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Show OGDENIIE SEES 1 A BULL FIGHT Fifteen Thousand People Witness a Tragedy in the Arena in the City of Mexico Six Btills and Four Hor3es Slaughtered and Three Horses Terribly Gored Bull Fighter Mortally Wounded. of enticing It ou. It charges at the; horse. Thp lance, skillfully used, wards It off. Other "toreros" entieo the beast to the opposite eldo of the. arena. Another horse blindfolded and mad with hunger. Is spurred on by Its rider, and whipped by a servant. The bull charges mid gores the horse. Rider and horse fall. The rider Is soon on h.s feet, but In spite of heavy blows, the hcre Is unable to rise. It Is dead. Another bovse Is furnished furnish-ed the rider and In a moment another horse Is pored to death. Wlthall tho bull has lecn pierced repeatedly by thn lances and Is bleeding profusely. The cornet is heard and the "plea-dores" "plea-dores" leave the arena. The first scene Is over. and we are ready for the eecond. Two "banderllleros" now appear In the arena. The "banderlllog" carry two banderlllaa" apiece. The "banderillas" are made of ash and are 2 1-2 fec-t Iodr. the greater part of which is covered with colored paper The tip of a "bander-ilia" "bander-ilia" is a solid barb, which, when planted In the neck of a bull, goner-ally goner-ally stays. The bull, belDg angered continually, is pacing the ground and bellowing. Now It charges and the skillful banderlllero plants his two "banderlllas" in the animal's neck, a (By Walter A. Kerr) Mexico City, Mexico. July 5. 1910. Before describing a bull fight I fuel that a few wordi about the "bullring" may be interesting. This building wad erected lu 1007 at a cost of $7uu.U00 and has a seating capacity of 20.000, or 7,010 more than the largest bu.ld-ing bu.ld-ing In Madrid. The gate receipts in a good day often reach $l0..jo0, 15 per cent of which the government receives. re-ceives. This huge amphitheater consists con-sists of an arena, 45 feet in diameter, diame-ter, from which rise cement tiers of seats. These are separated from the ring by a wooden barrier, about five feci h.gh. behind which runs a narrow nar-row passage. A fighter when too hotly hot-ly pursued by a bull springs over tho barrier. The "toro-' (bull) often follows, fol-lows, as was the case twice when I made my visit. There aro small sheds here and there, open on two sides In which a bull fighter or servant may take refuge If necessary. Prices vary according to whether a person desires to sit In the shade or the sun. The lower rows of seats near the arena are occupied by those who are real lovers of the sport, and if at any Lme they can hold the bull fighter's cloak or cape, or even throw a hat when they think It might save a "torero" (bull fighter) from a pore of a bull, they feel highly honored. Few clouds hover overhead, a thing not at all unusual at this time of the year, giving promise of a splendid day. It Is about 2:20 in the afternoon as I still drive the "Pasco de la Re-forma" Re-forma" on my way lo tho "Plaza de los Toros" (place of tho bulls). Although Al-though the hour for beginning is 3:30 the streets and avenues are alive with people of all classes, who are moving mov-ing aloDg quickly. Iu a few moments I obtain my ticket and ascend one of the many steel stairways, and as I behold the Interior of the great coliseum colis-eum 1 am filled with wonder and awe. I People are pouring in from all sides, and yet there are forty-flvo minutes to wait- I push my way through tho crowd and finally succeed In getting a comfortable seat In the shade. The crowds continue to stream In, motley Indeed, representing classes from the millionaire to the poorest Indian. It is 3:20 p. m. and the band members mem-bers appear. There is yelling and shouting, there is waving of hats and handkerchiefs. In a moment the band is playin? a national air and the crowd is frenzied. The manager or president presi-dent of the bull fights appears and takes his seat. The applause increases people stand up, perhaps I5,noo. and shout, "The bulls, the bulls!" Once moro the band Is heard and two large doors fly open, and iu march tho biil-llantly biil-llantly clad bull fighters, the gaily garnished horses and the peculiarly dressed servants, in fact all who take part, be It ever so little, during the day. The sound of a cornet Is heard, a signal to begin. Servants and others oth-ers not now taking part, find their places. All eyes are turned towards a high gate in tho wesL A burly fellow fel-low Is leaning over the