The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-01-04
GRAND BULL FIGHT.
Four Fer0ciOus Bulls Killed in the
Arena by the Brave MatadcF
Bernardo ROias.
KENosHA PEOPLE AS GUESTS

KENOsHA PEOPLE AS GUESTS
Dr. B. A. Camfeld Writes the, News an
Interesting Letter From Old Mexico
Great interest in a Bull, Fight in the
Arena at Ciudad Juarez- Interesting
Description of the ROYAL Sport of the
spaniards.
J Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Dec. Doth.
Dear Editor: While strol1ing through
the Plaza de Toros one day last week
| the lines heading this article were
brought to our notice as the street car
went by with a poster tackled to its
side. That morning we had received
two copies of the DAILY News and had
read every word in them, even to the
i ''want ads The News is always
welcomed and cage -ly scanned, like a
letter from loved ones at home. One
of the copies mentioned contained a
write-up of prize-fght that had been
drought off at Waukegan and we
concluded that if this was interesting
matter for your readers, they might
like to know something of the bull
| fights which now occur in this city
every afternoon during the feast of
Guadalupe, which lasts for two
! months, December and January.
Bu1l-fghting originated in Mexico
centuries ago, and has ever since been
national sport. The Mexican gov
eminent has laid down rules in their
statutes controlling these fights and
the church sanctions them and receives
part of the gate money.
We paid fifty cents u. S. currency
| for seat on the shady side of the
, arena. Those who sat on the sunny
side paid forty cents and box seats on
the top row were seventyfve cents.
The judges stand is in front of the.
band and opposite the gate which
opens at 3:15, p. M, to letin the actors.
They march in after the manner of
circus riders, with the ''1eading man."
called by the Mexicans a 'matador, +"
in front, follows by six ''banderi1leros, "
wear gaudy costumes and each carries
long cape on his arm which is used
in the fight to flag or attract the bull
if he should happen to get the better
of the matador or the horses; following
these are four Fpicadors,'' men who
throw the decorated arrows into the
bulbs neck when he first enters the
arena.
These actors bow low to the welcome
of the audience, which is made up of
Mexicans, Indians, Chinese, Americans
and Japanese, all dressed in their best
and yelling in their native language,
which makes the arena sound not un-
like Chicago board of trade wheat
pit
The bug1e now announces the time
for the entrance of the ferocious ami
NAL, and the fighters dep1oy tFeir
forces around the ring, only two
banderi11eros remaining on their
horses. The bull enters the arena
through side gate and as he passes
into his ''death trap a picador plunges
short arrow, decorated with ribbon
of national co1ors, into the animals
neck, just as an introduction of what
is to follow. This causes the fierce
animal to make a savage dash at the
first thing he spies, which is usually a
Mexican waving his cape, and as the
bull with lowered head p1unges at him,
the banderi1lero quickly jumps to one
side, holding his cape in front of the
bull SO that the animal losses it in the
air, and as he turns, snorting with
rage to think he has missed his tor
mentor, the actor again gets behind
his cape md again lodges to one side
just in time to avoid the sharp horns
as the bull pitches the cape in the air.
Another banderi11ero waves his cape
and the bull makes for him, possibly
hoping to Shave better success, but
meets with disappointment, as the
banderi11eros are too quick for him.
About this time the bull espies horse,
and this very thing. settles his life or
death, for if he is ferocious enough to
charge the horse and rider he is con-
sidered good fighter, and the band
strikes up a beautiful Spanish waltz,
while horse, DULL and man are for
moment mixed up like the combatants
in a game of foot ball. Should the
bull refuse to charge the horse after
one or two attempts of the rider to
oAoW It'll OAS AAC ID TOO
easy" and coward, and is taken
from the arena by two cowboys, who
ride in and ''rope' him, Or, if they are
unsuccessful, a bunch of cattle is driv-
en- into the arena and the bull is driven
out with them, and another and more
daring one is let into the ring.
After a bull has shown himself
worthy by fighting all in the arena,
the bug1e announces the time for the
picadors 10 take hand. These men
have no capes for protection and must
depend solely npon their dexterity and
agility to save them. They enter the |
arena and walk out in the center of |
the ring, attracting the bull by waving
two long arrows trimmed with ribbon |
of the national co1ors and pointed with
a steel barb, like huge point of fish
hook, SO that when once they enter the |
flesh they cannot be shaken off