Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-29
BULL VS.. BEAR.
| WITHOUT NATURAL WEAPONS
TREY AFFORD TAME SPORT.
Yesterdays Gathering at Agricultural
Park-Some Specimens of the sports
of Olden Times.

Yesterday was typical Southern
California day, and it was typical au-
dience of the olden time that assembled
at Agricultural park in the afternoon.
The attraction was bull and bear fight.
A pit was fixed up, and the elevated
seats were crowded. Many ladies even
ventured up on these seats. The Span
ish population was largely represented.
They took the liveliest interest in the
proceedings. Pretty sefioritas were
quite numerous among the spectators.
Altogether, there must have been about
thirteen hundred people present when
the festivities began. A young bull was
chained securely to a stake in the CEN
ter of the ring by a front foot. The
bear was kept securely locked up in d
cage. 1t took some time to get the bear
ont OF the cage. She, too, was securely
chined to the stake in the center of the
ring.
In order to prevent interference by
the authorities. the top OF the bulls horns
were cut off and padded. The bear was
also inuzzled. The bull rushed matters
as soon as the bear showed up. There
was clinch, the bear grabbing the bull
by the horns. The bull managed to get
the bear under him and horned the ma
tive of Acton. The first round ended
decidedly in favor of the bull. The bear
growled and made rush at the bull
only to run against his horns. The bear,
nothing daunted, fought back gamely,
but was knocked out by the bull without
any great effort. Bruin lay groaning on her
back and the bull held aloof evidently
not wishing to take advantage of a foul
blow. The bear did not feel inclined to
continue the fight. and was only induced
to continue when doused with water by
one of the attendants. The sympathy
of the spectators now veered around to
the bear, and cries were heard, Take
the muzzle off," rhe occupants of the
pit watched one another. The bull
made an attempt to gore his competitor,
but savage thrust of the bears paw
kept him at respectful distance.
Eventually the bull made rush through
the gate, and the crowd scattered with
alacrity. Several persons were thrown
down in the stampede, but none were
injured. The bear, who was clearly hors
du combat, was then coaXed back into
| the cage. She was not injured to any
great extent, but was very much dis
| tressed. She was tired out before the
| fight was commenced, for it appears that
! it took several men from until O'Clock
to muzzle her. She resisted the efforts
Of the men and tired herself out.
After the cage with the bear had been
removed from the ring, three Mexicans
attired in fantastic and gaudy costumes
entered the ring. They marched
around the ring once and then
waved their hats at the crowd.
They each carried banderillas. A bull
was then let in the ring and the fun be-
gan. The bull made little fellow
called "Chapo" beat hasty retreat,
and the bull tossed the little fellow as
he climbed out OF the pit. The caution
he afterwards displayed made the crowd
laugh heartily. ''Chapo' kept at a
respectful distance for several minutes,
until his pluck came back, when his
clownish maneuvers created no end OF
amusement. The bull rushed at the
men, who stepped aside very cleverly.
Three different bulls were brought into
the ring, and the fun was kept up for
an hour or more. An old Mexican,
about so years old, stepped in the ring
and evoked considerable applause when
he approached the bull with red flag.
The old man showed that he was an old
II hand at the bllsinees