A FAMOUS FEMALE BOLLFIGHTER

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1767, 15 February 1888, Page 2

A FAMOUS FEMALE BOLLFIGHTER

Speaking of bul ti-jbtp, one aoou reoijmeß h*id«n"d to thar. a r> of h'na m Mex'.Oo, and e?*r. learn* to relish theexite* ra^ot, bat when thn promotsr of »he cruel eport m a woman, a» la not m frequently the Ojm&V there is iom*thtng ao revahlaalj nnnatoral nbonfc it that the moat Bophiitl* cat tnifna aw»y m disgait. It waa my fortune, aonart time asjo, to ace Benorlt» Hefpanildi, the most famous fam«le ballfighter m the world. So f«arfally exoitiiitf wa« the tooalied «• sport," that the 5000 people m the Bhai de Toreg wera up. in thsir f L *Bt m a «tat« of wildest O'inCusio/t, men yelled themwlret hoavn*. and women fslnt-d— »l| beo«aie ■ iplea ild yoang girl had nerre enough to throw henelf m the path of a Seres boll a«4 k»llt.im by a single thrust. It washer farewell performance, and the atrongait and finroat toros m th« coantry had been a^VHtt-ioi for. To m*k» th« noralty greater it was annonoosd that yen>r»ta Hern«nd c woold fight upon Htiltd, •rmnri with oiwy a f hort a»ord, and with none tf ihe n aai d«fe» on »nd loop* holea of enoape— »o thu m every oaia ltwaiffotoryorde«th to the ht^e aitU The anim.la provided w r« sm* I. M )in t and wholly ontampti, »nd the ho*aro{ each were trimmed and pollahsd till the points were bright as needles and almost as sharp. Never did vnfcran pfoaipr perform m«r« expert w«.tk th^n w»i oooly oxvoaktd b» the yoathf-ii so n.n *. Ai the boM, mTd w.th rage, w»a'd m.k. his fu ioa« dharga, she stood p-rf ,ar, y mill uot ,i he h , d . J- 1 , pro.ohed wit .m three f^fc, wheo-sad. denly^prinrflog'ai de ai the ammalrbshed by, with on«* h;»nd uhe woold slap him In the faoe wi h the soar Jet oloaic whwh had firet aroased his anger, _ a d with the other hand dexwouoly tbrnet into his neok a l gaudy jjan-lwrllla, whose sharp barb as it pierced his flash oased him to roai with ragoand p.tn. Thus charge after charge wa«rm«ie ny the maddened brute, only to be always evaded by the active girl. She p ayed with ilm, plagued him and tortured him is a oat would * mouse— antll at last j Weadiog aod^«o/e, and o mp'eteiy «. haost^d with fatigae and pain, the anlmi! wuldfi^ht rtomjre. Tarea wild bulu were worn out In this w»y by the fair Oastiliao, and then I wearied as she ran.t have been, oime the 1 0l i!P M 6. th * c ! ? I ?, lmflDt »* n« f •d.c, Used obligation to kill a bull with a sword scarcely two .feet j long, #hUe standing on stilts direotly m front of him. The amaml-roleoted for this daadly oontesl i Hi* V b f. illtlf Ql 'P ao|n >» a of his race. black, agile, tiavage and wiW, ani he was no sooner m the. arena than ready fdr | battle. After he h.l been permKted two I°s *5f. cc oh , ar XK < ' ( » *« warm him for his work | the Q rerrio* of the district, who^idei on the oooastoo, gave • e^nal an<l *hit! TT>£ •!? „ dM h ° ""•" ■ "• » 2: hahif.iitfi ; . f the ball tin? turned p\»| c , and tke .ilenc* ' f the jrravernlgned throughout th^ vast amphlthe (re. Tne sll^hf fouug gir , .wuhwih laurel, fast a *d to her iimr.s, received the short ivoALgaJated the Ooyeraor, an.! turned toward ncr c emy with a httle .bout of d faanoa, wav,W her scarlet 010-k'to exot, his anrer? At this momeut the diVance between ;hem waa about 200 ft. The toro, quivering^mihexoit ment and piw.njf t h» Q art£ m the fiorcen^ o^ his r,i g8 needed no second mvi afc.on. With gleamta* qva. ani he. d lowered to the ground 'Te BhUrted8 h Urted *Lu v[ B P Bed for th ° o;j cfc 2f hfJ hate 8h» claily waited v til h» w« with a 20. t , wh in bracing berillf fiemli on her abort »tiJt, she held the lS ■word at ahoulder.height, ready forbS comng Whatever may have been hw though*, m ,hat fupreme tnomeot, it n ?h Tf f tim l fOT the tutors. v\hn the huge brute was. wSLn four feet she threw h-raelf suddenly forward, th 3 nlowr, swu >g sruund on her stilts and Wm t«v'ai«d tha Gv.ernor. "? «g jrnkling or an «ye ghe turned to f ao» «he bul a.,d l j j Ut. t ai ahe did »" dropped dead- so cose to her that! *-hb ut moiog from/her positi n Jhe placed o..e toot vp { n the neck of hex now fy the -Bkilfal h*nd of this wo-.,dwfnS Heif-p ssesswi girl h-.d severed the s P 3 cord aud death we in.ti,,tM,eoaa '|RJS mom«int the great audience sat breathless gold and eilye coins fell around the vio heXafT 40 " 118111118