The moshun ov the velosipead iz produced bi the action ov the leggs--or rather, the action ov the pedal extremetys, the word _leggs_ iz altogether too obscene for every man to use, who ever expekts tew run for the legislatur, or be caught in the sosiety ov refined people. This fakt iz sufficiently explained tew the latin skollar, who understands that “velosipeads” iz manufakterd out ov two forrin words, “_veloss_” and “_pedoss_,” which vulgarily means “_lively leggs_,” but politely means, “_pedal swiftness_.” If a man don’t understand latin now a daze, he kant hardly enjoy the conversashun ov a hod carrier. The velosipead iz not a modern discovery; long before the days of Adam, and Eve, they waz in use. The heathen gods had them, with one wheel to them, and history tells us ov a grate expert, one Ixion, who got onto the side ov one ov them, and traveled all over the Olympian country. I hav seen them miself with only one wheel to them, theze had two handles, which protruded out behind, and were propelled by a shove moshun. Theze were fust discovered in Ireland, and I think are called “wheelbarrows,” or sumthing that sounds like that. This is all i kno now about the velosipeads. THE RASE KOARSE. Grate rase! at Sulphur Flat trotting Park, on Thursda, April 9th, for a puss ov 13 dollars, and a bulls-eye watch, free for awl hosses, mares, geldings, mules, and Jackasses! Seeing the above anounsement, pasted up on a gide board, at “Jamaka rum four corners,” and having never saw a hoss trot, on a well regulated rase koarse, for the improvement ov the breed ov hosses, i agreed i wud go, jist tew encourage the breeding ov good hosses. I found the village of Sulphur Flats located in a lot and well watered bi a griss-mill and 2 tannerys. The prinsipal buildings seem tu consiss ov a tavern stand, 3 groserys, an insurance offiss, and anuther tavern stand, awl condukted on strik whiskee prinsiples. I found the inhabitants a good deal tired in their religus views and i thought the opening wud admit 3 or 4 missionarys abreast. The moste prinsipal bizness ov the peopil waz pealing bark in the winter, and pitchin cents az soon az warm wether sot in. I asked a gentleman present, who ced he was a reporter for “The Yung Man’s Christian Gide,” if he knew what the poplashun ov the place definitely waz, and ced he definitely didn’t, but if i would set out a pail ov whiskee, with a dipper into it, on the top ov a hemlock stump, that grew in front ov the tavern, it wouldn’t be 60 minnits befour i cud count the whole ov them, and then we both ov us smiled, az it were, tew onst. [Illustration: JOSH BILLINGS DRIVES OUT TO THE RACES.] Having asked sum uther inquirys, ov a mixed natur, i santered down tu where the rase koarse waz. THE TRACK. I found the track waz about a mild in circumferense, and ov a sandy disposishun, fensed in by a kranbury mash on one side, and a brush fense on tuther, and in jist about 3 minnet condishun.