Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-19

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crowd screaming It's tribute to his dar.
ing and skill.
| picador gallops his scrawn1
bull. Men tusging ut the horses bill
lead him forward with his blindfoidei
eye toward the waiting bull. Invent,
fee from the paving bull the picadoi
shouts and Initiates his lance at thu
hull. The men hauling the horse for.
ward stamp with their, feet and throw
their hats at the bull TO make hin
charge.
may be simply brushed aside In hi
rmsh, 1t .,,, may be gorcd so that II
hurls itself. blind with pain into tn,
barrier. or it may be so badly wound.
issd that after the bull us through win
IT., 1t Is unable to rise. In that case
10 the opposite side of the arena bi
the nut,ering or red c!oaks at IT,, !:
Mt s s1eP up TO ohe nor
spot at the top OF the horses head
Viii drive The dagger into it's brain
1t of it's bride and heavy saddle, mean
while keeping an eye on the bull ant
keep!ng himself in readiness to dro,
soon as the bull shows signs Of chang.
ing In his direction.
MANY HORSES ARE
LED OUT TO DE GORIiD
BY this time. other horses are bein.
LED out one by one TO be sOred. the Oh.
Jeci being to wear down the bulri
buli is is. strong and full OF sxht. toi
riderleas and dripping and blind will
pain about the ring. while the GROVE
nnS been brought TO it's feet at tn,
| Z. rcd cloak danglcd before the chary.
ing buzz by favorite matador.
When three or four or five or even
h.t ti,tIu rn.I
Lnil. the buGle blows for the darts
Inc mhtador Tho has been chosen for
thiS dIiiieult and nice piece OF bust.
harbed prongs. of steel with gaudy
Gibbons huttering from them-make.
ms brici salute 10 the president. tossc,
! the bull.
! Whe, the bull has been worked
about by the tuttering of red clonki
into favorable position with respect
10 The sun. the Inntador rises on hii
toes; lifting his darts high above hii
| suddenly he begins running toward
the bull; gathering speed as he runs
| The DuH. confronted by this new and
LINE. zee, lovers his head TO charge
straight a; the bulls lowered head tns
natador dashes his followers closins
| up behind him 10 lure the bull off iu
| case OF accident.
| e III a flash, the darts are hurled int
| inc buiis withcrs and the matador
| now over his very horns. leaps aside
~ wh nappens in the twinkling OF an eye
Hinwi! away after his second pair OF
darts. scanning the crowd which Is
cneecrins him. He is not afraid OF the
dched by the pain OF the darts. i.
throwing himself wildly about In an
effort to snake off this new form OF
THIS Is DANGEROUS
PERIOD Folt THE MATADOn
1t is this detail in the afternoon:
program OF bull batting which fur
nishcs most of the accidents. As the
horns. he is not infrequently caught
and thrown. The bull may be lurcd
may gore him repeatedly. 1t is an cx-
ce.d!nSly dangerous piece of work.
m: throwing of the darts is re-
peatcd two or three times.
Then the, buaic sounds for the kill
ing.
The matador who is selected to put
the finishing touch TO the bull il
handed his rapcr---a long sworn OF
siit'erinS steel--and, confronting tn.
president. dedicates the bull he is about
TO kill
Then. with a flourish. his cap II,
7 tossed aside and he strides out into
the arena.
BY this time tho bull has been
| iroth, hangs from his open mouth. Bui
he still has fight left in him. Though
M, ms Withers are wet with blood from
at all TO be trusted.
With his followers lowering near in
case OF accident, the matador confronti
the bull alone.
he wraps, his red cloak over hi,
rapier and bangles it in front OF tht
bulls lowered head. The bull makes,
I-a short lungs at IT, The matado,,
cloth again. He whiris, slappine the
bulls Hank. as It charges. lie leans.
forward and lays his hand between
the bulIs horns. lie all but lies down
before it.
The crowd is generous in its APP
piause ut this display OF skin.
1t 1t continues Thnl for possibly ten min,
comes.
Standing. erect on his toes at dis
tance Of six feet squarely in front OF
the bull the matador bangles his Tag
low with one hand to keep the bulls
head lowered. and with the other he
holds his rnpier pointing al the bulls
Eiittering edge. 1t is his aim to drive
the rapier down between the bulls
shoulder blades and into it's heart.
CROWD becomes TENSE IN
EXCITED ANTICIPATION
The crowd is breathlessly silent
Suddenly the matador falls upon tho
bull.
the bulls heart: Mofe likely Iy''I L runs runs
Even more likely II strikes the bone of
The shoulder blade and by its elias
ITCHY is hurled ten or twenty feet
away. If it actually goes in hilt deep
you may be sure that you have seen a
very exceptional feat, and that some
body VIII later cut off the bulls tail az
n trophy for the matador.
When the killing blow has finally
been driven home. the matador's fol-
lowers leap toward the staggering bull
waving their red cloaks at it.. The
crowd. watching the dying bull Keeling
helplessly sideways and backwards
about the arena. rises to it's feet in
prolonged outbursts of cheering
But even then the bull is not to be
trusted. He may sink to his knees and
struggle up to his feet again in a last
desperate charge. which scatters the
men clustering about him.
At last, however he sinks. the blood
dripping from his tongue and staining
the sand of the arena.
Then. while the finishing blade is
beingnriven into his brain, the mata-
dor takes the homage which the crowd
is longing to give him. Trotting
about the ring, bowling and smiling and
stopping to toss back to their owners
the hats which have been hurled down
TO him, he acknowledges the roars Of
cheering which the crowd sets up.
FIitEE-MULE TEAMS
DRAG AWAY CARCASsES