The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-14
RULL FIGHTING ~ MEIICo.
A Yankee Newspaper Mans view OF the Ns-
tionni sport.
Fron tie Hartford CoNr1At.

bVHht NpoFt
Fro- te Hartford coprant.
CITY or MEXICO. March l.-Everybody WHIT
has Teen ~.rout!ng In Connecticut owes the bul
one at least. &, not more: and every boy VIII
has lived on a New Englsnd farm has vishri
r. r I'll. see the beast come up with. So witt
revived thoughts Of tie rough fences / had
climbed and the tempting pools I had hastily
thandoned. I went tn a bull frht in san Luis
Potosi on Sunday with far less concern a, the
fate Of The 5ulls ;hAn a. the fact that this wa.
a Sunday service. II did 70; seem exactly ap
pTorrii;c. evel II we admitted that. with the
churches oienei every dav aai he bull ring.
only on Sunday. the odds were seven TO one in
favor % religion.
The bull r1nz is several times as large as a
circus ring and !s down at least FIVE feet below
the leye. Of the lowest seats 1t Is n c rcular
space. set IN a solid masonry wall. and the
seats range upward like a Roman smphithea.
tire. The bulls are e. into the ring one at q
.lme through a tunnel that comes out under
the seats. and inside the actual ring is q stout
board fence. hull, all the way round. 80 that
the fCht Is conducted in the inner circle aud all
around that IS a narrow outside passage way.
The e-st Qualification for a bull fighter IL 10 be
able 10 iump this fence. At the least chance OF
being ripped ,pen he cuts fer Il and Is over like
a jumping jack And. as II that wasn't
enough. there are at convenient IN .ervals bar
rie-s set IN the ring near the fence. and the
fighters" wien close pushed. step behind
these aad let the butts horns rattle on the
other side. So much for TIE geographical lay
SuS
asked the friend who ccomoan!ed me. a
resident for ycaT. In Mexico. why the fence
was broken by gates. He said 4, was so as to
lie: the ball lack into TIE ring II be should
gu m n ryer i.v-iaf AZ .ha .b.,.Jg,- - 4.
bull taking such q Eyer. and then the trumpet
sounded and the procession entered and
marched TO The judge. There were tie two
men SLo alternately give the fatal th -ust. the
fellows who stick :oads into the beast. those
who Sort cIoaks at him. and the mea on horse
back VINO carry gr-a, boa; hooks with g ,hhook
points To- drive him Of when " charges their
can onlv lie dealt with Will charging. 80
lone as lie stand still the etiquette OF the ring
H. eC,e him. and when 10 comes 10 stabbing
hir only one man can do that.
y, -toot' weni tue bus!e. and in rushei
TIE It gnli AMID The cheers o; at iess, 900
OIL. AID a. full 81 lie and vieor as any young
r.c.'"te on the n.kins. lie took a careful look
scrt.N Etou. for a inmate. then put his ...1
cow sni siartet on a dead run-foT the fence.
i ne ~, sIseN ib ~ I'VE & S"sl a.t !s Ms u me snap.
Ing tho game. lie wa driven back. and taaie
- -. - : 49, . a ~ ANAANElNl TN
lie lad failed. Then sud tcnly he rallies A Sec
ond time. and. with - lie. &C: dash than before.
ins saace. anc got III. IRON; feet on 10 the ri ace
wue:e. TIL tina; instant. n crowd were seated.
They weren't LheIe when he landed. He fell
ring. !! lie had tried AGAIN. I think led have
gone clear ~ and .olEed .h= .pects;ors. but he
turn. 50 he Jus; stood and looked az them. They
,ourisheI .GeiE gay cloths At him. bui he ONLY
iHG5sS9 S sas ON and he rule: OF The game
THAI meant Tale tie bull out"
He lad ave- his i.ie. bT, he wasn't OFT of
ers couldn't touch him since the signal had
Teen given. aat two nne!y mounted cowboys
pull h.m out. bat the bull weighed the most
and .eAued the other way. Their the other las
sHse b. as.l: .aa The two started OF u Hp2o.
10 tie plains IN DIS race. He ought to have boa
race OF pea ernakinS. hish-kickins. and fast
running cattle. Instead. be will be used for
on on the raSSh. No Sai, /. psis foI nI tifi
ate, the battle. aa6 ~ one fails % charge, Ms
STRsF ':n ,ts es srs CHER; There are seven
are not killed you get tickets free 70 he next
lhis ;ime the other six were KILLED. one after
The other. They fought aercely. charc~i
AROUND the rinc. scare The fighters" over the
on, lie oads we're :co.man%e W.s T;T, lar.
f.nch. lie Is game VII KS over. But the
tAius IS IN The fate % tie horses ridden By the
leaders The>e fyI..e S.rUbs. eale- than me
I'D >is:e hrr>" IN his very last stage. are -Irp<d
aud tnrn - tie bulls most horribly. Four
were Allied a. the rEAI and others Gre.dfu!ly
d.. The WI lie ring would he cleared,
and men. horses. and everything else done up
these Texan bulls Lad Tie brains IN match
heir Sc9!es Tl.ey Task continuity o. thought.
Jus: a. iie.r ocEos Cr!lY comes they turn
sscc. NtCn = dozen stess LoTc. right along the
ligr. and tAey wul,d have or their horns lie
fellows ttey Wee after.
NJ friend told 81 some Americans rso
trough; down G Jersey bull here 10 their ranch.
Like LIS Kind. he soon became hopelessly ugly.
IEcy.were co!.: 20 Kill him. bui Were asket 10
give him 10 ihe hull fighters, - there hr weat.
Thew seut him in;o the AZ. tt .ent his tai
he saw. Nothing corlG stop him. and the
whole frh,ing force foGrd themselves outside
le - G a-d unSi.l,uC to so hack. Thai
s.cai woalt have cen :l-. but unfortunately,
didn't hap0en In our day.
These T"xaH bulls behave differently. and.
k.l!inc isa slow process. II the { ins
coUidn'I Re done quicker at.Chicaco .he Az.
and swifJs and Mnrrises would Re IVORY.
.ns out io' aGo!lar a day instead g: literally
TIC meat nirket. As hey Go nov.
the san L-!s reople ea. the beef ths' the
oult rsh; Yields. though they DO have Other
sou -ce> 81 Supcly.
IL IS probably wei! 10 see one Nullsrhr. lN. ,
Nnuse then you know what they are. pr,
that's the orly ar-umeHt. Tsere can't De Any
you wait. In s@ein- the mad bnlls tortured into
weakness or N seeing obvious co yard. 3urp
the !ercs wherever they take fright. Nthey'i
toi 'IAEe him from the ring whenever
ran away. rs they 10 with the bull. the I
entertainment wouldn't lie quite so one-s!!ed.