El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-21
SAW A BULL FIGHT
A Hoosier Tells A Tale Of His Ex-
perienCe

From tho Indianapolis News.
A. NJ. Sweeney, of the Indianapolis
school board, has returned from a
flying trip to Mexico. ;,
Get him to tell you about the bull
fight he saw at Ciudad Jusrez," said
q friend: ''but don't let on that you
want it for publication"
It was not difficult to get Mr.. Sweeney
started.
"Of course" he said, in extenuation
of his conduct, "a traveller has privfle-
ees. While l would not go TO zee bull
fight were such a ] exhibition given in
Indianapolis, 10 obligation would rest
on me 10 Mexico. So went, and on
Sunday The a'tsr moan s too; First st
the Jeffe de publico, in other
words, the mayor OF the city--with his
official staff OF city officers, Mayor
Tsggsrt, in all his glory, was never ar
rayed as one of these. The mayor wore q
som brero, into which was stuck long
feather, and over his shoulders was 8
purple mantle. They took their places
. at one side OF the ring in the amphi-
thest=r. Nothing was to be done
bugler.
1.-THE ring Is walled in with heavy
timbers about eight feet high, aod
above this rises the seats. About l, 200
people were there waiting for the
gam to be called, with the came fut-
ter Of expectation that characterizes
our base ball gath eringz.
IN RUSHED BULL.
meanwhile the bulls, In their place 8
under the amphitheater, were being
teased to get them in proper spirit for
the entertainment. AZ last the bugl e
s)unded, the doors at one side of the
ring were thrown open and a bull rush
ed in, amid storm of applause.
''Ready to receive him we're the
picadores, mouoted on horseback, each
carrying a lance five or six feet long
with which to prod the bull to pro-
per state of fury. Bandaleros were
stuck into the amin ais back. These
are little darts with barbed points, the
sticks of which are trimmed with It's
sue paper. They look like fly brushes.
"Four toreadors danced, one after
another, before the bull, each waving
q red flag. When closely pursued, the
toreador ran behind fender made of
heavy plGnks, at thu side of the ring,
which is too narrow TO permit the
broad shoulders of the bull to pass
Having rested, the toreadOr comas out
again. and, aided by his fellows, the d.
version continued.
DgXTERITY APPLAUDED.
The bull charged head on. A tor
eador jumped into the air and jabbed
two more darts into the animal, well
behind its shoulders. L felt that the
man would certainly be killed, and his
dexterity is rewarded by as wild
cheering ss, here in Indianapolis,
follows a three Dagger. The bull was
now almost tired out.
The most dangerous position in the
exhibition. perhaps, was Of the plea
dor, mounted on the common mustang
pony. The pony was blindfolded, so that
it could no. see che approach Of the
bull. At this entertain mept one of the
ponies was disembo" led. At last the
matador. sword in hand, appeared to
finish the bull. He stepped into the
ring before the mayor, whom he sa
luted with graceful wave of the
sword, bowed TO the onlookers, and
then, with due circumstance aud pun
clio, killed the bull when it came
toward him, head on.
THE FATAL SWORD THRUST.
THE matador reached over the head
OF the bull and thrust the sword be-
hind the shoulder into the heart, q
feat that evoked the widest demons
trstion of approval. Half a hundred
enthusiastic Mexicsn5 threw their SOM
breros into the ring and quite show
err of silver fell st the feet OF the bull
killed. Three bulls were killed, and
the m stador received, besides the ap
plsuse and gifts of his admirers, 800
for his afternoons work. Five bulls |
were turned into the ring, but only |
three of them proved game. 'Otro
toro' (another bulD was the cry when
the towards refused to fight. There
bullfight on that beautiful Sunday at
terDoOc -