The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-29
COWBOY RACE FINISHED.
BERRY THE WINNER IN THIRTEEN
DAYS AND s1xf.gN HOURS.
The Others Follow Him in Closely With
Broncos in Good Condition-The Win
ner's Pony Attempted to Bite
the Examining Officer.

CHICAGO. June27 The little brown
broncho called Poison which today
carried the winning cowboy to finish
in the great distance race to the
Worlds fair from Chadron, N. D.,
tried to bite the president of the Hi
nois Humane society, Hon. John G.
Shortall. AS soon as the pony could
he seen after the remarkable 100O-mile
ride, President Shortall, accompanied
by a couple of veterinary surgeons, at
tempted to conduct an inspection to
ascertain his condition. Shortall
nuicl<ly concluded that there was
plenty of animation leftSto pronounce
the horse all right, adding that there
was no justification for the least inter
ference on his part as agent OF the
Humane society. Although the final
15o miles were made in "a hours the
horse showed no signs Of being sore or
tired, and his coat was unruffied and
without a bit of lather. He looked
capable of going another 100 miles. On
the other hald rider j Ohm Berry looked
iaded and thoroughly tired, but the
CLEAN in his little grey eyes showed
that there was abundant determine
tion in his small, well knit frame He
made a unique picture as he stood
shaking hands with members of the
press, vaqueros and Indians.
Col. WIN. F. Cody, Buffalo Bill"
who was the first man to welcome the
winner, was greatly pleased with the
race and its results. He declared
there was "a great deal more 10
the race than the mere first prize. LII
will show the world what the native
American horse is worth. European
nations are watching the result OF this
race with interest. 1t is a test OF
hardness of the bronco, and after the
wonderful result of 150 miles in "a
hours, 1040mile in 15 days and Ii hours
there will be rush for American ami
mails. European nations Will wanG
American bred horses Tor
their cavalry. That the horses
are iu splendid condition
am not surprised. The boys know the
horse is their best friend and that its
hest endeavors can be brought out by
kindness and care"
Major John NJ. Burke was full of en-
thusiasm. He was more than satisfied
with the race. but declared the riders
to be lemonade brigade" They
don't drink anything but lemonade.
WHY I've bought string of lemonade
from Iowa to Chicago and the boys
lust broke me-"
The first of the cowboy
racers, John Berry, on his
brown pony, reached the World S
fair entrance at $50 a. IN. today. He
left Freeport, ILL.,, at $3.50 last night
and made the last $50 miles of the
long race in Just "a hours. Mounted
on his pony, Berry rode up to Buffalo
Bill's grounds at the fair entrance on
Sixty-third street, and was greeted as
the winner. At Freeport Berry aban-
doned his other pony, which had car
ried his rider good share OF the dls-
tance He half tumbled from his
saddle in front of Colonel Cody's tent,
90 weak and tired that he was unable
To rise to his feet or grasp the protfered
hand of Colonel Cody, who cordially
welcomed the little man who had rid
den 1O4O miles. Berry was hardly able
to hold his head up. Emmett All,
bright came in second, arriving al
11:f5. Albright made the last 14C
miles in "a hours. His horse is in fairly
good condition.
Albright says he will contest Berry
claim to the race. That the rider, he
saws. violated the agreement by rid
mo American horses instead of bron'
chos che and gained another advantage by
nambership in the committee that
inid ont the route He had access tc
mans and knew the road. A humane
officer ff was on hand and inspected the
horses of Berry and d Albright ndgdf+ia% and pro-
nounced themiin good cqndltlom; con a.tn'lnds .,
la An n m. He, it is said is the rea
winner vim m Of the race, having complied
With w all the regulations. Smith ar
rived 10 minutes behind Gillespie ~,
Gillespie is the character OF tne
racers. Fifty eight years old, pu, m
born to hardships in the West, hny, ne LA aI
stood the journey well, & anu Tnen froGb N