| 210BERRY LEADS THE VAN
Cowboys Pass Fort Dodge on
Their Way Eastward.
HORSES IN GOOD SHAPE.
Stevens Thinks One Horse Can
Carry Him Out
"Doc" Middleton Re-enters the Race
and Is Now a Day in the Rear.
FORT DODGE, Iowa, June 22. - Special Telegram
- the vanguard of the cowboy race
from Chadron to Chicago has passed Fort
Dodge. John Berry was the first to get
away. He is the man who is riding under
protest. He registered at 8:40, twenty
minutes behind "Rattlesnake Pete," who
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LEAVING FORT DODGE
got in at 8:20. He left at noon, taking advantage
of the fact that his horses are in
prime condition. Agents Tatro and Fountain,
members of the Humane Society, are
satisfied with the condition of the horses,
and say the horses are having the best of
care and show no signs of cruelty.
"Rattlesnake Pete" is'astride of General
Grant and minus
The Outlaw, having
had to abandon that horse
forty miles this
side of Sioux City.
General Grant is
jaded and sleepy,
but Pete is confident
he will carry
him to Chicago a
winner. He rode
him 1,000 miles
before he knew he
was to enter the
race, and says his
staying qualities
are all there. Outside
of being tired
the horse is in
good shape. Pete
himself looks well
and says he feels
first-class, He left
this afternoon.
Joe Gillespie
reached here and
registered at
12:27 Both himself
and his two
horses show signs
of fatigue, but he
made only a short
stop, leaving with
Stephens at 2:25.
George Jones registered
at 6 o'clock and Joe Campbell
at 7:20. Their
horses are in fair
condition. The
other three cowboys
including Doc. Middleton,
are between here
and Galva, and
are expected to
register here in
the morning.
Berry, Stephens,
and Gillespie expects
to make Williams
for the
night.
GALENA, Ill.,
June 22 -special
Telegram. - Oscar
E. Little, agent of
the Illinois Humane
Society, is
in Galena, for the
purpose of taking
steps to stop the
cowboy race when the Westerners arrive on this side of the Mississippi. Mr. Little proposes to meet the cowboys at Dubuque and will satisfy himself with regard to the condition of the horses before taking further steps. Should he then decide to interfere, warrants will be placed in the hands of the Davies county sheriff's officers and the race will come to a close in the western part of this county.
Farm Supplement News
June 22
BUFFALO BILL'S SADDLE.
One of the most unique pieces of workmanship of
its kind ever seen in Chicago, and probably the richest
in its design, is the saddle of Wm. F. Cody, ycleped
Buffalo Bill. It was made by Collins & Morrison,
of Omaha, the silver mountings coming from an eastern
silversmith.
The saddle is made of russet saddle skirting, California
tanned, on the sweat leather of which are
pictures of Buffalo Bill stamped from a photograph
he had taken in Europe, in a standing position, with
rifle, sombrero and full hunting or scout's costume
The saddle is mounted with solid silver, of which
sixty-five ounces were used. In the seat inlaid in the
leather is the name Hon. W. F. Cody, in silver letters
one and one-half inches long; the horn is mounted
with a silver crescent on which is engraved
"World's Fair, Chicago, 1893;" the stirrup
plates are elaborately engraved and chased; on
each side of the saddle is a buffalo in repousse
work; the rim of the seat is of silver, and buttons
innumerable stud the handsome leather,
two of them especially large and handsome having
buffalo heads in repousse. The bridle is
finished with loops so that not a buckle is required
to hold the bits; two solid silver rosettes
are on the sides and a silver plate is on the
brow-band engraved with the owner's name. A
quirt, the Mexican or cowboy name for whip,
also accompanies the saddle, and is made like
the bridle, of plaited rawhide mounted with
silver.
Buffalo Bill's friends know his fondness for
handsome equipments, and can imagine him in
his elegant scout's costume, mounted on his
steed caparisoned with these gorgeous equipments,
leading his Congress of Rough Riders of
the World through daring feats for the edification
of World's Fair visitors.
BERRY LEADING IN THE COWBOY RACE.
Ilinois Humane Society Waiting for the
Racers to Arrive.
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, June 22.-The three
leaders in the cowboy race passed through
here this afternoon. Berry was in the lead,
passing through at 4:30 without stopping.
He went through Blairsbyrg, nine miles east
at 6:25. He will stay in Williams to-night.
