European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Above a Bull gears up to charge a Picador armed with a barbed Lance. Right a ban Derillo lands his band Erillas into the bulls Back making him unsteady. Below this Bull wins Over Matador Luis Reina who managed to survive. A amps photos by Jim Derheim of two dozen americans to the Pla a do Toros. Almost ill were seeing their first bullfight. The red Brick bullring with its tile Ornum Nta Tion and arabic style Quot Keyhole Quot entrances is located on the West Side of Madrid. Among the statues on the Pla a is one dedicated to or. Alexander a Leming. W to discovered penicillin. Before Alexander s discovery mans matadors died of infections after being gored in bullfights. An hour before the bullfight the scene outside the bullring resembled that of any american football stadium. Vendors Haw ked programs. To Shirls and other souvenirs As Well As cold water sodas and refreshments lust inside the stadium other vendors sold 3-Ineh-Lhick cushions Lor silting on the hard Concrete seats. That s where the similarity ends. Just As you can t arrive late to an opera you also can t  your seat  bullfight has started. If you come late you must wait until the first Bull is killed. There Are six bulls and each fight takes about half an hour. On this sunday promptly at 7 p.m., the event began with a procession of the three teams of the Matador s entourage or etl Adrilla. That includes peonies. Baziuk n Lacros am  assist the Matador during the fight. Quot a Matador always works with the same  Unrath said. Quot it s not like a Prima Donna opera Singer who can sing with  the Job of the peons who dress like the Matador is to Cheek the furious charge of the bulls when they first enter the ring and to Man Euver the Bull to a place in the ring where the Matador will fight it. The peons. With their colourful Pink and yellow capes exhibit some of the Best Flash and daring with their passes. Quot they play with the Bull a Little. They get him to run and tire him out a Little Quot said Unrath. Meanwhile the Matador who ultimately will confront the Bull one on one stands nearby Ami keenly observes its charging style. Although it rarely happens this is the Point at which docile or weak hulls Are driven from the ring. This particular evening on the fourth fight a Bull with weak legs had to be led from the ring by a Herd of oxen to jeers from the crowd. The hard charging Bull that substituted was the one that caught Reina. Alter the peons have played with the Bull a Little the actual bullfight occurs in three separate parts or Turcios. These parts Are usually heralded by a burst of trumpets. In the first Creio. The Picador who Are on horseback must weaken the bulls shoulder and neck Muscles by jabbing it with a Long barbed Lance. Even though the horse arts Picador Are Well padded to protect them from the Bull s Sharp horns it looked like the wild Bull that wounded Reina would still hip the horse with its furious charges As the Picador jabbed him with the Spike. In the second Ereio three Bande Rillos attempt to Jab Short barbed colourful Sticks called hand Rillas into the bulls Back. The Bande Rillos charge the Bull and Jab the darts As they deftly Pivot away from the bulls horns. The darts serve to not Only infuriate the Bull but also to Correct any tendencies by the Bull to Hook either left or right. The last Teredo pits the Matador alone in the ring against the Bull. The Bull which has been wounded by the Picador and the barbs turns its attention to the Matador who will try to execute Only Nicil on in acc it it july 21. 1991 sunday a / pack