The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-13
THU GREAT COWBOY RACE
Il VIII Begin This Evening at
5 O'clock.
cHADRoN TO CHICAGO.
The Humane Society viii Make No
Effort TO Step 1t.
There Will Probably Be Forty Starters
in the Seven Hundred Milo Field
Some of the Noted Contestants
Who Will Participate.

CHADRoN, Neb., June 12.-[Special. J.
The much talked about cowboy race from
Chadron to Chicago begins Tuesday eve
ming at 5 D. m. at the crack of a pistol
shot. If all entries start there will be
between thirty and forty in the seven
hundred mile field. The best opinion is
that the man who averages fifty miles per
day will win the race. Each man leads
an extra horse.
The route is as follows: From Chadron
to Lone Pine, Neb.; thence to Norfolk,
Neb.; thence to Sioux City; from Sioux
City to Fort Dodge, Waterloo, Dubuque,
Freeport and Sycamore; thence to
Chicago.
Here are the conditions of the race:
This race open to anyone riding western
horses; only horses bred and raised west
of the Missouri river eligible to enter;
each rider shall weigh with stock saddle
and saddle blanket not less than 120
pounds, the saddles to be tsdouble cinch''
stock saddles to weigh not less than
thirty pounds; each rider to be limited
to two horses; to each rider will be fur
nished route map, and he will be re-
quired to register at places designated
by the committee. All horses will be
branded with special race brand on the
day preceding start; purse will be
divided into four moneys, OF which the
first will not be less than 81, 0G0.
Among the more noted contestants is
"Doc' Middleton, of Chadron, Neb.
"Doc' was at one time the terror of
northern Nebraska. and any one ac-
quainted with the history of that section
| needs no Introduction to Mr.. Middleton.
| He is 45 years of age, weighs $50 pounds,
| is feet 10 inches in height, of dark COM
plexion, with heavy dark beard and
piercing black eyes. His famous ride was
made along in the CO.'S from Craw Buttes
to Long Pine Barracks. 1t was ride for
his life. as he was pursued by several
hundred bloodthirsty Sioux. 1t was a
phenomenal ride, and has never yet been
surpassed. He will ride beautiful black
horse called Geronimo, which is de-
scendant of the noble horse that saved
his life years ago.
| Others who will start are Emil Al
bright and "Sam'' Bell of Deadwood;
Peter Shanghraw and s'Nick" James,
helf- breed, Pine Ridge; ''Jim" hurry
Eagle Pass, Tex; Sam Tyler, Kingfsher,
o. t.; Dynamite stJack' Crawford, Ne
braska; ''Snake Creek Tom,n Snake
Creek, Wy; tRattle Snake Pete, -
Creede. Colo; ssCock-eyed Bill, - Man
vile, Wy, and He Dog and Spotted
Wolf, Sioux from Rosebud agency.
Possibly the most interesting rider will
be Miss Emma Hutchinson of Denver,
Colo. 1t is said that everyone in Colorado
knows OF Miss Hutchinson. She is a
daring horsewoman of long experience
and can stand any amount of exposure.
Miss Hutchinson is only II years OF age,
and is brunette and very handsome.
She weighs only eighty three pounds land
of course this will give her great advan-
tage over the other contestants in this
particular.
An attempt may be made by officers OF
the Humanitarian society here to inter-
rupt the race, but the committee pro-
nounced all fears of cruelty to horses
aside and have determined that the great
race shall be run. Riders will not be
allowed to ride over twelve hours at g
stretch and every precaution will BIZ
taken to prevent cruelty. Members o.
the committee state tonight that the hl.
name society will make no effort to STOP
the race.