred in the
amphitheatre at Mines during a bull
batting carnival, the same spectacles
have been again witnessed amid the
enthusiasm of ten thousand spectators.
On Monday, May 10, the famous m
phitheatre, a relic of old Roman times,
was full to repletiou with a crowd of
excited beings who had come 10 wit
ness the skill and prOwess of the Mata.
dor Frutos and his compeers.
What was more, three toreras were
to appear, this being the first tune that
women have entered the arenas at
Mines. AT three o'clock in the after
noon the performances began with a
grand procession of Spanish bull
fighters, male and female, who rode
proudly into the enclosed space to
the sound of military music. Three
toreras in fancy costumes, all spark
ling with fila rec and bangles, headed
the procession. Then came the quad
rifle, composed of five toreadors,
headed bv the great Frutos himself in
gorgeous hablllmentS.
AT the sound of q buglc a splendid
black bull of crossed Spanish breed
bounded snorting into the ring. The
women Immediately set to work with
their banderillas, which they flung at
the face and body of the careering
toto. The tips of the animals horns
were covered with round knobs Of
wood or leather while the women were
.1.,. tlNa,. mt 90 ~, ~ ~
accidents, but these projections were
afterward removed in some instances
while the men were performing.
A second bull, u red one, which was
next let loose, made straight ut II of
the toreras, IL young woman, profess
sionally designated as Senorita Bonita
del Amo, and knocked her over in a
second, but not, however, before she
had succeeded in planting two lance
headed pcnnons between his eyes.
The woman was disengaged with
surprising dizziness by her male COM
pauions and returned to the charge
with courageous persistence. She was
loudly applaudcd by the public for her
performance. A fresh bull was intro
duced, which brought nj the finer
play Of Frutos, whose first proceeding
was to clear the bull with a pole as
easily as il he were clearing II fence.
He then simulated death by lying still
on the ground, escaping with marvel
ous adroitness as the bull came ncar
him with fcrocious intent.
The torora Bonita del Amo then sat
on a chair in the middle of the arena
and calmly awaited the onslaught of a
fresh animal. In the ]twinkling Of an
eye she was caught on the BULBS horns
and was tossed high in the air, falling
stunned to the ground. This was the
most deplorable part of the perform
ance and 10 more serious accidents
occurred.
The quadrille of men instantly at
tracted the bulls attention from his
PROSTATE prey aud the woman was
quickly sprinkled with water OF vine
gar and rose apparently uniniured
trom the ground. Her light clothes
were torn to Shrcds. FrutOo repeated
the chair movement, but, more adroit
than the woman, he mimbly sprang
aside before the ball could bear down
on him and just escaped "a terrible
horn thrust. Six bulls in all were let
loose. The women's performances
were great failures.