Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-17

We have been heard to laugh "some" at
times, in our sanctum, We believe but We
doubt if heArter guffaw came from it, than
was awakened by the following Race with II
Bull, for which we have to thank a new COR
respondent in Plttsburg, Pennsylvania. 1t
almost eclipses "The Cock. Fight in Havana"
which we published some time ago in which
an American sailor unbsgged an uncouth
bird" in the pitt" which, after receiving un.
resistingy two or three powerful "digs" from
BLACK Sultan" his game antagonist put
one claw on his neck, and with the other
pulled his head off lie was an American
Bald Eagle. Like the horse-racers below
described, the Spanish "sportsDen" growled
and grumued but they we're compelled to
au "inglorious defeat"
"Some forty years ago the members of
race. courte near Brownsville, on the Nj on
ongahela, published notice OF race, one mile
heats, on particular day, for Il purse of one
hundred dollars, free for anything with four
legs and hair on
"a man in the nerghborhood. named Hays
had bull that he was in the habit of riding
to mill with his bag of corn, aud he determn.
ed 10 enter him for the race. he said moth
ing abouti it to any one, but be rode him
around the track q number Of times, on
several moonlight nights, until tho bull had
the hang of the ground pretty well and would
keep the right course. lie rode with spurs,
which the bull considered particularly disa-
greeable, so much so that be always beloved
when they were applied to his sides.
"On the morning of the race, Hays came
npoE the race ground on horseback-on his
bull. Instead of sadie, he had dried an OK.
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
lie rode to the judges stand, ard offered to
enter his bull for the race /; but the owners of
the horses objected. Hays appealed to the
terms of the notice, insisting that his bull had
-four legs and hair on and that therefore he
had right to'enter him. After a good deal of
swearing the judges declared themselves com.
PEELED to decide that the bull had the right
TO run, and be was entered accordingly.
"When the time for starting arrived, the
ball and the horses took their places. The
horse-racers were out OF humor q. being both
cred with the bull, and at the burlesque
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 bound
eG off with a terrible bawl ut no trihing speed
the dried ox.hide Tapping up and down,
and rafting at every jump, making combi-
nation OF noises that had never been heard on
q race.course before The horses all flew the
track, every one seeming to be seized with
sudden determination to take the shortest
cut to get out of the Redstone country, aud
none OF them could be brought back IN time
to save their distance. The purse was gwen
to Hays.
"a general row ensued but the fun OF tho
thing put the crowd all on the side oil the
bull. The horsen an coutendeG that q o. were
swindled out Of the purse aud, II 1t had not
been for Hay's horn and OK bide, which he
ought not 10 have been permitted 10 orlhg
upon the ground, the thing would not have
turned out as il did.
Upon this Hays told them that his bull
could beat any Of their horses anyhow ana II
rhey would put up one hundred dollars against
,ba nurse he had won he would take OIL the
hide and leave the tiG.horn, and run lar
race viii them. His offer was accepted and
,be money staked They again took their
ulsces at the starting post, and the signal
was given. Hay. gave the bull another touch
WITH the spur, aud the bull gave tremenc-
o,s bellow. The horses, remembering the
dreadful sound thought oil the rest was COM
inc as belore. Away they went again spite
or ali the exertions Of their riders, while Hays
callopsd his bull around the track again and
won the money.
Bully tor the bull !--KnickerbOck0r.