Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1893 — THE COWBOY RACE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE COWBOY RACE.

The Novel Contest Attract* Great Attention—Cry of Foul, The closely contested cowboy race from Chadron, Neb., to the final registering place at the arena at Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show at the World’s Fair, extended over 1,000 miles, and was conducted, through the instrumentality of Col. W. F. Cody, to the entire satisfaction of the officers of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals, who had deterarise. One after another of the contestants dropped out at different points along the route, their horses giving out, the riders taking the cars and leaving their steeds behind. Smith and Gillespie, two of the contestants, were accused of riding in a hack and leading their horses unsaddled, and when confronted with the proof acknowledged the corn and with-

drew from the race. Geo. Jones, one of the contestants, reached Freeport, 111., at 5:45 Monday evening with Stephensnot far behind, with their horses in good condition. Several other contestants still in the race were in good condition, as were also their animals, but evidently they had no chance to win. But appearances are often deceitful and proved to be so in this case, as John Berry, oneof the laggards.proved to be the winner, arrivingat Chicago at 9:30 a. m., Tuesday. Berry was covered with dust, the perspiration running down his bronzed face and dropping on the neck of the jaded, mud-bespattered horse. The rider was clad in a grimy white shirt, a pair of yellow jeans panto and wearing on his head a worn-out, limber-rimmed cowboy hat. He half tumbled from his saddle In front of Col. .Cody’s tent, so weak and tired that he was unable to rise to his feet or to grasp the proffered hand of Col. Cody, who cordially welcomed the little man who had ridden 1.040 miles. He was hardly able to hold his head up. Emmet Albright came in seconfl. arrivingat 11:15. Albright made the last 146 miles in twenty-four hours. His horse is in a fairly good condition.

JOHN BURKE, SUPERINTENDING RACE.