Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-11-21
A BULL RACE.

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at times, in our s2nctum, We believe; but
We doubt if a heartier guffaw ever came
from it. than was awakened by the follow
ing Race with q Bull" for which we have
to thank a new correspondent in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. 1t almost cclipses The
Cock-Fight in Havana" which we publish
cd some time ago; in which an American
sailor unbagged an uncouth "bird" in the
"pit," which after receiving unresisting two
or three powerful digs from BLACK Sui
tan, his game antagonist, put one claw on
his neck, and with the other-pulled his
head of! He was an American Bald Eagle.
Like the horse-racers below described, the
spanish "spOrtsmen'' grOwlsd and grumbled;
but they were compelled to submit to an
''inglOriOus defeat"
"SOne forty years ago the members of a
~rece-eOurse near Brownsville, on the Mon
engahela. published nstice of a race, one
mile heats, on a particular day, for a purse
Of one hundred dollars, free for any hing
with four legs and hair on
"a man In the neighborhoOd named
Hays had a 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 a number of
times, on several moonlight nights, until
the Bull had the hang of the ground pref
ty well and would keep the right course
He rode with spurs, which the Bull consid
cred particularly disagreed bic, so much so
that he always beloved when they were
applied to his sides.
-on the morning Of the race, Hays came
upon the ground on horse back-On the
Bull. Instead of a 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 a short tin horn
in has hand. He rode to the Judges stand,
and 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 a right
to enter him. After a good deal of swear
ing, the Judges declared themselves CON-
PEELED to decide that the bull had the right
to run. and be was entered accordingly.
When the time for starting arrived, the
bull and the horses took their places. The
borse-raoers were out of humor at being
Bothered with the bull, and at the burlesque
which they supposed was intended, but
thought that It would be over as soon as
the horses start:d.
"Nhen the signal was given; they did
start Hays gave a blast with his horn,
and sunk his spurs into the side of the bull,
who bounded off with a terrible bawl at no
triHing specific drisd ox-hlde Tapping
up and down, and rafting at every jump,
making a combination of noises that had
ncFcr been heard on a race-course before.
The horses few the track, every enc seem
ed TO be seized with q sudden determine
ton to take the shortest cut to get out of the
RedstOne country, and none Of them could
be brought back in time to save their dis
tanoe. The purse was given to Hays.
"a general row ensued; but the fun Of
the thing put the crowd all on the side Of
the bull. The horsemen contend7d that
they we're swindled out of the purse and,
If it had net been for Hays horn and OK
hide, which he ought not to have been per-
mitted to bring upon the ground, the thing
would not have turned out IS it did.
Upon this Hays told them thathis bull
could beat any of their horses any how, and
if they would put up one hundred dollars
against the purse he had won, he would
take off the ex-hide and leave the tin horn,
and run q fair race with them. His offer
wss 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
ball gave q tremendous below. The
horses, remembering the dreadful sound,
thought all the rest were coming as before.
Away they went again in spite of all tie
exertiOns of their riders, while Hays gal
Hoped his bnll around the track again and
won the money"
Bully for the Bun!-Kaickcr6ocker
NogOrne.