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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

DELIGHTED WITH THE ROUGH RIDING.

Many Distinguished Persons Visited the Wild West Show Last Week.

Among the distinguished visitors at Buffalo Bill's Wild West last week were Gen. John M. Schofield, his staff, and their wives; Miss Susan B. Anthony and party; Miss Kate Field and party; Mrs. Mary H. Krout, president of the Woman's National Press league, and a party; Col. John T. Dickinson, secretary world's fair national commission, and a party of ladies, and Gen. Digby. Willoughby, Col. Vibart and a party of English military officers. A company of United States Marines and soldiers from Fort Sheridan also attended the exhibition. They all joined in praise of the entertainment and in hearty expressions of good will and warm friendship for Col. Cody and his enterprise.

The kaleidoscopic changes of colors, of races, of horses, of positions, and of scenes impresses everybody who visits the Wild West show. So rapid and constant are the transformations made that the eye and the brain are kept busy in seeing, in understanding, and appreciating this brilliant panorama.

Buffalo Bill and the guides, scouts, and trappers with him now are the men who made our trackless west a home for the overcrowded countries of the world and made possible rapid development of the country. It was work of this kind that drove the Indians further back as the east became overcrowded and left a peaceful country in which to build a Chicago, a Kansas City, and a Denver. Now are seen at the Wild West every day these men living in amity and good fellowship with their former foes, the red men. Here too is the Russian Cossack from the Caucasus, showing how he lives, rides, fights, and builds for his race that highest of all compliments in his native home, that he is recognized as "the life of the czar."

The Arab of the desert, the vaquero of Mexico, the cowboy of the western prairies, the rough riders of all nations are seen, joined in friendly rivalry. There, too, are sons of hereditary foes, French and German, English and American cavalrymen, picked from the best regiments of their respective countries, living in harmony and friendship, breaking bread together and smoking the pipe of peace daily, while delighting thousands by their superb horsemanship and generous rivalry in exhibiting the skill and merits of their respective armies.

Chicago Times June 4/93.

62D AND 63D STS.--Opp. World's Fair.

The Historic Broom Still at the Masthead!

A TIDAL WAVE OF SUCCESS.

Now Open --- Twice Today.

EVERY DAY, RAIN OR SHINE (Sunday Included), at 3 and 8:30 P. M.

The (KEY) To All ALL ROADS LEAD TO

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST

AND CONGRESS OF ROUGH RIDERS OF THE WORLD.

VOTED A WORLD-BEATER.

All Races Represented in One Combined Entertainment, Reproducing Scenes, Incidents, etc., in the Life of

Genuine Russian Cossacks from the Caucasus. (The first Russian Cossacks ever brought from the Caucasus joined BUFFALO BILL in London in May, 1892.)

Genuine Arabs from the Desert, Indians (Sioux, Comanche, Pawnee, Blackfeet) American Cowboys, Mexican Vaqueros, Rio Grande Cabaliero, Mexican Ruralie, and Others.

GRAND INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL DRILL BY UNITED STATES. ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND GERMAN SOLDIERS.

Our Gauntlet To Creation!

18,000 Seats. Covered Grand Stand. Herds of Buffalo, Wild Steers, and Bucking Bronchos.

Alley L, Illinois Central Suburban, Grip, Electric, and Horse Cars all stop at the entrance.

Illinois Central Through World's Fair Trains from Van Buren street reach the grounds in 20 minutes.

Caterer furnishes good, square meal for 50 cents.

We Bear That Banner with the Strange Device--"Excelsior!"

The Best Place to Spend a Rainy Day! All Trains Land Passengers at the Gates--Umbrellas Not Required.

Chicago Herald 6/4

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST.

It is no disparagement to any other amusement enterprise in the city to say that as an appropriate and fitting annex to the Columbian exposition Buffalo Bill's Wild West stands without a rival. The world's fair exhibits to visitors the results of art, science, literature and mechanical skill and invention. The Wild West introduces types of character and representatives of peoples, all of historic and peculiar interest. The Cossacks from the Caucasus are led by a veritable prince of their nation; the Indians are under the control of their real chiefs, many of whom are on record as participants in the frontier troubles of recent years; the cowboys are away from their ranches for this especial visit to the world's fair, and the detachments of cavalry from France, England, Germany and the United States are detailed on special service. At the Wild West may be seen all these different types of international interest, living over, for public enlightenment, each day their lives and duties as they are at home and when on duty. The scenes depicted are real occurrences and the actors are the very people who enacted those scenes. They are not actors hired for the purpose, but are the very people themselves, and are simply repeating in public the acts they have performed in actual life and service. Every railroad going south takes its passengers to the gates, and there are two entrances provided, one at Sixty second street and another at Sixty-third street.

Chicago Herald 6/5.

PREVENTING THE COWBOY RIDE.

John G. Shortall, president of the Illinois Humane society, is determined that the proposed cowboy race from Chadron, Neb., to Chicago shall not be run if the society can prevent it. He has addressed a letter to the secretary of the cowboys' association calling attention to the Illinois statute which imposes a punishment upon any person guilty of cruelty to animals and notifying the secretary that all participants in and all others connected with the proposed race will be arrested the moment they enter the State of Illinois. The letter is temperate in tone, but it is so pointed as to leave no doubt of the earnestness and sincerity of the society's purpose to put an end to the cruel and unnecessary contest at the instant that the Illinois authorities may assume jurisdiction of the persons engaged in it.

The distance from Chadron to Chicago is about 700 miles. The programme for the race includes 300 contestants, each man to be provided with two horses, which are to be ridden alternately. While riding one horse he is to lead the other. The conditions are that the race must be finished with the same horses that started. The death of one or both horses operates at once to remove the rider as a contestant. The start will be made June 23. The winner is to receive a purse of $1,500.

It has been claimed that this will not be a cruel contest because of the provision requiring a contestant to finish the race with the same horses he starts with. But there is nothing in such an argument to make humane people look with any degree of tolerance upon the proposed contest. At the race itself they could not, of course, be expected to look. By allowing only two horses to each contestant from start to finish, so many animals would not be made to suffer as would be the case if relays were permitted, but the suffering of those involved would be so much the greater. The torture would continue through many days and would terminate, no doubt, in the death of every horse in the race.

The cowboys will do well to heed the warning conveyed in Mr. Shortall's letter and declare the race off. They may disregard it if they choose to inaugurate their proposed contest, but they will not be permitted to finish it according to programme. They may get through Nebraska and Iowa in safety, but when they enter Illinois the trouble for them will begin. Mr. Shortall says he will have the riders arrested every hour, charged in each warrant with a separate offense. The interference of the courts will make it impossible to run the race through to Chicago. Under these circumstances the only sensible thing to do is to abandon the contest. Chicago would welcome the cowboys at the world's fair, but let them come by rail, or, if they must com eon horseback, let them make the trip by easy stages.