The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-26
GIRLS IN THE BULL RING.
Their Performance Parody ON the
Tore8dor RS Scientific Exploits.


In spite of the counter attractions OF
the races, the ball game, the fair and cock
fight at Mixcoac, and the matinee at the
circus. there was an enormous attendance
at the Bucareli bull ring yesterday after
noon TO witness the performance OF the
Senoritas Toreras. The shady side was
crowded. and on the sunny side there was
not standing room. This was undoubted-
~ owing to the low prices.
Now that the novelty of the spectacle
has worn off. it has begun to be recog-
nized that it is tame, flat, uninteresting
and consequently somewhat Wearisome.
The girls are out of their place IN the
ring. OF course. there are well-knoT-n dif-
ferenCes of opinion about bull fighting.
which have been aired in the press time
and again. Nevertheless. those who so
to bull lights generally know exactly
what the spectacle is. and II they 90
il is because they want to see a bull nSht-
and not a parcel Of young girls, in ght-
tering bull fighters costumes. tripping
about the ring and jabbing the bull. in
effectively. with sword until the animal
sinks to the ground from fatigue and loss
of blood and is dispatched BY the pun
tillero.
Yesterday afternoon it cannot be de
MED that Lolita Angelita and Rosa ST.
mo worked consCientioUSly and with an
evident desire to please the public. 1t
was this earneStneSs which caused them
to be treated with so much indulgence.
But there were visible signs of lmpa-
thence when Lolita and the bull lodged
one another round the ring for nearly
half an hour and when through the evil
dent Discrimination of the bull to be kill
ed and the inability to kill IL. il was
sent out of the ring. its TANKS streaming
with blood. almost from head to tail
IL may be said. by the way. that the
young ladies display a most sublime dis
regard for the signals which are suppOs-
ed to voice the commands of the presid-
ing alderman who. on this occasion was
Lie. Lorenzo Elzaga. Both Lolita and
Angelica continued TO jab away at their
bulls after the trumpet had sounded for
the lassoing of the animals.
Lolita was in a costume of crushed
strawberry and gold and looked very
charming. having in particular, un I'M
dar muy ZandunguerO. She put in some
very pretty work with the caDa. her
veronicas being very artistic and finish
ed Angelita, in purple and gold. lived
up to her reputation of being a hard
worker and also distinguished herself
with the capa Rosa Simo in garnet and
silver won applause by her handling of
the banderillas. but when the signal for
the final sword thrust came. the pub
lie had TO resign itself to very inferior
bungling and tedious exhibition. This
was partly due also to the poor quality
of the Sauceda bulls, which did not do
honor to their divisa. if they have one.
1t had been announced that Lolita
would perform la suerte de rejOnear.
After four bulls had been got rid of in
one way or another. Lolita rode in on
horseback looking muy espanOla, and in
deed it need hardly be added, very fetch
ing in skirt and cap of black velvet, with
short Jacket of brown plush. faja of Nile
green silk and her trenza tied with a
red ribbon The suerte is not worth a
row of pins. IL consists in planting a
barb in the bulls hide from horseback
The barb is at the end of long stick
which the user breaks off after the barb
has been lodged. 1t seemed yesterday to
inf1ict so much torture on the bull with
such little risk to the performer that the
public forgot it's gallantry, and after
four of the barbs had been planted and
a fifth was placed in Lolita's hands
there were loud and prolonged cries OF
mo"
The girls then made their bow and
withdrew. and two full-grown bulls were
fought by men. There was an intense re-
lief for the public to get back 10 real
bull fighting. The bulls made cOnsidera-
BILE havoc among the horses. and gave
Mellaito an opportunity to display some
magnificent and daring work In the han
ding of the capa and the sword He
was applauded to the echo. while the
band played dianas. In handling the ca
pa issdaring reached the point of rash
ness. particularly with the first bull,
which was quite as large and savage as
that which disabled two lions at the In
dianilla track on the previous Sunday.
Yet MeIlaito waived his capa in the ami
mails face standing barely at half a foot
distance, and now and then contemptu-