Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-10-27

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was !ucrwio,l To- otter blu for
IT, race.
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one, but he rode him around the
track u number of times, on the
several moonlight nights, until the
hull had the hang uf the ground
pretty well, aud would keep the
course, lie rode with spurs which
the bull considered disagrccablo; so
much 50 that he always beloved
when they were applied tohis TANKS,
On tho morning Ofthc race, Hayes
came upon the ground on horse, back
ON his bull. Instead ola saddle lac
had II dried oH.hidc; the head part
vi which, with the horns still on, he
lad placed on the bulls lwmp, lie
carried Il short tin horn in his hand,
lie rode 10 the Judges stand and
offered TO enter his bull for the race;
but the owners Of the horses object
cd, .i.
Hayes appealed to the terms Of
the notice; insisting that his bull
had -four legs aud hair on, and
that he had II right to enter him,
Amer Il gool deal of swearing, the
Judges declared themselves COMPEL.
cd to decide that the bull had the
right to run, and was entered ac-
cordingly, Whom the time for the
starting arrived The bull and the
horses took thsrplaccs. The horse.
racers were ont Ct humor ut being
bothered With Il bull, and at the
bprlcsquo which they slpposaI Vas
intended, but th9ngTt il weuIl be
-s-ss-..tt. - ~ soo4l+as the horses started
When the signal was given they
did start. lltycs gave blast Of
his horn, ami fA1ik his spurs into
tho sides OF the bull, which bound
cd oil with u terrible bawl, mt no
Irilling speed, the dried hide flap
ping up and down and rafting ut
every jump, making n combination
of sounds that hail never been heard
on trace course before. The hors-
cs all few the track, every one
seeming to be seized with IL saddcn
determination to take the shortest
cut to get out Of the Redstono coun.
try, and not ono of them could be
brought back in time to save their
distance. The purse was given to
Hayes.
A general row cnsrcd, but the
fin Of the thing put the crowd on
the side Of the bull. The horse
men contcn,Icd that they were
swindled ont OF their purse, and had
it not been for Hayes horn and OK
hide, which he ought not to have
been allowed to bring on the ground, |
,ho thing would not have turned F,
out ms it did. Upon this Hayes
told them his bull could bcao their
horses anyhow, and if they would |
put up II hundred dollars against |
The purse he had won, he would
take off the oX-hidc and leave the
lin horn, and run fair race with
them. sr ....s.sa.
His offer was accepted, and the
money stakcd. They again took
their places at the starting post, and
the signal was given again. Hayes |
gave the bull another touch with |
the spurs, and.t bull gave ire
mcndous below.
The horses remembering the |
dreadful sonnd, thought all the rest
was coming as before. Away they |
went again in spite Of the eXcrtions
of their riders, while Hayes gallop-
ed his bull around the track, and
won their money.