THE
“BULLFIGHTER’S” RESOLVE In Costa Rica the traditional Spanish bullfight has undergone some specific changes that distinguish it from what a tourist would see in Spain. The Costa Ricans no longer allow the toreador to kill the bull after the classic fight. Consequently, there has been a considerable plunge in the quality of the bullfighter. The great bullfighters do not stop in Costa Rica and no native fighters are really being developed. Therefore, the Costa Ricans have altered their fight to allow anyone who is older than eighteen and sober to fight the bull. Many times the fight begins with as many as one hundred and fifty young men standing proudly in the ring, waiting for the bull to break wildly through the entrance gate. When the bull does enter, immediately one hundred and forty of the “bullfighters” scramble wildly over the sides of the ring. From the beginning mob of so-called toreadors, only ten or less are really ready to challenge the bull.…
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