Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-05-06
CINCO DE MAYO BULL FIGHTS
Six Bulls Sacrificed Before Fully
5000 Spectators.

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Matamoros on the Cineo de Mayo
passed through the gates Of the Plaza
de Toros yesterday afternoon. 1t
numbered fully five thousand. Every
seat was occupied and the overflow
filed every available inch of stand
ing room.
1t may a. Well be stated here
that those who attended saw the
most fiery and vicious bulls thal.
ever pOked their nose through the
Matamoros bull pen. In the lam
guage OF the street they were pip
pins"
Eide Diaz. who has previously ap-
peared here, but in a lesser role. was
one of the matadOrs yesterday. This
young nan handles his bull with
much elaboration, being very slow
and careful and measures his thrust
to a nicely. His work with the first
bull was rather amateuriSh. Seemed
as if he lacked courage. Yet when
he finally decided to place the steel,
his aim was accurate. His first
thrust, while we'll placed, was a fail
ure. His second likewise failed, and
he finally dispatched the bull by
piercing his brain with the sword.
The second bull, was a brindle. of
medium build, but a great fighter.
He came tearing into the ring at a
gait that frightened many Of the
spectators. He charged the horses
as soon as he set his eyes upon them.
He sent the picador spinning from
his hOre and was willing to engage
his hooks with anything that came
his way. The crowd never did stop
cheering, until he lay helpless in the
ring. Antonio Sanchez did battle
with this bull. His first two strokes
were very bad. The third was a
sleep producer. 1t did not enter the
body far, but Immediately the bull
received it he became roggy He
fought hard to retain his feet. He
staggered first TO one side then to
the other. He was close to the fence
and leaned against it for support.
he didn't want to give it up. His
ilfe'S blood was oozing to the ground.
First one leg would give way, then
another, but still he managed to re-
cover sufficiently to hold his ground.
His breath came in short gasps. His
eyes began to roll. His struggle was
a good one, but the odds were against
him and at last he fell heavily to
the ground.
The third bull, a painted one.
lacked the fire and dash of his prede-
cessors, yet he was Of the dangerous
type. This bull managed to bury
his horns into the heart Of one Of the
horses, which fell in his tracks and
expired almost Immediately. Fidel
1AN1 wac NhC hidIduOI. Again ne
waited a long Tine before he attemp-
ted to place the steel, but when he
did try, il was a splendid effort.
The steel did not enter very far, but
1t was we'll placed in the center of
the neck, an inch or two above the
shoulder. The bull at once became
sick. He struggled for a moment
and then fell with a thud.
The fourth bull, a black one.
seemed a good mark for the fighters.
Fidel Diaz made a spectacular play
with the capa, and Berrinches re-
ceived round after round Of applause
for his daring work as picador. After
the banderillos were we'll placed the
matador made two Attempts with the
sword, burying the second one to the
hilt. This bull presently began 10
bleed from the nose and mouth. He
was not killed as quickly az the
others. He made a very pitiable
spectacle. His black hide was
stained with blood that triekled from
the wounds inflicted by the plea
doris banderillos and the sword OF
the matador. Yet he was willing
enough to fight. Many attempts were
made before the steel found the
brain of the bull.
The management surprised the
spectators by adding two more bulls
n fifth, a brindle. came within
an ace Of killing one Of the attend
ants, while he was playing with the
bull, and If it had not been for the
timely assistance of one of the
fighters, something would have hap
pened Il him.
The bull had rushed upon the
fighter and the latter, to protect