The morning call., 1893-06-28
POISON A KICKER.
The Humane Officer and
the Bronco.
END OF THE COWBOYS RACE.
Here Test of Wild Riders
Speed.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

CHICAGO, June 27.-The cowboy race
from Chadron. Nebr.. to the entrance OF
Buffalo BilPs Wild West show, is ended.
The first man in was John Berry. He ar
rived at $50 this morning. astride his
wiry bronco stallion Poison.
He lett Freeport, H.. at 80 last night
and so made the last $50 miles in twenty
four hours. Both the horse and the man
were mud spattered, blu. the former is in
better condition than the rider.
Berry is about done up and could
scarcely respond TO the congratulations of
Buffalo Bill on his success. He was given
the best care and will. doubtless. be all
right after sleep and rest.
The next man to arrive was Emmett AL
bright, who appeared at II 10 Both he
and his horse were in fairly good condi-
ton.
AS soon as Berry's horse was stabbed
President Shortall of the Illinois Humane
Society, accompanied by a couple of vete-
rinary surgeons, attempted to conduct an
inspection to ascertain the condition of his
horse. Poison made vicious kick at the
humane official, who quickly concluded
that there was plenty of animation left in
him and no justification for interference on
the part OF the society.
Colonel Cody declared that there was
great deal more to the race than the mere
prize 'It will show the world" said he,
what the native American horse is
worth. European nations have been
watching this race with great interest and
there will be q rush for American animals.
The nations will want Am erican bred
horses for their cavalry"
AT a little after 1 o'clock 10 Gillespie.
seated or Billy Shafer, was sighted, and
at 1 81 P. NJ he alighted at the gate. both
horse and rider being in splendid condi-
ton; c. W. Smith registered at AT, both
of these last having been in the saddle
twenty-four hours and having travelled
nearly $50 miles. They manned together
until about two miles out of the city, when
Gillespie urged his horse to greater efforts
and left Smith on Dynamite.
Emmett Albright, who arrived after
Berry. will come in for no part of the
prize. rs he shipped horses part of the
way. The pace set by Berry and others
was too fast for him, but A bright deter
mined to come on to Chicago anyway and
see the fair.
Gillespie is the character Of the con tes-
tants. He is 5S years old, and a boy who
joined him In Iowa said this afternoon that
Gillespie would have won the race had he
not wasted time on the road. In the first
part OF the race he staked his horse and
slept out of doors. In one Iowa town he
stopped to see a circus and amused the
spectators by riding the trick mule
The matter of the protest against Berry
being allowed to compete will be settled by
the Chadron committee. More protests
will be heard tonight, kilograms having
been received from jones and Stevens pro-
testing against giving the four men who
have already arrived place.
DE KAIB, ILL.,. June 27.-Rattlesnake
Pete, the fifth OF the cowboys TO register
here. arrived at II :15 this morning. His
horse is so badly used UP he may not be
allowed to proceed. He claims that GIL
lespie, Smith and Albright have not been
riding square, and has entered protest
against the prize being awarded to either
OF them. Jones arrived at 20 In good
condition