The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-26
The Bull Hesltated for One Providential
Moment 1t Saved Both Men

morning In that publication and In the native con
tcmpomrIcs,
Well, Bienyenida didn't show up No word Of
panatioD apology came from him Two score
guests waited and wondered We despatched
messenger to his hotel There lollcd Bienvenida,
rather shame faced and angudy regrctfu that be had
been forbidden by the bull ring authorities under their
contract with him from rsklng his valuable bones and
body ontside the national arena
II we'd only been content With this moral triumph
for were convinced thnt BIcnvenlda had dcliber-
atcly shown the towards white feather and publicly
expressed our exultatIon-the most exciting chapter In
the history of the Mexican bull ring would have
been written. But Joe Mler's glcc knew bounds
and his Americanism running rampant To the
Cafe Colon he and Senior Corca hurried again and the
dumfounded bull fighters and their assembled
shippers beard him propose to match Pickett bare
handed and unaided, against the most blood hungry
hating. lighting bull the republic could provide.
Incidentally, may mention that he hadn't
suited Pickett in the matterl
The apparent superlatiye folly of the proposition
and why to the Mexican mind It's execution meant
the sure speedy and sickenng death of the uckless
man may not be obvious to the American unfamiliar
with the bull ring and Its practices III explain.
You see, in the combats professionally provided
for the entertainment of the public the bull fighter
the mad rushes OF his antagonist grapples
The fight has been described as n tragedy in three
acts The picadores mounted on worthless blind.
folded horses first receive the charges of the bull
with lances Whenever horse is wounded the rider
betakeS himself to flight, and when either this hap
pens or n pcador is thrown the chuos rush I'm and
attract the animal from his prey by their rcd cloaks
saving themselves If need be- by lcapng over the
paSadc which eucoSes the arena
Rousing the Bull.
When the bull has been reused TO frenzed fury by
the proddinCs the pcadoreS are replaced by the
chulos who bring with them the bondcrillas barbcd
darts which they drive into the beasts shoulder.
Then the matldor enters complete the tragic bust
Tho bull Is weak from loss of blood and be
wiIdered but stiu fierce and active. In his right
hand this chief combatant holds a naked sword. in
his left the mucta stick With piece Of scarlet SIX
attached AS the bulls eyes cntch the muleta
he rushes blindly at it, the matador lodges nmbly
deXerouSly pungcs the sword into the spine aud the
animal drops dead his feet.
The bull lighters thus you will understand, per
form their deadly work at distance from the four
footed foe, Never would of them dare even
lay hands ou bull They their precious lives
by their remarkable agility in cyading the animals
furious assaults. Moreover, the brandisbed cloth.
the color OF which the bull has been taught from in
who 1ourishes 1t and springs aside bull TOO, closes
his eyes when he charges. steer doesn't. Few not
Intimately familiar with bovine habits know this.
To return TO Joe Miller and his cowboy Pickett the
gay Mexican capital Immediately agog with the
story of the audocous challenge. The bull fighters
laughed uproariously The Mexican newspapers and
the Mexican public demanded that The Americans
make good II Pickett wanted to sacrifice himself
upon the altar OF American egoism let hln do It. They
would turn out In force to witness the fun they
promised, for human death In the bull ring affords
only hereditary amusement 10 the patrons OF the
sport"
As for Pickett himself. urging Mr.. Miller
more vigorously than he To see the thing through.
Sehor Rvero impresario OF FL. Torco. the big new
steel and concrete bull ring promptly gave permission
10 hold the there, and Mr. Miller delegated
him 10 select the animal against which che cowboy
should be pted. He named Bonto, great hercc coal
black bull who had been loosed IL the arena. who