From the first hood, Morante seemed comfortable with the bull that raised the curtain of the afternoon: a good reception, a beautiful finish for chicuelinas, with the signature of the showy revolera. The bull, a chestnut with a serious appearance, put up a brave and long fight on the horse and the muleta arrived very manageable. But the Sevillian’s work had ups and downs, without any batch coming together, it was dotted with good round muletazos on the right, but there was no connection with the left. Because of this python, the good bull did not finish catching his breath. The thrust, somewhat behind, but with quick effects, gave way to the awarding of a trophy that tasted like a courtesy gift. The bull was dragged away amidst applause. The return to the ring, at the pace of a procession, became eternal.
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Domecq / Morante, Talavante, Ortega
Bulls of Santiago Domecq, of impeccable presentation and notable play, although some with just the right strength; The fifth and sixth stood out.
Morante of Puebla:: rear lunge (ear); prick and thrust losing the crutch (ear).
Alejandro Talavante: puncture -warning- and madness (greetings); crossed lunge -warning- and hair loss (two ears).
Juan Ortega: prick and thrust (greetings); prick and thrust (ear).
Talavante left on his shoulders through the front door; Morante, who had also won it, left the square discreetly through the gang gate.
Alicante Square. June 23. Fair Fifth. Three long quarters of entry (9,523 spectators, according to the company). After the parade, a minute of silence was observed in memory of the Alicante bullfighter Manolo Carrillo, who died this morning.