Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-02-02
A Free Race.

We have been heard to laugh somen at times
in our sanctum, we believe but we doubt if q
hcarier gunaw ever came from it than was ava
kened by the following race with bull, fol
which we have to thank new correspondent in
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. 1t almost eclipses the
Cock Fight In Havana" which we published
some time ago, in which an American sailor un
bagged an uncoutb bird in the pt, which, after
receiving INCREASINGLY two or three powerful
"dgs" from the "Black SULTAN his game
antagonist, put one claw on his neck, and with
the oiher-pulled his head off He was an
American Bald Eagle. Like the horse racers be-
low described, the Spanish sportsmen growled
and grumbled but they were compelled to sub
init to an " inglorious defeat :"
Some forty years ago the members Of race
course near Brownsville, on the Monongabela,
published notice of race, onemile heats, on a
particular day, for purse Of one hundred dol
lars, free for anything with four legs and hair
on."
A man in the neghborhood, named Hays, had
bull that be was in the habit of riding to mill
with his bag of corn, and he determined to enter
him for the race, lie said nothing to any one,
but he rode him round the track a number OF
times, on several moonlight nights, until the bull
had the hang of the ground pretty well, and
would keep the right course He rode with
spurs, which the bull considered particularly
dsagreable, so much so that he always beloved
On the morning of the race, Hays came upon
the ground on horseback-on his bull. Instead
Of a saddle, he had dried an oXhide, the head
part of which, with the horns stiu on, he had
placed on the bulls rump. He carried short
lin horn In his hand. He rode to the judges
stand, and offered to enter his bull for the race
hut 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 there
fore he had "a right to enter him. After good
d. al Of swearing the judges declared themselves
compelled to decide that the bull had a right tC
rum and he was entered accordingly.
When the time for starting arrived, the bull
and the horses took their places. The horse
racers were out of bumor at being bothered with
the bull, and at the burlesque which they sup
posed was intended but thought that it would be
over soon as the horses started.
When the signal was given they did start
Hays gave a blast with his horn, and sunk bis
spurs into the sides of the bull, who bounded of
with terrible bawl at no triling speed-th'
dried oxhde tapping mp and down, and rattlinl
at every jump, making combination of nose
that had never been heard on 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 Readstont
country, and none of them could 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
put the crowd all on the side of the bull. The
horsemen contended that they were swindled out
of the purse and, if it had not been for Hays
horn and OK 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 one hundred dollars against the
purse he had won, he would take off the oX-hidC
and leave the tin horn, and run fair race will
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 a tremendous below The horses
remembering the dreadful sound. thought all the
rest was coming as before. Away they went
again in spite of all the exertons of their riders
while Hays galloped his bull around the track
again and won the ,-hnickerbocker,