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EQUIPPED FOR THE RACE.

is questionable if his banner would wave on
the present occasion. He is the man, who,
by his nerve and hard riding, saved his life
by a scratch by escaping from the invading
cattlemen after the fight in which two cowboys,
Ray and Champion, were killed.

A Woman Among These Toughs.

A review of the other contestants in the
race would show one of the most daring and
famous bands which ever threw the leather
on a bronco for a jaunt together, and nearly
everyone on the list has a reputation all
through the west in the line of riding, fighting,
and general bravery.

But the one figure in the race on which all
eyes will center is the last one on the list-
Miss Hutchinson of Denver. There is hardly
a state or territory west of the Mississippi
where she is not known, while by her feats
in horsemanship in exhibitions in the east
she has gained a national reputation as one
of the best lady riders in America.

Born in La Crosse, Wis., she went to Montana
when a mere girl, and for thirteen
years has ridden the western range-a complete
female vaquero Since coming to the