The Raymer enterprise., 1913-08-21

they do attend on foot and as there Is no cover
OF any description, the onlooked must at times
have amusement quite as exciting as those tax.
ing part In the trials
The method Of procedure at the tentadero is
somewhat as follows: The herd Is rounded up"
on the plain and the cowboys (ganaderosJ then
divide II, cutting out u large number OF decoy
cattle, which they drive some few hundred yards
away, When the two herds are safely rounded
up each under the charge OF silent watchful
horoemen. the sport is ready to begin. The farm
Is en- fete tcpen house, in factl. and lots OF
friends Of the owner turn up, well mounted for
the occasion Though. personally | not an
admirer OF the Andaluslan 'ossl. The owner and
HIS sporting friends now appear on the scene,
mounted and armed with the garrocha llance),
which is twelve feet long and has a small blunt
point about couple OF inches or less in length.
When the owner gives his signal, the CANA.
deros let a bull escape, on 1t runs to its friends
in the distance. and after II gallop three horse.
men-two in close pursuit and one following
more lesurely. The latter is a picador. or pro-
fessOnal spearman. The two horsemen gallop
on either side Of the bull, but could not make
out whether the rider on the left spears to the
right and vice versa. or whether the spearing is
done from one side only. and the other horseman
merely rides TO keep the bull going straight. 1t
seemed 10 me the horsemen usually tried to spear
high up and behind the flank and from the of
side OF the bull, /, e., left.handed. When sue.
cessful they turned the bull over In cloud OF
dust, like shot rabbit Not infrequently the
bull linked" so that II was not always the first
man alongside who got first spear" The bulls,
being young and active, gave good little gallops
and were as quick as cats very different from
their later appearance in the ringj. | saw one
hpr 4InJ hut Ia
happened, as he was between me and the bull
Generally speaking, after the bull had been
'grassed" twice he turned nasty End would gal.
lop no more, but got up, breathing heavily and
faced his pursuers. At this point up comes the
p!cador (caled el tentador, correctly speaking).
With lance In rest he awaits the charge which
usually comes promptly enough. TO be received
on the point OF the garrocha and warded on. II
the bull charges twice, he is considered good
enough for the ring, but should he fail to charge
and show not unnatural desire to escape, after
coming OF second best, his fate is beef or agrl.
cultural work In pow or cart as a draft OK. 50
the sport goes on until all the animals (of both
sexes have been tried. The ladies' apparently
20 through the trials to see II they will make At
and courageous enough mothers for future scons
OF the illustrious race.
For several years more the bulls Craze at their
ease on tue pains, guarded ana guided Dy the
eyerwatchful ganaderos, for they are animals OF
considerable value by this time. with prices rang.
Ing from forty pounds to seventy pounds apiece.
The occupation OF the ganadero. however, seems
likely to decrease, II not vanish Barb wire is
changing the face OF the earth In most places.
and In Spain II Is bringing about the passing Of
the cowboy. Strange that Spain. the originator
OF the cowboy. should practically see tho last Of
him,
! have often been asked II the bulls do not
fight among themselves, They do occasionally.
and | had u passing glimpse, from the train. OF n
CORY battle. which was fought In clouds OF dust
beside an almost dried.up pool. There is. l am
told. always master bull among the herd. who
tyrannizes over the rest; and In the "Encyclo-
peda Of Sport" there is an account OF how the
herd. unable at last to stand his tyranny any
longer. unite to slay him, and having slain him.
curious to relate. stand and below mournfully