Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-17
-, Short Line TAIN and Hose Relay ROME in Close
(,mrehfon-Laa Horses Hired Ont This Mosnm9 at
>, Hoh as $40 for Too Houss Use SoonerS Are on
Me Ground and Excitement IS High
KiTF WHISTLES BLAST THIRTEEN HUN
DRED STARTED.
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pocao June l7when the great shop whistle blew It's long,
@ much expected anxousy awaited blast that sounded the
% for the 300 entered the race for the reservation
The entire town crcled by the contestants but the principal
tne pon the Hog Back mile southeast Of the Po-
~ cemetery The time o'clock this noon and the commo-
@ that il caused altogether unparalleled in this section and
rs unequaed Oklahoma rush OF years ago
During the this forenoon immense crowds gathered
an M Hog start but TO witness the start Among
IA crowds the fair hundreds of them VINO win
% umbrellas paraso held aoft keep OFF the rays OF the
hot soorhng sum- presented decidedly striking picture
with the blowing hundreds OF hosemen put spurs
10 their ponies cloud Of dust that might have been
aeon for 50 miles Everything front Of the avalanche was swept
M the the riders Nothing could stop them An
pisg photographer had taken position at point of
vantage barely escaped his while his rendered
useless for picture purposes In the personnel of the land racers were
strange and characters They Included old and young men
and Indians of all ages old timer James F. stanger mounted
e pony both saddle and shoes Like others he han
horses should him when the he rode last
should be tired Then there old John Mclaughlin range
rider generation He has but one leg and carried cru
IA has fine string select piece of ground
He has who beat him but he declares
they cannot do 80
The excitement pitch order though there has been
obe consequence or there disputes be-
the
Of ground misunderstanding be settled by the ability
to get The finish be close and the feeling so high
on arrival trouble that time good many
ros and been but there to
have been disposition them There liquor too but
there s little o drunkenness thus far.
half hour after the first start another contingent
behind started out at eisuey while still an
other pack animals win bring the bent going
farther into the interior and being deliberate in its movements
and selections
AS SEEN FROM BLACKFooT.
Baoo 1.-THE line of the eeded portion Of the
Fort Hall reservation which opened TO settlers today lined
morning people awaiting the hour Of The
Of POcateo with perhaps 1000 population will be practically de-
serted afternoon owing ruling the secretary of the in
terror that prospecting for mineral will be permitted and after
today within fve-me limit of that city The special train
over the Oregon Short Line railway from McCammon the southern
portion Of the coded lands Bakfoo for the benefit of those
ba
Hakfoot will here before three this
The the coded portion II miles from Bacfoo and
not than hundred TO ahead Of the
special train though will with horses The
ee promises be lively exiting and possibly attended by blood
shed numbers desperate racing
same land Every has been made here handle thu
great crowds which will afternoon and evening.
Municipal and authorities have large number of
utes to preserve order