Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-04
L FAIR CASTELAR, TOREADORA.
senorIta Hernandez, the Most Famous Fo-
malo Bull Fighter In Tho World.
Manchester Union,


| Manchester Union.
Speaking Of bull fights, one soon be-
comes hardened to that sort Of thing in
Mexico, and even to relish the excite
ment, but when the promoter of the cruel
sport is woman, IS is not unfreq uently
the case, there is something SO revolt
ingly unnatural about it that the most
I'sophistical American turns away in dis
gust. 1t wEs my fortune, some time ago,
to see Senorita Hernandez, the most ia
most female bull fighter IN the world.
So fearfully excited Yves the so-called
'sport' that the 5000 people in
| the plaza de tcros were
upon their feet il state of widest con-
fusion, men yelled themselves hoarse and
women fainsed-al because slender
young girl had nerve enough to throw
herself in the psth of fierce bull and
kill him by single thrust. II was her
| farewell performance, snd the strongest
and fiercest tor0S in the country had been
advertised for. To make the novelty
greater, it was announced thai Senorlta
Hernandez would fight upon stills, armed
with only short sword, and with none
of the usual defences and loop-noles OF
escape-so thst in every case it WAS vic
| tOr7 or death to the brave girl. The AMI
mails provided were small, active and
wholly untamed, and the horns of each
were trimmed an6 polished till the points
were bright as needles and almost as
sharp. Never did veter$n picsdor per-
! form more expert work than WAS coolly
executed by the youthful senorita. AS
| the bull, mad with rage, would
make his furious charge, she stood
perfectly Still until he had sp-
preached within three feet, when sud
denly springing aside as the animal rush
ed by, with one hand she would slap hin
in the face with the scarlet cloak which
ST first aroused his suger, and with the
other hand deXterously thrust into his
neck a gaudy bRnderilla, whose sharp
barb, as it pierced his flesh,
caused him to rosr with rage and pair.
Thus charge after charge was made by
the naddened brute, only to be always
| evsded by the active girl. She played
with him, plagued him and tortured him,
as est would s mouse-until at last,
bleeding and sore and completely ex-
bsusted with fatigue and pain, the ani-
nal would fight no more. Three wild
| bulls we're worn out in this way by the
] 1dIE SaStllihEI aAU LuSilf WS6AIOu rs DUO
must have been, came the
climax in the fultllment of her
advertised obligation to kill bull with
| e sword scarcely two feet long while
standing on stills directly in front OF
him. The animal selected for this deadly
contest was a beautiful specimen of his
race, black, agile, savage and Wilde
WAS 10 sooner in the arena tnen ready for
! hat ha had or M
or three charges to warm him for bis work,
The Governor CT the district, who pre-
sided on the occasion, gave signal and
tie bugle sounded the death call" Even
the hsbitues Of the bull ring turned pale,
ard the silence of the grave reigned
throughout the vast Smphithe&ter. The
slight, young girl, with suits securely
fastened to her limbs, recelved the short
sword, saluted the Governor, and turned
toward the enemy with little shout of
defiance, waving her scarlet cloak to ex-
cite his anger. AT this moment the dis
lance between them was about 200 feet.
The toro, quivering with excitement and
paving the earth in the fierceness of his
rage, needed no second invitation. With
cleaning eyes and head lowered to the
ground he started at full speed for the OBJ
iect OF his hate. She calmly waited until he
was within twenty feet, when brscing
herself firmly on her short stills, she held
the little sword at shoulder height, ready
for his coming. Whatever may have been
her thoughts in that supreme moment, it
was fearful time for the spectators.
When the huge brute was within four feet
she threw herself suddenly forward, gave
one quick thrust with the sword, and,
without waiting to note the effect Of the
blow, swung around on her stills and
sgaln ssluted the Governor. In the
twinkling Of az eye she turned to face the
bull, and Just IS she did 30 he cropped
dead. So close to her that, without
moving from her position, she placed ole
foot upon the neck OF her Low PROSTATE
foe. The sharp blade, directed by the
skiful hand of this wonderfully self pos
sessed girl, had severed the spinal cord
and death was instantaneous. For q mo-
ment the great audience sat bresthless,
as II paraly zed, snd then such 8 shower
of gold and silver coiGs fell around the
victorious toresdors IS must have en-
riched her for life.
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.