St. Mary's gazette. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1863-1867, 1866-08-16

"A RACE with a BuELs---Some forty
years ago the raanagers ofa raes,oourse
near Brownsville. GU The Mononphcla,
published notice Of race ae mile heass.
on a particular day. for purse o. Slu0.
'sFrSe for anything with four legA and
hair on. r A man iu the neighboFhood
named Hayes. hHd . bull that he was in
the hnbil Of riding 10 mill with his bag Of
corn, and be was determined 70 eater bin
Tor the race. ~ 3 (,
lie said nothing Abou,it 70 any one. but
be rode him around che track uumber o.
times, on several moonlight Bights, until
TIE bull hnd shs hang u the ground pref
Ity we'll, and would keep the right course.
Hs rode With SPURS. which thc bull con-
sidared disKgFceable NO much - that be
always ballssed whsa they we're applied
- bis aahks. ~
On the mcrning Of lhe RAGS. Hayes came
apon tho ground on horseback his
ball. Instead Ola saddle. be bad dried
hide; the head Imrt Of which. wiih the
horus still N he'6ad placed ,en the oull's
ranip. lie carried shost ,iA'hern 10 BIS
hand. He rode 70 she judges siasd, aaJ
oaaF 70 enter his ball foEthe race; but tho
owners NJ tle horses that weFa entered OBJ
ieeted sss-zse,sss.s
Hayes appealed 10 tho terms Of tie mo-
siee. insisting that .ha ball had -four legs
and heir on aad that be bad Alright % en-
Ter hir. Amer . good dasl Of swearing,
the judges declared ihsnselvcs eosDpesled
10 decide that the bull bad the right TO
run. aud VIA entered neooFlingly. When
The tills isN starting sFrived shc bull aud
horses took shsiF iAsces. The borss-r.ecrs
were out " hasnor u being bothered with
boil, aud a the burlaqaa which they
supposed y - isslsndsd. bot thought iE would
be vyef*n s,ou ~ The horses started
Wien the signal was givcn they did
s.AFs Hayes gave blast ~ bic horn
and sank his spurs. Into the sides Of thc
ball, which bodn,lsd of wish D trrrible
bawl, a, no triaing spced. the drisd or
hide fappipg up ADD dowa and rafting Al
cvofy jump, making. CONSULTATION Of
sounds thai hal IssvST sSss - - ! 20 s==
course. before. The horses all fees from
the track. every one seeming 10 be seized
With auddcn determination 10 take The
shortest cut 10 get 90. Of the Reistone eoun.
Try and 20, one Of them could DO brought
back 10 time 70 save their distance. The
purse was given to Hayes.
a general row eBtusd, but the fun Of
the thing put the crowd on the side Of the
bull The h0rsemsh coutesded that they
wore swindlsd out Of their purse, aud had
il not beea To- Hayes horn and OK hide,
which hc ought nos to have been permitted
10 bring on thc ground che thing would
not have tnraed out As il did. Upon this
Hayes todd shsm his bull coald beat their
horses anyhow. and IL they would put up
a hundred dollars against lhe pursi be had
won be would take Of the oKhIde aud leave
the tin horn. aud ran . .fait race With
them. 1921 .hf 4a& A
His offer was accepted and tia money
staked. they again took their places at The
starting post, and the signal was, given. -
Hayes gave die lhtll aposlIer touch with the
spur, aad che bull gave tssEhaisioaA BEL
low. a sea 8eaae
The horses. remembering ihe dreadful
sound. thought all the rest was coming A.
before, Away they wcns again IN spite Of
the exertious u their riders. while Hayes
gallopcd Bis bull around the track, and
won the money. ss II
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