The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-11-08
From the Knic kerbseker for Naxs absr.,
4 6a0ce with Z 8uol.

I Some forty years ago the members of
race course near Brow nsville on the Monon
gahels. published notice OF . race. one mil
heats. on particular day, for a purse Q
one hundred dollars. ''free for anything wit
four legs and hair on
A man in the neis borhood named HAYS
had bull that he was in the h.bi, of ridin.
to mill with his bag of corn. and he deter
mined TO enter him for the race. He sale
nothing about it TO any one. but he rod,
hlfn arouni the track a number of times, OF
several noonli Iht nights. ustii the bull had
the hang OF the ground pietty we'll and
would keep the rig { course He rode with
spurs. " hich the bull considered particular
dissgreeabie. so much SO that he alws sys
oelio"ed when they were applied 10 his
sides.
On the morning Of the race. Hays came
upon the ground on horsebsck-on his ball.
Instead of q saddle. he mad dried an OK
hide, the hesi part OF which, with the horn
stili on, he had placed on the bulls rump.
DE carried short lin horn in his hand
he r''de Id the judges stand. and offered to
enter his bull ior the race, bat the owners Of
the horses objecred. Hays appealed to the
terms of the notice. insisted that his bull
had -four legs and hair on" and that there.
fore he had tight to enter him. After =
good deal OF swearing. the judges com
PEELED to decide that the bull ha | the rig t
To run, and he was entered accordingly.
When the time tor starting arrived. the
bun and horses took their places The horse
racers were out OF humor At being bothered
with the bull. and al the burlesque which
they supposed was intended. but thought
that II would be over rs SO IN 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, " no boun-
dcd Oft with q terrible bawl al no trihrny
sPeed-the dry oxhid- fl .pping up and down
and rafting At every jump. mating com
oination OF noises that had never been heard
on racecourse b-fore The horses all
iisw the track. every one seeming to be seiz-
ed with q sudden deger mination to take the
shortest cut TO get out OF the Redsfone coun-
try, and none Of them coul,i be brought
back In time to save their distance The
purse was given TO Hays.
A general row ensued; but the fun Of the
thing pur the crowd all on the side of tue
bull. The horsensn contended that they
were swindlsd out of the purse, and, # il
had not been for Hays horn and oxhi ie,
which he ought not to have been permitted
to bring upon the ground, the thing would
not have turned out a. il did.
Upon this Hays told them that his bull
could beat any of their horses anyhow, and
it they would put up one hundred dollars
against the purse he had won. he would
take of the oxhlde and leave the tin horn,
and run fair race with them His Offer
was accepted and the money staked. Tney
q gain 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 below. Tue horses
remembering the dreadful sound. thought
all the rest was coming AS before Away
they went again in spi'e of all the exertions
Of their riders. while Hays gaIloped his
bull around the track again aud won the
money.