The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-02-15
A Bull Race.

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race course near Brownsville, on the
Monongahela, published notice of a race
OF one mile heats, on particular day,
for purse of one hundred dollars,
''free for anything with four legs and
hair on" A man in the neighborhood
named Hays had bull that he was in
the habit Of riding to mill with his bag
Of corn, and he determined to enter him
for tho 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 pretty well and
would keep the right course. He rode
with spurs, which the bull considered
particularly disagreeable, so much SO
that he always beloved when they we're
applied to his sides
On the morning of the race Hays
came upon the ground on horseback
on his bull Instead Of saddle 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
20 the judges stand and offered to enter
his bail for the race, but the owners of
the horses objected Hays appealed 10
the terms Of the notice, insisting that
his bull had -four legs and hair on, .
and that therefore he had right 70
enter him After good deal of swear
ing, the Judges declared themselves
compelled to decide that the bull had
the right to run, and he wa. entered
accordingly When the time for start
ing arrived, the bull aud the horses
took their places. Tho horse-racers
were out Of humor at being bothered
with the bull, and at the burlcsquc
which they supposed was intended, but
thought il would be over as soon a. the
horses started. When the signal was
given they did start Hays gave n
blast with his horn. aud sunk his spurs
into the side Of the bull, who bounded
od with y terrible bawl, at no trihiug
.pccd--thc dried OK hide tapping up
and down, aud rattlng at every jump,
making a combination Of noises that had
never been heard on racc-eourse be-
fore, The horses all few the track, ev-
cry one seeming 10 be aoiEcd with a
sudden determination TO take The short
cat cut 10 got out of the Redstonc coun.
try, and none Of them could be brought
back in time to save their distance
The purse was given TO Hays. A gen
cral row eusued but the fun Of the
thing pu, the crowd all Gu the side Of
the ball The horsemcn eontended
that thcywcrcswindled out Of the purse;
and. II it had not been for Hays horn
aud OK hide, which he ought not TO
have been permitted to bring upon the
ground the thing would not have turned
out as ii did. Upon this Hays told
them that he could beat any Of their
horses any how and if they would put
up Que hundred dollars against the
purse he had won, he would take of the
OK hide aud leave the tip-horn, and run
iais race with them His offer was
accepted aud the money stake1 They
again took their places at the starting
post, and the signal was given. Hays
gave his bull another touch with his
spur, and the bull gave tremendous
below. The horses remembering the
dread sound, thought all the rest was
coming as before. Away they went
again in spite Of tho exertions of their
riders, while Hays galloped his bull
around the track again and won the
money. Bully for the bull