European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes August 1985 the azores where the bulls live to tight another Day by King Cruger Bureau azores Ani Mal the following is about Bull but you can relax a bit in these fights in the Bull Doest get fact in some of them the Bull Doest even get merely winded from chasing men through the first kind Are nearly bloodless fights mainly featuring the a horseman who displays his horsemanship and the training of his horse in individual Battle with a the horseman must place six Bandari has Small lances in the bulls neck a Good horse Man is the one who most skilfully and gracefully places the lances without get Ting himself or his horse the bulls horns Are padded for the but they can still cause injury to Man and in the last part of the fight a group of men on foot Forcado attempt to surround the Bull and then grab it by the horns and Tail to immobilize a number of steers or cows draped with Bells Are sent into the ring to lure the tired and Defeated Bull while american visitors to Lajes Field in the azores May have a Chance to see this kind of bullfight about a dozen of them Are held every summer on the Island of Terceira it is More Likely that they will see one of the islands Many Street since several take place every week during summer on the 10by20mile these Street bullfights Are an Amateur activity conducted in the narrow streets of the they Are staged annually by every Parish Church in conjunction with the Parish religious and rental for the bulls to take part is paid out of festival although the bulls horns Are either capped with Metal balls or Are or the big bulls Are still capable of seriously injuring for that Rea Lajes Field personnel Are forbidden by base regulation from participating in the although they Are allowed to View them from a Safe before the bullfights Are in late afternoon or Early All vehicles Are cleared from streets where the bulls will just before each Bull is released from its holding a warning rocket is fired into the air to Alert the Bull is released into the streets but not allowed to roam on its for it is tethered to several men by Means of two ropes fastened around its the ropes Are there to prevent the Bull from leaving the streets that have been designated for the Bull fighting and to facilitate getting the Bull Back into the pen once its stint in the Street is six bulls one about every 30 minutes or so Are let Loose for about 15 minutes apiece during the course of the the bullfighter Are local amateurs who cavort in front of the bulls or attempt a few passes with towels or anything else at including women Are prohibited from taking part in the and Young men strut their stuff in order to impress the Young ladies of the the whole things sounds a bit but it is More comical than it is certainly safer than taking part in the run Ning of the bulls at the most dangerous aspect for spectators of Street bullfighting is the Chance of being overrun by fellow onlookers who panic when the Bull starts heading their the safest Vantage Points for viewing the event Are from windows and atop Stone Walls and roofs in the like those in the Seaside Community of Porto where these photos were Are quite obliging at making room at Safe Vantage Points for a Bud is restrained by to ropes As Bull leasing activities get under photos by Dave Didio All local merchant takes Refuge behind a Barrier while confronting a