Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-07-26
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A Race with q Bull.

Some forty years ago the managers of a
raes-course, near Brownsville, on the Mon
onghela, published notice of race, one
mile heat, on particular day, for purse
of $190. nFree for anything with four
legs and hair on" A man in the neighbor.
hood named Hayes, had bull that be was
in the habit of riding to mill with his bag
of corn, and he was determined to enter
him for the race.
he said nothing about it to any one, but
he rode him around the track q number OF
times, on the several moonlight nights, IN.
tif the bull had the hang of the ground
pretty we'll, and would keep the right course.
he rode with spurs, which the bull con-
sidered disagreesble; 80 much so that be
always beloved when they were applied to
his tanks. % I'd. .+
On the morning of the race, Hayes came
upon the ground on -horseback--on his
bull. Instead of saddle, he had diied
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 bis
hand. He rode to tie judges stand, and
offered to enter his bull for the race; but
the owners of the horses that were entered
objected.
Hayes appealed to the terms of the no.
tice, insisting that his bull had 'four legs
and hair on, and that he had right to
enter him. After good deal of swearing,
the judges declared themselves compelled
TO decide that the bull had the right to run,
and was entered accordingly. When the
time for the starting arrived, the bull and
horses took their places. The horse.racers
were out of humor at being bothered with
o bull, and at the burlesque which they
supposed was intended, but thought it
would be over as soon as the horses started.
When the signal was given they did
start. Hayes gave blast Of his horn and
sunk his spurs into the sides of the bull,
which bounded off with terrible bawl, at
no triHing speed, the dried ox-hide Tapping
ND and down and rattling at every jump,
making combination of sounds that had
never been heard on race-track, every one
seeming to be seized with sudden deter
minatiou to take the shortest cut to get out
of the Redstone country, and not one of
them could be brought back in time to
save their distance. The purse was given
to Hayes
A general row ensued, but the fun of
the thing put the crowd on the side of the
bull. The horsemen contended that they
were swiudled out of their purse, and had
it not been for Hayes horn and o1.hide,
which he ought not to have been permitted
to bring on the ground, the thing would
not have turned out as it did. Upon this
Hayes told them bis bull could beat their
horses anyhow, and if they would put up
a hundred dollars against the purse he had
won, he would take off the ox-hide and
leave the 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
HAYES gave the bull another touch with
the spurs, and the bull gave tremendous
below.
The horses, remembering the dreadful
sound, thought all the rest was coming as
before. Away they went again in spite of
the exertions of their riders, while Hayes
galloped his bull around the track, and won
the money.