Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16
FIERCE BULLS IN THE RING.

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FIERCE BULLS IN THE RING.
Entertainment For Tourists Who
Like That Sort of Thing.
The bull fight yesterday at the Santa
Lucia bull ring, was the most stirring
and best, judging from the number Of
startling events which occurred, that
has been witnessed in Monterey In
many years. Never before have such
fierce and active bulls been pitted
against the skill Of men in the arena
of this city and more than half OF the
time the hearts Of the spectators were
in their mouths because Of the many
narrow escapes from what appeared
almost certain death. AS 1t was, three
men were injured, two Of whom 1t was
at first thought were seriously injured.
The bulls were from the "Guaname"
ranch in Durango, which has estab-
lished such a reputation for the pro-
duction Of its fighting stock. They
were all black in color and combined
the fierceness and blood -thirstiness of
a Bengal tiger with the fleetness and
jumping abilities of a steer. They were
extremely large and powerful and in
clearing the inclosure, frequently
jumped almost into the spectators In
the grand stand. The first bull caught
one Of the piccadores in the middle Of
the ring an killed his horse on the first
charge, having gored 1t through the
lungs. The banderillas were then plac-
ed and one Of the two matadors order
ed to finish the animal. His many ef-
forts to find a vital spot proved una
vailing, although the matador showed
great strength, and the judges ordered
the animal lassoed and put out Of its
misery.
The second bull came into the ring on
a dead run and soon had picadores and
toreros running in every direction try
Ing to avoid him. One Of the picadores,
Alanacio Carranza, finally made a
stand before the furious animal, and
horse and man were bowled over by
the first charge. The bull struck the
horse with such force that one Of his
horns pierced clean through the ami
mails neck. The picador received
inch wound in his right leg, although
1t was protected by an iron-covering.
It looked for a moment as though the
man would be killed, as the bull could
not disengage his horn from the horse
and was trampling on both horse and
man. He finally extricated himself
and was attracted away from where
Carranza was pinned down under the
dead horse. The banderillas were
placed, and matador Manual .Gallega
came forward to do the killing. To
show his bravery, skill and self-conf1-
dence, he ordered the other toreros
from the ring, which met with vocifer-
Gus applause. His work with the "mu-
leta" was excellent, and after three
we'll directed strokes he managed to get
his animal down, when it was put out
of its misery.
The third bull was the "star" Of the
fight If the damage he did can be TAX
en- as a criterion. He was trif1e un-
dersized as compared to his predeces-
sors; but what he lacked in size he
made up in strength and fierceness.
He charged Picador Alejo Jaime "El
Meme" and tossed both horse and rider
over his head as If they had weighed
no more than feather. In falling
Jaime lit upon the top Of his head and
for a few seconds was unconscious.
He was removed from the ring and 1t
was at first thought that he had been
seriously injured. One of the most
startling events of the exhibition took
place when this bull made charge on
"Fajero." He carried his head very
low and one Of his horns entered the
ground for about eight inches, throw
ing him straight up in the air, standing
on his head where he remained for
about five seconds. The two matadors
then assayed to place the banderillas,
Manuel Gallega taking first place. He
managed to get the barbs In; but In
attempting to escape the bull ne was
caught and thrown to the ground. 1t
looked as though he surely would be
killed and besides having his costume
almost torn off him, he received two
quite serious wounds one on the left
knee and the other in the fleshy part
of the same leg. He was retired from
the ring and given medical attention.
The bull was finally killed by the other
matador, who plainly showed his
nervousness by a desire to do the work
quickly. The fourth bull was on a par
with the rest and kept things lively
until he was finally killed.
DR.. Trevino, who Is attending the
three men who were injured, states
that although their wounds are quite
painful, they will not necessarily prove
serious and that his patients should
be fully recovered in three weeks or so.
The attendance was exceptionally large
and many foreigners were present.
Montery, Mexico, News.