New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-10

rdiculing the matadors. There is no sign OF
pity or disgust on any of those flushed faces As
the horses go down and die before their faces
or as the BULL with dozen gaping WOUNDS.
charges about the ring. The sport is good ana
they want more Of it.
The horses are now drawn out Of the way.
and the second stage Of the fight opens. \
matador with two darts in his hands approaches
the bull and filings them into the bleeding meek
The bull. with angry below, charges upon him.
but is diverted by a red capa flung about his
horns Dart after dart is hurled at the frantic
animal. until he finally has as many as twelve
or fifteen shining spikes bristling from his blood
streaming neclS1 His tormentors continue III
irritate him in every possible way. swarming
about him, Haunting their capas, nimbly avoid
ing his thrusts, and iinging their pointed spikes
into his neck Sometimes the lance has bomb
at the end. which cxpodes in the flesh Of the
bull. Then, again. frccracllers set off under
him. Everything is done to exasperate him in
his agony. Weak and exhausted there is no
longer much fighting power left in him. Mat
adors attack him with sharp swords. He stands
at bay or lopes of to escape his enemies. They
follow him up, and he vainly seeks to make a
last charge. He is already in his death agony.
He totters and falls over on the sand. matador
plunges the sword twice in the spinal marrow.
The bugle sounds merriy. and the bands begin
to play. The bull is dead and his slayers come
forward TO receive the loud acclaim Of the ~
cited audience The great and only Mazzantini
makes neat little speech to the throng and the
carcass of the bull is drawn out of the ring by
three horses harnessed to an axle
This is one round. Five more bulls are to be
tormcnted in the same way, and finally butchercd.
before o'clock. With slight valuations in
method, the battle with one is the battle with
all. Each bull is attacked in turn. Several
horses are sored ny him, and lie is gradually
speared, lapced and at last stabbed in the marrow.
One round is like another, but to the thousands
of spectators the sport seems to be neither
monotonous nor stale They follow the manoeJ-
vrcs of the matadors with breathcss interest to
the last thrust Of The sword. They shout them
selves hoarse and laugh over their brandy or occr.
1t is the sport to which they are accustomed.
1t is good enough for Spanish queen. II suits
their humor we'll. But to one without Spanish
blood in his veins 1t is not only dcmorazine and
barbarous, but very dull sport The slaughter OF
the horses to one with AnGo-Saxon instincts is
simply sickcl.ing. The poor beasts are blinded. so
as not to see the infatuated bull, and they are
gored and gashcd and left dying in the ring, per
haps to be laceratcd second time. Men of Eng
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other feeling than one of adherence for such a
spectacle 1t is indescribably horrible and re-
voting.
The DAYS of bul-baiting are nearly ended in
South America In the Argentine Republic. Chill
and most of the other States it is prohibited by
law In Peru and Uruguay it still has the sane
ton of Government At Montevidio public opin-
ion is already strongly arrayed against IT. and il
will not be many months before the horrible sport
is abolished 4 Presidential election is impcnd-
ing here, and the people have TO be kept amused.
1t is not convenient time for the Government
to interfere with bull-baiting and 10 suppress Tie
brutalizing exhibitions in the Plaza dc Torres.
The time is close at hand when the amphitlcatre
will be abandoned and Montevidco provided
with rational amuscmcnts, that will be con
sistent with it's honorable fame among the cities
of South America. l. ~ T.