Stephens, or "Rattlesnake Pete," and Joe
Gillespie arrived here at 6:45, cooled and
fed their horses and ate supper. They left
here at 8:20, intending to go to Iowa
Falls Falls to-night. Berry's horses look
smoother then the rest and are in
fair condition, although the sorrel
stallion is quite lame in his right fore leg
and Berry looked tired. Stephen's only
only horse, a bay gelding, is in prime condition
and his rider is apparently perfectly fresh.
Gillespie's two horses are also in good
shape. Berry claims tó be confident of
reaching Chicago first and Gillespie and
Stephens are equally confident of winning.
GALENA, Ill., June 22. Oscar E. Little, of
Chicago, agent of the Illinois Humane
society, is here awaiting the entrance
of the cowboy racers into Illinois.
He has asked Sheriff Homrich to
stop the race, and says he will
furnish the requisite warrants for the arrest
of the cowboys. Little says he is satisfied
from reports from along the line that the
case calls for humane intervention. The
cowboys will enter the state at East Dubuque
Saturday evening.
FORT DODGE, Iowa, 22.-James
Stephens, John Berry, Joe Gillespie, George
Jones and John Campbell, of the racing
Chadron cowboys, registered here to-day
in the order named above, and started
on their way again. The first
arrival was at 8:20 a. m, and the last at 7:20
p. m. The rest are expected to-night or tomorrow
morning. The horses of Berry,
Gillespie and Jones are the freshest. None
of the horses show signs of over-driving.
June 22
Belford's, the only great magazine published
in the West, has added to its many
special features a department devoted
to the various attractions at Chicago
during the World's Fair. In the June
number there is a very clever write-up
of Buffalo Bill's famous, Wild West
show, which, after perfecting itself by
yearly tours of the United States, visited
Europe and remained two years. It is
the intention of Mr. Cody to make his
exhibition-so large that 1,000 men,
horses, buffalo, etc. are employed in it-
distinctly American. It will typify one
of the heroic epochs of our development,
in which Buffalo Bill bore a conspicuous
part. As an object lesson in American
history it stands unrivaled, and will be
the wonder of all the rest of the world
who will see it at the Exposition.
Herald June 22-93
IOWA CROWDS CHEER THE COWBOYS
Gillespie and Stephens Are the First to
Ride Into Galva
GALVA, Iowa, June 21.-Gillespie and
Stephens, of the cowboy racers, rode in unheralded
at 6:45 this morning and were able
to put their horses in a barn and feed them
before much of a crowd had collected.
An hour later Berry rode in on another
road and stopped to feed and rest
awhile. A rain came and delayed the
boys in leaving until 10:20 o'clock, when
Berry took his departure for Fort Dodge,
followed ten minutes later by Gillespie and
"Rattle Snake Pete." Mr. Tatro is here
and inspected the horses. He expressed
himself as satisfied with their condition.
The day is cool and just rain enough to lay
the dust.
Albright and Smith are expected here at
any time, but no tidings are had as yet from
the others. Secretary Wier and Agent
Tatro left for Fort Dodge to-day, where
they expect to meet some of the advance
riders Thursday night.
Galva was literally overflowing with people
all day yesterday who were looking for
the cowboys. Flags were flying and strings
of colored lights hung across the street
through which the riders would have to pass.
People were here from all the neighboring
towns, some of them driving thirty-five miles
to get here in time. Throughout the
entire day all that could be heard on the
street or in the houses were questions concerning
the whereabouts of the cowboys,
and it was a keen disappointment to the
people when Secretary Weir went to bed
leaving word to call him should any
of the boys show up, as they began to then
think that the riders would not be in before
morning. Gradually the cannonade of anvils
died away and the crowd went to their
rest. Many visitors were compelled to
sleep on the hay in the livery barns. The
town's hotel accommodations were inadequate
to the crowd.
FORT DODGE, Iowa, June 21. The racing
Chadron cowboys did not arrive here on
schedule time to-night. The three leaders
were expected to register at about 7 o'clock
this evening. They encountered heavy
showers and were forced to put up for the
night at Pomeroy, twenty-five miles west of
here. They will probably register here at
about 9 a. m. to-morrow.
Evening Post 6/22/93
COWBOYS REACH FORT DODGE.
Stephens and Berry Leading in the Race- Gillespie
is Missing.
FORT DODGE, Iowa, June 22.- The leaders
in the cowboy race reached here this
morning, James H. Stephens, registering
just at 8:20 and John Berry, riding
under protest, at 8:40; Stephens was short
one horse, having abandoned the other
forty miles this side of Sioux City. He
was on General Grant, who shows evidence
of being tired out. berry had both his
horses and they were in splendid condition.
