The Globe-republican., 1891-10-01
WILD RACE.
Novel Experience d the
Dodge City Boomers
IN the Rush for
New Lands.

thousand dollar corner lot Or u sub
urban homestead adjoining a future me-
tropolis. Among the number we're Dea-
con Maikley and D. d. Wintamute.
These gentlemep are no tenderfeet, and
it's not their style to 60 into anything
blindIy. without kno wing how they will
come ont. Therefore while others took
the train for the scene Of action, trusting
to luck for mean of conveyance across
country into the heart of the rev land,
they bethought themselves of the fact
that their former pastor, the Rev. Shell
don. lived at Guthrie, hard BY the land
Of promise, and communicated to him
betimes their desire for . suitable on
veyaDce 30 they would not be obliged to
make the pilgrimage afoot. Our people
we'll know this good man. though some
thing like eighty years old, cod . true
asd faithlsl Psssbytsrisu minister. y
u . boomer himself. He
therefore not only undertook 70 carry,
ous ths wishes Of tbsee two 1ee0agAo0-
bsrs o his Aeos, bss a..sngeA 70 b n u
himself. On arrival q Guthrie the
Dodoslass were advised that ~ Raw.
Sbssdos hsd ls3 word for them to come
% to he liss q ~ ssw ssrrisosy, - -
would b toun6sAere Win . sssvsysses
- Asss shsEDess Ses ~ tbsss = osbs
Q dash NJ psissd lsssaieas. l1ashisy
ed Wissas,uss therefore packed on 70
the frost, vAsss> cure enough loess&d
up the nsjssais t0r@ q thsis vsssrsbls
lsadas, ssssdiss UPRIGHT spea ths decay
Ing box Of N ancient spring waeos.
This vehicle We . marvel Of dscrspi.
tude. II Vas very fsail throughout from
the ravagcs Of time, but the especial
weakness Wa In tho hind wheels, which
were only kept ateady by inclinins props
under the outside end Of each hub. The
steeds harnessed to It were. Of
the ROsinante type, only more 20. Tho
fact IL, Don Quixote's famous var horse
,xss a model Of symmetry compared with
these bony sppsritions. The Dodge
City delegation climbed into the totter-
ing conveyance, however, and might
have taken = conspicuous part in the
race, but for . fatal mistake which had
been made by the Rev. sheldon. 1t
seems he had Ouly recently purchased
these wonderful animals aud u0thavlng
made allowance for their abstimeuOus
habit with reference to diet, had
that morning furnished them y generous
allowance Of nourishment. The unusu.
al internal disturbance caused by this
innovation had the effect to provoke .
violent attack Of collie on one of them,
and just as the words were being given
as a signal for starting the afflicted an
imal fell down in - paroxysm Of pain.
This movement shook the props from
the hind wheels, which immedi.
ately collapsed, leaving the whole outfit
a total wreck except the front end of the
wagon upon which the towering form of
the divine stood up and his ringing voice
shouted forth the tragic words, "A
horse. A horse! My Kingdom for a
horse!'' The momentus words. lone
two. three. CO." were pronounced. and
with yellS and clamor the motley
crowd dashed across the line. ::On
that my black race horse were here.
| could distance them vet. grOaned the
clergyman. The words were hardly out
of his mouth when sure enough his son
appeared upon the >cene with the much
desired black charger. liz Il frenzy of
haste Mr.. Sheldon leapeTs upon the horse
and dashed out over the plains with al
most lighting speed. His guests were
entirely forgotten. The spirit of the
chase and excitement of the tumultuous
race drove every other though, from his
mind. The noble beast fully justified.
his confidence in its racing qualities. He
fairly Kew over the earth till one after
another of the boomers were passed.
Soon the Black horse and the aged rider
were among the foremost of the racers.
The throng of those who were unable to
participate in the race by reason of ina
bilitv to procure horses. and the dis
gruntled Dodgei:cs. with their collapsed
outfit remained ut the line watching with
breathless interest the fate of the belated
horseman. Finally a shout. ''He leads.
he leads!!" was raised. 1t was indeed a
fact. Through the clouds of dust it could
be seen that the majestic clergyman
on his black horSh had passed the swift
est and the best. Those sweeping strides
were gradually increasing the advantage
and it seemed certain that the
gala mt rider would win the choicest 10
cation in all the territory. Fate decreed
however. For some inexpli-
cause the rider lost his equilibrium
and fell to the ground. Ii was all over
him. The energy of excitement
which had hitherto sustained him vanish.
Cd. He came slowly back leading the
horse which had so swiftly carried him