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TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 25. 1900. 3 -- I 3EAL AMERICAN MATADOR Harper Lee of Texas Surprises the Experts of M:xico. OUTDOES MEXICAN 15 THE RING f Tan tr Illrth, He's Tornpd Profes alonat Bnll Klabter and Won Fame n tit First A p pea ranrp, MEXICO CITY, July 17. For the first time In the history of the bull ring an American hfm entered the field. Harper T.e, a native of Texas and a resident In Mexico for the Ian! fourteen years, after a nix months' practice In Guadalajara, mad his debut In Mexico City In June of this year a a bull fighter. His reception was Immense. Never did a bull fighter receive a greater ovation than did Lee on the completion of the diy's sport. Carried on the shoulders of a rlov w.on j,m the admiration of the crowd. the first chance that the capital aficiona dos had to look at the American. Lee s magnificent carriage as he towered ovr-r the to other matadors by a head and his defiant manner commanded respect. Mis look and air seemed to say more ef fectively than words that he had onw think' to deliver. The crowd, awaiting eactrly for the slightest excuse to rail, hushed and "watched that American." The bulls to be fought ere the famous Mlura stock, noted on both sides of the Atlantic as the brst fighters. The first bull fell to one of the Mexican matadors. In accordance with custom this man's "cuadrllla" (set of helpers! were the only ones taking part In the fighting, of this bull. The second bull fell to the Spanish matador. Aided by his "cuadrllla," this animal was dispatched. Through all this fighting Lee had kept Ktrictly out of the game. This piqued the curiosity of the afflclonsdos more than ever. Vsually the matadors, deeming them selves privileged characters, will perform a few exploits with another matador's bull for the purpose of eliciting applause for pretty plays. Lee's reserve In this practice t the cen i rl.ige a 1 The s i V.vans t otis and exultant crowd, he wss taken from t!:n center of "HI Toreo" ring to his car- waiting on the outside. success of the American bull fighter the Invasion by Pnxon blood of the .atln sport. At least that Is the view jken by the Spanish editor of a Mexican paper. This writer compared the toreros of his country unfavorably with those cap able of being produced by the cool blood of the Saxons. He declared that when the Saxons entered bull fighting In real earnest the glory of the Spanish bull fighter would bo eclipsed. ,. Lee has been In Mexico so long that his command of Spanish is perfect. lie speaks It perfectly and makes his bow be fore the president of the day in the bull ring with all the flourish of the dandy. His patents are now living In Guadala jara. In that town he learned bull fighting by participating in amateur corridas. Ills extreme Indifference to danger signalled him out as a most promising torero. So great a popularity did he obtain that on one of the big amateur events In the city of Guadalajara, to raise money for the earthquake sufferers of Sicily, Governor Ahumada of the state made a special re quest that the "Americano" be asked to . take part. To this Lee acquiesced. ' Made a. lilt aa Amateur. After the amateur bull fight Lee's fame went up with a bound. He was taken In Charge by an old Spanish torero and taught all of the little Inside tricks of the game. The aptitude with which the man applied himself to the teachings were un doubtedly responsible for the great suc cess that he earned. This was yet to be demonstrated to the amazement of a crit ical Mexican and Spanish audience in the capital. After ending his training he began his professional career by signing with a num ber of small bullrings In the towns In the states to the north of the capital. His suc cess In these cities soon became known in Mexico. Regular reports of his f-ats In the bullrings of Guadalajara, Aguasca llentes. Chihuahua and Torreon were f printed In the bull fighting section of the Mexican papers. At Torreon he was caught by a bull and tossed Into the air. He fell on his head, getting a wrenched neck and a deep wound In his thigh. He was forced to suspend fighting for a time. Tha Mexican press then began to take more notice of the American, especially aa the regular bull fight season had passed In the capital. All of tha good fighter leave with the season for Spain, where they fight until August, when they return to the American season. Par Bis; aa an Actor's. The- management of the El Toreo ring sent a man to follow the American around ) and watch his work. So favorable was this report that Lee was approached by the management with an offer to appear for two consecutive Sundays at 11,600 for each appearance. To this Lee consented. Lee came to Mexico and began training In the way he had done on former occa sions. This was a great surprise to the "afficlonados," which might be translated "fans," who read in the Mexican papers of tha training camp and sneered at the Americano's idea. The great fiasco of rickett the "Demon from Oklahoma," who backed by a wealthy American circus man, contracted to wrestle with a fighting bull and throw the animal In twenty minutes, was recalled by both Americans and Mexicans. Pickett wu a negro who threw a circus steer twice a day at the performances by getting a grip on the steer's upper lip with his teeth and then forcing the steer over backward. He attempted to do this with a beautiful Spanish bull in the ring, but made a failure of it and nearly lost tils life. The prospect of another Ameri can coming into the disfavor of the rabble of the bull ring kept many American resi dents of Mexico from attending the fight In June when Lee was to make his debut. Dresses for the Part. On the day of the fight Loe began dress ing three hours before the contest. Every thing in the bull fighting game Is done under the strictest rules and regulations. Tha silk tnee breeches can only fall so far on the knee; the bat must be - worn in just one way. The bow on the hat must NEWS OF TEE BUSY HOME BUILDERS A bugle call and Into the ring charged a beautiful black bull, his head held a little low, the true Mlura type. He looked about for a moment and then charged the nearest horse. Lee's Opportunity. With head low, he drove his horns Into the horse's side, raising tha poor beast and the plccador who rode him Into the alr-the two falling In a heap to one side. Now was Lee's time. The rule of the ring Is that the matador must be on hand