short, with the bull being captured by the peace-keeping forces quickly and without reported serious incident. Because the townsfolk were forced to bear the cost of this militia presence for several years in a row, they agreed to stop the practice on their own henceforth, and kept their word. The last known witness of the bull running was James Fuller Scholes who spoke of it in a newspaper interview in 1928 before his 94th birthday: Legacy As late as 1895 at JS Loweths, the mayor of Stamford's, civic banquet a string band played a piece of music entitled Stamford Bull Running arranged by A Rippon. See also Bull running Cruelty to Animals Act 1835 Notes and references Notes References Bibliography Bull sports Culture in Lincolnshire November events Stamford, Lincolnshire 1830s disestablishments in England Annual events in England Defunct sporting events