The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-29

by one of the banderiueros on horseback
dressed up like a cOunryman or what our
boys would call Jay" This bit of com
edy was not very successful, for, as was
afterward explained the bull had been
raised in the same pasture with a lot of
horses and was utterly Indifferent to them.
The hOrseman, however, galloped around
the ring with darts in his hands and
plunged them with great skill into the neck
and shoulders Of the animal, which paved
the dust and tired 10 shake them out and
kicked at the horse, but would not gore
him. The young man ventured too far,
however, al one time and was thrown from
his saddle, which created a little excite
meut, but no harm was done and as the
horse was not blinfolded he was able to
take care of himself.
Then, at a signal from the alcalde. all the
other performers retired-and left Caro-
Chico alone in the amphitheater. He came
across 10 where we were sitting tossed his
hat into our box, made a graceful bow and
said in Spanish
For the honor of yourself and family
BY this time the animal was frantic
with fright and pain and as Caro- Chico
approached him made a terrific plunge.
The budfghter turned his back upon the
animal and started to run away, but was
not quick enough One of the sharp horns
caught in the seat of his trousers and tore
a-tNS q CAls w LII I1dINe GUS agility, caro-
Chico turned, placed one hand upon the
norm of the animal and vaulted out of
danger, but il was a narrow escape, and
ne left one of his slippers lying on the
sand. The bull shifted at it and paved It
with his hoof, viii e Caro-Chico removed
the other slipper, acknowledge the cted
demonstrations of the audience, nodded to
us as much as to say 81 am doing my
best to entertain you" and then returned
to his work. There was some skilful and
reckless play The audience held its breath
at the audacily of the performer, who
( seemed absolutely fearless and to delight
In the most dangerous encounters with the
inturiaied animal. When the trumpet
sounded he calmly turned toward the all
calde and acknowledged obedience. al
though the bulls horns were within an
inch or two of his side
He stepped quickly to a box in which
his American wife was sitting and receiv-
ed from her hands a long new sword
which he concealed under the folds of his
scarlet cloak as he returned TO the center
of the ring, where the bull stood pant
ing and paving the ground. Like a pan
Their, Caro-Chico slowly approached his
prey with his eyes fastened on those of
the animal There was a quick flash of
the blade, and all was over. The bull
dropped like lump Of lead. In obedience
to custom, Caro-Chico came to the front
of our box and bowed, and tossed his nat
| back TO him with an honorarium concealed
under the sweat band
Another bull was brought into the ring
and Espinoso made another bad break. TO
the intense Indignation of the audience
who were mad enough to mob him. He
drove his sword entirely through the an
imal, but missed the heart and the poor
creature plunged around the ring. leav-
ing stream of blood upon the ground.
until one of the other performers crept
up behind and drove a dagger into its
brain
As the trumpet sounded for the last bull
the urchins on the sunny side of the am
| phitheater tumhled over the railing into
the ring and made themselves and the
audience merry by teasing the poor ami
NAL, which had large rubber knobs rpon
his horns, so that it could not injure them.
Their antics were amusing, and the regu-
lar performers stood by to interfere in case
the youngsters needed assistance. but the
bull was neither active nor ugly and stood
entirely upon the defensive. This we found
TO be the custom of the country. The am
ateurs, the urchins who We're ambitious
| TO be bullfghters. are allowed an oppor-
tunity at every performance.