Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-17
CHADRoN TO CHICAGO.
They Are OG-An Effort Made to Bar
Out the Custer County Horses,
But IL Don't w ork.

Out the Custer County Horses.
But II Don't W ork.
Special TO the Chronicle.
Chadron, Neb., June 13, 1898 This,
the starting day in the 1000 mile race
from Chadron to Chicago. brought to
the capital of Dawes county several
thousand pc op' e, among them represent
atives Of numerous eastern and western
dailies, likewise two gentlemen. Messrs.
Fontaine and Temple, representing the
National Humane Society, who were
sent out to try to prevent the start. But
after the conditions of the race were
explained to them, they we're invited to
be present at the registering stations
and ifany cruelty was practiced by the
riders, they were at liberty to cause the
arrest of the one so doing. They with
drew their objections and the start yss
given by pistol shot at $40 D. Isr- ~
fore the start each horse was branded
with road race brand, figure under
the name. There were some fifteen
entries, but only ten starters, with horses
as follows: Emmett Albright, of Craw-
ford, Outlaw and Joe Bush John Ber-
ry, the Pathfinder of the F., + & NJ. ",
Sandy and Poison j. II. Stevens, Ness
City, Kan, Gen. Grant and Nick Geo.
A. Jones, Whitewood, George and
Romeo; Doc. Middleton, Chalron,
Geronimo and Jimmy; f. w. Smith.
Chadron, Dynamite' and Red Wing;
Dave Douglass, Hemingford, Monte
Cristo and Wideawake; Joe Gillespie,
Frank Butte, Billy Nc and Billy shaffer;
Joe Campbell, Denver, Boomerang and
Dick; R. Fisher, Chadron, Niger Baby
and Dicksey.
The registering stations are as follows:
In Nebraska-Long Pine, o Neil and
Warsaw Iowa-Sioux City, Fl. Dodge,
Iowa Falls, Waterloo, Manchester and
Dubuque; Illinois-Freeport, De Kalb,
and Buffalo Bills Wild West Show, IN
Chicago. The purse is $1,000 to winner,
with $500 added by Buffalo Bill When
the Boland and Hale string of horses
were brought out at o'clock this after
noon, with John Berry for rider great
roar was made by Doc Middleton and
few other contestants who had sup
posed they were to have a walk away,
and the committee on arrangements
sided with the latter, but as they adver-
tised everything open to the world,
Berry with his string started, and will
go through to Chicago, regardless of Doc
Middleton, the committee, or anyone
else. Public sentiment is strong against
the ruling, and for the good name of
Chadron and her people it is hoped that
it will be reversed by tomorrow. ~
John Berry the Pathfp Va :,
+. & NJ. V. RSt Ef money which N'
ofway man1 the Worlds Column txI2a'
great rsilroi. will spend in the clerk
the west, iAoubtless be great, of eli
searching ont some enthusi- wind
surveyors, have intiis,S one optl. siha slha''
kind Of hardship, equipped him wrr-,
unlimited experience and wonderful
powers Of endurance, and that he will
be the first rider to reach Chicago, is
believed by great number of men who
are only too willing to back their opin-
ion with their money.
The kick made by the Chadron peo.
pie when they learned that John Berry
was to ride the Custer county horses,
and the ruling of the committee, is a
circumstance which tends to corroborate
the report that the great race is fake,
and that the winner was decided upon
before the start was made. In advertis
ing the contest, no man or horse was
barred. and the objection raised to
Berry's riding, would indicate that the
clique was alarmed when it discovered
that there would be one contestant who
could not be bought off or frightened
into defeat. AS our correspondent says,
it is to be hoped that the committee
will reverse its decision, and thus con-
vince the thousands who are watching
the race with interest, that it was not a
put up job
One of the horses entered by A. d.
Clark and George Boland, two old resi-
| dents Of this county, is a stallion sired
by an Arabian horse. and his dam
thoroughbred Kentucky mare. He 10 a
beautiful animal, sound as a dollar and
true as steel, and his owners value him
at $1,000. With John Berry for his
rider and fair field, he Is dangerous
contestant for the big purse and the
honors of the race.
Miss Hutchison, the Denver female
rider who was to have been one of the
starters, did not enter, for the reason
that she could find no one to back her.
Probably the mos. conspicuous figure
in the race is Doc Middleton of Chad
ron. q man we'll known all over the
northwest, and who may be said to be
both famous and notorious. Famed a.
one Of the hardy pioneers who braved
the dangers and hardships Of the new
and unexplored west, long years ago.
Notorious because of the many deeds Of
outlawry which are said to have been
committed by him when western Ne
hrask. Ne. the home Of some Of the
most daring desperadoss the world has
ever kncwn. OF late years Middleton
has lived as q peaceable, law-abiding
citizen, and his neighbors and Nebrask-
ans generally have thrown the mantle
Of charity over the record Of his mis-
deeds.
Joe Campbell. Of Denver, is young
Englishman, who is backed by Denver
newspaper. He is . rather small. good
looking young man who has made many
friends during his stay in Chadron, and
is reported q most dashing and fearless
rider.
General Grant," one Of the horses
entered and ridden by Stevens, Of Ness
City. Kan. was captured wild two years
ago after running him down, which
took nearly weeks time. He isa good
specimen Of the very few wild horses
which may sometimes be encountered
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