It was evident that there was no majority request, the bullfighter’s work had brilliant moments, but it was not a round performance, he clicked and a warning sounded before taking a stab. Well, although it may seem strange, the president, at the time José Luque, showed his white handkerchief and gave the matador his ear.
It may seem like an exaggeration, but it gives the impression that the presidents of the Real Maestranza, at least the two who have taken the stage in these two celebrated celebrations, are determined to sink once and for all the prestige of this square that is currently in tatters due to their gross errors, inconceivable only a few years ago and unbecoming of average amateurs. But they are still there, endorsed by the political power, which supports this frenetic degeneration of the Sevillian square, which was once the symbol of wisdom and status.
The bullfighter who benefited from the presidential slip was Lama de Góngora, from Seville, with a good cut and few contracts, who encountered the most drinkable bull of the afternoon, and showed his best version in an intermittent task due to his lack of experience despite his already long career as a matador. The bull’s behavior went from less to more, as did Lama’s performance. It was difficult for him to get into work, bothered by the wind, and he sought harmony with his opponent, without finding it, with his right hand. Better with his left foot, and the bull with more class on that side, and Lama drew several extraordinary naturals, more confident in his possibilities. He killed badly, but he won a trophy, which I hope will be useful for his career because he has good conditions and little luck. He had no options with the fifth, dull and outcast.
What things are: the rain, which fell heavily during the fourth fight, seriously harmed Pepe Moral. The public fled towards the covered stands, with those more attentive to the installation of the umbrella than to what was happening in the arena. And it happened that a bullfighter hungry for contracts would deliver good blows with both hands to a bull with a certain nobility. It was a messy job, certainly, but worthy of praise if the same scale as that of Lama de Góngora was applied to it. The water dissipated the handkerchiefs and the prize was reduced to one lap of the ring. The first bull of the afternoon took a big hit when he got off the horse and was left depleted for the rest of his life. Neither the animal nor the bullfighter were brilliant; the first, out of breath, and the second, taken off in the crutches he managed to draw.
And Fabio Jiménez from Rioja made his debut as a matador in Seville, who the previous year left a good taste during his time as a bullfighter. He got the worst lot, both dull, unemployed and dingy. Jiménez was unprecedented with the cape, and with crutch in hand he could only say that he has a good cut and is a candidate for new opportunities.
The Alcurrucén bullfight, beautiful in its workmanship and cape, all of them well presented, but of little play. Very deficient in the third of rods and dull and outcast, in general, in the muleta.
Alcurrucén/Moral, De Góngora, Jiménez
Bulls of Alcurrucénwell presented, with beautiful workmanship and a variety of layers in different shades of color; gentle in the horses, noble, outcast and dull in the final third. The second stood out for his class on the muleta.
Pepe Moral: lunge (ovation); opposite lunge and a madness (return to the ring).
Lama of Góngora: deep puncture _warning_ and thrust (ear); prick and thrust (silence).
Fabio Jimenez: thrust through _notice_ (ovation); two jabs and thrust (silence).
La Maestranza Square. April 11. Second subscription celebration. Half entry. During the fight of the fourth bull it rained intensely.