Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-08-21

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any dismounted specta-
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they do attend on foot, and as there is n
of any description, the Unlocked must aus heat
have amusement quite as exciting as thosS acrus
Ing part I'm the trials %espr<
The method OF. procedure at the tentadero is
somewhat folldYf: The herd is rounded up"
on the plain and Ne cowboys (ganaderosl 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 (open house, in fact), and lots OF
friends of the owner turn up, well mounted for
admirer of the Andalusian 'oss). The owner and
his sporting friends appear on the scene.
mounted and armed with the garrocha (lance),
which is twelve feet long and has small, blunt
point about couple of inches or less in length
When the owner gives his signal, the CANA
deros let bull escape. Of 1t runs to its friends
in the distance, and after it gallop three horse
men-two in close pursuit and following
more leisurely The latter is picador. or pro-
fessiona spearman. The two horsemen gaiiop
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 off
side of the bull, |. e.. efthanded. When sue
cessful, they turned the bull over In cloud OF
dust, like a shot rabbit. Not infrequently the
bull "jinked" so that 1t 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 ring). ] saw one
horseman bowled over but could not see how 1t
happened he was between me and the bull
Generally speaking, after the huh had been
"grassed' 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
picador (caled 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 off second best, his fate is beef or agr
cultural work In pillow cart draft OK. So
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 fit
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
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 1t is bringing about the passing OF
he cowboy Strange that Spain, the originator
II the cowboy should practically see the last OF
Mimi
| have often been asked IL the bulls do not
iebt among themselves. They do occasionally,
md had passing glimpse, from the train, of
,ory battle which was fought in clouds of dust
beside an almost driedup pool There is, am
old always a master bull among the herd who
over the rest; and In the "Encyclo
,edIa of Sport" there is an account OF how the
,erd unable at last to stand his tyranny any
onRer unite to slay him, and having slain him.
,urious 10 relate stand and below mournfuly