Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-07

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circular around the lower part ar,
graduated rows OF seats. while abov,
.nese rise Tiers of private boxes
Tue ring In the center. is enclosed i,
raining outside of which is narrow
space, and then another railing m,
quiz often jumps the former. but can
not The latter owing TO the close quar-
Iers, though many times the people n
lle lower seats scatter when he pets
over the first railing.
Amid music, cheering and clappino
OF hands the bull fighters make theil
grand entrance, and acknowledge their
appreciation Of the applause by bow.
ing and smiling; the Judge then blows
u Diast from his horn, the music
stfikes up lively air, the gate to the
ring is thrown open by an attendant.
ana roaring, switching his tail, paving
Tue ground, causing the dust to fly in
clouds, with his head lowered the
bnll rnshes into the ring. Suddenly
he stops, throws back his head. and
as he catches sight of the fighters
dressed in gaudy colors covered with
spangles, he rushcs at one of them in
tent to toss him into eternity. The
hghter ever on the alert, darts like
Hash of lightning and, before it
seems possible, jumps the ring as
lightly and gracefully as a bird could
ny over, the other fighters attract the
bulls attention by Haunting in his face
bright colored scarf or cape, keep
ing It constantly between themselves
and the bull, who when he lowers his
horns, only catches on them the cape.
which enrages him greatly. He makes
repeated ferocious lunges, only to
meet with the same result. Many times
the lighters are not quick enough in
recovering the scarf, and the bull darts
at them, when they run for life the
bull following; but just when it seems
they must be impaled ON the animals
horns, they reach the railing and are
over However, they Immediately re-
enter the ring and are at it again.
This performance goes on until the
bull appears ready to "destroy the
world, If it were in his power. The
Judge again blows his horn and Plea
doris, men on horse back. enter the
ring-in the right hand they carry a
long pole, one end of which is pointed
with piece Of sharp steel, and with
the left hand the horse is guided.
The bull upon seeing the horses
PUSHES at one, but the Picador wards
him of, by Trusting in his hide the
sharp, steel pointed pole this, however,
does not daunt him, and he makes
another effort II the rider is am ex-
pert he may save his horse, but in
most cases after a few attempts the
bull makes successful thrust, and
sinks his horn deep into the horses
side, tearing it open and raising the
poor animal completely offits feet. On
the ground and through the dust drag
the horse S entrails. and the sight be-
comes too siekening for an unsophis-
Heated person to look upon. Even
after this the poor horse is not led
from the ring, but is compelled to
stand and await other attacks from the
bull, who rushes at him again and
again, each time torturing him terri
bly,. Often the bull knocks the horse
down-one leg of the picador is in
cased in iron. and he meets the bull
so that if the horse is knocked over, he
will fall on his protected leg. When the
horse and rider are on the ground the
bull could make short work of both,
but at that same instant the fighters
rush at the bull with their red scarfs,
and attract his attention, while others
raise the horse and assist the picador
TO mount The picador can hardly
move his ironclad limb because of its
heaviness. Not only is one horse used
this way but each bull generally gets
away with two and sometimes three,
though in some rare cases they are
not so greatly injured.
II would seem as If the bull had
been tortured enough by this time, but
such is not the case. After the horses
are led bleeding and dying from the
ring, again the horn is blown, and the
bull fighters each possess themselves
Of two banderillas- sticks about two
feet long with steel hooks at one end
and as the bull rushes toward them,
they very skillfully hook them in the
upper part of the bulls neck, the act
Of which is done just as the bull low
ers his head TO catch the fighter on
his horns. Often the bull fighter sees
he cannot hook the banderillas with
out taking too great a risk, and as the
bull approaches him he runs for the
railing. and the others attract the bull
towards them by Haunting the scarf
About the time the bull has dozen
dangling from the back of
hls neck, he appears to feel that he is
in the hands Of an invincible enemy,
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