But that was murdering--mere massacre and not sport.
During a cattle convention held at El Paso I first attended a bull-fight in Juarez and I have since seen others in the city of Mexico and elsewhere.

The killing of the poor blindfolded horses is a loathsome, disgusting sight, and so affected me that I almost prayed that the gallant, handsome matadors would be killed.

Indeed, at Mexico City, I afterwards saw Bombita, a celebrated Spanish matador, tossed and gored to death.

The true ring-bull of fighting breed is a splendid animal; when enraged he does not seem to suffer much from the insertion of banderillas, etc., and his death stab is generally instantaneously fatal.

Certainly the enthusiasm of the ring, the presence of Mexican belles and their cavalleros, the picturesqueness and novelty of the whole show are worth experiencing.
It should be remembered that the red cloth waved in front of him is the main cause of Toro's irritation.