The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-12
LARGE CROWD
AT BULL FIGHT
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CoNGRE-
GATED IN MATAAIoRAs.
Four Events Pulled OF That Were
Pronounced the Best Seen in the
Mexican City for Years-Many
Americans Present.


Amid the blare of the music of the
First Infantry band of Mexico and the
shouts of the multitude of spectators
the bull fight took place in Matamoros
yesterday afternoon. Thousands wit
messed the event, the poorer populace
of Mexico and soldiers seated on the
sunny side of the arena. and on the
other side were the better class of cit
liens of Matamoras as well as humid
reds of Americans, the majority of
whom were tourists, who were about
to witness their first bull fight. When
the bull fighters, in typical brilliant
costume of the ring, marched about
the arena and took their stand about
the bull pen to await the comingof the
bull many of the latter were seen to
rise to their feet in eager expectancy,
lest something might transpire which
they would not see.
At the bugle call for the entrance
of the bull, a hush fell over the null
titude for an instant, to be broken
with shouts from thousands as
the bull. with a dart from which float
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rushed into the arena. The toreadors
waved, their red capes at the animal
tantalizingly. and as he charged upon
his elusive tormentors, they stepped
quickly to one side out of reach CT his
eager horns. Tantalized thus. tor
tured by the cruel dart of the gay
banderillos that were thrust iPto his
neck, and goaded by the sha point
of the picadors' poles, the bull fought
madly and bravely. He was finally
charged his tormentors viciously. Civ
ing one of the banderilleros a rather
close call by pinioning him to the wall
of the arena with horn on either
side of HIM Field Diaz. the Mexican
matador, proved himself more expert
than the Spaniard. killing the bull at
the first thrust A pretty feat was
performed during the fight by one of
the toreadors. Being run down by
the maddened bull, he seized the pole
of a picador and. using it as a vault
ing pole, leaped entirely over the ami
NAL and landed safely on the other
side of him. This act was rewarded
by the wild cheering of the spec
tators
Both the third and fourth bulls pl.s
upsl fierce fight also. Diaz, who
killed two, dispatched his victims
quickly and surely. while Campuzano
butchered both of the two which he
killed
The crowd which witnessed this
fight was one of the largest that has
been gathered in the Plaza de TorOs
for some time.
One man, a visitor from the North,
tainted during the fight and had TO
be carried out Another fight was
been arranged for the 5th of May at
which one of the matadcrs viii be
an American Harper B. Lee of Chi
cage. while the other viii be a Span
lard.
ually skilful manner of the matador
In fact. this animal was actually
butchered horribly The sword thrust
failed to reach a vital spot. and it
was necessary to stab the victim re-
peatedly with a short dagger. pro-
longing the death agony for several
minutes.
The second bull was NOR vicious.
Upon entering the arena. he at once
charged the nearest pieador, goring
his horse, and at once charging the
next picador also gOred his horse sew
eTal times. The latter horse died in
the arena. while the first vas led out
of the ring to die within few NOM
ents. Throughout the entire fight he