The royal corridor of the Casino of Madrid was transformed final evening into an imaginary bullring on the event of the awarding of the prizes awarded by the bullfighting jury of this entity to the winners of the final San Isidro Fair.
There have been matadors, bullfighters, subalterns, ranchers, followers and a duplicate sculpture of El Torito, authored by the French artist Isidore Bonheur, which is given to the winners together with an accrediting diploma.
The solely factor lacking was representatives of the businessmen, the authority and the primary protagonist of the occasion, the bullfighter Morante de la Puebla, twice awarded because the winner of the isidril cycle and writer of the inventive and dangerous take, already often called ‘the take off of the glass’ that he carried out for his subordinate José María Amores on the exit of a few banderillas. On May 28, Morante was within the burladero with a glass of water in his proper hand, and with a clear physique he went out into the ring to divert the eye of the bull that was chasing the banderillero.
The winner of the awards didn’t attend, as is customary for him to excuse his presence from the quite a few occasions to which he has been invited since he retired from the world on October 12 in Las Ventas. A couple of days in the past he didn’t seem, nor did he ship a consultant, to the Centro Riojano in Madrid, who meant to current him with a light-weight go well with because the winner of the Madrid honest.
At the Casino he was represented by the journalist Zabala de la Serna, who learn a glowing textual content concerning the successes of the Sevillian bullfighter through the season that has already ended.
Yes, there have been Borja Jiménez, lately returned from his American marketing campaign; Víctor Hernández, who devoted his award ‘to the bull’; Borja Domecq, rancher from Jandilla, remembered the deceased Álvaro Domecq and Ana María Bohórquez, mom of Santiago Domecq; and Victorino Martín highlighted the work of the Casino “for keeping alive the flame of this passion that unites us.” Emilio de Justo, awarded for the very best lunge of the honest, expressed his want that afternoons like that of June 15 be repeated; banderillero Víctor del Pozo paid tribute “to the matadors I have been with, who have made it possible for me to collect this award today.” Aaron Palacio, different matador since September 20, collected the award for greatest bullfighter, and acknowledged that the afternoon of San Isidro “was very important personally and professionally.”
Among these awarded particular mentions have been Saúl Jiménez Fortes, Gómez del Pilar and the journalists Sixto Naranjo and Javier Mardomingo.
Before the presentation of the trophies, the president of the Casino, Fernando Eguidazu Palacios, requested {that a} minute of silence be noticed in reminiscence of Rafael de Paula and Álvaro Domecq, who lately died, and highlighted that “the bullfighting festival is having a great moment, and proof of this is that there are many young people in the bullrings.”
The record of the winners is as follows:
Fair winner: Morante de la Puebla, for his performances within the extraordinary bullfights of May 28 (Press Bullfight), and June 8 (Charity Bullfight).
greatest job: Borja Jimenez, for his slaughter of the Milhijas bull, quantity 104, from Victorino Martín’s ranch, fought on the afternoon of June 15.
Revelation bullfighter: Víctor Hernández, for his efficiency on May 10 towards the bull Busca-Oro, quantity 961, from the El Pilar ranch.
More full livestock: Jandilla, for the bullfight fought on the afternoon of June 5.
bravest bull: Milchias, quantity 104, from the livestock of D. Victorino Martín, fought on the afternoon of June 15.
greatest lunge: Emilio de Justo, for his assault on the Milhebras bull, quantity 40, from Victorino Martin’s ranch, fought on June 15.
Best pair of flags: Victor del Pozo, for his efficiency towards the bull, Calentito, nº18, from José Escolar’s ranch, fought on the afternoon of June 3.
greatest bullfighter: Aaron Palacio, for his efficiency on May 13 towards bulls from Alcurrucén.
Special mentions.
An afternoon to recollect: Saúl Jiménez Fortes, for his efficiency on the afternoon of May 21 towards bulls from Arauz de Robles.
To braveness and braveness: Gómez del Pilar, for his efficiency on June 3 towards José Escolar bulls.
Risk elimination: Morante de la Puebla, for his clear physique elimination, which is already often called “the glass removal”, to his banderillero José María Amores on May 28 to the bull Seminarista, quantity 7, from the Garcigrande ranch, fought in first place.
Media: Radio Television Madrid, for its in depth protection, dissemination, dissemination, and assist for bullfighting in all its programming.
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