Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-18
HOW THY GOT OFF.

Chadron, Neb.. June 13..-rhe last
doubts to the cowboy race having beeh
removed by the agreement OF tue iiu
name society's agents 10 accompany sc
rotary Wise, final announcements were
made this afternoon. POPULAR lhteles'
pentered in the branding OF the horses.
Sheriff James j. Mailman Of BOWS
county, an ex-cowboy, handled the iron
and marked twenty horses with me
race brand, small hgure : on the hcsh
insr undrr the name The racers IN
ciuled splendid specimens of the west
erm horses. With the exception o. Two
stations. the animals nre al geldlngs;
The entries included horses from seNerai
large horse ranches. I'm An,
Uorsemen say that the race VIII dem
onsfrate the superiority of speed ana en-
durnnce OF the range horses, ana tney
regard II ms an event Of much import,
ancc TO the industry Some imported
stock and Kentucky racing strains are
represented. Most of The horses are
from American or broncho mares by
hlooded sires.
The number Of starters was Increased
TO ton by the entries today. Secretary
Mise. accompanied by Messrs; Fonlnlhe
and Tate. will travel by rail, stopping
Of the stations agreed upon the route
condition. What has mistakenly been
called n cruel aud brutal contest prolnls-
es 10 develop into splendid test OF West
arm horsefiesh, free from inhumanll!
and worthy Of the Columbian year.
At exactly 5.45 this afternoon. q crowd
of 1000 people watched the departure
for Chicago, at the agreed signal, u pls-
tol shot. fired by James llerizell from
he balcony OF the Hotel Blaine
The start was made at jog lfOl, WIN
a cloud Of horsemen, Cartridges ahn w
cycles crowling the road ior inhe W
more ahead a.
Doe" Middleton, the fayorlte oil .he
sporting fraternity, OF Chlehgo' rsVe IN
,bcers John Berry. rlrht-ot-way nsenl
~ The Elkborn system, nopulnrly known
"rhe Pathfinder rides JACK HAZE ;
ho,..ss under protest the coinmlttee
be,inq ruled him out on the gr0unu tlsl
Ia made lie routine man. lie VIII roe
lin good chances to win. and as me
rnee Is open to the world may iA''
'' ;The route and stations agreed upon
are as follows; ~,
Gong Pine. Neb.; O'Neil and WSusau'
Neb': Sioux City, GalYa, tort Dodg'.
Waterloo. Manchester, pnpuqu'' 49,
Freeport, Dekalb and chicago -.
me names Of the riders and horses
are ,.-A. choaron Outlaw aud
IL Rnsh. James II. Stevens, g..
S;,v Esnsas, General Grant ana Ni1 l.,
Gs9 5 A. Jones, Whitew9od, s99tii i ~
tots. George aud Romeo; poc Miuq y w
Cbsdron. Geronimo and lii1Alei nv.
smnith Hot Springs. South plko'ai ~
s'n,Iiu, and KeHihg; r. Douglas, heu ni
mirrford, Nebraska. Monte 'rbsdyan
,yste. zoe Gillespie Dn al,'',,
pui nm MACK and Billy Shaier' Joe lamp
hn XII Watkins, Colorado, Boolnsials'
IN NH raee open TO anyone riding wss W..
hd tn,s only horses bred aug y
~, - N The Missouri river ehI5l' ',o,,
entsr. each rider shall weigh, WI ~. 9bsr
SJls and saddle blanket, not le.r Nh, ,1
1sn nonnds. the saddles % pe VIZ w.
- stock saddles, to weira XXI i,
~ u,nifei 10 two horses; eteh s'Is. WI
" f,,rni.hed 4 route mep an nn,iyraf
be reanired 10 register a. piasrs vi IN Il,
"a u IN The committee The ppr ,.h, VA" n,
/ d1vi,ieJ into four moneys, oi Nm ri,
sr.' shall not he les, than slvDSesd ai
n.y. .arnot have his horse dTop Sss ,,n Z
.h gosl and gain a prize. i9r vi, reod
,es :, il that bis har-' = u -