At the beginning of the last century the running of the bulls was still very much a home-grown affair and it seems that the bulls still had the chance to say no thanks to an early-morning run. Or rather it would seem they could decide on when to run when they felt like it. The fact is that one the 9th of July, 1908 a spot of three different runs were seen. First of all, in the morning three of the six bulls decided that they did not want to leave their pen, so that there was a running of the bulls with just the three bulls which did exit the pens. When they were already in the bullring the other three who had been reluctant to leave were coaxed out of the pen and these were raced up to the bullring. To crown it all, in the afternoon a heifer somehow escaped and ran around charging and frightening the general public who were out strolling in the streets. The press of the day states that various ladies were assailed by the animal in Estafeta Street. The municipal police finally managed to shoot the poor animal dead, - for being so cheeky and brazen we can only suppose