good shape as at Chadron, and Albright
talked in the same strain. Smith was not so
cheerful, and expressed fear that one of his
horses would play out. Smith and Albright
had their horses shod here and did not depart
till 11 o'clock. Berry announced that he
would ride into Galva tonight with or ahead
of Gillespie.
It looks as if all the racers who left here this
morning will reach Galva tonight and start in
a bunch in the morning. Mr. Tatro of the
Humane Society thinks that Stephens and
Smith will both lose a horse before leaving
Galva, but says that the other horses look all
right. Doc Middleton says:
old Gillespie stands the best show now to win,
in my opinion, and I think the race now is be-
tween him, Jones, and Albright. I don't count
Stephens in the race, because he is petered out,
and one of Smith's horses can't go much farther.
Nearly all the riders are suffering from
heat on account mainly of the change of alti-
tude. Their talk indicates that they regarded
the Humane Society's officers as intruders at
first, but that they now look on them in a
friendly light. At noon today Jones, the last
of the riders, had not reached the city. Dave
Douglas, who dropped out at O'Neill, has not
been heard from. Mr. Weir, the race Secre-
tary, went to Galva this morning, accompa-
nied by one of the humane officers. The
other will remain here till the last horse is in
and then go on to Fort Dodge.
