The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-14
ARE COMING.
A Cold Mounted "Gun" Gives the
Start and Cloud Of Dust
Follows
Humanitarians Finally Give In.
but the Boys Will Be
Watched.
The Gsvsrsers ee Illinois and lows Send
Notices to Omcers Of the
Law.

CHADRoN. Nsb., June 13. Last doubts AZ
to The cowboy race having been removed by
an agreement with Representatives Of the
Wier on the trip final arrnnRemonts we're
made this afternoon. Popular Inherent
conferred In tho branding OF horses. Of
which, twenty were ma ked with small
figure two" on the neck under the mane.
Tho racers ipsluds some splendid specimens
among tho westexn horses. all of which are
Rsidinas. HofS9neR say the race will
,dsmonstrate the supffior speed and sndur-
nnos OF range horses and thev regard II ~
an event of much importance 70
the industry. The number Of starters
was increased TO ten By entries
to-day. At exactly b:42 this afternoon a
crowd Of 5000 people watched the departure
for Chicago at the signal from gold
mounted Colts prize revolver hrsd BY
James Hartxsll. Mayor Record said to the
riders before starting: ''Taks good csrs Of
your horses and see to it that the credit Of
Chsdron and ths state Of Nebraska IL fully
sustaincd." The start was made At q jog
trot with . cloud of horsenen. carriages
and bicycles cTowding the road for . mile
or more ahead.
"Doo" Middleton, The favorite Of the
sporting fraternity. received an ovation.
John Berry rides under protest. the oom-
mittec having raled him out on the ground
that hs made map. The route and sta
tions agreed upon are rs follows: Long
Pine, O'Neill and Wausau. Neh.; Sioux
City. Galva, Fort Dodge. Iowa Falls Wa
terloo Manchester. Dubuque. in Iowa;
Freetort and DeKslb to Chicago. The
NETT Albright. James H. Stephens. George
A. Jones. Doc Middleton. 8. w. mith.
Dave Douglass. Joe Gillespie. Joe Camp.
bell. The racers will probably reach Long
Pine. 1893 miles distant. on Friday night.
The time required TO make the Oil miles Of
railway distance 10 variously estimated at
from. fifteen to nineteen days. Tho best
judges say sixty miles day will be abeut
winning paco.
spR1NaT1ELD, ILL.,. June 13.-Gov. Altgeld
Tonight issued proclamation to the state
officers Of the law. In which, referring 70
the cowboy long distance rnos from Chad
ron. Neb.. he speaks Of the berbarious
manner in which animals in similar race
were treated in Europe last year and adds
Having reason to believe that the pro.
posed race will be accompanied by equal
or greater cruelty and barbarity which will
be in violation Of the law of this state,
hereby call upon all officers. as we'll as
upon all good citizens TO see TO 10 that no
violation OF our Law takes place snd that
any one guilty of y shall be premply
brought to justice. We will welcome The
So called cowboys into our state and bid
them come In all their glory and have q
thoroughly ENJOYABLE time while with us,
but We cannot permit tho laws of Illinois to
he trampled under foot simply a. matter
of sport.
FoRr DODGE Ia. June 13.-Gev. Boiss has
written letter to the sheriff of each Iowa
county through which the racing cowboys
will pass on their way to the Worlds fair.
He urges them to watch the riders carefully.
and arrest the first one whose horses show
any sign of cruel treatment. Sheriff Adams
states that il ID his intention to closely
watch each rider on the way through Web
ster county, and will promptly ar est any
one Of them who is overriding his horses
or otherwise treating them cruelty. With
onreful surveillance Of this character all
along the line, IL 10 possible the racs may
be completed without any cruelty to the
NUISANCE ridden.