The National tribune., 1891-08-13

Chief event Of Mexican court aud society life,
has been abolished 40 the Capital, and now if
you would sec anything Of this kind you have
20 90 10 one o. the ueighboriug towns. Pne-
I.a, IOluca, Gua0a,ahara and San Luis
Potosi have their bull lgbis every sun
day, year in aud year ont, and Tie people
20 10 church in the morning and 10 sec the lUll
fights in the afternoon. Ia fact tho profits o.
some Of Tie hul4 fights 80 10 the Church, and
the people here think no moro o. having "a bRll
light 10 raise funds Tor church purposes than
we do Of having q fair OF q church supper All
over the country you find bull rings of one
kind on another aud those 0f the larger cities
arc in Enclosures much like those Of one If these
big war Tanowmgg such as The Battle Of
Gettysburg" or the Siege Of Paris and tie
people sit around IN sca's t.at rise from the ring
10 the roof in the shape OF al amFhiihcatcr At
the fairs which are held all over Mex icOat Ter
eHt cities on feast days 80 arranged that there
ls ialr going on somewhere nearly all the
Time, these bull Sights are one 0f the features
aud il seems thai the biggest bull fighters Of
the country go from fair 10 fair, starring their
way over the land just as a noted actor stars
from city 10 city in The United States. The
greatest ball fighter Of Mexico today Is Pom.
cianO Dlaz, aud SOU find l.s pictures i0r sale
everywhere lie rs il0iizCd By tic people and
he attracts thousands whenever he 81 10 be one
Of the motors "a a Ia. fight. Just now he Is
u
and Tor lO days he Will ki4l bulls day q tier day
there. lie D. young man Of 53. and he has
been bull fighting all his life. lie went into
the ring bciOre Fg WAS out Oi his teens aud be
now has one 81 The biggest iacomcs OF tie 81 90
Of Mexico. Ile has killed thousands OF bulls.
and be still stands away ahead Of any other
man IN his bloody profession.
wish ] could give you a picture Of a luIl
"a IEN q II HHra 1T.
and hunt long Many Of the animals now
brought into tHe Mexican rings are tame. and
4 the horses which The men ride biindleldcd are
4 old plugs which DO requires no skill 10 manage,
/ and which cannot move fast enough 10 cscape
being g0red By the bulls. A fine bull, fine
horses, and fierce hghtugafo % beouly seen ou
| special occasions and al such times you viii see
the best people o. The country iu the amphithCa-
ter, aud TIE sport reminds one 81 the stories q
/ the coliseum aud the GladIators. The aud ieuce
| then may number 20 ON0 The Governor and hi-
| family arc sure 10 be- present, aad in the old
4 days there was place reserved for the prcsi-
dent and Tor Ala Ministers. The ring has Us
| Officers and everything is carefully arranged
4 beforehand. The bgucs play, the trumpeta
loot forth their blasts aud Tie bull fighters aud
Their attendants arc as gaudly dressed as any
circus performers you ever End in the shows
al home, These all march up 10 the prcsi.
dents box aud salute him before the bull Is lei
Ia, and they make their bows TO the audience
who shout wave tl,ir hanakcrchiCfs and clar
their hands The bull Is turned IN from TIC
pen, and as be comes into the ring q steel BARI
Is thrus; into his shoulder This barb has !
wooden handle 10 u, and this shalt-likc han.
die has ribbons tied 10 il. These stand up a.
The bulll already Cumgcd with pain, rushcs Int,
The ring and glaTcs at the lighters lie IS mon,
curaged when q rel blanket is Haunted in hi
face ana he rusbCs 20 this while the iaau hold
ing u vaults over the fence behind hum. III,
bull now sees the horse and rushos NJ this. II
nine cases out Of dozen be kills tho horse a
once By gorug ID, aud after hc has done hi
he Is made almost mad By The banderi!leros
who thrust barbcd wires into his shoulder.
These wires are called bandorillas. They ar
about two feet long and are covered with ia
, per ribbons OF bright cOlors. The man stand
IN front OF the bull and stabs him with then
{ as he comes toward him head downward, au
then jumps aside before the bull can gore him
: He must be very quick about IL or he wi
J lose bis life, aud the bull Turns as 500
ms he finds be has missed him aud make
3 Cor him again. By the time six Of these bari
2 have been thrust into his shoulders the hull
wild, ana now Is the time Cor the bull-lghtC