THE PORTUGUESE BULLFIGHT differs fundamentally from the Spanish, avoiding the dramatic, gory spectacle of the killing of the bull in the ring. Nevertheless, devotees obtain excitement and artistic satisfaction from a swift-moving contest in the ring between wild bull, expert rider and valuable stallion, in which none suffers injury; the bull is never killed. In “Cavaliers of Portugal” (Bles), Huldine Beamish describes every facet of the Portuguese bullfight, and allows her readers to appreciate how deep are its roots in Portuguese tradition. Miss Beamish, who lived and farmed in Portugal for 20 years, describes the history and breeding of the bulls and horses destined to meet in the ring, and the cavaliers and their assistants. The techniques of the fighting (actually, manoeuvres by which the cavalier encourages and counters the movements of the bull) are described in letterpress, pictures and diagram. The picture (from the book) is of a festa in the Ribatejo, a district which produces the best grazing in Portugal, where bulls and horses are chiefly bred.

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31113, 16 July 1966, Page 4

THE PORTUGUESE BULLFIGHT differs fundamentally from the Spanish, avoiding the dramatic, gory spectacle of the killing of the bull in the ring. Nevertheless, devotees obtain excitement and artistic satisfaction from a swift-moving contest in the ring between wild bull, expert rider and valuable stallion, in which none suffers injury; the bull is never killed. In “Cavaliers of Portugal” (Bles), Huldine Beamish describes every facet of the Portuguese bullfight, and allows her readers to appreciate how deep are its roots in Portuguese tradition. Miss Beamish, who lived and farmed in Portugal for 20 years, describes the history and breeding of the bulls and horses destined to meet in the ring, and the cavaliers and their assistants. The techniques of the fighting (actually, manoeuvres by which the cavalier encourages and counters the movements of the bull) are described in letterpress, pictures and diagram. The picture (from the book) is of a festa in the Ribatejo, a district which produces the best grazing in Portugal, where bulls and horses are chiefly bred.