Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21
CROWDS WITNESS
EXCITING DUELS
FOUR ANIMALS ARE SLAIN AT
TIA JUANA
ROBERT RECEIVES OVATION
French Mstador GalIantIy Redeens
Promise to Heavyweight Champion
Jeffrles by Killing a Bull
Before His Seat
ROBERT RECEIVES OVATION
BY a Staff Correspondent

bulls from Chlhuahau were fought to
the death in the Plaza de Toros today,
while nearly two thousand spectators
from Los Angeles, San Diego and Coro-
nado cheered again and again as the
imperial matador, Felix Robert, played
the game of life and death as 1t has
never before been demonstrated in this
section Of the country.
1t was a game of tag with the bulls
playing the ut" part from start to fin
ish, but true to his promise, Robert,
with his men went against the bulls
without the assistance of horsemen and
this, although removing the nauseating
sights of the previous contest, made the
task doubly hard for the banderilleros.
1t was o'clock when Felix Robert,
stepping before the presidents box,
raised his hat and gave the signal for
the entrance of the bull. With a. below
of rage, great white and red animal
plunged through the narrow aperture
to his stall and, charging to the center
of the arena, stopped and awed by the
noise of the cheering, lowed unhappily
and trotted toward the right section of
the arena.
For weeks the animal had been kept
in a small ill-smelling stall until he
was desperate. Time after time he had
hurled his great bulk against the sides
of his pen in an effort to gain freedom,
and now that he had received it, slowly
he trotted to the center of the ring
and stood there. Far off over the heads
of the people he saw a great buzzard
lazily Tapping through the air and he
thought of the good times on the ranch
at Chihuahua.
Like the breach of the sweet alfalfa
came the gentle breeze from across that
sun kissed valley and it sent a thrill
through the tawny bulk of Ell Toro and
made him feel homesick. He wanted to
go home and wanted it bad.
BanderIeros Close In
Cautiously the banderilleros closed in
on the animal, shaking their long, red
cloaks before him and trying to tease
him to fight, but for a time their ef-
forts proved futile, and not until the
barbs had been sent deep into his hide
did the long horn decide to get real
mad.
With snort of rage and tossing his
head as he charged the bull accepted
the challenge of the cloaks and sent the
fighters scurrying to shelter.
Then Robert killed the bull. Tossing
his hat behind him as he took the oath
before the president the little French
man walked straight to his enemy and
advancing his cloak until the end near
ly tipped the nose OF ell toro, he shout
ed his challenge, ''huoy." Like flash
the bull responded, nearly sending the
matador off his feet with the rush but
the sword went home, deep to the hilt
in the right shoulder, and the bull, toss
ing it's head with pain, charged from
right to left with the hilt of the sword
projecting from it's side.
The Fatal Stroke
Again the animal was cornered and a
fighter, ignoring all rules for the ordin-
ary preservation of life, charged full
upon the wounded animal and lifted
out the blade as he ran. The second
animal went down.
The second bull put up the best fight
of the game and when the doors of the
arena were swung back and the great
red bull, the favorite of the children of
Spain, dashed into the arena, he met
with a cheer. without seconds wait
the bull entered into the fight with col
ors flying, charging the fighters and
tearing their cloaks from them.
BY margin of scarcely an inch one
banderillero escaped the tip of the cruel
horn and the cloak, twisting around the
horns of the bull, blinded the animal
so that he charged straight into the
side of the grand stand.
Repeatedly he put his enemies to rout
and at last stood in the center of the
arena and, paving the earth, dared
anyone to get from behind their funny
blue fences One man tried it long
enough to place a pair of barbs be-
tween ell toros shoulders and the next
second the crowd was allowed the
pleasing spectacle of the fighter run
ming like a scared rabbit with the bull
in full pursuit The guard to which the
man dashed, however. was occupied by
two Mexicans. and the result. while
dangerous, was agreeably received by
the crowd.
The bull then charged to the fence.
and spectator leaning over the ball
cony, patted the great creature and
called out. Here. old chap, have a
cigarette"
Killed for Jeffrles
Again the bull was baited and again
he charged, while Matador Robert
walked to the grandstand and taking
a position before the seat occupied by
Jim Jeffries he shouted II shall keel
zls bull in honor of Mr.. Jeems Jeffries,
re creates fighter in re worl'."
With the grace of his country the
Frenchman turned and sent his hat