Fewer Bullfights in Spain
It is very satisfactory to learn from The Times Madrid correspondent that the Monarchist reform of the bullring has been continued by the Republic with good results. General Primo de Rivera insisted that every horse used in the arena should be protected by a quilted coat. . This simple measure, it is said, has saved the lives of 18,000 horses. Furthermore, the General strongly discouraged the primitive bullfights, held in market- places, which are often more cruel than the orthodox and carefully-regulated displays. In the first year of the .Republic the total number of bullfights declined by about 1,500, and thus some 4,000 bulls were spared the fright and pain of this detestable " sport." It may be hoped that the Republican Government will persevere in this course, although it was initiated by the fallen dynasty. iThe growing popularity of football in Spain is a. sign of the times, and some bullrings have already been used, like the Stadium at Wembley, for Spanish League matches.
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