Tiger And Bull

The Paris letter of the London Post gives details of an extraordinary entertainment given at tbe Plaza de Madrid in the presence of 1,300 spectators. This was a combat between a royal Bengal tiger and au Andalusian fighting buil., The tiger, Cesar, was a full grown brute belonging to Spessardi, the trainer, who had nevar been able to do anything with it and had, indeed, onca uearly fallen a victim to its ferocity. He sold it for 6,000 francs to tbe director of the plaza. A cage 17 yards square by 4 in height had been erected in the middle of the arena, and the animáis were brought on in vans, the buil being the firet to be released into the inclosure. The brute immediately began to run ronnd and round bis prisou, bellowing and throwiug np sand and gravel with Iris hoofs. The instant the tiger entered the cage he gave a raar and bouuded on the buil, avoiding the horns, and fixed on nis flanks and belly with both teeth and claws. Tbe buil remained still for a few seconds, and tben seemed to be sinking backward to the ground. The spectators thought that all was over, but the tiger let go for a second to take annfcher hcild. and in the brief interval was kicked over by the wild plunges of the buil. Beforo the tiger bad time to recover tbe buil was on bim, and, siukiug bis borns into the striped hide. it tossed the tiger into tbe air. This was repeated four or íive times, the buil varying bis tacticsoccasioually by bunging bis adversary against tbe bars. Wben tbe buil stopped, the tiger lay limp ou tbe ground, aud the crowd, thinking he was dead, cried, "Bravo, toro!" The buil stood stamping íor a moment in tbe middle of the cage, and tben, seeing the tiger did not move, approached and srutlled bim. But Cesar was only shamming death and seized the bull's rauzzle in his powerful jaws so the animal could not move. Eventually, however, he was released, and after stamping f uriously on the tiger again caugbt bim on his horns. This time the tossing, stamping and banging apparently really euded in Oesar's death. Tbe cage was then opened, and the buil rushed out and back to his stable. For precaution's sake the tiger's van was brought Op, and, to the general surprise, Cesar rose to his feet, glauced round as if afraid the buil was still there, and then bounded iuto the van. The tiger was found to have five ribs broken, besides having a numbor of wounds from the bull's horns. It is said that all wild animáis - bears, lions, pantbers and tigers- iare badly in combat with the Spanish fightiug buil. Man and the elephant are the only scire victors over these active and ferocious beasts.