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Finally Willie was ready to make his big estocada (killing). Converting his traveler's checks, he headed for Madrid's annual "Benefit Bullfight," where El Cordobés was scheduled to face two bulls. Betting on first-round knockdowns, Willie collected a bundle. The first bull was so weak that his knees buckled as soon as he spotted the champ's cape. The second was obviously in the tank; he stuck his head in the sand and calmly awaited the knockout. While the oldtime aficionados in the stands whistled El Cordobés out of the ring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bullfighting: The New Aficion | 6/21/1968 | See Source »

...voice boomed out the cow's pedigree: "ZangwilPs Bijou Lass, the daughter of Throaty Contralto by that great sire Glittering Generalization." The bidding stopped at $320. "Before I could extricate myself," writes Sidney Joseph Perelman, "the auctioneer had brought me to my knees and was administering the estocada. In vain I pleaded that I had merely been clearing my throat, that I lived in a hotel for business girls where no cattle were permitted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Down on the Farm | 8/18/1947 | See Source »

...eviction of a teenage boy who leaped the arena fence and had beginner's luck passing José Maria's small (250 kilos) but tough bull. During this interruption José Maria stepped aside, then came back to capture the crowd with his kill-an estocada in which his glittering sword pierced the bull cleanly from shoulder through belly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ECUADOR: The Brothers | 8/17/1942 | See Source »

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