Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-06

fence and landed In the hull path in the in
ner circle, only TO find himself again In
the arena few seconds later. when he
reached the swinging gate. He was annoyed
and tortured further by the bandarller0s,
and the Jagged bit Of steel In his back was
working It's way further in every moment.
Then banderillero. more daring than any
Of the others, evaded 4 charge and sunk two
bauderlllos, or barbed sticks two feet
in length, into his shoulders. one on either
side.
The waving Of scarfs and nantes contin-
ued, and soon other blnderillos were
stuck into the now frantic animal He
charged a horse and sunk his long horns
into the poor beasts shoulder to the hllt,
He tossed the dying horse from him and
again plunged his horns into his vltals,
unfortunately missing the picadore who
was in the saddle, All this time the pica-
dore was plying his spear with ygor and
dispatch. but lpwardly praying that as
sistance would come to him. The bull
shook the horse Of and he was led out to
the rear where he was allowed to die.
Then came the great mntadOre, Senior Jose
Centeno. He was gurgeously clad IN be-
spangled tight-htting breeches and bolero
Jacket, and in his left hand carried req
scarf or shawl. about yard and half
square. In his right hand was grasped
long tapering steel blade, as keen of
point as a needle. This was the eNecu-
The poor bull, low covered with foam
and blood stood paving the ground In the
middle Of the arena. Senior Centeno ap-
preached him and was promptly charged.
Tho red scarf, however. was so manipu-
lated as to blind the bull, and the motadore
stepped nimbly and skillfully aside, Just
barely saving himself from the horns.
Several times he did this, eyldencing more
courage and nerve, to say nothing Of skill,
than all the remainder Of the herd put to-
gether. Finally his opportunity camo.
His keen blade d1rted out straight at the
neck Of the bull as he charged. It was
buried its full length Of twenJy-cight inches
into tho quyering shoulder OF the bull and
only the hlt remained in sight
Il was q powerful thrust from a wrist
Of steel, and the poor bulls knell had
sounded. He staggered about for few Sec
onds, the blood coming faster from his
uostrlls. until he sunk to his knees and
groyeled his nose Ia the dirt, An attendant
mercifully plunged a keen knife into his
spinal cord, Just back Of his horns, ana
with a spasnodic CULVER the innocent brute
gave up his life
The truth has seldom been told. In de-
scriptlons Of hun fights. but 1t is told here.
It is degrading. brutal. nauHeating sight,
barbaruus in It's every detail and UNFIT for
the sight Of civilized eyes. could sec 1t
again with pleasure. perhaps. or at least
with less degree Of disgust II tho Eamu
were changed by chance, so that tho list Of
the bulls Victims might be as large as his
losses, but not otherwise.
Six bulls were toTmentcd to death In the
Plaza do Toros de Tacubaya that Sunday
afternoon. Three horses were sacrificed,
one being almost instantly gorsd to death
in the ring. The carcasses were dressed
Into beef as soon as they were dragged from
tho arena by the attendants with their
teams, and some Of the o1al was given to
the degraded but eyer-present poor. This
last feature to my mind. was the only re-