| 170Miss Hutchinson Backs Out.
The young woman who was to be in the
race, Miss Hutchinson, backed out. The
woman who arrived here Sunday night, representing
herself as Miss Hutchinson and
who had the local photographers trying to
get a snap shot at her with their
kodaks, proved to be another, as the
secretary received a letter from Miss
Hutchinson herself this morning saying she
would not be here. Fontaine and Tatro
will now protect the race and see that no
one is arrested without actually deserving
it. The odds stand in favor of "Doc" Middleton,
as "Doc" is well acquainted with the
route. The committee barred John Berry,
a noted rider. Despite this Berry
started and will ride under protest.
A great deal of dissatisfaction
exists on account of barring Mr. Berry.
The route and registering stations are as
follows: Long Pine, O'Neill and Wausa,
Neb.; Sioux City, Galva, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Falls, Waterloo, Manchester and Dubuque,
Iowa; Freeport, Ill., DeKalb and Chicago,
Ill.
The horses may be known by a special
brand on the left side of the neck, which is a
figure "2". The riders are dressed in the
garb generally used by the western rancher,
and can easily be known in passing through
the country. They expext to reach Long
Pine, a distance of 196 miles, Friday
evening. They will be met there as
well as at all other stations by Harvey
Weir, the secretary, who will see that they
properly register, and Paul Fontaine, who
will see that the compact entered into here
before the race stated is carried out.
The originators of the race feel much
elated over the success of the race so far,
and only hope that the riders will heed the
instructions given them and they are confident
it will be a grand success, thoroughly
demonstrating that the western horse can
be ridden 1,000 miles and not suffer. There
is a standing offer of $3,000 for the winning
horse, provided he is in good condition when
he arrives at Chicago. This will be an in-
ducement to the riders to take care of their
horses.
Mr. Fontaine stated that he was advised
not to come to Chadron, as he would surely
be killed, as they were all uncivilized cowboys.
He stated he was agreeably surprised
to find that the people here were as much
interested in humane matters as the eastern
people and that he was satisfied that their
horses would be ridden with good judgment,
and assured the committees that there
would be no interference if the rules governing
the race were enforced. | 170Miss Hutchinson Backs Out.
The young woman who was to be in the
race, Miss Hutchinson, backed out. The
woman who arrived here Sunday night, rep-
resenting herself as Miss Hutchinson and
who had the local photographers trying to
get a snap shot at her with their
kodaks, proved to be another, as the
secretary received a letter from Miss
Hutchinson herself this morning saying she
would not be here. Fontaine and Tatro
will now protect the race and see that no
one is arrested without actually deserving
it. The odds stand in favor of "Doc" Mid-
dleton, as "Doc" is well acquainted with the
route. The committee barred John Berry,
a noted rider. Despite this Berry
started and will ride under pro-
test. A great deal of dissatisfaction
exists on account of barring Mr. Berry.
The route and registering stations are as
follows: Long Pine, O'Neill and Wausa,
Neb.; Sioux City, Galva, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Falls, Waterloo, Manchester and Dubuque,
Iowa; Freeport, Ill., DeKalb and Chicago,
Ill.
The horses may be known by a special
brand on the left side of the neck, which is a
figure "2". The riders are dressed in the
garb generally used by the western rancher,
and can easily be known in passing through
the country. They expext to reach Long
Pine, a distance of 196 miles, Friday
evening. They will be met there as
well as at all other stations by Harvey
Weir, the secretary, who will see that they
properly register, and Paul Fontaine, who
will see that the compact entered into here
before the race stated is carried out.
The originators of the race feel much
elated over the success of the race so far,
and only hope that the riders will heed the
instructions given them and they are confi-
dent it will be a grand success, thoroughly
demonstrating that the western horse can
be ridden 1,000 miles and not suffer. There
is a standing offer of $3,000 for the winning
horse, provided he is in good condition when
he arrives at Chicago. This will be an in-
ducement to the riders to take care of their
horses.
Mr. Fontaine stated that he was advised
not to come to Chadron, as he would surely
be killed, as they were all uncivilized cow-
boys. He stated he was agreeably surprised
to find that the people here were as much
interested in humane matters as the eastern
people and that he was satisfied that their
horses would be ridden with good judgment,
and assured the committees that there
would be no interference if the rules gov-
erning the race were enforced. |
