The morning call., 1893-06-14
THE LONG RIDE.
The Cowboys Have Started on Their
Race Over the Plains,

L ne cowboys nave StdrIeQ on ineir
Race Over the Plains.
CHADRoN, Neb., June 13-The last
doubts as to the cowboy race having been
removed by the agreement of the repre-
sentatives of the Humane Society to ac-
company Secretary Wier on the trip, final
arrangements were made this afternoon.
Popular interest conferred in the branding
OF the horses, of which twenty were
marked with a small figure ''2" on the
neck under the name. The racers include
some splendid specimens of Western
horses, all Of which are geidings. Horse
men say the race will demonstrate the su-
perior speed and endurance of range
horses, and they regard 1t AS an event of
much importance to the industry.
The number of starters was increased to
ten by entries to-day. At exactly 40
o'clock this afternoon a crowd of 5000
people watched the departure for Chicago
at signal from the gold-mounted Colts
revolver fred by James Hartzel.
Mayor Record said to the riders before
starting: Take good care of your horses,
and see to 1t that the credit of Chadron
and the State of Nebraska are fully sus-
tained,'
cloud of horsemen. carriages and bicycles
crowding the road for a mile or more
ahead.
Doc Middleton. the favorite of the
sporting fraternity, received an ovation.
John Berry rides under protest, the COM
mittee having ruled him ont on the ground
tb at he made man of the route and sta
I ons agreed upon. as follows: Long Pine,
UNeil and Waussu, in Nebraska; Sioux
City, Galva. Fort Dodge. Iowa Falls,
Waterloo, Manchester and Dubuque, in
Iowa; Freeport, DE Kalb, and so on TO
Chicago
The names of the riders are as follows
Emmett Albright, James Fl. Stephens,
George A. Jones, Doc Middleton, S. w.
Smith. Dave Douglas. Joe Gillespie and
Joe Campbell.
The racers will probably reach Long
Pine, 1913 miles distant, on Friday night,
and the time required to make the Oil
miles, railway distance, is variously esti-
mated at from fifteen to nineteen days.
The best judges say that sixty miles per
day will be about the winning pace.
Here are the conditions of the race i:
This race open to any one 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 $50
pounds, The saddles to be double cipcb'
stock saddles, to weigh not less than thirty
five pounds; each rider to be limited 10 two
horses; to each rider will be furnished a
route map. and he will be required to
register at places designated by the COM
mittee. The purse will be divided into
four money of which the first shall not be
less than $1,000.
SPRINGFIELD. His, June Ex-Governor
Aftgeld tonight Issued a proclamation to
the State officers of the law in which. re-
ferring 10 the cowboy Iong-distance rare
from Chadrop, NeDr., he speaks OF the
barbarous manner in which the animals iu
similar race were treated in Europe Ia st
year. and adds: Having reason to be-
lieve that the proposed race will be accom-
panied by equal or even greater cruelty
and barbarity, which will be in violation
of tie laws Of this State, thereby call upon
all officers, as well rs upon all good citi-
zens, to SEE TO it that no violation of our
la ws takes place, and that any one guilty
of it shall be promptly brought to Justice.
We will welcome the so-called COWBOYS
into our State and bid them come in all
their glory and have a thoroughly enjoy