ROYALTY AT BULL FIGHT

Taranaki Daily News, 31 May 1927, Page 9

ROYALTY AT BULL FIGHT

HORSES GORED TO DEATH. FULL DETAILS BROADCAST. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received May 30, 11.30 p.m. London, May 30. The Madrid correspondent of the Times states Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain attended a bull fight organised to raise money for a new university in that city. Nine bulls were killed. The picadors rode unprotected horses, several of which were killed by the bulls’ horns. The public did not protest, but seemed completely to forget the previous interest shown in the horse protecting armour. The last half of the fight was broadcast and should have enabled English listeners-in who understood a little Spanish to firm a good idea of a b'-.1l fight and its effect on the public. There is very little applause, but with 14,090 spectators the hum and buzz is incessant. The announcer described every phase, once warning his listeners that the fight was a poor one and they might soon hear the multitude snore. The bulls were considered not fierce enough, so three pairs of darts, to which fireworks w'ere attached, were plunged into their necks in order to torment them into aggressiveness. The noise was plainly audible by wireless.