to make the "quita:" that Is, draw the bull away from the pros'rate plccador. With a fine display of courage the Amer ican boy advanced to within a few feet of the crazed brute. Fluttering the fiery red cape Into the bull's very eyes be steppeo. to one side, escaping as the bull charged. Drawing the animal out Into the open and ordering with a flourish of tha band, that all his cuadrllla keep off as far as fighting then was concerned, Lee performed some hair rallsng stunts. Seldom had the ring wltnessea sucn an extraordinary demonstration. "El Amer icano" and "Gringo" were mixed up in a babble of voices from the great crowd. Ii the center of the ring, Lee, working almo.i above the animal's horns, was passing the bull's charges again and again. Tho cape work was nothing short of marvelous. His escapes from the horns of the bull as the animal plunged by were close and re markable. Delights the Maltltode. In an Intoxication of enthusiasm, cries from the Mexicans of "es otro Montes" (He is another Montes) fairly deafened one. The excitement at the ringside was intense. Standing and gesticulating wildly the afficlonados formed a curious specta cle to the average American tourlBt unable to appreciate as these men do, pretty and clever work. "Lookl Look!" cried hundreds, and be hold the American was doing the trick of the great Montes himself. On a knee but twenty feet in front of the bull, Lee, by shaking his muleta drew the animal's des perate charge directly on him. By a dex terous move of his cape at the right time, before the animal closed his eyes, he led him charging by his side, brushing against his knee as he thundered by. This was the great play of the day Lee had captured the crowd body and soul. Hats, canes and money were thrown Into the ring. In a fervor of excitement Mexican vied with Mexican to explain In their limited English to the nearest Amer lean that "their countryman was truly great." Tha great surprise was yet to come. When the time for the placing of the banderlllas came and after Lee had re celved the two regulation long ones, de liberately before the multitude ha threw them from him, signifying that he wanted the smaller ones. The excitement among the spectators at this unexpected move reached the fever point. For any person other than a star fighter to attempt to accomplish this difficult feat was the rash ness that led to the grave In the opinion of the Mexicans. The little banderlllas were brought. These have to be placed on the bull when the animal Is charging. Usually the bandlrlllas placed are long ones that permit the man to set them In from little distance and leap out of the way of the bull's charge. To place the little ones means that the man remains in the path of the bull until the last second. Placing; the Little Darts Lee took the short darts and went out Into the center of the ring. With even more of the spirit of recklessness than the average bullfighter the American re peatedly turned his back to the bull. When In the proper place he advanced to the bull. The animal never took his eyes off the American. Lee stood mo tlonless, and then by sudden movements of his arms he drew the bull to htm, charg Ing straight and furious. Scarcely mov ing the American waited for the bull, With a quick feint to the right, as If draw ing the bull that way, he regained his balance and went to the left a step, at th same time Inserting the darts exactly on the spot prescribed by the rules. The storm of applause that greeted the Amerl can was never extended for the greatest public pet that ever appeared In that ring. Putting In two more pairs of banderlllas - ' - " ' - - ..-.- ,'y .r, J. Uj. t u,,. . .- res SI T H r4 "PDROr fgsg ate 1 1 1 1 i i KHTCr-TETJ jL-TOE-ClirTliDTM-! t FWi. HI T ITMIINO ROOT-!- be tied according to the prescribed rules ; n the same daxxltng fashion the American V 7 and the ' cuelta" (little pigtail) must be carefully braided and tied with a proper colored ribbon. All of this work was done for the Ameri can by Mexican and Spanish helpers Lee had spent so great a time with the Mexicans that lie had contracted many of their manners and a complete circle of Mexican friends. These crowded about the entrance of the room and wished the Amer ican boy luck. The El Toreo ring was crowded to the roofs that covered the topmost gallery. A crowd ef a,000 persons were In their places promptly at 3:30 o'clock, when the afternoon sport was scheduled to begin. This ring la a steel and concrete structure, occupying an an entire block. The sides lope downward to the center like a great amphitheater. The cement steps that an swer the purpose of seats extend Oi en tire circumference of the ring. The bugler at the side of the president of the day blew a shrill, short blast that Is known all over the bull fighting world. In stantly cheering began and then, amid the playing of "El Toreador," from "Carman," the parade of the bull fighters of tho day began. Ill Imposing; Entrance. Th three matadors always lead the pro cession. Th matador Is the man that does th lng, and Is the only bull fighter who txaltes more than passing applause. Lee, th central figure of the three, was eyed keenly by the multitude. This was took the sword from the hands of the president and with a fiery red muleta In one hand dedicated the bull to the "ladles In mantillas." He then went forth to prepare the bull for death. This demanded dexterous work on the part of the matador. The muleta Is small. The matador must approach close to the animal, then pretty well ex hausted. Lee set a precedent In this re spect Fighting close to the bull's horns, he passed the animal agnln and again on two yard charges, the spectators applaud Ing vociferously the while. The killing thrust can never ba given unless the animal's forelegs are spread apart sliKhtly. To do it otherwise Is to bring upon one the Immediate disfavor of the fickle crowd. The thrust has to be sent In at the Joining of his two shoulders. It must go downward Into the heart not the lungs. The space where the rules prescribe the sword must enter Is about as large as an orange; to miss this Is to be Jeered by the crowd. Awaiting for the animal's feet to get in position, Lee took the position "to kill" and drew the bull s charge. Just as the animal's head lowered to lift the American on his horns this Individual drove the sword Into the right spot and stepped to one side. The bull dropped dead in stantly. 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