Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-29


they do attend on foot. and as there ID no cover
Of any description. the unlocked must at times
have amusement quite exciting nA those TAX.
ing part In the trials.
The method OF procedure at the tentRdero IL
somewhat as follows: The herd IL rounded up"
the plain and the cowboys (ganaderoRl then
divide II. cutting out 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
horsemen. the sport is ready 10 begin. The farm
ia en- fete lopen house. In fact), and lots OF
friends of the owner turn up well mounted for
the occasion Though, personally not an
admirer of the Andalusian 'osal. The owner and
his sporting friends now appear on the scene,
mounted and armed with the Earrocha (lancel,
which is twelve feet long and has q small blunt
point about q couple OF inches or lesa In length.
When the owner gives his signal. the CANA.
deros let a bull escape on It runs TO It's friends
in the distance and after II gaop three horse.
men-two in close pursuit and one following
more leisurely. The latter is pleador. pro.
feegonal spearman. Tho two horsemen galop
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 spearlng Ia
done from one side only. and the other horaeman
merely rides to keep tho bull going straight. IL
seemed to me the horsemen usually tried 10 spear
high up and behind the flank, and from the on
side Of the bull. T. E., lefthanded. When
cessful. they turned the bull ia \ cloud Of
dust, like a shot rabbit Not infraquentiy the
bull linked" so that It was not always the first
man alongside who got "hrst spear Tho bulls.
being young and active. gave good little Galiops.
and we're quick cats VERY different from
their later appearance In the Fingl. | saw one
h0rgeman bowIed over, but could not see how X
happened as he was between me and the bull
Generally speaking. after the bull had been
"grassede twice he turned nasty and would gal.
Iop more, but got up breathing heavily. and
faced his pursuers At this point up comes the
picador fcalled el tentador correctly speaklngl.
With lance In rest he awaits the charge, which
usually comes promptly enough to be received
the point of the garfocha and warded OF. n
the bull charges twice. he Is considered good
enough for the ring, but should he fall 10 charge
and show not unnatural desire 10 escape. sitter
coming on second best. his fate ID beef or AKri.
cultural work In pillow cart as. draft OK. SO
the sport goes on until all the animals (Of both
sexesD have been tried. The ladies' apparently
90 through the trials 70 see II they viii make NJ
and courageous enough mothers for future sclons
Of the illustFious race.
For several years more the bulls Craze at their
on the plains. guarded and guided BY the
eyer.watehful 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 eanadeno. however seems
likely to decrease. II not vanish Barb wire In
changing the face or the earth In most places.
and in Spain Il Is bringing about the passing Of
the cowboy. Strange that Spain, the originator
Of the cowboy. should practically see the last or
him
have often been asked if=the buH do not
fight among themselves. They Do occasionally.
and had a passing glimpse from the train. Of a
CORY battle which was fought In clouds Of dust
beside almost dried.np pool There is. I am
told. always master bull among the herd. sho
tyranniZes over the rest. and In the "EncyciO-
pedia OF Sport there Ia a. account of how the
herd. unable at last 70 stand his tyranny any
longer, unite to stay him. and having slain him.
curious % relate. stand and below mournfnlly