The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1883-12-22
The Bull Of Redstone.

as RedstOne, now Brownsville
some sixty yeais ago was tn,
scene of most comical occur
renee, VIII ich is related by an ole
resident of Redstone, who wit
messed the scene. At the period
referred to the managers of 6
horse race track published q no.
tice Of a mile heat race on par
ticular day, "free for anything
with four legs that had hair on, >
for purse OF s100.
A farmer in the neishborhood,
named Hays, had q bull he was
in the habit of riding to mill
with his bag Of corn, and the
idea occurred to him of entsring
his bull for the race. He said
nothing to anyone of his inten.
tion to enter the bull for the race,
but quietly commenced training
the bull by riding him around
the race track on moonlight
nights. Ia this manner he train
ed the bull until it got the hang
of the track pretty we'll, and
would ke ep on the right course,
he rode the bull with spurs and
when the spurs were applied to
the bull he would below fright
fully.
On the day of the race Hays
rode TO the race ground "ou
horseback" on his bull. Inst ad
of q saddle he had q dried OK
hide, the head part Of which,
with the horns still o., he had
placed on the buI'. rump, and
instead of Il whip he carried a tin
horn in his hand. He rode to the
Judges stand and offered to enter
nis bull for the race, but the OVID
ers of the horses entered objected
20 the bulls entrance. Hays ap-
pealcd to the terms Of the notice,
insisting that his bull had "feur
legs and hair on" and therefore
he had right to enter his bull.
After "a good deal of "cusain" on
the part of horse owners and con-
siderable "fussin' " on the part
of tho judges it was decided that
the bull had q right to run, and
was accordingly entered.
When the time forsstarting ar
rived the bull and horses toox
their places. The horsemen were
out of humor at being bothered
with the bull and the burlesque
which they supposed were in
tended, but thought il would be
all over as soon as the horses
started. When the signal was
given Hays gave blast with his
horn and sunk his spurs into the
sides of the bull, which bounded
off with a terrible bound and the
dried oxhide Tapping up and
down and rattling at every jump
made such combination OF
noises as was never before heard
on race-course. The hocs ali
Immediately few the track, ev-
eryOne seeming TO be seized with
ID Sudden determination to take
the shortest cat out Of the Red
stone country, and none Of them
could be brought back in time 20
save their distance. The pure
went 10 Hays, who bull b d un
round the course. and grea;
deal Of hard swearing Was dore
by the horse owners. They con
tended that they had been Swit:-
died out Of the purse. and if il
hadn't been for Hays horn and
Oxhide the thing wouldn', have
turned out as it did. Had not
the fun of the thing put the
crowd in good humOl and ali on
The side Of the bull, a general ron
would have ensued.
Hsys told the indignant hulse-
uen that his bail could henl
either or their horse any say;
ard il ;bey woold put up 800
gainst he purse he had Won ne
would cake off the exhide, throw
4mav hiE tin SORE 8nd run Il fair
r24e wiLh f6em, which piOpoa.
,:ts WAS eagerly aad promptly
accepted and ihe mOhey staked.
The bull and the horses were
again at their starting post. I'D