The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-30
The Profession ie Full Of Opportu-
mites for Wealth and
Fame.
Bull Fighters Who Nave Made Fortunes
by Imperiling Their Lives-Awful
Death Of Solery.

hidden altogether. It will 60 on less fire.
q%uently, perhaps, but it il a sport which tht
Mexicnns love too we'll to be permitted Il
die out altogether"
Being asked to give an idea of bull fight
in all its details. Mr.. Gonzales replied:
well, the president of the city council
whore the exhibition is to be given appoints
a member Of the council as judge. This
Judge commands tho fight to begin. A bull
must first go after a horse three times be
fore he is allowed to 90 after the men.
If he refuses he is sent back to the pen.
Usually he goes after them five or
six times, and it tires him a little for
the benefit of the footmRn. OF the elk or
seven banderillo, but one may cast the
darts. He approaches close to the bull with
a banderllla in each hand. These he sends
into the hide of the animal. After four pair
are in. the matador chief prepares to kill.
His object is to kill the bull with as few
strokes as possible. He attempts to send
his blade directly into the heart, piercing it
from the shoulder. This is a certain stab,
the bull topping right over. The more
gracefully it is lone the greater glory to
the matador.
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doris is Ponciano Diaz. He is a strong, act
I've man about thirty years old. A short
time since he went to Lerdo, Durango, and
had a most fortunate season. He killed
twenty-five out of twenty-six bulls, each
with one stab. He Of course had brave
bulls. A brave bull who will charge
straight on the matndor is easiest to kill"
.'In case of the death of the matador,
banderillo or horses, what is doneT'
.'If the horses are killed. others are imme-
diately supplied; il any of the men are
killed thu exhibition is brought to an end.
] saw ~f5olery, the most renowned banderlllo
of his time, killed at the city of Puebla. In
pole about eight feet in length. Az the bull
rushes at them they suddenly plant one end
in the earth and sp ing completely over the
maddened animals back. solesy had at
tempted two or three times to vault over a
bull, ard each time the animal, instead OF
feet from him. Finally the bull-fghter
made his last leap. The bull halted and
waited for him. Solery fell upon the horns
and was twirled by the vicious brute for
fully five minutes before his body could be
recovered. 1t was his benefit, too, poor fel-
low, and thele were b,0CO people VINO Wit
messed his awful death"
FLOW are the fights managedy'
''Well. the matadur supplies all his own
assistants. pays the license required by tho
city council and engages the pen. The
usual charge for admission is from 5o cents
p profit of from $500 to 81, 900 for each OK
hlbition. The season is about nine months
in the year. In April, May and June the
bulls are too poor. -.
.'Ihe public demand good bulls, and if
they ate not supplied they show their dis
pleasure very openly by tearing up the
benches and chairs and tiinglng them into
the pit. have seen them ire the place in
the City of Mexico. tho G policemen called
out being unable to preserve the peace.
The courts also impose a fine OF $500 on the
matador. All money received from bull
FIGHTING is devoted to the support of public
schools
what is required for a young man to
become a matAdOrY"
..He must first attach himself to g troups
of bulltiphters and lead forth the bulls. lie
will be taught how to familiarlze himself
with the bull and it's ways and Will be made
n banderillo, or footman with the cloak.
They become very proficient in lodging
and learn to read an Infatuated animals in
tention by his eye. When they are thrown
into the dust they lie as if dead. Convinced
life is extinct the bull may be tempted
away. One movement by the man would
bring the bull upon him like a flash and he
would be gored to DEATH"
IFS bull fighting p~rofitable?'
at certainly must be SO. Theie are three
splendid pens i'll the City of Mexico alone.
The Plaza de la Refo ma cost 860. 600; the
Plaza de la Poseo S4O,0 600 anu the Plaza de
Bucoreli S40,O 600. The last place il owned
by Ponciono Diaz, the matador. He must
81: ely be worth $780, 600. The most cele-
brated matndor i'll the world, Mazantini of
Spain, is also very wealthy. He visited
Mexico in 1889, bringing sixteen bulls val
ued at rig, 00o-big splendid fellows. Each
OF his exhibitions must have yielded from
$1,000 to $4,000, One day he YVES caught
against the wall by a maddened bull and
slipped between the wild horns, the crazed
boring into the boards. When the
bull backed TO- a fresh rush Mazantini
leaped gracefully over his head, smiling to
the people,"