Joe Gillespie, third in the race, has not
yet arrived, and it is feared that he has lost
his way, as he was only thirty minutes behind
the other two and should be here
now. Jones and Campbell registered
at Galva, sixty-five miles west of
here at 1:30 p. m. yesterday, J. E. Albright
at 3:14 O. W. Smith at 3:22 and "Doc"
Middleton, who is again in the race, at
7:50. Agent Tatro and Mr. Fontaine, of
the Humane Society, express themselves
as satisfied with the condition of the horses
and conduct of the riders. Smith and
Berry will take five hours' rest here.
Evening Post June 22
Charles Warren and his talented little
wife, Marguerite Fish, who used to be known as
"Baby Benson," are playing an engagement here
at Engel's Pavilion and will soon go back to the
music halls of Europe, where they are great
favorites and where they are known as "The
Modest Americans." They were in London at
the same time Buffalo Bill's Wild West was there
and Mr. Warren remembers some amusing incidents
in connection with the English tour of
Colonel Cody's redskins and cowboys. On one
occasion a writer for a London illustrated paper
visited the big show to get information for a
special article. He was taken in hand by Colonel
Cody's partner, Colonel Nate Salsbury, who
showed him through the camp and introduced
him to the redskins, the cowboys, Colonel Cody,
Major Burke and other celebrities. Finally the
writer said: "And now. Mr. Salsbury,
I want to meet this Buffalo Bill." Salsbury
looked at Cody and Cody fled. "There is
no such man, my friend," said Salsbury. "He is
a creature of the imagination and exists only on
the posters." And the Englishman said, "Bless
me!" Another time Mr. Warren and his wife
were playing in a theatre near the Wil West
grounds and the Indians were brought over to
see the show. They seemed to enjoy the
specialties and they remained after the performance
to hear a rehearsal of "The Pirates of
Penzance," by "local talent." The awful wails
of the amateur prima donna disconcerted them
visibly, and when the leader ordered her to "try
the solo again" the redskins arose as one man
and stalked majestically toward the exit. "Hold
on," cried Major Burke, in an undertone, pulling
the blanket of the chief. "Ugh!" grunted the
latter, nodding his head at the prima donna, and
they kept on. Warren says it was one of the best
musical criticisms he ever heard.
| 210BERRY LEADS THE VAN
Cowboys Pass Fort Dodge on
Their Way Eastward.
HORSES IN GOOD SHAPE.
Stevens Thinks One Horse Can
Carry Him Out
"Doc" Middleton Re-enters the Race
and Is Now a Day in the Rear.
FORT DODGE, Iowa, June 22. - Special Telegram
- the vanguard of the cowboy race
from Chadron to Chicago has passed Fort
Dodge. John Berry was the first to get
away. He is the man who is riding under
protest. He registered at 8:40, twenty
minutes behind "Rattlesnake Pete," who
[image]
LEAVING FORT DODGE
got in at 8:20. He left at noon, taking advantage
of the fact that his horses are in
prime condition. Agents Tatro and Fountain,
members of the Humane Society, are
satisfied with the condition of the horses,
and say the horses are having the best of
care and show no signs of cruelty.
"Rattlesnake Pete" is'astride of General
Grant and minus
The Outlaw, having
had to abandon that horse
forty miles this
side of Sioux City.
General Grant is
jaded and sleepy,
but Pete is confident
he will carry
him to Chicago a
winner. He rode
him 1,000 miles
before he knew he
was to enter the
race, and says his
staying qualities
are all there. Outside
of being tired
the horse is in
good shape. Pete
himself looks well
and says he feels
first-class, He left
this afternoon.
Joe Gillespie
reached here and
registered at
12:27 Both himself
and his two
horses show signs
of fatigue, but he
made only a short
stop, leaving with
Stephens at 2:25.
George Jones registered
at 6 o'clock and Joe Campbell
at 7:20. Their
horses are in fair
condition. The
other three cowboys
including Doc. Middleton,
are between here
and Galva, and
are expected to
register here in
the morning.
Berry, Stephens,
and Gillespie expects
to make Williams
for the
night.
GALENA, Ill.,
June 22 -special
Telegram. - Oscar
E. Little, agent of
the Illinois Humane
Society, is
in Galena, for the
purpose of taking
steps to stop the
cowboy race when the Westerners arrive on this side of the Mississippi. Mr. Little proposes to meet the cowboys at Dubuque and will satisfy himself with regard to the condition of the horses before taking further steps. Should he then decide to interfere, warrants will be placed in the hands of the Davies county sheriff's officers and the race will come to a close in the western part of this county.
