New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-10
CONEY ISLAND. THRONG
WATCHES BULLF|GHT
Animal from Jersey Keeps
MatadorS, PiCadOrs and
Cowboys on lump.
POLICE SPOIL SPECTACLE
Ten Thousand Jewellers in
Steeplechase Park Became
Excited as Law Officers
Spread Their Net.

The bull. from Jersey, skirted the ring
with slow and melancholy step. lie
needed not the compliments Of the sehor-
itas on the side lines or the encouraging
summonses Of the spangled matadors'
His sad. kindly old face wore an express
sion of mingled disgust and shame. II
no could have spoken he would have said:
This ia not like Mexico"
One matador. more daring than the rest,
threw n Mard Gras tissue streamer over
his horns and broke the animals remain
ing sense of self-respect. He turned tail
and drove his head into the wooden bat
Elements of the arena like a well regu-
lated head-on collision on the New
Haven.
The animal sank YEARLY to the ground
That settled It. In order 10 prevent bull
suicide and the attendant gloom It might
cast over the unconfned JOY of the car
nival the authorities interfered. arrested
seven Of the participants in the CORY spec
tacle. and Coney Islands first bull fight
was 1T an end
As soon as the bull went down three
veterinarians leaped into the arena and
diagnosed his condition. They found him
bleeding at the nose and issued a bulle-
tin to that effect to Captain Murphy Of
the island precinct. Thomas Friel super
intendent of the Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty 10 Animals. and Thomas ).
Archer. OF the Humane Society, took ac-
ton AMI arrested four pIcadors, two mat
adors. two cowboys and the steeplechase
press agent. all Of whom played a part In
the exhibition.
The prisoners were charged with violat-
ing Section Isl and $50 OF tn. Penal Code,
relating TO batting Of animals as diver
sion and practising cruelty TO animals.
They were locked up in the Coney Island
police station and viii be arraigned this
morning in MAGISTRATE McGuire's court.
Enrique Robbs. the fame heralded mata-
dor who had the audacity TO tackle the
bull. was the only one of the participants
who made hts escape. He eluded the arm
of the law by nimbly vaultlng the arena
fence and disappearing around the corner
OF the bullpen.
The nght was staged on tho concrete
floor Of the old swimming pool IN Steeple-
chase Park, which was surrounded by a
high fence TO keep the animals from
cayortiug into the audience.
The unfortunate prisoners were Edward
Rchincycr. OF No 208 West 33d street. a
matadOr. Pictro Maxtif. Of 40. 2'S West
goth street. matador: Herbert IIedem-
reich. of so. 35l East 32d street: Jose
Maquo Cosota of 40 q Hicks street
Brooklyn: Tolas Rodriguez. Of No. q
Hicks street and Ardino Gomez. Of No
~ Concord street Brooklyn. all picadors
John la Rue. OF 30. 5O3 East 18th street
and Hugh j. Dugau. 81 No. 23l Heyward
street. Brooklyn cowboys. Eugene Pal
rome. ~ 40. $40 Wost 18th street, a
lecturer. John u. Gluck. OF No. IS West
,6th street. press agent. and Hvman Ep-
stein. Of No - Court street Brooklyn. a
promoter Tho arrests caused a lot Of
excitement among the ten thousand
jewellers IN Stoeplochsse Park at the time
Will, the attempted bullhght attracted
tho most attention Of the events at the
second night 81 tho MaIdi Gras carnival
tnoro were other things 70 entertain the
biz crowd Tho parade OF tho opening
night was repeated, with King John
Bunny and queen "fll" Gillian Walker
the centre Of their cheering subjects. The
feature Of the parade was the volunteer
life guards review.
The most admired delegation IN this
part Of the parade was detachment az
e score Of women from the National
Womcr's Tifesayius League. Some OF
them put diaphanous and slit skirts IN
tho worry class by appearing In the regd-
lation lifesaving union bathing suits.
The coo! weather affected the attend
ancc. and the official estimate of tho
press agents placed the second night 5
throng at only about 10000. There were
few arrests for rowdyism.