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While up at Tevis, we went shopping at the antique stores. A magazine caught
my eye. It is a copy of "The West; true stories of the old west", April,
1968. One of the stories is titled:  "The fabulous cowboy race". Of course,
the magazine was a must have item. The brief rundown of the story is the
race was 900 miles, from Chadron Nebraska to Buffalo Bill Cody's exhibit at
the World's fair in Chicago, 1893. They had weight requirements. A western
stock saddle must be used, and weigh no less than 35 pounds. Riders and tack
must weigh not less than 150 pounds. They could use no more than 2 horses,
who must be western bred and raised. Oh, and the Humane Society had
objections, but after stationing themselves along the route, withdrew their
objections. It is an interesting read, and I have not researched it at all,
to see if there is anything else available on this race. I will try to scan
the story, and see if I can post it somewhere, and still be able to read the
scanned print.

Jonni in TX



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