Farm Supplement News
June 22
BUFFALO BILL'S SADDLE.
One of the most unique pieces of workmanship of
its kind ever seen in Chicago, and probably the richest
in its design, is the saddle of Wm. F. Cody, ycleped
Buffalo Bill. It was made by Collins & Morrison,
of Omaha, the silver mountings coming from an eastern
silversmith.
The saddle is made of russet saddle skirting, California
tanned, on the sweat leather of which are
pictures of Buffalo Bill stamped from a photograph
he had taken in Europe, in a standing position, with
rifle, sombrero and full hunting or scout's costume
The saddle is mounted with solid silver, of which
sixty-five ounces were used. In the seat inlaid in the
leather is the name Hon. W. F. Cody, in silver letters
one and one-half inches long; the horn is mounted
with a silver crescent on which is engraved
"World's Fair, Chicago, 1893;" the stirrup
plates are elaborately engraved and chased; on
each side of the saddle is a buffalo in repousse
work; the rim of the seat is of silver, and buttons
innumerable stud the handsome leather,
two of them especially large and handsome having
buffalo heads in repousse. The bridle is
finished with loops so that not a buckle is required
to hold the bits; two solid silver rosettes
are on the sides and a silver plate is on the
brow-band engraved with the owner's name. A
quirt, the Mexican or cowboy name for whip,
also accompanies the saddle, and is made like
the bridle, of plaited rawhide mounted with
silver.
Buffalo Bill's friends know his fondness for
handsome equipments, and can imagine him in
his elegant scout's costume, mounted on his
steed caparisoned with these gorgeous equipments,
leading his Congress of Rough Riders of
the World through daring feats for the edification
of World's Fair visitors.
BERRY LEADING IN THE COWBOY RACE.
Ilinois Humane Society Waiting for the
Racers to Arrive.
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, June 22.-The three
leaders in the cowboy race passed through
here this afternoon. Berry was in the lead,
passing through at 4:30 without stopping.
He went through Blairsbyrg, nine miles east
at 6:25. He will stay in Williams to-night.
Stephens, or "Rattlesnake Pete," and Joe
Gillespie arrived here at 6:45, cooled and
fed their horses and ate supper. They left
here at 8:20, intending to go to Iowa
Falls Falls to-night. Berry's horses look
smoother then the rest and are in
fair condition, although the sorrel
stallion is quite lame in his right fore leg
and Berry looked tired. Stephen's only
only horse, a bay gelding, is in prime condition
and his rider is apparently perfectly fresh.
Gillespie's two horses are also in good
shape. Berry claims tó be confident of
reaching Chicago first and Gillespie and
Stephens are equally confident of winning.
GALENA, Ill., June 22. Oscar E. Little, of
Chicago, agent of the Illinois Humane
society, is here awaiting the entrance
of the cowboy racers into Illinois.
He has asked Sheriff Homrich to
stop the race, and says he will
furnish the requisite warrants for the arrest
of the cowboys. Little says he is satisfied
from reports from along the line that the
case calls for humane intervention. The
cowboys will enter the state at East Dubuque
Saturday evening.
FORT DODGE, Iowa, 22.-James
Stephens, John Berry, Joe Gillespie, George
Jones and John Campbell, of the racing
Chadron cowboys, registered here to-day
in the order named above, and started
on their way again. The first
arrival was at 8:20 a. m, and the last at 7:20
p. m. The rest are expected to-night or tomorrow
morning. The horses of Berry,
Gillespie and Jones are the freshest. None
of the horses show signs of over-driving.
June 22
Belford's, the only great magazine published
in the West, has added to its many
special features a department devoted
to the various attractions at Chicago
during the World's Fair. In the June
number there is a very clever write-up
of Buffalo Bill's famous, Wild West
show, which, after perfecting itself by
yearly tours of the United States, visited
Europe and remained two years. It is
the intention of Mr. Cody to make his
exhibition-so large that 1,000 men,
horses, buffalo, etc. are employed in it-
distinctly American. It will typify one
of the heroic epochs of our development,
in which Buffalo Bill bore a conspicuous
part. As an object lesson in American
history it stands unrivaled, and will be
the wonder of all the rest of the world
who will see it at the Exposition.
Herald June 22-93
IOWA CROWDS CHEER THE COWBOYS
Gillespie and Stephens Are the First to
Ride Into Galva
GALVA, Iowa, June 21.-Gillespie and
Stephens, of the cowboy racers, rode in unheralded
at 6:45 this morning and were able
to put their horses in a barn and feed them
before much of a crowd had collected.
