The Monte Vista journal., 1904-01-23
Bui, rish. IL Mckee.
San Luis Potosi. Mex.
January 10, 1904.

iotA, SutO,
On New Years day at $40 p. IN. our
party occupied n box on the shady aide
OF the big amphitheat-r or hull ring at
Aquas Calicntcs. We had paid 900
apiece to see a few bulls killed and Incl.
dentally We had some expectation OF see
ing a Mexican matador tossed on the
horns Of bull. There were over 1000
people in the audience. \ brass band
OF % pieces gave us god music and
company Of regular Mexican infantry
and 100 policemen we're on hand tn IRE.
serve order and prevent rioting which il
OF frequent occurrence at the huh fights
Promptly at p. m. the procession Of
bull fighters entered the arena headed
by Sr. Antonio Monies who Was on the
program to kill all the bulls There
were $ matadors on foot. 4 picsdurs On
horseback, with attendants. aud = 4-mule
team TO drag out the dead. The mule
team and attendants passed out Of the
ring. the lighters took up their positions
and immediately tierce and active bull
dashed into the arena. As he passed
under the archway Of the gate an attend.
ant st.t;opea tb.rs ,b,u., . h.,,,.d -,
instrument IN which -. .,..,h.d
many -colored rosette with streamers, into
his back. The hull w.s suriou. And
charged everything in sight. The men
on foot when too closely pressed would
lean over the hoard sencs n, h.,,;., -.
turning .u.;n a. .oor A. m. hu,r. .,,.,
ton WAS drawn in anoth.r direction
The NOR horses v.r. v;v.n M ch.rc. =,
all. They woee brouoht into IN. r;nv IN
he killed. Thu hull ..onr.d 4. r,o,,,.,,
in front Of a hor,r than .udd.n,v ch.,,.d
him, thru,tine bis sh.rp horns into n.
horses stomach. lifting him nm .nA
throwing him TO the ground With Nj.
rider underneath. Tho bull ~ s.t,.6sd
and dashed of Ate, . iootn.n vhi,.
the picsdor vas taksn from und.r N.
horse and received rrsat ovation s,..
his fr;eHds in thu audience. n. hor,
was put upou his feet. Id out And his
wounds sswed IN and lstse On ~ n. |
turued TO tho ring To meet death On ths
horns Of another bull. The bus,s nov
sounded for the bande,illo. And a man
advanced in front Of the bull With oos
in each hand and a. the bull char.cd
him he side. stspped lightly and th,ust . |
banderillo into each shoulder az thu hull. |
Two other men followed. each az whom
thrust two bapderilyos In the shoulder.
Of the bull. The bspderillos ars bar,,sd
and will not null out. They are coloesd |
rcd white aud preeu-ths color, Of the
Mexican hAs. The bull having t.en
tortured and worn out .uf,,cicn,Iv IN.
bugIs sounds for hin death and sr. Nan. |
tcs with . long thin sword and . red a.r |
a. large ~ . table cloth induces the
animal u charge him and after several
charged tn. bull being ia prspcr pu-it;oo |
the sword 10 thrust downward and hack. |
ward b.twccn the shoulders. the nata. |
dor let's 20 the bilt and the sword |. l.ft
sticking in the animals body. II tho
thru., is made true the bull .lmo.s Inn. |
metiiAt.ly lies down and an assistant
disps,ch.s him Nv q stab In III. mack
lust hack Of the horns. Thu I.muL team
drsrs out the hull and the dad h,rsr.
Another live bull in Let into thu .rrna
and the fight continue. with variations
until o bull. are killed which usually
takes two hour. time.