ralliug with a thin dagger ipuntilla) in his hand, from which flutter ribbons of various colors, ready to plant It in the beast's neck as It rushes past. A few seconds sec-onds of suspense In plunges the boast. Six "toreros" and two "pica-dores" "pica-dores" (bull fighters mounted on horses) arc ready. The first part of the fight really be-gins now. Tho bull looks wildly about, and then makes a niad plunge, but the skillful "torero" steps ajj.de and tho mantle receives the blow. It raises Its head and snorts and sniffs and makes another chargo. The beast is now angry and the work of the "plca-dores" "plca-dores" begins. Each "picador" has a long lanco with steel Up. As the lance, Is raised by one of those fighters and pointed at the "toro" as a means short distance beh.nd the horns. It is skillfully done. The crowd rages. The bull Is almost wild. Another "banderillero" raises his two "ban-derillas" "ban-derillas" In tho air, shouts at the beast, which immediately charges. His "banderlllas" are sk.Hfully handled, han-dled, and the bull rushes away. After each "bandorlllero" has firmly fixed two more "banderlllas" in the animal's neck the cornet sounds and the "banderllleros" "ban-derllleros" leave the arena. The "matador" (one who kills) with sword in hand, enters The crowd becomes mad as Senor Tello acknowledges acknowl-edges the applause. In his right hand he cairies his sword, in his left a red mantle. The bull charges time after time, .but misses his victim, sometimes some-times the "matador" being so daring as to kneel. Tho "matador" Is In , the center of the arena, the hero of the day. He raises his sword as the "toro" charges past. The hilt only Is visible. The bull is becoming weak. The sword has been planted in tho fatal spot. The beast staggers and falls. Tho stab of a small dagger. Inflicted In-flicted Just leblnd the horns, ends of life of the "toro." , Tho noise Is deafening. deaf-ening. From the great audience, cigars, ci-gars, cigarettes and hats pour down upon the gallant "matador," Another gate swings open and six horses, with vellow tranDinc-3 aro driven lu. They drag off tho bull and the other three the dead horse. Servants rush about and cover up the blood with sand. The first act, I might say, is over. The sound of the cornet Is heard again and the gate, leading to the bull pen, opens. Another "toro" Is there for slaughter. The same proceeding is gono through as with tho former one. Tbe fourth bull kills two horses and Jumps tho fence, nddln? much to the excitement The sixth Is too tame so it Is returned to tho pen. All eyes are turned toward the west gate as tho last bull rushes into tho arena, a ferocious one, indeed. The "plcadores" do their work as do also the "banderllleros." The "matador" now enters. The bull shows unusual strength and endurance. It plunges at Senor Merced Gomez, who dexter-lously dexter-lously evades the loug horns. The excitement Increases. The crowd does not want the bull killed yet, and as the young bull fighter raises his sword shouts of "no, no; nol yet." aro beard The bull charges again, but In vain. Gomez rests a few moments and the other "toreros" continue their teasing. teas-ing. The beast makes another charge a fatal one. Senor Gomez is pierced pierc-ed by one of the horns. The bull I raises its head, the young "matador" ' being lifted and shaken terribly. ' Gomez falls to the ground -and the i beast charges again. Six "toreros" i are at hand and the "toro" Is enticed ' i away. People are horror-stricken. Women sob and cry, (American wom-j wom-j en), men can hardly speak. The servants ser-vants ruBh In, lift up the wounded hero and carry li!m out, and as ho passes by he raises himself up. waves bis hand and then becomes uncon-! uncon-! scions. He is hurried to the hospital, , where an operation Is performed in i the hope of saving his life. The bull Is still full of life and now Tello must ' take his partner's place ' and finish the work, which he does after a hard fight The suspense Is over. I rush my way through the crowd aDd roach the stairway, and as I J stand there, look upon the beef cleaned clean-ed and ready for sale. There are many things about bull fkhts that are interesting and fascinating. fasci-nating. The Spanish and Mexican people crave for them, but for one unaccustomed un-accustomed to see six bulls and four horses slaughtered, the horses ler-I ler-I ribly gored, and a bull fighter mortaJ- ly wounded (an accident, of course, J and something that seldom happens), j there is no particular pleasure |