Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-10-10
MADE REAL SPORT
Bulls Not Always Easy Victims
in Arena.
One Animal So Noted for Its Fighting
Qualities as to Be Deemed Irwin
eible-lmported Texan Fur.
nished Excitement.

The torendor has not always been
the hero Of the bull ring. There was
once n bull that cnrned the plnudlts Of
a Spanish arena on more than one oc-
cnslon by clearing II OF his an.
tngonlsts. Strangely enough the bull
neither killed nor injured any man
But he did put to flight every toreador.
matndor. plcndor, chulo or banderilero
who dared to enter the ring with him
and. although the crowds came to see
him slain, his conduct proved so
valiant that the people demanded that
his life be spared.
This bull was named Lechuzo. His
first appearance In the nrena was mnde
at San Lucnr. lie so suddenly cleared
the ring OF his enemies that the people
rose In admiration and demanded his
reprIeve, for despite his bravery. he
would have been trencherously mp
proached and put TO death In accord
ance with the usual practice had not
the people interviewed.
Again at Cordoba upon the healing
OF the wounds inflicted upon him by
the pIcndors at San Lucnr. Lechuzo
drove all his enemies before him and
ngaln his life was spared at the de-
nand OF the spectators.
So In time Lechuzo began to be re-
gnrded as %lnvlncible. and finally he
ended his days In peace at the age OF
ten years.
Some years ago n herd Of Texas
bulls were imported from their native
land TO Seville TO give special attrac-
ton to a bullflght OF more than ordl-
nary importance. Those American
bulls furnished the Spanlards with
some interesting sport.
The first OF the intended victims
when confronted In the ring by horse
aud plcador wholly neglected the horse,
but paid Instant and undivided atten.
tlon To the man. The bull beloved as
II from sheer delight at the antlcipnt-
ed encounter and attacked the plcndor
furiously. He pressed the fighter so
hard that. defense being useless. the
man sought safety In lnglOrlous flight
by scaling the barrier erected between
the audience and the ring MS n pro-
vision OF safety.
The plcndor was ardently and eff
ficlently assisted over the barrier by
the horns Of the animal and was fol-
lowed so closely that he narrowly es-
capped with his life by reaching n con-
venient gallery. The bull did his best
to get ut him, but, finding this Impos-
slble, looked about for other game.
The stone seats In the Enclosure Mt
Seville were ten feet above the ground.
and this height has always been an In
%surmountable barrier for n bull, but
this time things were different. for as
soon as the Texan bull saw the throng
above his head he stepped back. and
the next Instant he was among them.
Before the people could escape he
had tossed half a dozen Of them into
the ring. but they were all rescued by
the ring attendants. The stone seats
cleared, the steer returned to the
ring. and seeing no one else to whom
he might throw the gage Of battle, he
took the exact center of the ring and
beloved his defiance To the world.
Meantime the management hnd got
busy, and q soldier with n Mauser was
summoned from u nearby barracks
aud the bulls life was lnglorlously
ended.