The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-27
John Y. Rich of Brigham City
Has Animal to Pit Against
Foreign ToreadOrs.
NEW FEATURE PROBABLY
on BOARDS SATURDAY
MatadOr Vela Slightly Injured
in Combat With Only Bull
That Shows Animation.

There may be a new feature, one that
will arouse more than ordinary interest
injected into the last night OF the Span
ish festival, now holding tho boards al
Saltair- John 7. Rioh. a banker and
stockmen Of Brigham City, who Is also
we'll known In Salt Lake City and
throughout the state. has offered tc
wager 500 that he has n bull on his
ranch at Coll!nston that none Of the
bull fighters here can either ride or con-
quer in the ring. Francisco Vela. the
premier matador Of the troupe now here
is quoted declaring that he is Willing
10 wager not only 500, but all the rest
OF his worldly wealth that he can con-
quer, subduc and render docile any bull
that Is native OF the state OF Utah.
Ready to Post Money.
II Is planned 10 have A meeting be-
tween Felix Robert, head Of the troupe
OF toreadors. and Mr.. Rich this morning
to arrange all details pertaining TO tnis
unique feature of the festival Mr.. Rich
was present at last nights contest bul
did not succeed In meeting Mr.. Robert
However. Joseph Nelson. manager OF the
resort. said nj midnight that II Mr.. Rob
Rich ne would, and that his money
would be ready to cover the amount
which the owner OF the bull desires to
wager. Hence; II negouati9nIs arr arr
audience may get new thrill Saturday
night.
With one exception the exhibition
Of Wednesday night was so much on the
safe and sane" order that 1t failed to
arouse any enthusiasm on the part of
the 1000 persons who attended. II may
be that the salubrlous climate of Ctah
has rendered the bulls, most OF them, al
peace with all the world. But In any
event. the most of them were about as
docie as COWS from the pastures OF our
grandfathers.
absolutely refused TO lose his temper al
the nutter Of the crimson serapes OF the
toreadors. and after a bunch OF bovine
driven ignominiously from the arena.
Second Bull Shows Spirit.
Showing much more disposition OF re-
sistance the second bull enlivened mat
ters by charging with ferceness at ev-
ervthing that attracted his attention, The
pole vaulting exhibition of the fighters
In which number OF them at Intervals
stood their ground until the bull was
within Il few feet OF them and ther
leaped over the beast, was clever one
that elected hearty applause from the
crowd. In administering what passes foi
the death stroke. Signor Nela had mar
row escapn as in one OF the charges oi
the naddcned animal its horn STRUCK
him ir the chest innictiDg severe bruises
hut no permanent injury. and he was
able to finish his performance OF IN,
evening.
The third bull was 'leilled" in honor o
Apostle Francis NJ. Lyman Of the Nor
mon church. who occupied the private
box Of Joseph Nelson. president Of Tho
Saltalr Beach railroad.
Mos' pleasing 10 the audience Of al
tho features OF the evenings programme
was the burlcsque. in which one bull IL
turned loose among a bunch OF toreador'
who are padded until they look IKE AMI
mated feather beds. They taunt the AMI
NAL, but do not try to dodge him, anc
are tossed and rolled by the horns o
the bull in n manner that would meal
serious injury or death to a person nor
mally clad. One OF the fighters durins
this fantastic exhibition was Cored un
III the "stuffing" ran out OF his suit
"armor" but he seemed none the worse
for his rough treatment.