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...Bull Lea, sire of both Citation & Coaltown, Calumet Farm has the most valuable stud in horsedom today. The waiting list of those who would like to breed their mares to him, at a fee of $5,000, stretches clear to the Quarter Pole...
...colt whose Calumet Farm report card carries these impressive comments: "Extremely great hay-eater . . . has everything a good horse needs." Another is a fiery chestnut named Urgent: "top Blenheim II colt." Nevertheless, Ben Jones suspects that when Derby Day, 1950, rolls around, a brown son of Bull Lea may be the colt to beat. His name: All Blue...
...climax of the story, when Luis regains his fighting spirit on the sands of Cuenca arena, on the surface resembles the ending of a high school sports story, but it is essential to Tom Lea's study of the bull fighter. As his fear vanishes. Luis regains the spirit of the bull fight, and the painting of the sport is completed...
...Lea had a difficult problem in creating a style that would reveal the emotions of the matador at work and tell what is happening in the arena. In describing the fight, the author presents the thoughts and feelings of the matador. At times, it is difficult to tell exactly what the bull has done, but the rapid tempo and the strong emotional grip of this description make up for the factual problem...
Finally, the author succeeds in his major purpose of making his audience understand the bull fight, its violence, bloodshed, and death. The bull is not the hopeless underdog most American think it is. In Lea's books, the bull becomes the brave animal whose fighting spirit is the prime example of valor. Man must muster all his skill, artistry, bravery, and strength to conquer the animal, and he does not always win. In painting the skillful technique which brings the bull to his death, Lea creates a picture of violence and beauty--a rare combination that makes bull fighting...