WORKERS AND A BULL.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1924, Page 4

WORKERS AND A BULL.

Nn.'lF AM r.-iXC IX( 11 HINT S. WF.I I.INCTON August 7. Ih- spirit ot the Spanish bull ring penii ate I a large crowd i i people proceeding to lhejr work via Bunny Street about eight o'clm k this morning. A tilling Pid!-..| Angus bull was being tran-derred to a iriuk in the railway yards when he decided that being a wag (• :|| aa.| wildly I'liirning lie p'- • 1111 r< if Oxei-.i-:• I 1 warm Into lII'. lie -'i about di!,ie.g 1 1 .eel iiu'i'l'.iiiallv ca.u-ed « 1 11ilr■ ;i number of -laid workers I i do likewise. Charging out m lit.- railway yards he scattered a small km.l ol workers who were ikinking of anything but the per-ua-ive way "I a bull rampaging. Nothing serious happened except that Ibe workers accelerated lhejr pae-e i., the nearest place of '•lieiler. ( ailing to mind that wild hull- (enn,.l climb some people got on lon ol pi!, s of railway iiviis. Others look to the sheltered side of lelires. other- climbed nil top ol lurries, while cue :-li!l inure dclcrinilli-d to he out of

harin’- nay and vet jn a position of vantage for sight seeing chTnhed the ladder of a railway signal. Steadily crowds of people Hocked along lo ,-ee what wa ; happening, as (■row'd- will, and ju-i a- i|tiickly they took to cover. Sunning loudly and pawing tli" •■;!'(»iiin 1 the hull was master of the situation, and -eeing no pi'destrjaii to molest he charged a Iwn-horse lorry and caniKiued oil’ a surprised lioi'e, whose driver whipped up his t arn Jiiil look the w lade 1 itrn-oill lii icoiv ((iiigeiiial surroundings.

One young man with an eye to effect decid 'd licit here was an opl)orl unity In start a rodeo in Wellington, and he procured rope and knotted il jnto :t la-s,i. Stepping cauliuiisly In* advanced towards the bull, and when within about sj\ yards of the tail end of the beast prepared to carry out the evoliil inn in true cowboy style. Just then the hull looked round and the cnwbov decided that he was not

(plite ready Lo go on with the "stunt" and he took lo cover. Then lie got (ii to a motor lorry and the driver hacked it .-lowly toward- the head of the bull wilh the young man poised in an expect ant allim.le swinging the lariat an.'iinl hi- head. When w ithin a couple of yard- of the animal someone '!k.iil(<l "Now!" and the amateur cowboy heaved the la-so and missed. The hull decided that he was not receiving the attention he deserved and I commenced t( stir things up again.

Seeing a little mail watchjtig the pro<ceding' from, behind a motor ear the animal trolled toward- his victim. The latter decided that lm was no hull lighter and dodged behind the car. S’o did the hull. Three times round the ear the pair raced, hut the man had the advantage in being able to turn tnare quickly. The ■■wild" In’ll, hy this time conMilerahiv out of hreatli, decided tlml the game wa- hardly worth while, besides which he laid not had his hreak-fa-t, and seeing some gra-s In-ide the railway line he determined to dine and leave the workers to proceed to thejr work. Since people followed him al a safe distance to see if the incident was ended. Imt the hull took no notice of them and eventually all was peace, where for a while a perfect rodeo wain the making.