The herald., 1894-04-24
THE CORONADO FIESTA.
SPANISH AMERICAN SPORTS AT
THE SILVER GATE.
Lassoing of wild Cattle. Bronco Bust
ing and Bull FIghtIng-Festivi-
ties Marred by n Serious
Accident.

SAN DIEGO. April %. The fiesta was
resumed at Coronado this afternoon. the
sports being similar to those OF Satur.
day, and even larger crowd being in
attendance. Don Nick Covar.ubias of
Los Angeles was in charge OF the pre-.
parations and acted as one of the judges.
The initial event was the laesoing OF
wild cattle, on horseback, throwing the
cattle down and tying them in the man
ner ready for branding. The branding
was omitted, but in other respects the
work was done exactly as on the great
ranches of this etate and Lever Oalifor.
mia Thu 6.at ataas. tSAsned loose was
thrown and tied in 46 seconds by Damian
Rios, who won first prize.
Roberto Maehado, who proved 80 ex-
pert in lssseing on Saturday. today met
with serious accident. He had roped
his steer and thrown him when the
animal sprang to his fest and darted
away. At the critical moment Mscha-
dos horse slipped and fell, his head
striking the ground and both horse and
rider turned q complete semereault.
The horse was uninjured, but Maehado
could not riss, falling back in dead
faint. His ankle was fractured and he
was carried away, but tine band struck
up and the sport was resumed.
One steer created great amusement.
After having been thrown repeatedly.
he persisted in rising without giving
the vaquero time to tie his legs. AT
last, freeing himself from the lasso, he
turned upon the. cowboys who had Rs-
semrled and quickly dispersed the COM
pany by few wsll-direeted chargee,
then quietly strolling down the track he
went to grazing in the field. Rough
and boisterous, this sport was contin-
ued for q long time, one poor steer
Bprsining a leg in jumping the fence
along the race track.
The ''tailine" of the steers followed
the lassoing This trick is performed
by riding after the steer on the dead
run, grasping it's tail by one hand and
tripping it up by quickly changing its
course.
Succeeding this event the Indians
burro race was announced. Twenty OF
the Pueblos participated, the race being
one-fourth of a mile mo1nted and re.
turn, driving the burros in front. Un.
like other points of the programme, this
was devoid OF cruelty, highly amusing,
and enjoyed apparently aa much by the
Indians as by the spectators.
Bronco busting" came next, and fur.
nished plenty OF excitenent A half a
dozen wild horses were subdued, the
riders evidently being experienced in
this branch of the business. Ambrosio
Yalenzuela won fret honors and Tomas
| Ramas second.
! While the last bronco was being bro
ken the toreros, two Msxicans, were
donning their bright clothes for the
! bull fight. Don Marco Forster, grand
marshal, rode into the arena and gave
the word, "Open the gate"
| The bull, massive fellow with thick,
| fat horns, sprang out and shifted in all
directions, and charged the toreros.
| The crowd cbeered vigorously. and the
| Mexicsns showed great skill in resisting
! the furious attacks. Once or twice the
| bull rushed on one OF the horses and
/ lifted hin in the air, bat the blunt horne
/ did no harm.
A second bull, thought to be Of no
account, was turned in and made a fine
fight, charging everything in sight. He
WAS then sent out on the track aud
tailed by the vaqueros.
The last animal, big red Lower
California bull. had to undergo the cut
ting of his horns before the MeAieans
would face him. He also showed great
savagery and was loudly choeFed.
The sports continue another day,
when changes iE the programme will be
introduced.