United labor bulletin., 1913-08-23

they do attend foot and as there is cover
of any description. the onlooked must at times
have amusement quite exciting those TAX
ing part In the trials.
The method OF procedure at the tentadero is
somewhat s follows The herd is rounded up"
on the plain and the cowboys (ganaderos) then
divide IL. cutting out large number OF decoy
cattle. which they drive some few hundred yards
away. When the two herds safely rounded
up each under the charge OF silent. watchful
horHemen. the sport is ready TO begin The farm
Is fete (open house. in factl. and lots Of
friends OF the owner turn up. well mounted for
the occasion Though. personally l am not an
admirer or the AndRlusian 'oss). The owner and
his sporting friends now appear on the scene.
mounted and armed with the garrocha Oance),
which is twelve feet long and has small, blunt
point about couple of inches or less in length
When the gives his signal. the CANA
deros let bull escape on It runs to its friends
in the distance. and after It gallop three horse
men-two in close pursuit and one following
more leisurey. The latter is picador. or pro-
fessional spearman. The two horsemen gallop
on either side of the bull. but could not make
out whether the rider 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 IL
seemed to me the horsemen usually tried to spear
high up and behind the flank. and from the OF
side of the bull. 1. e., lefthanded. When sue
cessful. they turned the bull over in cloud of
dust, like shot rabbit Not infreQuently the
bull linked" so that 1t was not always the first
alongside who got first spear" The bulls,
being young and active. gave good little gallops.
and were quick cats very different from
their later appearance in the ring). ] saw one
horseman bowled over. but could not see how 1t
happened. he was between me and the bull.
Generally speaking. after the bull had been
''grassed" twice he turned nasty and would gal
lop more. but got up. breathing heavily, and
faced his pursuers. At this point up comes the
picador (called el tentador correctly speaking).
With lance in rest he awaits the charge, which
usually comes promptly enough, to be received
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 agri-
cultural work In piow or cart draft OK. So
sexes) have been tried. The ladies apparently
go through the trials to see II they will make at
and coura geous enough mothers for future scions
of the illustrious
For several years more the bulls Craze at their
ease the plains guarded and guided by the
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 1t is bringing about the passing Of
the cowboy. Strange that Spain. the originator
OF the cowboy should practically see the last of
himi
/ have often been asked II the bulls do not
night among themselves. They do occasionally.
and I had passing glimpse. from the train. OF a
CORY battle which was fought In clouds OF dust
beside an almost dried-up pool There is. am
told always a master bull among the herd. who
tyrnnnizes the rest; and in the "Encyclo-
peda OF Sport" there is 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