The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-23
Bulls in Goth Century Arena

. fcopyright. 1910. by W. A. Du Puy)
'NEXICO CITY. Oct 22.-Mexico has
rested from Spain the palm Of suprem-
<y I'm thst greatest OF modern barbaric
.fflss 10 the death. the bull fight. Mex
4 City now has the greatest arena eullt
. -ncSern times, With seating space Tor
4 400 people and 10 this the eyes OF me
.ouiace arc now turned. icr the season
Sui lust opening and there Is six
|-nfhs OF sport ahead. The grand cele-
.@irr cf The centennial Of indepcnd- =
- has thrown down the barrier auspl-
||1fIy and the nations prosperity augurs
+Ii fcr good business
"a As The scene set for n semi weekly
|<essicn 70 the barbarian The old dons
Srcin will lead the procession that
||<ds regularly 10 the great bull ring.
<fse Will be followed by the popuince.
The eXpatriated residents OF all ma
+ns. ~ tourists from many lands. Mex
4 CITY has become city as cosmopoli-
4 as Paris or Washington. And In tho
.1rfs Of tho most refined there is stu
race ~ what Rlipsth stvles ''the mag
1esnt Independence of the barbarian.
"a contrasts with the degeneracy Of
.ristisn civilization" And all people
n5 10 yield 20 the primal instinct and
lend thc bull fight
a About the Bull Ring.
rhe bull ring In which the battles actu-
Ii take place has diameter Of $50 feet.
|out this ring IS built the great amphi
fnter. rising tier after tier OF seats
perfect circles. all OF which face the
AZ directly. There IL tive-foot barrier
"a the ring and narrow runway back
this. often the infuriated bull leaps
\ barrier and runs along under the very
|ses Of the people occupying THE front
Ats. These arc the fans of the game.
u their greatest delight is TO beat the
|H with their sticks on such occasions.
1e masses occupy the seats that rise
1duRlly and above them all are the
xeB, covered with roof and sufficient
removed TO modify the horror OF the
BOD -letting
on SulI-nght days the assembled
ow<s hoot and hiss and cat -call while
Paiting the presidenie. the official Of
e day Upon his arrival In his box at
p edge cf the ring and opposite the
he from which the bulls enter. the pro-
ssion II fighters emcrges and. with the
|tter Of gaudy uniforms and amid the
liter cf music, paradcs about the
nphitheater.
teway opposite the presldente's box Is
ened and g great black bull plunges
4. He has been confined in n dark
I'd room, and the glare Of the sun
zzles him. Aside from this, as nc en-
ned the ring beneath a low, portal.
q With nuuterlng ribbons holds It's place
D goads him constantly. Dazed. be-
ldercd infuriated. he Snorts defiance to
the world. rears his great crest and
pier-like borns on high in courage i'm
5table. for he, in reality. is the king
1 fiehling beasts
For these bulls arc Of n special breed
~ for centuries have been accentuated
viciousness Great haclendas arc
linta!ned fer their breeding. When the
III was yet calf his courage was
sted by the vaqueros, and whore IL
lied the animal went TO the butcher
Ie courage OF his mother and has father
ID been likewise tested. and in no
stance has there been a flaw IN courage
his ancostry. As the game chicken
the bulldog are bred 20 do battle, so
the bull of the ring. except here, the
,cess being profitable. is carried 10 the
most. For 1ighting bull Is worth Il
'usand dollars A great African lion
3 once thrust into the arena with one
|these bulls. 1t lesped upon the back
the bull and sank It's claws and teeth
Q his sides But the bull instantly
ok II of and pinioned the so-callcd
y OF beasts with it's horns and won
! hight IN sixty seconds.
Must Be Brave Men.
b IL is no mean fighter that the men
The bull ring face. OF these men there
sco-e. First IL is the torero. who Is
master Of them all in the fast work. |
IL is who first meets the bull when |
-is tull OF life and vitality and takes |
chances Of his primary and most
ious thruStS. But az the first en-
nee OF this monarch OF the plains there |
other antagonists 10 call his atteu- |
D. The picadors are there on horse !
TX. mounted on the forlorn steeds that |
iatcr 10 feel the thrust Of those keen |
ms. There arc the bandcrilercs. who |
10 infnr!ate him with thrusts OF their |