New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-29

+ Some forty years ago the managers Of race
course near Brownsville, on the Mononphela pub
lished notice of race one mile heats, on
particular day, for purse OF 500. " Free for
anything with four legs and hair on" A man in
the neighborhood named Hayes, had bull that he
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 number of times, on sew
eral moonlight nights until the bull had the hang
Of the ground pretty well, and would keep the
rlght course DE rode with spurs, which the buH
considered dIsagreeable; SO much so that he
always beloved when they were applied to his
asnks.
On the morning Of the race, Hayes came upon
the ground on horseback-on his bull Instead Of
saddle, he had dried ox-hide the head part Of
which, with the horns still on, he had placed on
the bull's rump. He carried short tin horn ia his
hand. He rode to the 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 notice. in-
sstiDg that his bull had "four legs and hair on,n
and that he had right to enter him. After a
good deal of swearing, the judges declared them
selves compelled to decide that the bull had the
right to run, and was entered accordingly. When
the time for starting arrived the Dull and horses
took their places. The hoTse-raceTs were out Of
humoI at being bothered with bull, and at the
burlesque which they supposed was intended, but
| thought it would be over as soon as the horses
started
| men the signal was given they did start. hayes
gave blast Of his horn and sank his spurs into the
sides OF the bnl, which bounded off with terrible
Dawi, at no trifing speed, the dried OK hide flap
ping up and down and rafting at every jump,
making combination Of sounds that had never
| been heard on race-course before. The horses
all few from the track, everyone seeming to be
seized with a sudden determination 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 70
| Hayes.
i general row ensued, but the fun Of the thing
put the crowd on the side Of the bull. The horse
men contended that they were sWindled ont Of
their purse, and had 1t not been for Hayess horn
ana oxhide, which he ought not to have been per-
mitted to bring upon the ground, the thing would
not have turned out as it did. Upon this Hayes
told them his bull could beat their horses anyhow,
and if they would put up hundred dollars against
| the purse he had won he would take of the Oxkide
and leave the tin horn, and run fair race with
them.
| MHis offer was accepted and the money staked,
They again took their places at the starting post
and the signal was given. Hayes gave the buA
another touch with the spur, 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 then
riders, while Hayes galloped his bull around the
track, and won the money.