A BULL FIGHT WITH WOMEN.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1384, 30 December 1884, Page 2

A BULL FIGHT WITH WOMEN.

A bull fight of a noTel kind (Gralignani says) took place at Tarragona on Sunday week, the performers being women clothed m the male torera suit. The bulls were all young and full of firei The first one let into the • arena made straight for one of the toreras, and sent her spinning m the eand several yards off, A second torera rushed to the rescue with her capa, which she waved -before the bull to draw him off from her discomforted colleague. The bull accepted the challenge at once, and with a rapid twist of his neck caught the Dinderilla and sent her flying. She fell on her face, and followed the previous torera m her retirement, bleeding from several scratches. The third torera then advanced, but no sooner had the bull caught sigat of her, then he bounded towards her aid tossed her. After this the bull took a quiet walk around the arena, waiting for fresh sport No further competitor entering the list, the crowd began to show signs of im* patience, which grew at every moment until they finally began breaking up the seats and throwing brickbats into the arena, yelling anathemas at the cowardice of the toreras company. 1 • The steward's then announced that the money would b 9 returned.