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Herald
June 19-93.

RACING COWBOYS MAKING GOOD TIME.

Riders Intend to Maintain the Present Rate
of Speed Until They Register.

O'NEILL, Neb., June 18.--The rear guard
of the cowboy riders, Joe Campbell, passed
through O'Neill to-day at 9 a. m., with a
single horse on which he proposes to make
the trip. The other seven riders made this
point yesterday. Doc Middleton, Joe
Gillispie and Stevens are riding in the
lead together, fully six hours ahead of the
rest of the boys. Men and horses are in the
pink of condition and promise to finish the
race in good shape. Doc Middleton states
that he would register in Sioux City to-night,
a distance of 130 miles, and said also
that their present rate of speed, seventy
miles per day, would be maintained until the
Nebraska building was reached at the fair
grounds. Great interest is taken
in the race here and indignation is
expressed at the interfetence of the
humane officers, who inspect the horses
at every registering point. Doc Middleton
is the favorite in this section, where he has
many friends, who formed his acquaintance
in the early days of his career. Elmore
withdrew his thoroughbred from the race
to-day, his rider being sick.

WAUSAU, Neb., June 18.--An expectant
crowd of people was on hand at break
of day to greet the riders in the
noted cowcoy race, this being their
registering place. Word by wire last
night reached them as registering at
O'Neill at 3 p. m. yesterday. From this fact
it was confidently expected they would arrive
to-night or early in the morning, but
this hope was not realized. At 3:25 p. m. a
cheer was raised by the crowd and
amid a cloud of dust two riders, each
leading a horse, trotted up to the
Saxton house, dismounted and registered in
the following manner: Gillespie first and
Stevens second. Five minutes late.
Doc Middleton arrived and went
through the same performances. The
horses were in a good condition,
apparently as fresh as the day they started.
After watering their horses they departed
together. Sioux City is sixty-five miles
from this place, with an excellent road
all the way, and they will, without
doubt, arrive there to-morrow.
Doc Middleton had to forbid the
people from pulling hair from the tail of his
horse, such was the rush of people to get
mementoes from the race. The other racers
are expected about midnight.