Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-15
THE FOURTH AT PRESCOTT.
A Most Interesting Carnival of
 Sports Is Held.

Journal Miner show the grand success of She Fourth of July celebration at Prescott:
 "Abous the only criticism that the Journal Miner has heard in regard to the celebration was in regard to the Wild West part of it, ss that did not come up either to their expectations or 1 to what it was advertised. The band of Pima Indians, clothed in breech-olout
 and imitation war paint, with their long ! hair flowing down their backs, failed to materislzs. Scores upon scores of people went to she race track on SstuF day, expecting to see she thrilling hold up of the stage coach, but came away
 disappointed and disgusted, and were not slow in giving expression to their feelings. To was announced thsb this thrilling drama would be played oD Sunday, but there are lots of people who will go to see horse race, broncho busting, steer tying and all similar sports on a Saturday afternoon, who will not neglecb their religious duties, or go back on early training to attend
 similar performance on Sunday. Others there are whose religious scru- ples are no bar to their attending sports on Sunday, but who are so disg gusted at the failure to render Saturdays pro-
 gram, as advertised, that they vowed they would not attend on Sunday. De- spite all of this, however, there was very good attendance at Sundays per tormsnce, and the stage coach scene came of as advertised.
 The Wild West Show was given 8
 very prominent part on the programme,
 and people came in expecting much, and were very much disappointed with shis feature of it.
 Owing to some nieu nderstanding on I Monday between Mir. Meadows and the committee, this feature of the pro- gramme was eliminated, and the Wild Westerners went over to the base ball grounds, where they attracted score OF two of people for short time. There also seems to be 8 slight dis crepancy in regard to another feature of the celebration, which has bseD given considerable prominence. That Is the riding of Wm. Zsnt's big black horse. The audience on Saturday was led to | believe that the horse was ridden. A | big black horse, which buoked some, but which was not particularly viecious. was ridden. Mr. Zsnt yesterday stated ! that it was not his horse, known as Man E Ater." He further states that | his horse hes never been ridden. He | had the animal in the stable ready for them when asked for, but he states ! very emphsticslly that it WAS nos called for end did nos take part in the csle- | bretion.
 One of the most exciting events of the afternoon was she cowboys obstacle race. There were four entries. The conditions of ths race were foR the con
 testants to have their saddles on the ground and ss the signal Ego" were bo saddle and mount theis animals, ride one quarter mile, uneaddle the horse and mounted carry Che saddle on the arm 60 within fifty yards of the out come, dismount and carry the saddle,
 leading the horse to the wire. or the four entries Johnny Munds was the first to saddle and mount, and started like the wind around the track. Sheriff Rut- finer was second end only short dis
 sauce bshipds Munds, and gained
 steadily on him to the quarter flag, the
 place for changing the eaddle to the
 arm. As this point Munds slid off the
 saddle to the horses neck and in less
 time than it takes 10 write about it was
 firmly mounted on his horses back, with
 saddle on his arm, splitting the wind to-
 wards She home stretch, RuffneE did the
 act also without dismounting, and made
 she grand change of transferring the
 saddle from She horses back to lis arm
 in remarkably quick lime, and was
 again pressing hsrds on Munds. Before
 the fifty yard flag was reached, Ruffner
 had nearly overteken Munds, but the
 latter was on the ground in an instant
 and rushed under the wire, carrying his saddle and leading his hoRse. Ruffner cems in close second.
 While all of this was In progress, the other two entries remained stationary ss the starting point. When they had 1 ssddled theis horses look of dsmsy came over theiE ooun$enanoes,s ,ss Munde 1 and RuffneF were already flying down l 5he back stretch by the time they were ready to mount, and realizing the hope | leesness of contest against such odds, 1 they did not mount at all. Munds won | first money and Rnffner second.
 One of She most interesting events of | the entiFe celebration was the miners | drilling contest, which came off today | For this event the committee sppTopri- 1 sted $500 in cash prizes. For the dou- ble hand OF team drilling, there were eighs entries, as follows: Phillips and l Gum, Gill and Hancock, Bevsn and 1 Johnson, Murray and O'Brien, McDou- gal end Kesn, Charles and D. F. Mo GowsD, Evans and Campbell, and Ship ley and Flynn.
 The contest commenced eoout 10 o'clock. The conditions were for each team to drill fifteen minutes, she one sinking the deepest hole in that time to yin. At noon fouF double hand teams had completed with the following re- suit: Murray and O'Brien, of Cherry Creek, 29.5 inches; Shipley and Flynn, 'f the Sun Dance Mining Company, g