The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
How u Primers Believing Bull
Won a Horse Race.

brownsville. Penn. some Sky years
ago was the scene of a most com cal o.
currence. which l. related by az oil resi-
dent who witnessed the scene At the
period referred to the manager, 81 a
horse race-irack published a notice Of a
mile heat race on a particular day Tree
for anything with four :ess that had
hair on, tor n pure OF SlVJ :.
4 farmer 10 the IcIgtborhoOd, named
HAYS. had a bull he Wa IN the habit OF
riding to mill with ms bag OF corn, a1d
the idea occurred TO him OF entering his
buIl for the race. He sand nothing to
any one OF bis intention to enter the bui.
for the race, but quietly commence I
! framing the bull by riding him around
the race track on moonlight nights 10
this manner he trained be bull until he
got the hang Of the track pretty Well
and would Keep on the night course lie
rode the bull with spurs aud when the
spurs we've applied 10 the bull he would
below f%rightfully.
GA the day of the race Hays rode 70
the race grounds "ou horseback, on hI-
bull Insteai Of a saddle be had a dried
OK hide. the head part OF VII ch, wl,h
the horns still on, ne mad place on the
UuI. uLD dll AtA-NIaA - a al -
carried a tin horn 10 his hand. lie rSde
to the judge, stand aud offered to c ter
ms bull Tor the race, but the owners OF
horses entered objected to the bull ; en-
trance. Hays appealed u the terms OF
notice, insisting that his bull had Tour
legs and hair % and therefore he had
a right to enter his bull. After a good
deal Of .'cussin on the part OF horse
owne. aud considerable 'tu>sln on the
part of the judges it was deslied that the
bull had a right to III aud was accor
dinghy entered.
When the time for starting arrived the
bull aud the horses took their places.
The horsemen were out OF humor at be
ing bothered with the bull and at the
burlesque which they supposed was inten
ded, but thought it would all be over As
soon as the horses started. When the
signal was given, Hays gave a blast with
his horn and sunk his spurs into the
| sides of the bull, which bounded of with
a terrible bound, and the dry * hide
Tapping up and down and rafting at
every Jump made such a combination of
noises as was never heard before on a
race-course. The horses all Immediately
flew the track, every one seeming 10 be
| seized With a sudden determination TO
take the shortest cut out OF The Redstone
country. and none of them could be
brought back 10 time 20 save the distance.
The purse was awarded to Hays, whose
bull had run round the course, and a
great deal IF sculding was done by the
horse owners. Trey contented that
thcv had been swindlcd out Of the purse
and that II 1t hadn't been for Hays's
horn and OK Ii lie the thing wouldn
have turned on, a, it did. Had not the
fun OF the thing put the Gro vi 10 good
hurLor aud all on the side of the bull a
general row would have ensued.
Hays told the indignant horseman
that his Du,i could beat either of their
500 against the purse he had won he
his tin h,rn aud run a fair race with them
which proposition was eagerly and
promptly accepted and the money
staked.
The bull and the horses were again at
their starting post in their places ready
for the wood go, and the men the
signal was given Hays gave the bu "a
touch of his spurs and the bull gave a
tremendous below. The horses, remem.
boring the dreadful sound, thought all
the rest was coming as before, and away
they went again in spite OF all the eNer-
tions of their riders, while Hays galloped
his bull around the track and won the
money.
p. S.-If anybody don't believe this
story he can go right up to Durham, and
see the very Bull itself.