Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-23
THE RACES.
Interesting Days Sport, But Slim AL
 tendance at the Track.

Interesting Days Sport. But Slim AL tendance at the Track.
 The opening day of the three days races was marked by a rather slim attendance, but the events were most exciting and appreciated by the audience.
 The first on the programme was the one mile novice bicycle race, in which there were three to start, as follows: Chas. Born, W. Nj. Shedd and A. F.. Anderson. The race was won by Born in 2:564; Anderson second.
 The one-half mile open, Glass \, was won by Harry Brown in l:2l l-5; A. w. Kastner second. This was a very exciting aud beautiful race.
 The first heat in the 2:25 trotting race was won by Ben Bolt in 2:39; May Queen second, and Lucky John third.
 The second heat in the 2:25 class was won by Ben Bolt; Adjutant sec ond; May Queen third. Time, 2:2A.
 The first heat in the 2:40 class was won by Nigger; King Pin second; Maud B. third Time, 2:49l.
 The third heat and race 2:25 class was won by Ben Bolt in 2;27; Lucky John second and Adjutant third. The second heat special 2:40 class was won by King Pin in 2:3S; Maud B. second and NIgger third. UI.-I King Pin, time 2:44; Nigger second and Maud B. third.
 The three days programme at the driving park ended to-day, and while the crowd seemed not to in crease in attendance over that of the two previous days, interest was nevertheless manifested in each and every event on the boards.
 The first on the programme was the one-quarter mlle bicycle race, which was won by Brown of Phenix in 40 seconds, with Anderson of | Prescott a close second.
 The one mile bicycle handicap was won by Born of Prescott, Klehl second; time. 2:40.
 In the 2:20 class trottiug race Eli Almont won the first heat. Lucky John second, and Ben Bolt third. Time, 2:32 This heat was a neck and neck one between the first two named.
 The second heat of the 2:20 class was: Eli Almont, first; Ben Bolt, second; Lucky John, third. Time, 2:324.
 In the third heat of the 2:2O class, Ben Bolt come in first; Eli Almont, second, and Lucky John, third. Time, 2:33.
 The fourth and last heat in the 2:20 trot was won by Eli Almont; Ben Bolt, second, and Lucky John, third. Time, 2:33a. This gives the race to Eli Almont.
 The half mile dash running race Thursday proved the most exciting event of the day. There were four entries as follows: Snow Ball, Mollie Daily, King B and Hungry John. Mollie Daly was the favorite in the pools, but the horses came under the wire in the above order. Time, 52l. Snow Ball, the winner of the race, is owned by J. s. Gales, and his feat was quite surprise gen erally. He was ridden by Robert Schultz.
 Tomorrow, the closing day of the races promises to be the most inter- esting of the entire series.
 There will be two bicycle races, one of which wilt be one-quarter mile open class 4, for a special prize of an elegant clock, offered by Cook x Bell. The other will be one mile handicap class A, first prize msndo- lin $25. second silver. ice pitcher Si0.
 The bicycle entries are as follows:
 oNE-QUARTER MILE OPEN, CLASS A.
 J. Harry Brown, Phenix, Ariz.
 W. N. Robinson,
 A. E. Anderson, Prescott,
 Ed. Keil, A. w. Kastner,
 ONE MILE HANDICAP, GLASS A.
 Wm. NJ. Shedd, Prescott, Ariz.
 Ed. Keil,
 J. Harry Brown, Phenix, "
 Chas. Born, Prescott,
 w. N. Robinson. Pheuix, |"
 A. E. Anderson, Prescott, |" 4. w. Kastner, "
 The following is the speed pro gramme, trotting, and pacing, 2:20 class, purse, S250; running one-half mile and repeat. $l25; running one- quarter-mile and repeat, Sl00; half 1 mile dash, ladies' saddle horses, $25.
 The following are the entries in the trotting and pacing 2:20 class: Ben Bolt, Adjutant, Lucky John, Eli Almont.
 The twenty-mile bIcycle road race Friday afternoon occupied so much time that it was late before the races closed. At the time the JOURNAL MINER went to press the firrt heat of the 2:25 race had only taken place.
 The second heat resulted as fol lows: May Queen first, Nimble Jim second, and Mikado third; time, 2:4l1.
 The third heat was won by Mikado in 2:37.
 The fourth heat and race was taken by May Queen in 2:46, Mikado winning second money and Nimble Jim third.
 The quarter-mile dash proved equally exciting as the half mile dash of the day previous. The en- tries were Ebb, Snowfall, King B aud Hungry John, and the horses came under the wire in the follow ing order: Ebb first, Snowfall sec ond, Hungry John third and King B fourth.