Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-04

~ a rar D rH NoI0e u iNa MI
Some forty years ago the managers OF q
race course near Brownsville, on the Monon-
pahela, published notice ofa race, one mile
heats. on a particular day, for a purse of 800,
dfree for anything with four legs and hair
on A man in the neighborhood, named
Hays had bull that he was in the habit Of
riding to mill with his bag of corn, and he
determined to enter him for the race. He
said nothing about it TO any one, but he rode
him around the track number of times, on
moonlight nights, till the bull had the hang
of the ground pretty we'll and would keep
the right course He rode with spurs, which
the bull considered particularly disagreeablei
so much SO that he always beloved when
they were applied to his sides.
On the morning of the race, Hays came
upon the groundon horseback---on his bull.
Instead of n saddle he had dried an OK hide,
the head mart of which, with the horns still
ON, he had placed on the bulls run1p. He
carried a short tin horn in his hand. He rode
10 the Judges stand, and offered to enter his
bull for the race but the owners OF the
horses that were entered objected. Haysap-
pealed to the terms of notice. insisting that
his bull had "four legs and hair on" and
that therefore he had a right to enter him.
After n good deal of swearing, the judges
declared themselves compelled to decide that
the bull had the right to run; and wasentered
When the time for starting arrived the
hull and the horses took their places. The
horse-racers were out of humor ut being
bothered with the bull-at the burlesque
which they supposed was intended; but
thought that it would be over as soon as the
horses started. 81 ery l#f ..
When the signal was given, they did start
Hays gave blast with his horn, and sunk
4 IL laa a,fN Nha hull MI hn
bounded off with q terrible bawl, Of no tri.
fling speed, the dried OK hide Tapping up and
down and rafting at every jump, making
combination of noises that had never beer
heard on a race-course before. The horses
all few the track, all seeming to be seized
with q sudden determination to take thu
shortest cut to get out of the Redston'
country, and none of them could be brough
back in time to save their distance. Th'
purse was given to Hays.
A general row ensued; but the fun of thu
thing put the crowd all on the side of tn,
| bull, The horsemen contended that the!
were swindled out of the purse, and if it hat
| not been for Hays horn and OK hide, whicl
| he ought not to have been permitted to brini
upon the ground, the thing would not hav
| turned out rs it did. l -,
Upon this, Hays told them that his bul
| could beat any of their horses anyhow, an
if they would put up 500 against the purs
he had won, he would take off the OK hide
/ and leave his tin horn, and run a fair rae
with them. His offer was accepted, and tn
money staked. u. .... r... -.
They again took their places at the startin
post, and the signal was given. Hay
gave the bull another touch with his spul
and the bull gave tremendous below. Th
horses remembering the dreadful sound
| Thought all the rest was coming as before
Away they went again, in spite of all tn
| exertions of their riders, while Hays gale
his bull around the track again, and won tn
|