Litchfield enquirer., 1860-05-17

RAGE WITH BULL.-Some forty years ago the managers of race course near Brownsville, on the Monongahela, published notice of race, one mile heats, on par ticular day, for purse of $l00, "Frce 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 deter mined 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 several moonlight nights, until 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 disagree able; so much so that he always believed when they were applied to his sides.
 On the morning of the race Hays came upon the ground on horseback-cn his bull. Instead of Q saddle, he had dried an ox-hide the head part of which, with the horns still on, he had placed on the bulls rump. He carried short tin horn in his hand. He rode to the judges stand, and offered to en- ter his bull for the race; but the owners of the horses that were entered objected. Hays appealed to the terms of the notice; insisting that his bull had ''four legs, and hair en- and that therefore he had right to enter him. After a good deal of swearing, the judges declared themselves compelled to de- eide that the bull had the right to run, and was entered accordingly.
 When the time for starting arrived, the bull and the horses took their places. The horse racers were out of humor at being bothered with the bull, and at the burlesoue, which they supposed was intended but thought that it would be over as soon as the horses started.
 When the signal was given, they did start. Hays gave blast with his horn, and sunk his spurs into the side of the bull who bounded off with a terrible bawl, at no tri- fling speed, the dried ox-hide Tapping up and down and rattling at every jump, making Q combination of noises that had never been heard on race-course before.
 The horses all flew the track, every one seeming to be seized with sudden deter imitation to take the shortest cut to get out of the Redstoue country, and not one of them could be brought back in time to save their distance. The purse was given to Hays. "A 61hSAai Ao" eusutuj UuC the run or Cne thing put the crowd all on the side of the bull. The horSemen contended they were swindled out of their purse, and that if it had not been for Hays horn and ox-hide, which he ought not to have been permitted to bring upon the ground, the thing would not have turned out as it did
 Upon this, Hays told them that his bull could beat any of their horses any how, and if they would put up hundred dollars against the purse he had won. he would take off the ox-hide and leave his tin horn, and run fair race with them. His offer was accepted, and the money staked.
 They again took their places at the starting post, and the signal was given Hays gave the bull another touch with his spur, and the bull gave tremendous bel low. The horses remembering the dreadful sound, thought all the rest was coming as before. Away they went again, in spite o all the exertions of their riders, while Hays galloped his bull around the track and wol the money.