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Post June 18.

MAKING GOOD TIME.

Cowboy Riders Struggling Along Across the
State of Nebraska.

O'NEILL, Neb., June 17.-The advance
guard of the cowboy race arrived in O'Neill
this morning. The party consisted of H.
B. Ollinen, of Chadron, press representative;
Harvey Weir, of Chadron, owner of
one of the horses; Mike Emore, of Hemingford,
who has two horses in the race,
ridden by Dave Douglass; H. H. Morton;
A. D. Clark, of Deadwood, Times reporter;
Jack Hale, right-of-way agent of the Fremont,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad,
who has two horses in the race; G. C. Boland,
W. W, Tatro and Paul Fontaine,
both of Minneapolis, representing humane
societies. Mr. Fontaine says that he is
satisfied so far.

James H. Stephens, riding General Grant
and Nick; Doc Middleton, Geronimo and
Jamey; Joe Gillespie, riding Billy Mack and
Billy Shafer, were at Atkinson at 9 a. m.
to-day. Emmet Albright, riding Outlaw
and Joe Bush, were ten miles west of Atkinson
at 9 a. m. but were making good time.
C. W. Smith, riding Dynamite and Redwing,
was about four hours behind the
leaders when they registered at Long Pine
last night. Dave Douglas, riding Monte
Cristo and Wide Awake; Joe Campbell,
John Berry and George W. Jones, reported
last night in the sand hills, registered at
Long Pine this morning.

LONG PINE, Neb., June 17.-The last of
the cowboys have passed Long Pine and
registered in the following order: Dave
Douglass, 5:55 a. m.; Joe Campbell, 6:35 a. m.
They remained but a few minutes
Jerry Berry arrived at 6:15 and left at 7:15,
walking his horses. He remained twelve
hours for some cause at Ainsworth. George
Jones restored at 7:15 and let at 7:41.
The horses and riders were all in
the best of condition. John Berry
was refused the right to register
and he made affidavit instead.
Those who knew Berry and of his peculiar
ways and endurance are confident that he
will reach Chicago twenty-four hours in
advance of all competitors. He has five
horses of Arabian blood and they are in
trim for the work before them. While
this is known as a cowboy race, Jim Stephens
is the only actual specimen and the
regulation bronco is not in the race.
Many accuse the human representatives
with standing in with "Doc" Middleton, and
some fun is expected when the racers reach
Chicago.

"Doc" Middleton, Joe Gillespie and "Rattlesanke
Jim" Stephens left here at
4 o'clock this afternoon after resting
their horses two hours and a half.
They said they would register at
Sioux City tomorrow. Accompanying them
is William Noelgen, of Denver, who
has undertaken to walk from here
to Chicago. He expects to keep up
with the horses and
will take of Stephens' horses at all
resting points. Noelgen has a record of
walking eight-four miles in twelve hours.
He is thirty-five years old, six feet high
and a Frenchman.

E. Albright registered at 5:55 p. m.
and C. W. Smith at 5:57. Albright
started East at 8 o'clock and Smith
half an hour later. The others
have not been heard from. The committee
and Humane officers are perfectly satisfied
so far that the horses are
not being overworked. One of
Doc Middleton's horses had to
have a shoe reset. Stephens' horse,
General Grant, on April 24, finished a
distance of 1,100 miles in nine days.
Gillespie offered to wager $1,000 that he
would be the first to register at Sioux City
and the world's fair.