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RELAY RACE FOR COWBOYS. One of the features of the Montana State Fair at Helena, October 1 to 7, will be a cowboy relay race for ,000 and the championship of the northwest. The roughriders of the country arc now in the northwest, many of the range sections having passed Into the hands of the farmer. This event is a recognition of the range rider that has not been afforded before, and the interest is growing. Under the conditions the race is for twenty-four miles, or four miles each day. The rider . is to change his saddle from one horse to another at the end Qt each mile, without assistance. One man is allowed each rider to hold the mounts, and the bridle need not be changed. Thoroughbred racehorses are barred, giving the race to the speedy cow horse. The entries close September 10, and It is expected to be one of tho greatest events of the year among tho cowpunchers.
