The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-08-22

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 (ganaderos) then
divide it. 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 to begin. The farm
is en- fete topen house. in fact). and lots of
friends OF the owner turn up, well mounted for
the occasion Though personally 4 not
admirer of the Andalusian 'oss). The owner and
his sporting friends appear on the scene,
mounted and armed with the garrocha Qance).
which is twelve feet long and has small. blunt
point about couple of inches less In length
When the owner gives his signal the CANA
deros let bull escape. OF 1t to its friends
in the distance, and after it gallop three horse
men-two in close pursuit and one following
more leisurely. The latter is picador. pro-
fessonal spearman. The two horsemen gaIlop
ON either side of the bull. but could not make
out whether the rider on the left spears to the
right and vice versa, whether the spearing Is
done from one side only. and the other horseman
merely rides to keep the bull going straight. 1t
seemed to me the horsemen usually tried to spear
high up and behind the flank, and from the OF
side of the bull. /. e.. lefthanded. When sue
cessful, they turned the bull over In cloud OF
bull linked" that 1t was not always the first
alongside who got first spear" The bulls.
being young and active. gave good little gallops.
and we're as quick as cats very different from
their later appearance in the ring). saw one
horseman bowled over. but could not see how it
happened as he between me and the bull.
Generally speaking. after the bull had been
erased twice he turned nasty and would gal,
lop no more. but got up. breathing heavily, and
faced his pursuers. AT this point up comes the
pcador (called ell 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 on second best. his fate is beef or agrl-
cultural work in piow cart as draft OK. So
the sport goes on until all the animals (of both
sexes) have been tried. The ladies apparently
go through the trials to see il they will make At
and courageous enough mothers for future sciOns
of the illustrous race
For several years more the bulls Craze at their
ease on the plains. guarded and guided by the
eyer-watchful ganaderos. for they 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, If not vanish. Barb wire Is
changing the face of the earth in most places.
and in Spain it is bringing about the passing of
the cowboy. Strange that SPAIN the originator
OF tina cowboy. should practically sec the last OF
him!
haze often been asked II the bulls do not
fight lmong themselves. They do occasionally
and had passing glimpse. from the train. of
CORY battle which was fought in clouds of dust
beside an almost driedup pool There is. am
told always master bull among the herd who
tyrannizes over the rest; and in the "Encyclo-
pedia 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.