The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-25
THE BLOODY FIESTA.
Cripple Creek Sees the TOrea-
dor Kill the Mad Bull.
THE AFFAIR A BIG SUCCESS.
Obliging Action of the Sheriff. Who
Makes No Arrests Till the Beast
IsDead- Another Fight Today.

Cripple Creek, Col, Aug. 2i-The first
day of La Fiesta de Cripple Creek has
passed a success in every detail. The
programme was carried out, and the bull
fight was all that had been promised,
fight to the finish in true Mexican style.
Capt Cheche and the charming Chiyella,
famed in old Mexican bullhghts, were the
principals in the contest. Arizona Charlie
was there, and three capadores, with the
red cloak and the banderlilos, who throw
the sharp spears into the neck, and the
pecadores, who fight with long spears on
horseback: and the bull was there, and
met his death in the heroic fashion that
has characterized the bulls of Spain for
centuries past II was the first bull that
has died in the arena in the United States
at the hands of a trained gladiator. 4
bull pen 200 feet in diameter. circular in
form and strongly barricaded, forms the
arena at Gillette. and surrounding the
whole is an immense amphitheater,
seating from 5000 70 fe, 600 people. AT a
side entrance a bull was admitted, and
plunged madly into the ring. He was met
by the pecadores on horseback and goad-
ed 10 desperation with the spears. Then
a capadore Haunted a red flag in the face
OF the bull. and he would plunge at the
man, who would only escape being gored
by stepping gracefully aside or making a
swift run. Once or twice II seemed that
the men would certainly meet death, so
narrowly did they escape the maddened
animal. The horsemen, IL seemed, were
in just as imminent peril. but II was when
the banderiIlo stuck the festooned arrows
in the bulrs neck that the animal became
thoroughly enraged.
Then Cheche, whose proper name is Jose
Morervo, armed with sword, came for
ward TO do battle single-handed with the
bull The Spaniard faced the bull and
dared him 10 battle. The bull hinged into
the scarlet mantle. but Cheche was out of
the way. Finally. by a blow aimed for
the heart, the bull was badly but not IA
tally wounded in the shoulder. The battle
between man and beast waged hOtiy. and
Il was only when. by : well-almed stab on
top OF the neck ana between the ears Of
the bull. the splnal cord was reached.
that the bun fell. and with a few con-
vuls.ve groans expired
4 second bun was introduced. and the
fight was fairly under way when Sheriff
Bowers and his deputies arrived and
placed Wolfe, the chief promoter
rest. With all the participants IN
the fght on a charge OF cruelty to ami
mails, and the fight was stopped. The par
ties arrested promptly paid the fine i'm
posed. and the same difficulty will be en-
countered in the course OF tomorrow's
sport but IL is the general impression that
the officers have been blured out and that
the fights viii go on for few days.
AdJt Gen. Moses, who has Just arrived.
says the power OF the militia is 10 be sum-
noned 20 stop the bullhghfs. but il IS not
hand in time 70 interfere with the pro-
gramme tomorrow, which Will be the big
gest day ever known in the sporting world
in the United States.