Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-06-20

Al sof1h ~ hAncF dresses ! gave them I
my notes on the subject Of bull6ghters' |
costumes and they set at work
Everything seemed to be going on
swimming nov. One further important
requirement in buIl-fKht had yet. how
ever. sto she met We must have some
bullsi This was the most dif6culi task
of the whole enterprise. But At last we
borrowed FIVE handsome Texas steers be
longing to ranchnan al the head OF
the creek.
For our arena, We proposed tohave an
Enclosure of barbed wire al one side OF
the grounds where the potato picnic was
10 be held, IN such = situation that the
grand stand, put up for other sPect&cles.
would command an excellent view of H.
An entrance way from outside the
grounds, through gate at one side Of
the grandstand, and Aanked on one side
BY that structure and on the other nv a.
ordinary beard feRce. was to be con
structed.
II seemed 10 us ia. baroea wire IN
Closure vas much better than the ordi-
nary arena of the Spanish and Mexican
bull sights, because il would enable every
one to see plainly wha, was going on. a,
the same time ii provided security for
the audience We broaght the Texas
steers TO the town. and put them on
short rations to make them ferocions.
We did not intend to hurt them. Neither
did We mean they should hurt Us
The Costumes were 70 be the principal
part of our Corrida de Toros; We were
to have sort Of dress parade around the
corral of handsome boys on handsome
horses and on foot. The steers were to
be driven about actively for some time
and good deal of dust kicked up; and
finally the attention OF the people vas 10
Be diverted BY balloon ascension. We
relied upon the novelty of the spectacle
to please the people. and we knew that
they would not be pleased BY any exhi
bition of cruelty to animals.
The potato picnic was certainly an i'm
mense'sucoess. Onthesday at Least 10000
people we're present on the grounds.
Eloquent and stirring speeches had been
made; tons of roasted potatoes had been
eaten; the. bands were playing, and the
enthusiasm ran high when the time APP
pointed for the. bull fight arrived.
We had been all excitement, for hours
Our half-starved seers were in barn
yard near the grounds Five minutes
before the time the gate of this en-
closure was opened, and the Eve cattle
were started BY the toreadores and plea
dOres for the picnic grounds.
BY reason Of nv intimate study Of
the subject. had been made chief tore
adore and master OF ceremonies.
was mounted on nv fathers black mare.
. We had other toreadors-Tom Norcross
and three Picadores, and our costumes.
though made chiefly of cheap flannel
and cambria, we're in gaudiless of color
at least close imitation of those worn
By Spanish bull-hghters
The cattle proved TO be- Unexpectedly
slid. One or two of them touched UP
by enc of the Picadores, plunged about,
&erF eyed and snoring
n After = good deal of trouble, ,hey
we're driven into the arena, where thev
leaPed and beloved, and We FIVE bows
vent careening madly in after them.
amid intense excitement The chulos,
handerillos and matadores, or foo, Of
ooursa, stood on large dry goods boz
just outside the barb wire fence. e1zcrl,
opposite she entrance From this point
they could leap over the fence into the
arena.
As we rushed In saw M father IL
the grand stand looking decidedly ner
vous- doffed my somhrero IN a grand
manner to the people in the stand as y.
rode br, and then. coming to halt. sa-
luted the crowd with a harrangue in
Spanish, no; a word Of which ! Span
lard could hare understood. announcing
the beginning of the sport
Then = { began 70 chase the steers
madly around the ring. with wild shouts
allin carefully selected Spanish. The
steers, with eyes on FIRE and tails a3of..
ran magni6cently.
Alter some ten or dozen Of .hese
circuits gave the signal 10 the chulos
and banderillos, who. the moment We
had passed them. Ieaped over into the
ring and ran for the inside trs goods
boxes, ~bere.hex began 70 Wave 10 the
air large sheets of red cambrick.
Nov came the thrilling moment
When the steers came around % thai
the red sheets confronted them. We ex-
Pected them 10 be furious and to rush
mzdly Al them. wnereuPon The boys
we're to aP on the boxes and over the
fence 70 place Of sziets. This was To
Be continued until the steers or the
patience Of the audience gave cut, OF the
balloon vent up.
But unfortunately the steers. instead
OF being tiiled with isr, al the sigh, Of
the sheets. were scared almost 10 death
They turned about 30 swift, tina, We
who sere on horseback zlmo,, rode
upon them but they lodged u, raced
across the enclosure. huddIed together
with their tails TO the fence and con.
tron,ed us with their long horns
Though ] rode nv mare toward them A.