The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-25
BY NOBLE WAERUM.

SON between a real bull iight and the ex-
hibit!on at Saltair this week.
Until Monday night ] was inclined To
believe them as widely different as trag-
cdy and comedy. But this Is scarcely
fair. The elements OF tragedy are not
lacking at the Saltair performance; The
bulls arc about as ferocious. their horns
are as sharp and deadly. and the risks
run by toreadors fully as great as IN
many OF tho actual fights. In fact. In
a regular corrida, the bull Is generally
fagscd and his propensity for slaughter
ia somewhat appeesed by the time the
horses are removed TO mako way for the
men. while a Saltair Ire is aggressive.
hopeful and dangerous 10 the end.
IL is safe 10 assume that mortal com
bat between armed contestants. when
the death Of one is forcgone conclusion
and wholesale killing seems imminent,
furnishes enough high tension excitement
for any one rerson In one day. In Il
similar duel where serious Injury al
though remote possibility, Is evadsd
only by narrow margins through the
exercise OF skill. vigilance and GOODNESS.
there is good chance for almost as
many thrills.
Eliminating the Slaughter.
In the expurgatcd translation of this
Spanish sport. revised to conform to the
laws OF this country and to the opinions
cruesone features. until ii wouldnt be
recognized or even tolerated IN either
Mexico or Spain
a famous matador by the name Of Do
minguez undertook n reform OF this Kind
several years ago In Lisbon. and his
bloodless exhibitions OF Skill and clever
ness became quite popular among the
Portuguese. But he was killed by bull
and. according to q Spanish chronicier,
with him pershed his dlabolicai here
sizes"
Mexico TO abolish IL altogether, but pop
ular clamor has Invariably forced the
Immediate repeal OF all laws enacted for
that purpose
much their own way They are never
In danger OF even getting their hides
lacerated whereas In regular bull fight
there Is absolutely no escape for a fight
Ing bull. He is doomed from the instant
the cruel barb. bearing the colors OF his
home ranch, is driven Into his shoulder
as lie enters the arena, No matter how
ierce!y he defends himself nor how we'll
die And horses ridden by the plea
dores are reasonably certain OF the same
fate. They may be old, decrepit and
ready Tor the boneyard anyhow, but
would not collect in this country
TO see them disemboweled.
Cruelty to Horses.
In my opinion this is the worst fea-
ture of bull fighting. Even the bull gets
Il run for his money, as hc tries to gore
every living thing In reach and falls
ISHl4Ne at VIC SUu: dlii tIlB tOicaiOlS
venture into danger Of their own voli-
ton But the horses are forced into the
slaughter pen with spurs and whips and
ridden bllndfold on to the very horns OF
the bull. Sometimes the blood of a score
Of horses makes the ring slippery and
dangerous towards the close of a Sun
day afternoons amusement.
The entertainment at Saltair leaves out
the revolving part but shows the daring
Of men who court danger as a profess
sion and their skill in evading death In
close corners as well as the ferocity of
animals which have proved more than
match for grizzly bears and African lions
In many Gagged encounter. No horses
are ripped open To go staggering around
the ring kicking at their entrails dragging
In the dirt; no bulls are butchered or
even tortured by steel prods. The tables
arc completely turned In this Anglo
Saxon version OF bull fighting. The hun
ter is hunted, The only risks taken are
voluntarily assumed Yet the public Is
treated TO as creditablo an exhibition OF