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Chicago Herald 6/4

AFTER THE COWBOYS.

THEIR HORSE RACE TO BE STOPPED.

Illinois Humane Society Taking Steps to
Prevent the Cruel 700-Mile Run Proposed
to Be Made From Chadron
to Chicago.

President Shortall in behalf of the Illinois
Humane society is determined that the 700-
mile road race between cowboys from Chadron,
Neb., to Chicago shall not be ridden.

The race was first announced about three
months ago. The enterprise is said to have
been conceived in the fertile brain of a well
known showman who has spent much of his
life in the west. Out on the plains horseflesh
is cheap. Not much attention is paid to the
comfort or discomfort of animals. The