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Show TWO FAMOUS MEXICAN MATADORS " : COMING FOR SALTAIR BULL FIGHTS m ' lii.HI - t y H Hf rK:Xl fJ, " , y..-"t ., ; , - ' SU -J-' , ) I ( M I .1 ' . , I U HI Li, i : . .... t - i l' ! ' t- - -.t. - - - This pictar wu Ukn as Falls Bobwt waa facing tha bull during light la ataxic City ring. With tha arriral here Monday morning morn-ing of lix Robert ami hi troapa of Iwantj Mrxiran toreador, the prepara-tiaaa prepara-tiaaa for tha big Spaniih feetiral arhirh begins at Rarrair next Sxtunlay will ba praetirally completed, and all next weak" will ba given over to rrhearnala. la Bobxit'e tronoe there are two of the BHMt famoua hfexiran matu'lora. la a letter to the Naltair management manage-ment Robert aava that -he ie bringing these two akillful ball lighter with him ad that when be arrive he will pro-dare pro-dare the reeorda of the two men allowing allow-ing thvm to ba at tha very top of their elaaa in the world. Both are men of long experience aad tbeae two with Robert make the atrongeat team ot . mataiiore ever participating in a ball fight in America, la adilition to the three mat lora there will be twenty other toreadora, all of them having been selected because of tha reputation reputa-tion thev have made in Mexico. The tronpo will arrive Monday' morning and in the afternoon the twenty Hpanish fighting bnlla are expected. - Thcv wi'l he taVen directly to Psltair where ther will be placed on exhibition during the week in the hoppodrotne iu order that the public may have an opportunity op-portunity ofseeiug them just as they come from the ranj;e. The floor of the hippodrome has been braced and covered with eight iorhen of dirt. This has been rolled and packed solid and is aa firm as the ground itself. The ring ia SMI bv J lit) feet and is enrronuded by a aolid Doarti fei,ee eight feet high. Just behind tha fence are tha boxes, 100 in all. which are the best seats from which to see the fight.- Immediately behind the boxes are the hiptiodrome seata and at the rear are the gallery seats. From any point in the house there will ba a full vieiw of the ring together with the entrance and exit for both the bulls and the fighters. There will he speeiai boxea for the preeidenta of the carnival, carni-val, officiate, pre, etc.. aad these will be designated bv sjiecial decorntiona. According to the customs in tha roun-trica roun-trica where bull fighting ia a pastime a president is designated for each of the festivals. To the president belongs the honor of beginning the ceremonies, and the psrs.le nf the toreadors which precedes the bull fight must pan in review re-view before hi box. The preaident also acts as referee and demands that the fighters obev the rules of the game. It is according to the manner in which a toreador conducts himself under these rules that hi standing ia based. This ia scored on points similar to a baseball game and it is only after a toreador has gained a certain number of points in the lesser ranks that he is given the title of matador. The maudor is the star of the festival fes-tival and also acta aa captain of the troupe of fightera lix Rebert ia the only Frenchman who has ever been given a diploma as a matador and his record shows that according to points he stands eighth in the list of recognised recog-nised matadors of the world. The two men he is bringing with bint rank still higher. This, gives some idea of the ability of the men who will bo aeen at the ftaltair festival. Tha festival will begin next Saturday Satur-day night and with the exception of Suudav will continue for eight days. On Mondnv, July 24, a special program will be given in the afternoon in addi-Hon addi-Hon to the regular evening event. |