Arizona republican., 1900-12-07
BATTLE WITH WILD BULLS
"uombata de Toro" Will Be Presented
 in Realistic Manner.

Final arrangements have been made for a 'corEdas de toras," or bull fight to be held at the Phoenix park on Monday. The famous pastime of the Spaniards and Mexicans will be re- produced faithfully and in detail, and if the plans are fully carried out the battle with bulls, according to the Spanish version, will be among the few successful ones ever witnessed on this side of the Mexican international line. The gladiators will enter the arena with their lives in their hands, but precautions will be taken that the matadors or espadas will carry their lives out of the bull pen, and in every way the management although pur- posing to present an exhibition re- markable for it's realism, will at the same time prevent sanguinary scenes which frequently attend the Mexican national sport, but are not calculated to call forth the applause of the pub lie of this country.
 A local syndicate independent of the carnival association has engaged six celebrated matadors of Hermosillo to take the leading pant in the com bat, andy local MeXicans with eXper- fence will enter the affair in the ca pacities of picadors and bandilleros and all the ether functionaries will be present to complete a battle with bulls. Recently a bull figklt was ar ranged in Tucson. and although pro fessionals were on hand from Mexico to assure thrilling and spectacular scenes, the bulls failed in their part and the fight was a fasco. The ami mals were from the ranges of Arizona and were altogether too gentle to be- come greatly alarmed at red flags and bandilleras, small darts flung by the bandilleros.
 Every animal to be presented to the Phoenix public will be selected with reference ito his ferocity. The bulls will be imported from Hermosil!o, Mexico, where for three or four years they have been cultivated for dis temper in a hundred and one ways known only to the Mexicans.
 An arena of 100 feet in diameter is being built on the park grounds. It will be surrounded in amphitheater style by rows of seats capable of seat ing 10000 spectators. The matadors who have acquired national reputation
 
 Louis Leon, Francisco Buelna, Fer nando Felix, Jose Valenzuelo and Ra- mon Gomez. The latter figured prom inently in the battle at Juarez a few days ago in which two men and two horses were killed. He added to his reputation for bravery and skill and dexterity in avoiding the long horns of maddened bulls.
 Co1i ie Jo, in, his profession. He has amassed sev- eral fortunes and disposed of them promptly. He declares each perform ance to be his last, but his taste of gore has been so cultivated that h. cannot resist an opportunity of thrust ing his napier into the heart of an other bull. It is said that he is not as much affected by the infuriated charge of bull as by the subsequent plaUdits Of the multitude which invariably fol- lows his nimble lodging. He stands malcomposed1y before the oncoming maddened animal and not a quiver in dicates fear when with irresistible force the frenzied beast closes to with in three feet of the matador. Sud denly he brandishes his flashing sword in the air, thrusts it between the shoulders of the bull, piercing his heart and withdrawing the weapon free from a trace of blood, while profusion of gore spurts from the wound and the animal sinks at his feet. Salitaz once won the hear6 and a part of the fortune of a wealthy so- ciety belle in the City of Mexico, by the cool and skillful manner in which he dispatched an animal in the bull pen. He withstoCd four onslaughts before he calmly lodged his blade in l the heart of the animal whose life he was capable of taking or prolonSing at will. At each successive encounte. in which, with marvellous agility, he outwitted the animal, the great crowd of spectators went into ecstacies of de light, and when the bull finally lay bleeding and dying, canes, flowers, ribbons and hats in profusion were thrown into the arena amid mighty cheers, then coins were lavishly tossed at the victor and finally the pretty senOrfta, one of the most comedy and prominent in Mexico, intensified the excitement by sh0wering her jewelry on the head of the conqueror and pro claiming him the b1avest and noblest Of all matadOrs. Salitaz and his companions will ar i rive in Phoenix on Sunday
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