Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23

VIZ hands, he conSorteC
with bull fighters anG
dealers. would DRINK
with them and show them fancy revolver
shooting; yet he could not BE- persuaded tc
witness a bull fight. He always refused
with the words: No, that amt what bulls
was intended for
This American had been cowboy In the
southwest. and was then engaged in breed
ing mules somewhere IN Nevada. His ap-
pearance in Cordova was to buy up Spanish
jacks to elevate the standard of his blend
The mixed tourists of every land, well-to-dc
loafers, invalids, artists and students OF
history. art and archaeology, floating in and
out of the prim Hotel de Suisse, looked at
our ranchman with curiosity not unmin-
gled with disquietude. Nevertheless in a
few days they learned to appreciate at their
value the honesty, the innocence and down
right purity Of mind that lay beneath an
out-of-the-way exterior. An amiable En-
glishman. the younger brother of lord
although he did not look it, or did look 1t,
exactly as you please-became his enthu-
siastc companion on many ramble along
the Guadalquivir, listening to his Bret
Harte storiss of adventure with unfeigned
delight.
Made Him Indignant.
man would insist, land I have seen men
killed by cattle, but this bull-fight institu-
ton 1 have no use for" The fact that
slaughtering horses is a prominent feature
in the Corrida dc Toros filled him with in
dignaticn; and his knowledge and love of
animals-particularly his admiration for the
Spanish bull, which he inspected in it's ma
tive Wlids on many an occasion with us and
without us-filled him with scorn for Span
a M r1Ilf IN Of
his countrymen who had been TO the bull
ring more than once apiece.
The fighting bulls of Spain spend free
and glorious youth in the wild meadows of
Andaiusia or the highlands of New CASTLE.
Their breeding places are chosen for them
as II they were young princes with "a taste
Tor natural scenery, or gods maSquerading
IN the DoVine shape. No valley is too fresh
ana sweet with odorous herbs for them, no
stream of mountain source too virginia. and
cool for their not youthful hides TO wallow
In And, that nothing should be lacking.
me wide world is hunted through to find
them brides The blend most now in vogue
appears to be the AndaIusian bull and Gov,
OF Portugal The result is an animal unit
Ing the natural strength of the father wi h
the lnarveious!y perfect horns and great
agility OF the more delicate mother fresh
nom the sweet valleys of Braga.
Oxen Their Guides
The bulls intended for the arena have
Intelligent oxen-cabestros-w in a way.
fulhil toward them the office of guide,
philosopher and friend. AS soon as a
young bull goes beyond the limits of his
natural pasturage and runs away into the
open country these cahcstros even with
out an order from the guardian dash
after him, ringing furiOusly the great bells
winch hang to their fat necks. They very
soon surround the deserter who without
making tbs least resistance, comes bacx
with lowered head to the fold in the midst
OF his imposing escort
The usefulness of these cabestros is no
less great in the bull ring. Frequently a
brave and intelligent bull has his Tf.
spared at the demand of the audience or
UlsdDleS the two eSpadas assigned to kill
MN 1t would be in vain to try to drive
him from the ring. But 1t is sufficient that
these brave old oxen should appear-rfng-
Ing the remembered bells of his childhood
for the bull to hasten to join their troops
again to the stables, after a little trot
around the rirg.
The Fighting Age.
The age in which the fighting bull is in
1uil vigor varies between four and five
years He ought to be of good lineage, and
to have never quilted his breo ding grounds.
On this point the regulations of the bull
ring are strict and formal; and a bull that
has once been in the ring and mana Sed TO
disable the competitors assigned him or
VINO has been spared by popular approval
OF MS bravery and generalship may never
appear again in any fight-he is too dam
gerous for second trial
without being too fat-which would rob
him or the precious quality of agility-he
ought TO be In good flesh. in order to sup
port Without too much fatigue, the inces-
SAINT false attacks which precede the def
mite battle To be perfect he should have
a black hide, glistening and soft brown
eyes with golden CLINT. a proud carriage
large head. shoulders and breast very much
developed. horns thick at the base and
nightly curved ard very sharp at the ends
Such a bull comes high, from $500 to 81 no
being the ordinary price for one of a good
race Besides these qualities. there are 9TH
ers which determine the fighting value of a
bull; but the most important of all is per-
soEal character
And as to personal character bulls are
of three kinds. so that whenever a new bull
jumps into the ring he Immediately dis
plays in his first few movements what
Kind OF bull he is Bulls are levantados
parados and aplomados-just as men are.
needless, indolent or well balanced.
The Fool Bull.
The levantado. the giddy or thoughtless
bull, PUSHES Immediately, with a high head,
across the ring, making in turn for every
eide, with deal of leaping sometimes
comic Then he charges on the horses and
the picadores who ride them. He is said
- - 81 .oSy Jun ~ get Out VI the way OF
ara to XIII. His aoVersaries know with ex-
actness just how he will act: because he
Will always go directly at the thing which
attracts his attention for the moment
The parade, or lazy bull, comes in on q
little trot, then steps, wheels round and
returns quickly enough to the gate of the
arena whence he emerged. He does no,
want to fight. He wants to get in he
shade OF the shed outside and continue his
Meditatfons- But, as the proverb has It,
beware the anger OF patient man." sc
IT is necessary to distrust an indolent bull
sometimes he becomes irritated in the
midst OF his languors and Immediately Is
terrible. With such a bull there is little
counting: his humor, when it changes
changes suddenly. as at the first stab In
hia neck NV ona Of the lffla h rnoons. "a NJ