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"Times" June 26th

RATTLESNAKE PETE THE FAVORITE.

Cowboys Nearing the End of Their Long
Race with Few Mishaps.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, June 25.-Berry, the leader
of the cowboys, arrived here at 10:10 a.m. and
went to bed immediately leaving at 12:30
p. m. Rattlesnake Pete Stevens arrived at
12:45 and let at 2:20 p. m. He had one
horse, in good condition. Gillespie arrived
at 1:15 p. m. and left at 2:50 p. m. Thousands
gathered about the livery stable to
witness the arrivals and departures. Gillespie
rode his sorrel, and his gray followed
without g led. Oscar E. Little and Williams,
of the Illinois Humane society,
visited the tables, and Little, who says he
is a veterinary surgeon, pronounced the gray
horse feverishly.

Little and Williams hired & team at the East
Dubuque and followed Gillespie, who, like
Berry and Stephens, took the Hazel Green
road for Freeport, the next registering station.

W. W. Tatro, agent for the American
Humane society, will leave bere tonight for
Chicago, by wagon, wich the intention of arresting
Berry somewhere in Illinois, Jones
arrived at 5:30 with one horse, which is in
excellent condition. His backer, D. R. Evans
of Woodford, S. D. offers to bet $1,000
that Jones will win. He says that Jones will
reach Chicago in twenty-four hours.

Smith arrived at 6 p. m. with two horses,
which Smith and the liveryman pronounced
in good condition. Opinion here is that
"Rattlesnake" Pete will win. His horse is in
fine fettle and very intelligent. Maj. Burke,
representing Buffalo Bill, and Secretary
Weir left for Freeport tonight. Smith left
at 7:15 and Jonas at 7:20. Smith drank
water from a creek early this afternoon and
was laid up for two hours. He consulted a
physician here and left quite weak. The
backers of Jones and Gillespie concede that
they will enter Chicago Best but Secretary
Weir says the Chadrou association, which
offers the prize of $3000, bar Berry because
he made the map handled the others
ten minutes before the start.

GALENA, III., June 25 - Berry passed
north of her at 4 o'clock this afternoon
followed two hours later by Rattlesnake
Pete and Gillespie. Jone went through at
10 o'clock. Berry is expected to reach
Apple river before 10 o'clock.