Waldron (DD 699) - Naval Cruise Book

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BLILLFIGHT bullfi fht of Qi hight-1' nalibre was held at As has been mentioned on the previous page, a g, d ' our Palma visit One of the bulliightc-rs was Antonio O1-donez el Palma Plaza Del Torro uring . , ranked by some as the finest matador in all of Spain today. lilrnvst Ili-iningwziy's latest ngv The Dangerous Summer deals with the bullfighting season in Spain in 1959 and particularly about the mounting competition between two of Spain's outstanding rnatadoi s. Orclonez and Luis Miguel Dominguin, another bullring great. ' s are not all from the same bullfight. Some were taken in Ali- The pictures on these page t S ain But they are all representative ofthe events which fall in the course of an after- can e, p . ' Th sailors who attended any one of the three bullfights held in our noon of bullfighting. ose . Spanish ports will attest to the fact that a bullfight is one of the most colorful and exciting h itnessed The gold and silver of the matador's costumes, the swirling red spectacles they ave w . and old muleta which flashed about the bull as he came closer on each pass until the rnatador E d t d the bull and made him attentive to his desires. Then the moment of truth. High' ha mas ere above the band played at the drop of the president's white handkerchief, signalling the Com- mencement of another phase of the contest. Six bulls and three matadors. lt was a fine afternoon. XKWS? W x . W.,,,kNMW wi ...rw s The Grand Entrance of the Picadors in the Late Afternoon Sun The Banderillas Held High Will Soon Be Placed in the Bull - 1 . rr X - A . .. A x rr QRS we . . . .et Eff 75'f0??iX'Yf ew fr-, 21 gs Q N 'tv e .y I S .. r v gl 1mm.w,f ff Xe. 4- ,F Sw I , , kg. ,-N c. R is-ri.. M. we . we fi S it it 2 f ' 'f T -ar' y .l f' we fe X XJ,'!-in KN. X X rex ,Qi LL A cc. - QW The Picador Moves in Ver Y 51OWlv U ri th . Bull I-'unges at the Horse, Then his Qin ani iliei e, the Bull Seems To Bo Completely esmerized by the Matador Horse Against Bull 1 40 ifeilfh E paw! 1: V l ' an fi' . nf- r ' ' 1. tid if 1 if ii., tm lm

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PALMA DE MALLORCA Bay of Palma I Q. l 1 The Hotel Strand Palma is a Spanish resort area located on the island of Mal- lorca, about 150 miles off the coast of Spain. The island is under the control of the Spanish government. Palma is considered by many of the WALDRON crew as the best city visited by our ship in the Med. The city with its plazas and beautiful fountains, its modern hotels, with balconies overlooking the beautiful Medi- terranean Seag and its many shops, will long live in our memories. Palma and the island of Mal- lorca also offered many beaches for swimming and sun bathing. In addition, horses leased from the Spanish cavalry by the local hotels were hired out by a number of ship's personnel. Most of us who hadn't seen a bull fight while in Cartagena got to see a bullfight here in Palma. The matadors were better than those in Cartagena, therefore they did not get tossed quite as often. Many felt these were the less interesting to watch. Palma proved to be a colony for the international set. Whereas most Americans would go to the French Riviera, most Europeans, we were told, would prefer to visit Palma. And the populus. 3. Moored Portside to USS J. W- Weeks 5 N ,wwllmgkyk , The Duty Driver

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'C The OI'!'1aleiV Cosliuiivll N1.it.1ciu1' Prima vm-iii to One of the Preliminary Passes To Test Out 1 the Bull His Bull Finally the Bull Drops and the Horses Rush The Sword Is in Lo Liu' Piiruriivl in and Drag Him Out of the Ring. +I T7 ff? Th Crowd Cheers Him. '1'm.,wi,.u Elms- I 1-WM and Wine Sacks C Matador Circle--1 thi' Rin! While' llil' .5 I Plaudits for a Pifador 5 Mn Y-63 JUN 'JUN Jun. .-4 A pa L 'X-N i pf x, BR! i 1 g i Q .i i j