Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01

stands dumbfounded, the matador mod
estly waves aside the applause.
The mounted lancers now face the bull.
One Of them is ordered to engage him.
Arranging the bandage
SaCrl1ce OF over the right eye of his
Al rI horse, he sets spurs to
'N ~AOA'~o' it and rides resolutely
toward the bull. The animal charges, and
If the picador is strong of wrist he may
prevent his horse from being gored. If
he is not the horn is in his steeds chest
and blood spurts as from a jet pump.
The horse falls and the lancer gets out
Of the way. Now the matador comes i'm
and with his cape draws the bull away
from the struggling equine. Then the
wise monkeys rush in. and while the
bull is being entertained by the matahor
+ they fog the poor horse to his feet and
stanch the flow of blood with pellets of
tow. Again the picador mounts his steed
and engages the bull. This time the
charge is fatal. The needle-like horn
pierces the heart and the horse shortly is
out of his misery, stroke of a dagger at
the base of his brain ending the work
quickly.
Another horse is brought in, and in the
first charge the bull disembowcls him,
and cheer. A third horse comes in and
the picador holds off the thoroughly mad
dened bull until the crowd is satisfied
with his work, and then the matador
draws him away again, while the plea
dor rides out Of the ring. Then come the
banderilleros. with their banderillas,
which are of ash decorated with paper
ribbon and tipped with steel barbs. There
are three pairs of these placed in the
bulls neck and shoulders, and many fine
points are involved in placing them. This
usually takes some time, with much
charging on the part of the bull and
much maneuvering on the part Of the
banderilleros.
Then comes the final scene The main
dor salutes the president and dedicates
the bull to some fair
The Death of lady, throws his cape
A. n..Y, among the spectators,
VIC JUL takes his little red flag
and his sword and advances to within
a yard Of the bull. Sliding warily around
the animal. he circles 1t and decides how
to handle him. Holding the flag in the
animals face. he induces him to charge
again and again. He must not move out
of his track as the bull charges. but, by
manipulating his. flag and bending his
1.-THE body, must keep out of harms way.
When the bull gets into proper position
the matador approaches almost between
his horns, stands sidewise. and. sighting
his sword with utmost GOODNESS, drives 1t
down through the neck at the point
where it joins the shoulders. If the
thrust has been true the heart is pierced.
Death may not be instant. however, and
1t may be necessary to maneuver some
more and kill the now exhausted animal
with a stroke into the brain just back
of the horns
Usually six bulls are disposed Of in this
way in one afternoon. Sometimes dozen.
horses are gOred to death in the course
of the fight. There are innumerable
variations, depending on the bull, the
fighters and many other circumstances
and thousands of nice points which orly
veteran understands. bullfighter is
not cheered for his success in killing the
bull. but for the artistic way in which
he does 1t. A banderilla placed wrong will
provoke Kisses and great disapproval. no
matter how courageous was the man
who did it.
TOm0rFOw-MEXICO.
XIX.-SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS.