New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-17
INTO THE PROMISED LAND.
4 MAD SCRAMBLE FOR HOMES.
THOUSANDS OF THE CGEROkIE STRIP
BOOMERS UNABLE TO SECURE LOTS.
ALI SORTS oF cONvEYANCES Used BY THE
RACERs-A wOMANS PLUCKY RIDE-THG
TRAINS HEAVILY LOADED.
TnY TELEGRAPH TO THE 1RrBrSr.I

Kildare q. T.. sept 16.--With the sharp crack
# q carbuc IN the hands OF a ~'r'anlt OF th"
Sd cavalry today. followed by almost slmHl
fanool- prrt~ lor. the weapons of th" oth"'
.oldicr- stationed ai along the lin" between knn-
sas and the Indian country, th" greatest race
ever seen in the world icsan. II was on "A race
tract, lO0 miles wide, with a full field. and with
a prinrlrilifv for the stake From the rear Of
a special train GIcd with Santa F. officials
tho start .iom the south end Of the 'niloccp
Rcs.rvarl,i was "rn 10 better advanag" than
from anywhere els. along IN" whole line; from
this point the racers hal THREE miles start "i
all Others Directly south of t'l- lin" W"n th"
,,,,r. aL na thc Santa f.. which w,r tA" OBJ
ioctivc points for 80 many Of th' boomers t"f
, mile in the rear the line presented tf" appear
anc. of fine h'dcc fence. extending ~ inr
~. the eve could reach along the prairie ln ooth
directions But th" oh-"rvcr approached IN"
fence changed int - living wall
Mon and horses seemed in almost ln'\fricah"
confusion until th" line it-"lt Vas reached an"
then il wa~ seen that every man. woman an" "o'
had An allotted place and was kept IN II pV ~"
stronger than any act on the statute 'ooN'- '"'
~ompul~ion .N"rtcd 10y great BODY "' "''
Americans who wcr' determined To nav" ''l"-'
iu-; and right. Tn" lin" was probably S'f'3"''
than any that was ever formed by the starters
ON a racrconr," The hcrsrm"n and hrNc' ril'''
were 10 the 'front.' while the hueei"~ ana the
LIGHTER WAGONS were in second row, with the
heavy teams los. in the rear
The shot sounded. and away they went h"fS'
roaring and PITCHING. and one uhi"i'"n''
boomer striking the ground beior" me III" l''"
c,il, an, .on,rot.d Within 500 yards the first
horse was down. aud died with that snort 'n"r'
Rut the rider was equal to the occasion, ana I'M
mcdia,cy stucl, his stake into tie @fouh" ''"
,nodc his claim 70 q quarter section
Of the fines, farming lahd III '''
>trin. 1, WAS perhaps the madde.t rush ever
made M historic charge in battle could equal
Ills cb,roo of the free. American p"opi" Tor
names While courtesy has marked IN" treat
mont Of the women who have been In tn" lines
,or d,vs when II came to this race they were
l,n ia take care of Themselves. and only on"
v,s fortunate enough and plucky enough -
reach the desired goal ahead Of nearly all her
couno,itor, This was Miss Mablc Gentry, ol
rh,vcr Nco,ho County. Kan. who rode l'IN
l,tlc black pony at the full Jump for T." N'N'h
miles from the lin" to the town site "I Nl'u'I''
reaching the point in seventeen minn'"N'
,os , Terrible drive from start To llnl-h' o"'
rho Girl and her horse reached In" town.
In th. race the bicycle riders w"r" I"It lar
bcbind for the criSpy Grass of the prairie ""rN"i
10 their Disadvantage. Tn" men ana women
with buq.i.. were also outdistan~d ana r'ach'"
,hc town site after the best lots had been tlN'".
There were thousands VINO "cr" diHippolh
ofter all thc lots had been taken. an" t''us'" II
who went riaht on through H." dstn'' "l,"-
o,t .,o,ni,o That the land totally IN
,de mate to the demand was mad" evident '"''
evening. when the northbound trains "'.'
through. Every train was almost a' "'"NiS
loaded as when it went in tins morll1S' al"
fhc thousands of persons who returned "'""7'
tales of a. many who were wan ''''"-
around ainllc.sly all over the strip, l'oN'hS '''
what WAS not there. The station PH''"''n'
AL along the line were crowded VIII" P''t'
who had rushed in and who w"i" now "'pi"-
ror q chance ~ rush out. The OPENING T. % H,'I,
,Ia In,,"n land i. oivcn away, and SIN u''l,'
ar. thousands of men ana women III '"'' P''
nr fine country who are without homes.