| 179DRON, DAWES COUNTY, NEBF
THE COWBOYS ARE OFF !
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The Great Race Starts in the
Presence of 3, 000
Pepole.
And Under the Eye of the Of-
cers of the Humane
Society.
Horses and Riders Eger for
the Long Race to
Chicago.
WHO WILL BE THE WINNER ?
Cowboy race ! That's all you could hear in Chadron for the last week, and it still continues to be the leading topic of conversation. When the time arrived for the race to start Tuesday afternoon, crowds of pepole began to gather in the vicinity of the Blaine hotel.
The streets were filled with a struggling mass of humanity, anxious to get a look at the horses and men who were to take part in the greatest race of the kind ever attempted, while the roofs, windows and other points of advantage were prempted long before the start. In the hotel balcony sat members of the committee and Messrs. Fontaine and Tatro, of the humane society, looking down on the busy scene below. It was a great big crowd. There must have been close to 3, 000 people on the ground, and if the humane officers had not thought before that Chandron was interested in the cowboy race they must have thought so then. The street was filled, and out east for half a mile the road was lined with expectant faces. In the shade of the Signal office the cornet hand formed and played several pieces of music to liven the scene. One by one the riders came with their horses. As they rode up they were loudly cheered by their friends, and it was evident from the mighty yell that went up when old Doc Middleton made his appearance that Doc was Chadron's favorite. When all had arrived their photograph was taken in a group, after which the line was formed and everything was ready for the start. It was expected that at least twenty-five or thirty entries would be made and it is probable there would have been that many but for the cry raised by the hummane element and the feeling outside of Chadron that perhaps the race might not start at all, which kept many out of it. As it as there were but nine starters. The names of the entrymen, the horses and their riders are as follows :
Mike Elmore, Hemingford, Neb. : Two horses---" Wide Awake, " bay gelding ; " Monte Cristo, brown statlion. Dave Douglas, rider.
Doe Middleton, Chadron, Neb. : Two horses---" Geronimo," brown gelding ; " Bay Jimmie, ' Doc Middleyon, rider.
Abe Jones, Whitewood, S. D. : Two horses--- " Romeo, " bay gelding ; " George," balck gelding. Geo. Jones, rider.
P. G. Cooper, Crawford. Neb : two horses---- " Outlaw," buckskin gelding : " Joe Bush, " Sorel gelding. Emmet Albright, rider.
Joe B. Gillespie, Coxville, Neb. : Two horses---
" Billy Mack, " chestunt gelding ; " Billy Schafer, ' gray gelding. Joe B. Gillespie, rider.
Jas. Stephens, Ness City. Kan. : Two horses-- " Gen. Grant, " brown gelding ; " Nick," brown gelding. Jas. Stephens, rider.
Joe Campbell, Denver, Col. : One horse--- " Boom-de aye," bay gelding. Joe Campbell rider.
Chas. Smith. Hot Springs, S. D. : Two horse---" Dynamite, " sorrel gelding ; " Red Wing, " bay gelding. Chas. Smith, rider.
* Jack Hale, Strugis, S. D. : Two horses---
" Poison. " chestnut station ; " Sandy," by gelding. John Berry rider.
* Ruled out by committe from compettion for prize.
Registering Stations--- Chadron. Long Pine O' Neill, Wausa ( in Neb. ), Sioux City, Galva, For Dodge, Iowa Falls Waterloo, Manchester Dubuque (in Iowa) , Freeport, DeKalb and Chicago, (in Iilinois).
Friends of the men who were about to start one their long journey of 900 mile crowded around to shake their hand an wish them godspeed. Emmet Albrigh
John Berry, Doc Middleton and Joe Gilespie, being from this county, seems to attract more attention than the otlers, and they were the recipients many kind of words from all sides. Secretary Weir went around to check of the list of horses and riders and give each man a route map showing the pont where they would have to register, | 179DRON, DAWES COUNTY, NEBF
THE COWBOYS ARE OFF !
---------
The Great Race Starts in the
Presence of 3, 000
Pepole.
And Under the Eye of the Of-
cers of the Humane
Society.
Horses and Riders Eger for
the Long Race to
Chicago.
WHO WILL BE THE WINNER ?
Cowboy race ! That's all you could hear in Chadron for the last week, and it still continues to be the leading topic of conversation. When the time arrived for the race to start Tuesday afternoon, crowds of pepole began to gather in the vicinity of the Blaine hotel.
The streets were filled with a struggling mass of humanity, anxious to get a look at the horses and men who were to take part in the greatest race of the kind ever attempted, while the roofs, windows and other points of advantage were prempted long before the start. In the hotel balcony sat members of the committee and Messrs. Fontaine and Tatro, of the humane society, looking down on the busy scene below. It was a great big crowd. There must have been close to 3, 000 people on the ground, and if the humane officers had not thought before that Chandron was interested in the cowboy race they must have thought so then. The street was filled, and out east for half a mile the road was lined with expectant faces. In the shade of the Signal office the cornet hand formed and played several pieces of music to liven the scene. One by one the riders came with their horses. As they rode up they were loudly cheered by their friends, and it was evident from the mighty yell that went up when old Doc Middleton made his appearance that Doc was Chadron's favorite. When all had arrived their photograph was taken in a group, after which the line was formed and everything was ready for the start. It was expected that at least twenty-five or thirty entries would be made and it is probable there would have been that many but for the cry raised by the hummane element and the feeling outside of Chadron that perhaps the race might not start at all, which kept many out of it. As it as there were but nine starters. The names of the entrymen, the horses and their riders are as follows :
Mike Elmore, Hemingford, Neb. : Two horses---" Wide Awake, " bay gelding ; " Monte Cristo, brown statlion. Dave Douglas, rider.
Doe Middleton, Chadron, Neb. : Two horses---" Geronimo," brown gelding ; " Bay Jimmie, ' Doc Middleyon, rider.
Abe Jones, Whitewood, S. D. : Two horses--- " Romeo, " bay gelding ; " George," balck gelding. Geo. Jones, rider.
P. G. Cooper, Crawford. Neb : two horses---- " Outlaw," buckskin gelding : " Joe Bush, " Sorel gelding. Emmet Albright, rider.
Joe B. Gillespie, Coxville, Neb. : Two horses---
" Billy Mack, " chestunt gelding ; " Billy Schafer, ' gray gelding. Joe B. Gillespie, rider.
Jas. Stephens, Ness City. Kan. : Two horses-- " Gen. Grant, " brown gelding ; " Nick," brown gelding. Jas. Stephens, rider.
Joe Campbell, Denver, Col. : One horse--- " Boom-de aye," bay gelding. Joe Campbell rider.
Chas. Smith. Hot Springs, S. D. : Two horse---" Dynamite, " sorrel gelding ; " Red Wing, " bay gelding. Chas. Smith, rider.
* Jack Hale, Strugis, S. D. : Two horses---
" Poison. " chestnut station ; " Sandy," by gelding. John Berry rider.
* Ruled out by committe from compettion for prize.
Registering Stations--- Chadron. Long Pine O' Neill, Wausa ( in Neb. ), Sioux City, Galva, For Dodge, Iowa Falls Waterloo, Manchester Dubuque (in Iowa) , Freeport, DeKalb and Chicago, (in Iilinois).
Friends of the men who were about to start one their long journey of 900 mile crowded around to shake their hand an wish them godspeed. Emmet Albrigh
John Berry, Doc Middleton and Joe Gilespie, being from this county, seems to attract more attention than the otlers, and they were the recipients many kind of words from all sides. Secretary Weir went around to check of the list of horses and riders and give each man a route map showing the pont where they would have to register, |
