El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10
YESTERDAYS
BULL FIGHT
The Brutal and BrutaIizing
Sport described
BULLS HAVE NO CHANCE

They Are 6oaded Into Desperation
and Although They Try T" Gel
Away they Are CruelIy But
chered. - Slaughter ut Horses
the Worst feature -CIumsy
| Matadors
| The bull fight at Juarez yesterday
was above the average for Juarez but
still the bulls selected for yesterday s
sport were seemingly outclassed.
At first they appeared furious enough
| to have caused a tenderfoot some I'M
easiness. but it soon became evident
that they would willingly quit the
itate on the mystery of man. But
they could not. They were in the
game to the death.
The first bull to enter the ring ran
around with head and tail up shifting
the air like COW sporting in the pas
ture. He was young and timid and
had to be forced into the fight. The
torero made some excellent jabs with
his, garrochas and this made the bull
mad enough to wade into the inev-
liable death.
Bull number two came with bel
low and paved the earth threatening
ly. but he soon wished he could get
out. After making repeated plunges
at the dexterously Haunted capas to
no avail. and bleeding from the many
garrochas so deity landed in his neck
by his tormentors. he paused and look
ed appepalingly to the throng that en-
circled him in the amphitheatre. then
hopelessly at the high wall about him
him and with the courage of despera-
ton renewed the fight. OF course he
was killed, that is a part Of the pro-
gram. but it was by no means the
most cruel part.
The third was still more vicious and
remained in the fight with less forcing
but at times he showed a desire to re-
tire. Either he was tougher than his
brothers that had gone out behind
two big mules a short time before or
the matador was less scientific. for he
was cruelty jabbed repeatedly prob
ably half a dozen times with the sword
before he gave up the ghost.
The fourth victim was a much
grander looking specimen than his late
lamented kind. He was dark red.
large and admirable. He made an ag-
gressive fight at the start. but was
soon measuring the height of the wall
with a pitiful moo" He was killed
while practically impressive. He had
once been run to the hollow with the
sword and stood with tongue lolled out
and blood dripping from it while the
gave him the fatal jab. He
was game though, even while carrying
between his shoulders a three foot
sword almost to the hilt. but when it
was withdrawn he sickened and stood
impassive
After the fourth bull was killed a
little white bull with red sides was de-
prived of the tips of his horns and
turned loose in the arena to be tor
mented for ten or fifteen minutes by
about fifty boys and men from the au-
dience. They Haunted their coats at
him and pulled his tail. He fought
back at them in a way that reminded
many spectators of their boyhood days
upon the farm when they made bad
calf out of an innocent one by pulling
his tail and other souces of torment.
The little bull was thrown and the
crowd piled on him, but in the end he
bested a young man and had his horns
been pointed he would very likely have
killed him. He held the man to the
ground with his horn in his groin
while the young man held desperately
to his tail. When this exciting tussle
was over the bull was allowed to re-
tire.
To a novice who has been denied the
exquisite entertainment of an official
bull fight. but who has seen something
Of bull and man nature. the thing is |
simple enough. A bull is afraid of a |
man. as all other beasts are, and to |
find himself in a ring with six or more |
and agile professionals is |
enough to make any bull despair. To |
be sure he fights. but in his impet-
losity he fights the Haunted rag and |
not the man who flaunts it. His stu
oidity is imposed upon. and then after |
ne is tired and bewildered by the num-
Der and superiority of his enemy he |
s thrust through with a sword. How /
heroic!
Certainly there is an inequality |
lbout Mexico's national sport, which
an never satisfy a brave mans sense
If fairness. But SO the world goes.
The man who can meet successfully
he attacks of raging bull will be APP
,lauded and the national sport of Mex
CO will continue to be popular.
The most revolving feature of the
lights is the placing of innocent horses
n jeopardy from the horns of the bull.
f a man chooses to risk his life for
anne and money it is his own lookout.
,ut to ride a horse in to be gashed and
,ored by the bull is an unnecessary
md cruel feature of the sport.