Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-04

Dreeches and stockings or the same cOlOT
aud pair of dark shoes fastened with
pretty silver buckles. His hat was OF the
same color-the left rim turned up and
supported beautiful black feather that
curved gracefully around and gently
dropped off behind. He was mounted
on magnificent black horse. He enter
ed alone, rode over opposite to the gov
ernor, saluted him, turned and rode to
the opposite side of the ring and saluted
the mob, and they, mobilize, howled with
delight at this courtesy. He then rode
over to the gate from whence he had en-
tered, and in rode two more horsemen
with horses blindtolded and armed with
strong pointed spears, more like alpine
stacks than anything else, less pictur-
esque in appearance than the one just
described, but by no means uninterest-
ing. These were followed by five young
men on foot each carrying on his arm a
large red cape or cloak. This new COM
pany marched over opposite the COVER
nor, sal1ted him and turned to the spec
tators and bowed, which vented their
pleasures in the usual way of mixed as
semblies.
The manager Of a company Of bull
fighters does not take part in the fight
and seems to occupy position analogous
to that Of our stage managers. 1t seems
by some fiction or other he merely enters
to ask permission for the bull fighters to
enter and to get the key to the gate. So,
after these preliminaries, he retired
through the gate that had admitted him.
The company now deployed themselves
aroung the ring and Immediately another
gate opened and in galloped wild bull.
The tootmen rushed at him waving
their red cloaks. he dashed at one who
stepped quickly aside, but the bull caught
the cloak on his horns, which falling over
his eyes, blinded him, and in his rage he
dashed across the ring and smashed into
the opposite fence and was knocked
down. In second he was on his feet,
and horseman being the nearest object,
he charged him with head down. He
struck the horse full in the breast, lifted
him almost off HE feet, but did not knock
him over. The riders spear at the same
moment pierced the bulls shoulder and
be rushed off after another rcd cloak.
The red cloak and the man behind it
avoided the rush and the bull horned the |
air. The bull now seemed bewildered. |
He looked around enquiringly, but q red
cloth just then shook in his face convinc-
ed him that he was not dreaming but |
that this thing was real. He paved the
earth and beloved and rushed after an
other red cloth, but horseman diverted
his attention and he charged him. The
horseman by q dexterous use Of his
strong right arm pierced the animal in
the shoulder and parired him off and the
mob rent the air with cries of "bravo"
and "wano" (good). But the smoothest
thing remained yet to be done. The bull
getting Disguised at not being able to
gore the entrails out Of horse or even
to mutilate man was about to quit
fighting, so torture was resulted to to fur
Their enrage him.
A fighter took two banderillas-a ban
derillas is stick about two and half
feet long and at one end is a sharp point
ed hook. To the stick is paper of varie-
gated colors which flying about are cal
culated to irritate the bull.
The foot fighter took a banderillas in
each hand, got about % feet in front of
the bull and shook them at him. The
bull maddened at this bit of defiance and
insult chaged the fighter at full speed.
The fighter remained in his position till
the bull was apparently upon him when
he struck the two banderillos in the bulls
neck and with the agility of cat jumped
to one side uninjured. "Bravos" rent the
air again and the band played.
The young man was invited to the gov
ernor's quarters and pretty premium
was pinned on his breast by q sweet
young lady. |,
Such feats as Ihave mentioned marked
the entertainment of two hours duration.
When one bull was worn out he would
be lassoed and taken out and another
brought in. l.
The main point in this sport is extreme
luickness on the feet, and to fight on /
horseback in addition, REQUIRES q cool
head and strong right arm. =
It requires no more courage to calmly
await the charge Of wild bull and stick
a banderillos in his neck when you know
your power to get out of his way, than it l.
does to stand at ''short" and take in q
red hot liner. A misoalculation in any
Ease would lnjure you, but you do not
expect to make it. i
So far as can learn injuries resulting
rom bull fighting are no more frequent .,