The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-21
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viii open at o'clock each morning and
remain open until midnight
There viii BE I'VE bands in the city
/ besides sandfond 5. which viii be al tne
c. 4 r. reunion, but viii be in each
parade and The grand concert Every
day at noon there VIII be { band parade
and also in the evening one land VIII
be stationed at the fair grounds each
afternoon and al night one VIII be al
The fireworks. but the others VIII Be on
the streets al the time. There VIII not
Dr. a minute Of the day from a. n until
midnight when q bard or two cannot be
heard Oh the streets OF this city. The
bands viii come il Monday morning on
The early trains and VIII remain here
u-tu me following Suncay-
The bull fight besias a. 10 O'Clock each
morning after Monday and q performance
Will also De gwen az .. m
Being something entirely new and novel
Il naturally attracts attention. and the
further fact that 1t is modelled after the
aorid-famous bun fights q spain and
Mexico. causes everybody to want 10 see
III The management announce that there
VII De on abuse or torture Of the animals
btion
The exhibition is not only strictly moral
and humane. but highly interesting,
amusing. and instructive As To torture.
or cruelty. there IS absolutely none The
u.en are armed only with red rags and
blunt sticks. IN the riding exhibitions
the horses are splrrsG and dashed IN
1 nercifully and IL the roping contests
the steers are very often killed, and still
more often manned. None OF this occurs
in the buI fight II is in reality per
feet illustration Of the barbaroUs bull
fghts OF Spain and Mexico with the bar
6arity eliminated. The matadores. how
ever are exposed 20 fluffy as great dan
ser as they are in the genuine fights. as
the bulls are not bound by laws or agree
ments.
The ball fsht. as presented in the Unit
e. States. was originated by Ernest Mat
rex. AR SIattox, although . man OF fine
business and general education. has
spent most Of his lie on the range. and
considerable time in wild west show bust
Eess. Recognizing thac w;id vest was
becoming somewhat stale and overdone.
he began looking around Tor something
new. While in Mexico few years ago,
n conceived the idea that II the bull
fights could be Invested OF the features
which would be Objectionable IN this
country. he could make a hit hy pre-
sentilg something Of the sort in the Unit
ed States cities He at once commenced
uorz oh the project and the present
splendid exhibition is the result. 2Ir. Mat
-ttcz '.r5t put the exhibition on II omaha
during the last DAYS OF the exposition.
He then TOOK it 20 Bulalo. where n had
d successful run OF six months il Nc
Garvey's Streets Of Mexico during the
Pan-Amercian exposition. 1t was visited
and approved OF BY all the most noted
/ visitors 10 The exposition
The company OF bull lighters is COM
posed OF Isaac Pena. matador; Imerteria
AIontecon. Jesus Garcia. Justo SaIdana,
ard Lewis Zambrano. They are all intel
/ Hgent. fine looking fellows. and perfect
athletes
on Wednesday evening in the Toler
auditorium a grand band concert Of the
six bands in Wichita VIII be given; $50
musicians. more Instruments than was
ever brought in one band before and
under one leader.
on Tuesday afternoon at the Fair
Grounds the riding contest viii be held.
Fine prizes have been hung up for the
man who can stay on a bucking broncho
the longest and also do il in the most
graceful manner. The association has
procured a carload Of outlaw ponies from
the Panhandle. They came in last night
and VIII have q good rest before being
placed in the ring. The wild steers from
/ the Gulf also came in last night They
! VIII De used in the roping contest OF
/ wednesday afternoon. Thirty men. the
best riders and ropers Of the southwest
have entered the field for both events and
it VIII be the biggest contest Of its kind
ever held in the west. The highest prizes
ever offered wiz be given.
On Thursday morning the Changers
parade VIII be givel. This viii consist
OF all the livestock and agricultural dis
plays II the grounds and good many
other things. There viii be twenty-five
automobiles carrying the distinguished
guests Of the fair. Ii VIII move promptly
at II o'clock and vii traverse the prin-
c.pal streets.
For the last three DAYS II the fair there
win be horse races, During the first two
( DAYS bicycle and automobile races VIII
III the afternoon after the ropIng and
riding contests. A balloon ascension vii
ne given each afternoon at 1.sl
Ths stock. agricultural. Horticultural
Implement and art displays viii be open
each day. The stock sales VIII be held
each afternoon IN specially prepared
nasilien fo- that work There are nearly
Fs4 cattle horses and hogs entered r0r