The sun., 1893-06-13
1,coo-nuLE RIDE IN rHr SADDLE.
A Fteia OF Dnshinr Cowboys ana One
wonan to start To-day.

A Tteia or DnshinE Cowboys ana One
Woman to start To-day.
A wonderful horse race begins to-day. A
band OF shouting, shooting. dovll-deiyine cow
boys start from Chadron. n post town in Ne
braskn. aome 400 niles from Omaha, to race
to Buffalo Bilrs camp at the Worlds Fair
grounds, 1000 miles away. They will ride
without change OF horees. and the man who
first looks upon Buffalo Bilrs curly locks will
win fame and gold.
Tho most interesting part OF II all is that
there will he woman In tho race. q Young.
plump. good looking woman, known through
out the West for her daring horsemanship and
her indefatlgable energy. Her name is Miss
Emma Hutchinson. or. rs Cy Warman would
sing:
Emma is her name.
Single IL her station;
And .A. nd, r.i,: :'it n. i ,hrnl,r.,.on. i1iS
There will probably be twenty -flvs entries
In the race. livery rider In the lot has either
broken broncho or stolen one. while some OF
them have gone 80 far, SO 1t is said. as to
make MAKE svs T the eronshs oMGs
John faes Of % northsre NeSrasE" S snaRs ahs
Creek Tomh. OF Snake Creck. Wy: "lattie.
snHkke Rk Il Isis Ms III. Fl cE%Ssde Col,
wood. Jim Murray OF Eagle Pass Tex: MEX NIX
Jones. a. halt breed from, the Pine Ridge
ed Sioux from the Rosebud Agency and Miss
Hutchinson, who lives in Denver
r. Doc Miidiet"n Is the most NO, iamous o! The lot,
sleyeresi cattle thleves in the Black iiilis dis:
trct. and was the best ali-around bad man Of
ermea and seoi down s As long G as the
sherir alone. He still carries his six-shooter
in his belt. and though it takes greater provo
6till. when II iS uru n. the Clelt ia the ia
Middleton is u splendid rider. Heis 45 years
old. stands nearly ak feet tall. and weighs $50
with band of rehellious Sioux behind him.
;, John flagg. whose home is at Big Horn
ing cattle fights. and often saved his life BY his
skill and endurance as rider The other men
TsH s e9 S s S.s a1s
fought against the sioux and taken part on
IN tho Sny in the
Montsna when o9ny io years old ana from
1t the sun never act without seeing her In a
saddle. calloping over her ranch with all tho
stock business. Many timea she has slept in
posed to the wind and rain % Of ferce 'ss Western
Miss Hutchinson has made many long rides.
Once. with a single string o! horses. she COW
sSis s Journey tie ROAD. were sS ] ]hsayy and I'd tho
slept without shelter in the storm. In town
Miss Hutchinson rides on an ordinary side
saddle. hut when out on her ranch she uses II
mans saddle and rides astride. She left Den.
yer two weeks ago to ride to Chadron. The
distance Il nearly 800 miles. but she rode very
slowly. 50 as TO tougher Ter horse aud nut him
in shape for the thousand mile race. She eS-
poets confidently to reach Chicago in twenty
DAYS and win the prize
The start in the big race will probably he
made early this morning. The route has been
kept secret. SO far to avoid any interference
on the part OF the Humane Society. Gov
Crounse of Nebraska will fire a pistol as sig
nal for starting. The first rider to reach Chi
cago will receive 81 900 in gold. offered by the
managers OF the race Other prizes will be n
Colts revolver, inlaid with silver. gold. and
pearl: fine cowboy saddle. aud $500 divided
into three eqnal prizes. The last sum is Of
fered by buffalo Bill