El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-15
.THE POPULAR SPORT
Attracts Many People Who
Witness the Dexterity Of
Senor Zayitas And
His Associates.

Ell Paso lent it's usual contingent to
the bullfght across the river yester-
day afternoon. Aside from the regu-
| lar goers, there were strangers from
the east apd visitors from neighboring
localities in New Mexico and Texas.
Some FL Paso residents; too, who are
| not in the habit of attending, emerged
from their shells yesterday. perhaps
lured by friends, or perchauce drawn
by the report that the fights were i'm
proving in character. There were Gu
rious people there who had never seen
bullfght, and come of these were
overcome by the excitement and had
to withdraw even before the end of the
first round.
The fight week ago was certainly
better than the average, the bulls
showing more of the pugilistic spirit
than usual. and that yesterday was, all
in all, still more stirring than any wit
messed in Juarez for a long time. Low
ers of the national Sunday psstime of
our sister republic can now be COM
mended to Juarez, which is coming to
thanks to the practiced skill and edu-
Gated training of Senor Zayas Zayitss,
who bears a national reputation as
matador and is an artist in his line. He
is well supported, too, by his able corps
of cloak-bearers, banderilleros and
plead The fight yesterday will
compare favorabiy with those ordiua-
rily seen in the capital of the republic.
The usual inspiriIing music by the
band accompanied the con ntest. After
the regulation routine pursued with
each animal, the fret bull was neatly
dispatched with clean thrust by Senior
Zsyitas. Whereof the bull forth with
fell. The act was much applauded.
The second bull wss laid low by Senior
Zayit with sword thrust just back
of the head between the cervical YER
tebrae.
The third bull, though savage
enough at first, proved little weaker
than the rest in point of continued show
of fight, his staying qualities seeming
to lag prematurely. He was greeted
with fierce cries from the New Mexico
contingent OF ''Sacalo traiga una
vacan' But he strsightway redeemed
himself in their eyes by squarely catch
iug and hurling one of the bauderilleros
high in air, whereby the latter turned
a somersault and alightsd on his neck.
There was moment of breathless sus-
pense while the bull was almost on
him, but the others lured the excit-
ed animal away with their closks and
the fellow hurriedly arose and took to
cover unhurt. At this there was wild
shouting and vociferous applause, and
the air WAS surcharged with bravos
and noisy demonstrations of approval.
This bull was dispatched by GEL
Indio,'' who missed his first chance but
accomplished clean thrust on the
second attempt and was much encored.
AS result he had large number of
hats to pick up from the sunny side of
thearena. Senor Zayitas yesterday gave
his su bordinates an opportunities show
their hands, and ''El Indfo" was the
first, acquitting himself with skill and
adroitness. Up to this point none of
the horses were thrown or burt, the
picadores holding the bull off each
time with their prods.
The fourth bull was the possessor of
a very abnormal facial development
giving him highly savage physiog-
nomy, which he quite sustained. He
was met by a company of stuffed
clowns, who had been reserved for the |
last bull, and who were unsym-
metrical and grotesque In the extreme. |
Their white cotton garments were |
stuffed out with straw until their |
figures lost all semblance to human |
form and quick locomotion was well !
nigh impossible. They looked like the |
proverbial West Pointer with mat |
tress in his back. Their faces were |
aaubed and their clothes ornamented /
with crude drawings, one carrying a ,
house and lot on his back while an J