The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-07-05

of SlO. The track was very heavy; nc time was taken. Coble was favorite on pools,
 In the broncho riding Charley Hol. lingshead, Jim Parker and Ed. Gaddis showed up in the above order. This caused excitement, especially among the tenderfeet, who saw tho show fol the first time. The judges gave the first prize, $50, to Parker, and the sec. ond. $l0 to Gaddis. Gaddis had two falls, doing no harm.
 Picked hines of good, bad and indif- ferent ball players were having Il good time, the grand stand being interested in what Canal, Ed. Babbitt, Spellmire, Sliker, Heunessy, Clark and other stars know about ball. Prescott wos not in it. Unlike most base ball games there was no kick coming. Empires Donavan and Smith coming out without a scratch. The score was 9 to 1. Hibben pitched for the picked nine, and Spell. mire for the blues, wearing Flagstaff uniforms.
 The GOO yard dash was won by the bay mare; Geo. Connors, rider, after tvs false starts, the betting beng fla vorable to White Cloud. Purses, s60 aud $50.
 Fitzpatrick entered Smoky, r. J. Brannen Arizona, and Whitlock Aspen Boy in the trotting race. Brauncn's black was the favoritc and would have won but for his actions. He came in a close second, Whitlock bad third. The second heat was repetition of the first, Whitlock not going. Time, 3:39, 3:45; purses, $50 and $25. There are some willing to back Brannen's black horse for big money if he has GO days trainiug. The track was not in good condition for trotting, on account of heavy rain.
 The $50 yard dash, cowboys con- test, narrowed down to Mig and Sorrcl Pete, the cowboys withdrawing. Lit tle Johnny Bagnall of Winslow rode Johnny Palmer's horse and the race he won was put down as the best of ihe day, the boy being complimented. He won second place in the quarter m l dash.
 Bettic, Connor's bay, won the quar- ter mile dash, which preceded the sec ond heat trotting. Stocking second and Glass Eye third. Purses $50 and $l5.
 Drums burro ridden by .------won the race against two others, the speedy @ contest cliciting great amusement. A crisp ten dollar note fell into the hands of the winner.
 Chas. Hollingshead, Ed. Howell, Ed Getldis, Johnny Hoffman and Less Hart went into the steer tying contest. Geddis and Howell making a failure. Johnny Hoffman won $34.25, the first prize in 2s0S and Less Hart the second sl2.50 in 2:23. Hollngshead did well and but for the lay of the land he op- eratcd in he would have had second money. The boys did not do as well as formerly. This was the last event. the teu mile bicycle being declared n on account of the bad roads. The committees did all they could to make the afternoon, in fact the day, source of enjoyment and they succeeded. Had the Prescott coutigeut arrived the re- ceiptS would have been trcblcd. A ball in the evening closed the days exercises.
 The rain lasted q trihc longer than anticipated, but did | power of good for the stock interests. Thus ended ouc of Flagsta1's successful cclc- brations.
 Daily edition of tue SUN put in an appearance and was well received as on previous occasions.
 
 The day ended with grand ball al Babbitt's hall. It was well attended and was enjoyed, even if the music was not by the Fort Whipple Military Band.