Year: 1860

Some forty years ago the managers of race course near Brownsville, on the Monongabcla, published notice ofa race, one mile heats, on particular day, for a purse of $l00. free for anything with four legs and hair on." A man in the neighborhood, named Hays, had a bull that he was in the habit of riding to mill with his bag of corn, and he determined to enter tim for the race. He said nothing about il to any one, but he rode him around the track number of times, on moonlight nights, till the bull had the ground pretty we'll, and would keep the right course. He rode with spurs, which the bull con- sidered particularly disagreeable; so much so that he always beloved when they were applied to his sides.

 On the morning of the race, Hays came upon the ground on horseback--on his bull. Instead of saddle, he had dried an OK hide, the head part of which, with the horns still on, he had placed on the bulls rump. He carried short tin horn

 in 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. Hays appealed to the terms of notice; insisting that his bull had -four legs and hair on" and that therefore he had a right to enter him. After good deal Of swearing, the judges declared themselves compelled 10 decide that the bull had tie right to rum and was entered accordingly.

 When the time for starting arrived, the bull and the horses took their places. The horse-racers were out of humor at being bothered with the bull, and at the surlesque which they supposed was inten- ded. But thought that il would be over as soon as the horses started.

 When the signal was given, they did start. Hays gave blast with his horn, and sunk his spurs into the side of the bull. who bounded of with terrible bawl, at no trifng speed, the dried ox-hide nap- ping up and down. and ratlIing at every jump, making combination of noises, that had never been heard on race course before. The horses all flew the track, every one seeming to be seized with sudden determinatioa 10 lake the shorles, cut to get out of the Redstone country, and none of them could be brought back in time to save their distance. The purse was given to Hays.

 A general row ensued; but the fun of the thing put the crowd all on the side Of the bull. The horsemen conended that they were swindled out of the purse, and if il had not been for Hays horn and OK hide, which he ought not to have been permitted to bring upon the ground, the thing would not have turned olt as it did.

 Upon this, Hays told them that his bull could beat any of their horses anyhow. and if they would put up $l00 against the purse he had won he would take off the ox-hde, and leave his tin horn, and run fair race with them. His offer was accepted, and the money s,aked.

 They again took their places at the starting post, and the signal was given. Hays gave the bull another touch with his 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 all the exerlions of their riders, while Hays galled his bull around the track again, and won the money.