SCENES AT A BULL FIGHT

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8090, 7 January 1903, Page 4

SCENES AT A BULL FIGHT

•Mi Bart- Kennedy, writing in the ''Wide World Magazine," describes a bull fight which he witnessed at Seville. He says :

'"Two tame bulls were brought into the arena. They had big bells round their necks, and they were brought- in so as to help to get the little bull from the arena. The fate of No. 89 was t-hat_ifc should be killed outside. It- had fought gallantly for its life, but there was only death for it in the end. And its victory in the arena meant ruin for the matador, who was leaning against the barrier. In times of stress kind comes to kind, even though circumstances are against the meeting. The enraged wild bull at first tried to gore the tame bulls. They only ran round the arena with the bells round their necks clanging. And in the end the wild bull joined with them, and the thrt£ of them passed from the arena out through the door of the toril.

Now come the picadoxs—mounted toreros. They galloped round, armed with long pikes. As yet they had taken no part in the fighting. But when the fifth bull came out of the toril they appeared in the : arena. They were not well mounted. Their horses were old and worn, and each had a patch of canvas over one "eye. This was so that it could be urged up to the bull on its blind side. A picador galloped up to the bull and prodded him with a pike. The bull turned and in a flash overthrew horse and rider. The man managed to clear himself! from the saddle as his mount was falling; the horse was killed. This bull killed three horses before the matador advanced upon it. Be was a young, good-looking fellow, this matador. His face was brave and hard. This was his first big bull fight also, and I was wondering how Ee would do. His name was Jose Campos (Campito). Campito was the name he had chosen as a torero. Efe killed the bull at a stroke.

"A diversion was created during the fight with the next bull. A boy of about 17—one of the spectators—slipped past the guards, climbed the barrier, and gained the arena. He ran over to where the bull was standing, watching, with its head lowered. He passed in between it and the picador and drew its attention. The bull charged the boy—and caught him—and tossed him. But the boy fell on his feet, unhurt, like a cat. Now he faced the bull, and when.the bull charged him he evaded him as skilfully as any torero. Bub at the next charge he was caught and tossed' again. He fell in the same mariner as before—unhurt. All this happened before anyone could interfere—the spectators cheering madly. He -was a. future matador. Here was one who in time would become a- great torero. But when the bull was drawn off to another part of the arena two guards got over the barrier and arrested the boy. He was taken out of the ring, whilst the crowd shouted against the guards."