The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-26
BY w. c. THOMPSON.

epy,t=at Iso By tho Sew York Herald Co
will come rs surprise to the people of this
y country to learn that American Is The ouly
j in the history of bull lighting who ever battlcd.
4 bare handed and unaded, with Spanish bull
that the encounter took place before twenty-five
thousand persons in the Mexico City arena that all
the southern republics stl angriy discussing the
unprecedented event and that the native newspapers
published pnges In text and pictures
No sooner bad Bill Pickett, oklahoma halfbreed
owboy performed the feat and been dragged TO safety
from fusfade OF missiles hurled by the enragcd
Mexican onlookers than every outlet of news
closed Neither by word of mouth, by telegraph by
naIl was news permitted be carried outside Of
Mexico that American had given demonstration
If nerve, courage strength and daring that had be
Titled the boastcd proweSs OF every professional
toreador and that his achievement had nearly cost
him his life at the hands OF the mob.
But in spite of all the precautions bt by bit the
story has Slfted into America. Here and there pct-
hint Of the amazing combat has appeared,
but the full tale in all It's splendid horror before
has been told exactly Il occurred
The narrative Is true In all It's details II you seek
-orroboraton commend the pages of El impartial
El Dlario. II TEMPO, El Heraldo any and all Mex
icnn newspapers up to and including December "a
1909 After that date they give ihkng of the
that for days had been their conspicuous sensation
ls the Junrez or Laredo They'll shake their
fists and hiss their abominadon of the of Pickett
and all the national shame recalls. Question of
the forty thousand American residents of the City of
Mexico and the glorious memory OF it win momcntarly
submergc even the omnlprcSent all peUading dread
OF revolution and its possible consequences TO the
colony. And that's emotion, for / don't believe
there's of them who has neglected secret arrange
ments for sale ind hurried flight il the dreaded clash
Of arms Is heard.
Pickett IS a stnpping cowboy, whose mother was
fun blood Choctaw Indian and father mixture Of
the white, Indian and African races. He's commonly
known in the Southwest the dusky demon" On
the New Mexico Texas and Oklahoma ranches they
never tre of the stories Of his reckless daring with
Wild horses and cattle. Never has he failed TO re-
epond with grinnng alocrly the challenge of the
rough and ready Westcrner who vowed he could
never subdue this killing horse OF wrcsue ard
throw that murderous steer. Once they pltted him
at tho FL Paso fair against furious elk with trc-
mendous sweep OF snnsgy, bladed horns and strong
enough in It's forcfect To have killed him with Il
single stroke. Pickett threw the creature ON its back
In less than ten minutes and emerged from the com
bat unscathcd. Then the Southwest decided that
the four footed herbvorous beast who could beat the
man In Il stand up fight didn't exist. aud it was with
this conviction that We penetrated Mexico.
His Great Feat.
Pckctts exhibition Of darcdcyiluy with the tent
show that had invaded Mexico consisted of a mad
scamper a-hor>e In chase OF a Texas steer mldaIr
leap from the saddle OF the galloping horse the
horns of tue SIN fleeing quarry and struggle for
supremacy which Inevitably ended In the overturning
Of the steer The feat 1, no, uncommon one at
prairie suthcrug, but It WIS new to the NIcSicous II
was the only American achievement they hud ever
seen that had anything an In common, even yagle-
ly. with their own beloved hull 0chtiuc one after
noon the bull fighters came in body TO watch They
laughed contcmptuously.
Joe Miller one OF three brothers who own the big
lol Ranch Of Oklahoma happened to also own half
OF the show That night he at the Cnf5 Colon
the rendezvous of the bull lighters announcing hi,
belief that for fun money none of the fraternity
would dare perform tho trick Bleuvcuids famous for
bis eve and stroke cunningly dcxerous and deadly
motador as Spain or Mexico produced accepted
the challenge He would be at the at ten O'Clock
the following morning aud give the boastne American,
lesson In grace, couruge and skll applied 70 tn,
Nubiugation Of the bovine species. Senior Louis +
- rorroa of The Mexican Herald was thc interpreter al
te interview, aud the details were duJ chroncled the