The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-28
THIN COWBOY RICB ENDED.
John Berry the First One to
Reach Chicago.
WHAT THE RACE MEANS.
Buffalo Bill Says 1t Shows the Supe-
riOrity Of Our Horses.
Several Protests Against Berry Being Al
lowed to Compete Have Been Filed
Gillespie Is the Character
of the Contestants.

CHICAGO, June 27.-The cowboy rae
from Chadron, Mob, to the entrance to
Buffalo Bill's Wild West show is ended.
The first man in was John Berry, riding
under protest from the other contestants.
He arrived at $3.50 this morning astride
his Wiry broncho stallion, Poison. He
left Freeport, ILL.,, at $3.50 last night and
so made the last 100 miles in twenty-four
hours. Both horse and man were mud
spatteI ed but the former was In better
condition than the rider. Berry was
about done up and could scarcely respond
to the congratulations of Buffalo Bill on
his success.
He was given the best of care and will
doubtless be all right after a sleep and
rest. The next man to arrive was Emmett
Albright, who appeared st 11:15. Both
he and his horses were in fairly good
condition.
Gillespie arrived at 1876; Smith ten
minutes later. Gillespie is said to be the
real winner, he having complied with all
the conditions.
Albright says he will contest Berry's
title to the race on the ground that Berry
rode blooded horse instead of broncho,
and being a member of the COMMITTEES
which laid out the route, had an advan-
tage.
u OChdlD GClcSIdlu Says hdbll5SUdk0
Pete, the fifth of the cowboys to register
here, arrived at :15 this morning. His
horse was so badly used up that he may
not be allowed to proceed. He claims
that Gillespie, Smith and Albright have
not been riding square, and has entered
protest against the prize being awarded
to either OF them Jones arrived at 1920
in good condition.
As soon as Berry's horse was stabbed
President ShortalI of the Illinois HUI
name society, accompanied by q couple
of veterinary surgeons, to conduct an in
Spection and ascertain the condition of
the horse. "PoisonD made a vigorous
kick at the Humane official, who quickly
concluded there was plenty of animation
lett in him and no justification for inter
ference on the part of the society.
Colonel Cody Buffalo Bill declared
that there was great deal more to the
race than the mere prize 1t will show to
the world, said he, what native American
horses are worth, European nations
have been watching the race, and there
will be rush for the American animal.
European nations will want American
bred horses for cavalry.
A little after 1 O'Clock Joe Gillespie,
seated on Billy Shafer, was sighted, and
at 1:31 p. IN. alighted at the gate, both
horse and rider being in splendid condi-
ton. G. w. Smith registered at 2:47.
Both these last having been in saddle
twenty-four hours and travelled nearly 150
miles. They both remained together
until about two miles out of the city,
when Gillespie urged his horse to greater
efforts and left Smith and Dynamite be-
bird
Emmett Albright, who arrived just al
ter Berry, will come in for no part of the
prize as he shipped his horses part.of the
way. The pace set by Berry and others
was too fast for him but Albright de-
termined to come on to Chicago anyway
and see the fair.
Gillespie is the character OF the con-
testants. He is IS years old. His boy
who Joined him in Iowa said this evening
that Gillespie would have won the race
had he not wasted time on the road the
first part of the race when he staked his
horse an slept out of doors. In an 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 pro-
tests were heard tonight, telegram be-
ing received from Jones and Stevens pro-
testing against giving the Jour men who
arrived a place.