Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14


forward to almost certain death. The
,picador: swings long lance in his
right hand and grasps the reins in his
lsleft. The point of the lance is sharp
enough to irritate the bull but not
fsharp enough to inAict injury. The
time to iniure the bull has not arrived.
The. .pieador. advances to the centre of
the arena and awaits the charge. As
The believing black mass rushes for
ward with head lowered the picador
tries to repulse him by pressing the
lance against his neck and head. Three
times the picador must repulse the
bull if he follows the rules. But the
advantage of strength, momentum and
weight is with the bull, and often at
the first charge he knocks. down the
horse and throws the rider to the
ground. Instantly the capeadors sur
round the bull and attract his attention
while the picador extricates himself
from nnder the fallen horse. The
blindfolded horse is whipped to his
feet and staggers about the arena,
sometimes desperately wounded.
Perhaps the bull will charge him again
and literally gore him to shreds. If
the wound is not too severe the horse
Is hurried out of the Enclosure, thrown
on his back, and the wound sewed up.
Then the animal is doped and ready to
re-enter the arena when the next bull
is let in. Sometimes the sharp horns
of the maddened bull mercifully pierce
+ the horses heart and end its sufferings
at once. When the horse is gored and
ssu%sliRs about TIE aIsas tie tie bisae6.
ers ore on their feet and yelling at the
top of their voices. They love to see
blood run.
The horses are now removed from
the arena, the bugle sounds again and
the sbanderilleros are introduced.
There are three of item and each car
ries two banderillas, j stout stick thu
!. z
in one end as sharp ,rs q trout hook,
and the STICKS are wound with bright
colored tissue paper. The banderli.
lero takes his place in the centre OF
the ring and assumes defiant atti-
tude. He does not retain it long. The
bull charges him with lowered head.
The banderillero does not move, and
YOU fancy, for an instant, that he will
he aored to death. AS the horns al
most touch him. he drives the bander-
il,as into the bulls shoulders; then,
with wonderful dexterity, steps aside
l'and out of danger. 1t is done 80 deft-
| ly chat you are puzzled, The bull
bellows with pain and tears about IN q
frantic effort to remove the barbs.
Blood trickles down his sides. Two
other banderilleros repeat the trick,
and with six barbs hanging from hls
shoulders the bull is frenzied with
rage. If banderillero fails TO plan
n barb in the bulls shoulders he Ii
Missed, and if he misses both thrust'
| he is fined. 4 certain number o
misses in, succession, and the LITTLE
1 knot of hair he wea, m the back o
his head viii be ont q yorder OF tn
referee and he will b compelled 9
desert t-ths arena disgrao You ad
mire the dexterity of the banderillero
but your sympathies are with the bull
II is a feat that requires great nerve
A misstep means death.
The bull is now wild with rage an
tpain, and the most exciting act is ye
}, to come. The bugle blows again, an
) the matador, king of the bull fighters
3 enters the arena and bows 20 the mu
). titude, who rise to do him honor. d
) advances to the centre of the arena an
E faces his foe. He carries red car
Q over his sword, a Damascus BLADE
Q three feet long. The blood-red car
Q attracts the bulls attention at ono
: land he charges the matador, who mn
s doc re three. rushes before he has pc
e1 mission to kill. AS the bull whee
al for the fourth charge the matad'
| poisas his blade in the air and calm
Il awaits the rush. The bull bends b
n head. shuts his eyes, and comes
Q with great force until within three fe
u of the matador. The sword flashes
.e the sunlight and is buried betwe'
5, the bulps shoulders, piercing the heal
d A stream of blood spurts over the ai
e. mails back. His rush is checked a
ID he comes to sudden stop. The mi
Iy. titude cheer frantically and scores
ie hats. canes and adobe dollars 9
10 showered into the arena by the excit
a. admirers Of the matador. He DO
,e his thanks. The bull totters, falls
ut his l;nees and buries his nose in
ld sand. AN attendant runs up q
es buries the point Of, a dagger deep
ge the brll's brain. AS the attenda
hand toe hats and canes to the exci'
q jpeople on the plank seats the bq
ho sounds again. The three white rnu
he are driven in. rope is faster
he about the horns of the dead bull q
les he is dawn out: The spectators v
nd impatiently for the next.
,rk Six times was this performance
for peated during the afternoon. WI
Ter six bull, are dead the game is over
at. the idas. There are towards am
is bulls as we'll as men. The second
ain that entered promptly jumped
|, to- fence. and could not be induced
init 6ght. THE bleachers were disgust
nit and shouted their taunts loudly, b
INC ing ali, kinds Of epithets at the cow
on. " animal. The referee needed t
ors cries, and ordered the bull returne
OK q pen. This was accomplished by
pes ting IN three spotted steers with !
md fastened 10 theirnecks. When
In turned to go out the bull meekiy
the lowed them. -.
sed The third bull. trotted in with
ice. majestic air OF o lion, his tail swuI