Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1901 — BULL FIGHT IS BLOODLESS [ARTICLE]

BULL FIGHT IS BLOODLESS

Mild Exhibition Witnessed by an Omaha Crowd. NOT A DROP OF BLOOD SHED. Ball Starts on a Hunt for Qrass and Is Jabbed with 'Sticks to Rxolte Him — Tame as Milking a Cow —Crowd Is Disappointed. * There was a fair-sized crowd at the bull fight at the South Omaha street fair on the Glorious Fourth. Those who went there expecting to see blood spattered all over the arena were disappointed, for not a drop was shed. The bull was as mild-mannered a beast as can be conceived. When he was first ushered intd the ring he bowed gracefully to the crowd, looked around to see what it was all about and then started on the hunt for grass. He did not find any, but soon spied several men dressed in gaudy raiment who were wildly waving a section of red cloth. This did not appear to disturb his bullshlp to any great extent and the gayly dressed gentlemen proceeded to jab him In the side with wooden sticks.

Even this did not seem to worry him, for the Jabs were as nothing to those inflicted by the range bull-puncher when his bovine majesty was hustled Into the car for transportation to the scene of the conflict. It was a holiday and neither hull nor the men in bright clothing were particularly anxious to exert themselves, and for his part the bull did not propose to do it. There was no sign of Interference from the authorities; in fact, it would be difficult to see what ground they could base it on. The bull was not Injured—could not have been Injured by any weapons the alleged bull-flghters possessed. It had been expected by some at least that a good exhibition of agility and artful dodging would be given by the men and that there would be a tinge of excitement to the affair, but it was as tame as milking the family cow in the barnyard. There was scarcely enough of a disturbance to kick over the milk-stool.