The union Democrat., 1871-12-02
A Race With n Bull.

Some forty years ago the managers of q
race-course near Brownsville, on the Monon'
gahela, published notice of race one mile
heat, on particular day, for purse OF
Sl00-"free for anything with four legs and
hair on it, A man in the neighborhood,
named Hayes, had bull that he was in the
habit of riding to mill with 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 the several moonlight nights pre-
ceding, 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 disagreeable so much so that he
always beloved when they were applied to
his TANKS.
On the morning of the race Hayes came
riding upon the ground on horseback-on his
bull. Instead of o saddle he had dry OK
hide, the head part of which, the horns still
on, he had placed on the bulls rump. He
carried short tin horn in his hand. lie
rode to the Judges stand and offered to enter
his bull for the race, but the owners of the
horses objected.
Hayes appealed to the terms of the notice,
insisted that his bull had four legs ard hair
on it, and that he had a 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 enter
ed accordingly. When the time for the start
ing arrived, the bull end the horses took their
places. The horse-racers were out OF humor
at being bothered with a bull, and at the bur-
lesque 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 bound
ed off with terrible bawl a. no trifling
speed, the dried ox-hide Tapping up and
down and rafting at every Jump, making a
combination of sounds that had never before
been heard on a race-courSe. The horses all
flew the track, every one seeming to be seiz-
ed with sudden determination to take the
shortest cut to get out of the Redstone coun-
try, 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 had been
swindled out of their purse, and had it not
been for Hayes horn and ox-hide, which he
ought not to have been allowed to bring on
the ground, the thing would not have turned
out as it did, Upon this Hays told them that
his bull could beat their horses anyhow, and
if they would put 500 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 stalk
ed. They again took their places at the
starting post, and the signal was given again.
Hayes gave the bull another touch of the
spurs, and then the bull gave tremendous
below. The horses remembering the dread
| full 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.