New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
GENTLE AND POLITE BULLFIGHT.
How They Manage in Malaga,

Malayan bulIhght in contrast to a Spanish
bullhght is a comparatively tame affair. There is
little Of a show or pageant about it, no huge in
closed ring with it's tiers and tiers OF seats filled
with fashionable Spanish beauties in graceful man
tillas waving multi-cOlOred fans; no poor, blind
folded horses to be tortured, no picadors. no dart
planting bandeTilleros, and espadas to risk their
lives in so-called sport In Malaga the bulls and
bualoes only follow their natural instincts, and
fight with their kind. without being goaded on
to the combat by having darts plunged into them'
and. horses not being used, there are none OF the
brutal and disgusting sights too often witnessed in
a Spanish bullrng. 1t is. in fact. bullfghting au
naturel stripped of all artificial cruelties. and. If
less exciting. is infinitely more sporting though to
spaniards. all elements of personal danger being
affair
spectator Of buhght in amh RahS2g writes ITS:d At
the appointed place due to time. O'Clock; but the
Sultan aid not put hit IN T an SenF Teay only Gus
tom, for whenever any show OF this sort is on tne
t11c5e too early. Just outside the old chiefs house
where we assembled was the ring, primitive ar
rangement. merely an open earth space not FENCED
in any way. All round the circle squatted motley
lives who had put on their best "bajas'' and
The bulls O1 were rs led IN by the nose each by
Malay, and when. within a few yards OF ,t5 sach
ohP @ sn9 60 beS Sm9 6owed PUSHING match their
horns for the most part being locked tSgetneI'
other bump together. The two bulls in this case
were badly matched-father and son. the latter S a
The fight lasted only about six minutes. when
pa bull turned tail and fed, chased by his SON
A general stampede took place. after an oPeninng
h Ad been forced every one rushing after the 3uIs
TO secure them and bring them back IoT Iad IReT
wounds which very slight, 20 be eXaInlne9. -.
The old chief IT being his show then enIsF s hc6
all with coffee and Malay cakes. many OF WIZ 80
were new to me. AS a rule. native cakes are @ IoO
sweet and too heavy for English taste guy n9S
were exceptionally good After short resi- ah9 ab1
a smoke a move made for the ouIato HIsar Msrc
further up the river but the sky being quite s
cast and rain an evident certainty, TINS part OA
the programme was postponed TO the morrow. a.
Next day therefore. went up river 9esin 70 s (te
place fixed on This show gave rnuch oetIeL Spoi.
than the other. the buff9loes were innehSS mn a5t
powerful brutes and very Wen matcheu: the mSnS
lasting about ten minutes before one got WOUND 1
IN the corner OF his eye, and IN consequences ao-
ruptiy turned tail and chased on the ground by
bis cnrOnent In these fights one bunalo always
,IsFeDdS mis- home and will fight only when another
co1~SS infO hts own particular haunt. In nearly
Ger case the one defending his home proved the
victor spurred on. ] suppose, by patriotic feeling.
AS fhe fght lasted only short time, the Sultan
sent FOR another couple OF buffaoes but when they
arrived after twenty minutes wait, they absO-
iiteiy refused 20 fight. and obliged TO be led
away again. When buffaloes are really well
matched IN the first hght, there Is great excite
ment among the Malays. but in the ordinary way
one buffalo turns tail after few minutes charging
and snorting. anu the whole thing is oveF.-Pan
Mall Gazette