An hour later Berry rode in on another
road and stopped to feed and rest
awhile. A rain came and delayed the
boys in leaving until 10:20 o'clock, when
Berry took his departure for Fort Dodge,
followed ten minutes later by Gillespie and
"Rattle Snake Pete." Mr. Tatro is here
and inspected the horses. He expressed
himself as satisfied with their condition.
The day is cool and just rain enough to lay
the dust.
Albright and Smith are expected here at
any time, but no tidings are had as yet from
the others. Secretary Wier and Agent
Tatro left for Fort Dodge to-day, where
they expect to meet some of the advance
riders Thursday night.
Galva was literally overflowing with people
all day yesterday who were looking for
the cowboys. Flags were flying and strings
of colored lights hung across the street
through which the riders would have to pass.
People were here from all the neighboring
towns, some of them driving thirty-five miles
to get here in time. Throughout the
entire day all that could be heard on the
street or in the houses were questions concerning
the whereabouts of the cowboys,
and it was a keen disappointment to the
people when Secretary Weir went to bed
leaving word to call him should any
of the boys show up, as they began to then
think that the riders would not be in before
morning. Gradually the cannonade of anvils
died away and the crowd went to their
rest. Many visitors were compelled to
sleep on the hay in the livery barns. The
town's hotel accommodations were inadequate
to the crowd.
FORT DODGE, Iowa, June 21. The racing
Chadron cowboys did not arrive here on
schedule time to-night. The three leaders
were expected to register at about 7 o'clock
this evening. They encountered heavy
showers and were forced to put up for the
night at Pomeroy, twenty-five miles west of
here. They will probably register here at
about 9 a. m. to-morrow.
Evening Post 6/22/93
COWBOYS REACH FORT DODGE.
Stephens and Berry Leading in the Race- Gillespie
is Missing.
FORT DODGE, Iowa, June 22.- The leaders
in the cowboy race reached here this
morning, James H. Stephens, registering
just at 8:20 and John Berry, riding
under protest, at 8:40; Stephens was short
one horse, having abandoned the other
forty miles this side of Sioux City. He
was on General Grant, who shows evidence
of being tired out. berry had both his
horses and they were in splendid condition.
Joe Gillespie, third in the race, has not
yet arrived, and it is feared that he has lost
his way, as he was only thirty minutes behind
the other two and should be here
now. Jones and Campbell registered
at Galva, sixty-five miles west of
here at 1:30 p. m. yesterday, J. E. Albright
at 3:14 O. W. Smith at 3:22 and "Doc"
Middleton, who is again in the race, at
7:50. Agent Tatro and Mr. Fontaine, of
the Humane Society, express themselves
as satisfied with the condition of the horses
and conduct of the riders. Smith and
Berry will take five hours' rest here.
Evening Post June 22
Charles Warren and his talented little
wife, Marguerite Fish, who used to be known as
"Baby Benson," are playing an engagement here
at Engel's Pavilion and will soon go back to the
music halls of Europe, where they are great
favorites and where they are known as "The
Modest Americans." They were in London at
the same time Buffalo Bill's Wild West was there
and Mr. Warren remembers some amusing incidents
in connection with the English tour of
Colonel Cody's redskins and cowboys. On one
occasion a writer for a London illustrated paper
visited the big show to get information for a
special article. He was taken in hand by Colonel
Cody's partner, Colonel Nate Salsbury, who
showed him through the camp and introduced
him to the redskins, the cowboys, Colonel Cody,
Major Burke and other celebrities. Finally the
writer said: "And now. Mr. Salsbury,
I want to meet this Buffalo Bill." Salsbury
looked at Cody and Cody fled. "There is
no such man, my friend," said Salsbury. "He is
a creature of the imagination and exists only on
the posters." And the Englishman said, "Bless
me!" Another time Mr. Warren and his wife
were playing in a theatre near the Wil West
grounds and the Indians were brought over to
see the show. They seemed to enjoy the
specialties and they remained after the performance
to hear a rehearsal of "The Pirates of
Penzance," by "local talent." The awful wails
of the amateur prima donna disconcerted them
visibly, and when the leader ordered her to "try
the solo again" the redskins arose as one man
and stalked majestically toward the exit. "Hold
on," cried Major Burke, in an undertone, pulling
the blanket of the chief. "Ugh!" grunted the
latter, nodding his head at the prima donna, and
they kept on. Warren says it was one of the best
musical criticisms he ever heard.
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