Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-06-19

Steers 70 me own ana put -nem on
short ratfons 20 make them ferocious.
We did not intend 20 hurt them. Neither
did we mean thev should hnrr Us.
The costumes were 20 be the principal
part Of our Corrica Dc Toros we aere
TO have a sort Of dress parade around the
cora. of handsome 81 o. handsome
horses and or foo-. The steers were 70
be driveu about actively Tor some time
and 4 good deal OF azst kicked up and
finally the astention Of The people was 70
be diverted By a baiooa ascension We
reli-1 1pon me novelty Of inc specracl=
10 please -he people. and ve knew that
rhey would nor 5e please by any eehi-
5.rion Of cruelty 20 animals.
The POra-o picnic was certainly ar in-
rnense'success Cnthe. day at leasr 10000
people were present On the grounds
Eloquent and stirring speeches mad been
MADE; tons Of roasted potatoes mad been
eaten the bands were playing. ana the
enthusiasm ran nigh when zhe time ap-
pointed for the oull aght arrived.
We had been al excitement for hours
Our haif-s1arved steers were in a barn
yard near tne grounds FIVE minutes
before the zine me gaze Of this En-
closure .eas opened. and the I'VE rai-ie
were started by the toreadores and plea
dores for The picnic grounds.
By reason Of my intimate study Of
the suojecr, I had been made chief tore
adore and master Of ceremonies. 7
was mounted On my fathers black mare.
We aad other toreadors-Tom Norcross
and three picador- and our costumes,
though made chiefly Of cheap flannel
and cambria, we're in gau5iless Of color
a. ieasr close imitation Of those worn
6y Spanish bull-hghrers
The ca-rle proved 70 be Unexpectedly
wild. One or TWO Of rhem touched -p
BY one OF the Pioadores. plunged about
dery-eved and snoring.
After good deal IF trouble, -hey
were driven into The arena. ehere rhev
l=aped ana beloved, and we ave boys
went careeu5ng uadlv in zt-er -hem
amid intense excitement. The chulos,
banderilios and maradore-. on foor Of
cours. stood or a large dry goods box
JUST outside the barb wire fence. exactll.
opposite she entrance. From this point
they could leap over the fence into the
arena.
As we rushed n saw my father in
the grand stand looking decidedly ner
vous. dofed M sombrero in a grand
manner 20 me people in the stand as w
rode By, and then. coming 70 Halr. -a-
luteo me croAd win a rarra1gue in
Spanish, rot word of which a Span
lard could nave understood. announcing
the beginning Of the sport
Then began 70 chase the steers
snadly around the ring. with wild shouts
ali in carefully selected Spanish The
steers, with ewes on IRE and tails alofr.
ran magnifcenrIy.
After some ten or q dozen OF these
circuits I gave the signal TO rhe chulos
and banderi.los. who, the moment we
had passed them, leaped over into The
ring and ran for the inside dry goods I
boxes, where thev began 70 wave in the
air large sheets OF red cambrick.
Now came the thrilling moment.
When the steers came around so that /
the red sheets confronted them. We ex-
oected them 20 be furious and 70 rush /
nadly a. chem, wnereupoa me boys I
were 10 ap OF rhe boxes and over The /
fence 70 a place OF safety. This was 70 I
De continued until the steers Or me /
patience OF The audience gave out, or the
balloon went up.
But unfortunately the steers. instead
# being filed with fury a. me sight Of
ne sheets. were scared almost 20 death
They turned about so swiftly thar We
Who were on horseback almost rode
ipon them; but they lodged Us. raced
cross the enclosure. hu6dled together
With their tails 70 rhe fence and con
ronted rs with -heir long horns (
though I rode nv mare toward them As
ear as she would go-4nd she was dis
osed 70 give them wide berth-they
efused TO bulge This was unexpected
I'd mortifying.
The crowd began 90 laugh and jeer
Send the other boys around in back o.
m and let EN- punch en- our" some
ne shouted.
This was evidently the lhing 20 40
rdered din plain English. This time
vo Of the bauderillos 70 20 around und