The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-06-21
ART OF BULL FIGHTING MASTERED BY HARVARD GRADUATE
Glory Attend the only American Maador-
(By Frances Howard)
By Frances Howard)

iCndSe 10 thc chulO VINO darts be-
hind plca6Cr and the long sharp
horns of The Infatuated animal
plough a deep. cruel cash in the
abdomen of the helpless horse whose
entrails fall out. to the delight OF
the audience. Again a chulo inter
Ivmes. flaps his cloak. darts hither
and thither, artfuIly leading the bull
to meet the lances of the plcadors
and binding him with his swirling
muleta. Tho chase becomes fast and
furious; the bull is bleeding from
score of wounds. is Wild with
rage and pain and deals death and
destruction with his horns. Chulos
are chased and barely escape with
their lives: picadors are unseated
and forced 10 vault the barrier TO
Ielude his vengeance: horses are
lifted bodily ON his horns. are gored,
mutilated, ruthlessly butchered. You
raise your eyes for moment from
the steaming shambles, the suffocat-
ing dust-cloujs. the turmoil Of con-
hict and with establishment gaze up
into a clear, serene blue heaven
pierced by the airy tower of the
Great Cathedral and melting into the
blue of the mountain tops in the
distance, floating in an atmosphere
as pure and crystalline as on crea-
tion's first morn.
The bull now seems 10 realize the
hopelessness Of waging such heated
warfare against the muleta. the
bahling, unresfsiing, EMBEDDING
binding thing whose softness aud
brfhiancy torture has very heart. and
which he considers the chief cause
Of mis- plight. He retreats, hesitates,
ana though unconquored, appears
weary OF the fray.
This is the signal for Act II. of
the drama. A trumpet signal calls
another troupe of participants
These are the baDderllleros. whose
duty II is to rekindle the fury OF
the sullen animal. The banderillero
Is light, slender. nimble Of foot and
def of hand. Each carries a pair
OF banderillas. or short barbed darts.
bedecked with gaudy tissue-paper
stredmers. Holding a banderilla In
each hand. he must plant them sim
ultaOeously from a perilous proxim-
ity and In the twinkling of an eve.
II he would save his life. The COW
eted spot of magnificent achievement
Is the shoulder, on either side the
spinal column. and can be reached
only at the moment when the bull
has lowered his head to toss his
foe. The sting of the darts com
pletes the misery OF the unfortunate
bu.i and goaos him to frenzy. He
PUSHES wildly about. charges any
thing in sight and sends up clouds OF
dust from his sying hoofs. while the
agile banderilleras contine their
prosecutions. One runs alongside
him and deftly imbeds a pair OF
singing spears. Another seizes his
tail and meroilessly twists IL. An
other bestows the most unkindest
cut of all. the final degradation. the
insult maximum. the saho de Ia
garrocha. The garrocba is long
lance which the banderillero i'm
plants IN the ground beneath the
very nose OF the charging bull.
Using II as a pole he vaults nimbiy
over the bull and with lightning
speed removes the garrocha before
the bull can strike Il.
When the bull tires OF pursuing
this class OF tormentors who sting
and get away with the facility Of a
mosquito. the time for the last
grand act has Arrived. the crowuing
Joy of an afternoons delight. with
a fanfare of trumpets the mata dor
enters. He Is the bright particular
star in the galaxy OF bull-fghters :
he is the grand master of the art OF
bul-siaydDg. the darling NJ the pop
ulace. He is gay. handsome and
self confident. He is resplendent in
cherry velvet and gold-bullion braid.
ing he wears the tme-honored nat.
velvet hat OF the toreador. and his
hair Is tied in queue In one hand
he carries a cherry-red cloak. in the
other a flashing napier. He ad-
NahNtS ohiu utdlfuiHS futtir dHu
bows low. declaiming POLITICALLY OF
his intention 20 slay the bull fog
the honor of his country, race. OF
perhaps. he dsdicates his act TO some
wealthy patron who will be sure to
respond to the compliment in a sub
stanttal manner. The spectators be-
come dehrious with JOY. They cheer
and salute. They hail him with
eniearing names. Come. little
slayer of bulls" call the men
"Bueno espsda." laugh the women,
IN their soft. silken Spanish.
The bull is now at bay. sullen.
vengeful, dangerous. The matador
confronts him. spreads his mantle
gracefully. drags II insinnatingly.
sways II tantalizngly before tho
glowering eyes. Suddenly the huge
head is lowered and a dark bulk
rushes forward. The matador gives
a clean thrust. plucks his steel
away. aud eludes the attack. while
the hot blood spurts from the
wound. The sport continues Again
the matador spreads his muleta
Again the bu, answers the chal-