Year: 1862

Some forty years ago the managers Of .
race course near Brownsville, on the Mo.
nongahela, published notice Of race, ono
milo heats, on particular day, for a purse
of 800, free for anything with four legs
and hair on:


A man in the neighborhood, named
Hays, had bull tha. he was in the habit
Of riding to mill with his Gag of corn,
and he 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 several moonlight
nights, until the bull had the hang of the
ground pretty we'll, and would keep the
right course. He rode with spurs, which
the bull considered particularly Disagree
able; 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, be had dried
an OK hide, the head part of which with
the horns still on, he had placed on the
bulls rutnp. 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 nstice insisting that his bull
had four legs and hair on aud that
therefore be had right to enter him
Afser good deal of swearing, the judges
declared themselves compelled to decide
that the bull had the right TO run and
was entered accordingly.


When the time for starting arrived, the
bull aud the horses took their places
The horse.racers were out of humor At
being bothered with the bull, and at the
buresque which they supposed was in
tended. But thought that it 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 off with terrible bawl,
at no .rifling speed, the dried OK hide flap.
ping up and down and rsttling at every
jump making q combination of noises,
that nad never heard on q race course be.
fore. The horses all aew the track, every
one seeming to be seized with sudden de-
termination to take the shortest cut to get
out Of the Redstane 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 pu, the crowd ell on tho side of
the bull. The horsemen contended that
they were swinded out of the purse, and
if it had not been for Hays horn and OF.
hide, which he ought not to have been per.
mi,ted to bring upon the ground, the
thing would hot have turned ou, as it did.


Upon this, Hays told him that his bull
could beat any Of their horses anyhow,
and if they would up 800 against the
purse he had won, he would take off the
oq hide, and leave his tin horn and run .
fair race with them. His offer was ac-
cepted and the money staked


They again took their places q. the
starting post, and the signal was given
Hays gave the bull another touch with his
spur, and the ball gave tremendous bel
low. The horses remembering the dread.
full sound, thought all the rest was coming
as before. Away they wen. again, in
spite Of all the exertions Of their riders,
while Hays galloped his bull around the
track again, and won the money.