Arizona republican., 1897-12-31
THE FAVORITES WON
Fraud Got the Mile Purse aud
 Robert ( Distance
LAST DAY OF PHOENIX RACES
Gray Kid First in the Threa 3
 Quarters Dash
Cow Puncher's Race Won by Jehn- nfe Moore on CeWboy-Frod F Sold ana Sleepy John Winnsr-Yl Crowd at tho Closing Scenes.


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 Crowd at tho Closing Scenes. They closed yesterday afternoon, on the finest mile track in the world'' before the largest audience of the season and with blaze of enthusiasm at the pretty gait shown by the Bap- tist colt of Mesa City-wno, be it known, at the lender age of z months, paced a quarte in 1:22.
 The race of he day was won by Fraud-a mile run. She sold quite heavily at 5 to 4, with Ramona and Robert G. in the field. Frauds time was 1:53, but it might easily have been less. She came in leisurely, with Ramona an easy place, and thel pride of Yavapai in the dust. Dhe most ex- citing part of this race was at the pool box before the start. Everybody seemed to have tip on Sam Passey's slender bay mare, and everybody else readily bought the field Fraud was
 
 ter and she held this place-Robert G. and Ramona running neck and neck. Then Fraud made a tremen- dous spurt, or seemed to, and passed the pair like flash.
 The consolation one-fourth mile, running race, filled with three good horses, Sleepy John, Keno and Samantha. The betting was very light and there was some misunder- standing as to the identity of the horses. Keno was the favorite, but came in place, while Sleepy John won the purse in .24A.
 The three-quarters running race was second on the programme and second in point of interest. Gray Kid was first choice at to 31s. Nellie w. was scratched and the Gait and Brown Baby made up the field. Gray Kid made the wire in 1:33, with The Gait for place.
 As Nellie w. was on the sick list, her tie under the saddle with Denmark could not be run off, and in place of the test ifeat Denmark %as paced $ mile with a running horse, He broke the saddle record of 2,55, lowering 1t to 2:41, giving an excellent perform ance.
 One of the chief events of the day was the cowboy stake race. The as sociation put up $10 and there were seven entries at $2.5O each. There were: Silver Tail, Cowboy, Trixy, Klondyke, Incas, Peanuts and Alfalfa Bill. Only a few pools were sold, because the horses were unknown and difficult of identification. Trixy was favorite with few and sold even against the field. Johnnie Moore rode the winner, Cowboy. The start was good, and until the first quarter pole was reached the punchers stayed in a bunch. Then Incas led and the others began to stretch out. By the time Cowboy had his neck under the wire the distance pony was at the last quar- ment in this race, but no money for any one but the winner.
 At the conclusion of the days reg ular programme ex-Mayor Monihon, president of the Phoenix Racing asso cation, took the judges stand and made a half minutes talk, thankin 2 the public for it's liberal patronage and promising high board fence for the finest mile track in the world in the near future. Both sentiments met the cordial approval of the grand stand.
 During the afternoon the Arizona champion pacer, Fred F., was sold a. auction on the track for $220. HIS rec ord is 2:191A but before being sold he showed a quarter in a 2:16 gait. The.e was the usual fancy and trick bI yc' e riding and an exhibition of cowboy sport. The season closed with every body satisfed-even the Yavapai men and with the best wishes of all for even greater success in the future by the Phoenix Racing associatian