The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-08


fray; the ring IS cleared again; the pic
adores are once more in their places; the
trumpet sounds, and then. amid the shout
ings OF the more and more excited crowd,
another bull comes out. TO take his turn
at Strengthening and being slaughtered.
In the fights at Ronda, there were eight
| bulls each day. The first day fourteen
horses fell: eighteen the second. One
picadOr was taken senseless from the
ring the first day, but he reappeared the
second and fought his bulls triumphant
~. The second day. our friend Poqulto
Pan was carried of, as l thought dead,
but two days after he rode back 10 Sc
Vile. The matadoTes made rather bung-
ling work Of 1t. Only two first-rate
blows were given both the second day.
Unhappily, the artist toasted the In
gleses upon each occasion, which made
some inroads on our purses. One of them
seemed well pleased with his reception,
for he flung UP TO our box the ribbon or
divisa, which was on the bulls neck when
he sailed out Qhe colors Of the breeder),
and which is held the trophy, like the
fox's brush. When the Alcade deems
4 death well stricken. he tesiiies his APP
probation by bestowing the carcass on
the matador, who forthwith Gets OFF an
! ear with his sword and keeps 1t as a mark
| of property. The perqulsite IS worm
much or little, according to the market
value Of bull-beef.
After the matador has slain his beast.
he draws his sword out from the wound,
wines il upon his cloak, makes his bow
| 10 the Alcade. and then 10 those whom he
has toasted. They throw their gift down
10 him. in a handkerchief. a chulo, his
attendant, picks II up. and hands IT 10
him. and thereupOn he takes his leave
| with majesty.
The first day was strange one from
two accidents. The one was not so rare
as dangerous. one OF the matadores,
aimed badly. and his sword, striking a
bone, flew like a jayelin some twenty. ieet
among the crowd, wounding young man
seriously in the hand. Il might nave
slain him, and IL was wonder II ala not
The other circumstance was SAID 10 n'
! without precedent. one Of the buns
worried and flying from the matador
leaned over barrier and corridor and IN
| ncr barrier. alghung clear among the
| benches and the crowd, not stumbling ano
J Numbering. but erect and dangerous, gor.
| ing on every side.
fortunately. it was the sunny portion
| Of the gallery and the people were com
naratlvely few. so that there was no one
who was seriously hurt. but poor fell
iov, whose thigh was badly ripped. Yet
the rolling down. the scampering ana
rushing was wonderful 10 see.
The bull made AZ the soldiers. and they
| dropped their musketry and ran.
! Completely master Of the held' ne mac
his way up to the topmost bench ana theh
I deliberately stepping down. went quletiy
! into the box above the northern OF ma.
| entrance There. being on a level with
| his Worship. the Alcade, the bull looked
| ovor and his worship. quite as much as
| torfsbed looked back at the bull il
us a move which was not in the game,
| 81 therefore startled the spectators for
r.hil.. but they soon recovered. Some
| - 'ber, caught up the deserted weapons
| or he soldiery and charged bayonets
| upon his bullship. VINO retrei,teo 10 w
! topmost bench again. Ihere me natadoI
| osis9tied him with a fatal thrust, ana,
| Sailine like a stone. he rolled down with
| a laundering noise INTO the coTredoI,
! whence he was dragged at the mule
| heels-a hard ana lknoh''hlo~s ia'e' W
| follow such an exploit.
And Tor the moral OF all this. 1t Is
| barbarous shOckingly barbarous, no
! doubt-rot on the mems account. because
| they take the risk upon themselves, ana
| are well maid for II, and then, besides,
| oitho,teh fhey have rude tumbes frequent
| Iv thew rarely suher loss OF life or limb.
| Nor does the bull al ract much sympathy,
J for he is doll capax-a powerful, belliger-
| ent. wild beast. able 10 project himself
blindfolded. and goaded TO their fate.
| treading their trailing entrails to the
earth or kicking at them as they horribly
| protrude; now. limping soreiy with their
| bruised and lacerateu Iinps; now leIt
| disabled, at the mercy OF the bull, and
,ored SO awfuily and Often. IL is dis
| gushing sickening, brutal to the very
| acme Yet still. the crowd shout for more
| horses thinking that no fight can be a
worthy one unless many horses die. and
Yelling applause at every pass that cores
| = Door brute's Nlals'
sYou have never seen a buil-hght. hap
said one OF our picadores to me. upon
the road from Seville
Never"
"Ah. then. you will see horses die"
"Rut that's exactly what least desire
TO see"
Nor said he. Pray why not?"
"pecause n Is 30 cruel. and so needless"
.o,,o nueran-" he replied. squirting his
hooSt msIrver nara ESQ. No valon NADIA"
Tat them die! That's what they're 1T
Tor, They're worth nothing) And so
the nonulace think commonly. was in
formed by persons sosnizaht, mat me
nicadores TO crafty the vulgar taste and
PiS11+ 49, ts,st pass or with spirit will
,iot only sacrifice their horses. when they
no,,Id with ease escape, but often will re-
ceive brides from me breeders OF the
S,,,is 10 let them STAY their horses, In
ossa,. ,hat the breed may grow renowned
sar derceness and be proportionately in
oe Yns ha,horous as Is the sport one should
ne candia and not suppose II grateful 10
the Spanish TASTE aione' Never Tor
elgner omits chance TO be among the