Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-07


 D. Moore. Kastner's Belle Wood won the pole in the first heat, Snap Shot second and Monte third. The race was for the best three in five heats for a purse of S100. divided $50 to first, $50 for second and Sl0 for third; Monte won first m ney in three straight heats. Belle Wood. second and Snap Shot, third.
 A professional who had entered for the bicycle races was barred from starting, leaving three entries, Al Kastner, Matt LoTing and Albert Burnett. Loring was the winner in 3.O7.
 The half mile dash COW boys race was won by Johnny Stillwell in 60a seconds.
 The ladies' riding race was won by Mrs. Thorne, there being four entries
 There were three entries in the boys bicycle race, as follows: Willie Stewart, Harry Cotton and Albert Hatz. Tho lace was won by Stew ! art.
 The half mile dash running race was declared of on account of the al- legged entry of horse under false name, although a very pretty, but false heat was run by mistake as the contestants failed to hear the bell calling them back.
 One of the most exciting events of the afternoon was the COW boys obstacle race. There were four en- tries. The conditions of the race were for the contestants to have their saddles on the ground and at the signal "go" vera to saddle and mount their animals, ride one quar- ter mile, unsaddle the horse and mounted carry tl 6 saddle on the arm to within fifty yards of the out come, ,dismount and carry the saddle, leading the horse to the wire, Of the four entries Johnny Munds was the first to saddle and mount, and started like the wind around the track. Sheriff Ruffner was sec ond and only a short distance be- hind Munds, and gained steadily on him to the quarter flag, the place for changing the saddle to the arm, At this point Munds slid of the saddle to the horses neck and in less time than it takes to write about it was firmly mounted on his horses back, with sad de on his arm, splitting the wind toward the home stretch, Ruffner did the act also with out dIsmounting, and made the grand change of transferring the saddle from the horses back to his arm in remarkably quick time, and was again pressing hard on Mun5s. Before the fifty yard flag was reach ed, Rufner had nearly overtaken Munds, but the latter was on the ground in and instant and rushed under the wire, carrying his saddle and leading his horse. Rufner came in a close second.
 While all of this vas in progress, the other two entries remained sta tionary at the starting point. When they had saddled their horses a look of dismay came over their counte- nances, as Munds and RuifDer were already flying down the back stretch by the time they were ready to mount, and realizing the hopeless ness of a contest against such odds, they did not mount at all Munds won first money and Ruffner second. Monday night there was a bicycle | procession, the wheels being decor ated aud Illuminated. the most mo- tieeable one in the procession being float made of bicycles containing the Griffin children.
 One of the most interesting events of the entire celebration was the miners d filing contest which came off today. For this event the com mittee appropriated $500 in cash prizes. For the double hand or team drilling, there were eight en- tries, zs followsl Phillips and Gum; Gill and Hancock, Bevan and John son; Murray and O'Brien; McDougal and Kean; Charles and D. r. Me Gowan; Evans and Campbell, and Shipley and Flynn. The contest COAnhCuCCa 0DOut lO V CtAck ne conditions were for each team to drill for fifteen minutes, tho one sinking the deepest hole in that time tc win. At noon four double hand teams had completed with the following Tesultl Murray and O'Brien. of Cherry creek, 2O.5 in- ches; Shipley and Flynn. of the Sun Dance Mining Company, 22 inches; Evans and Campbell, McCabe, 294 inches; Bevans and Johnson, Con gross, 29.7 inches.
 Four teams ia the afternoon com pleted the contest, as follows: Gill and Hancock, of Congress, 26.6 in ches; Phillips and Gum. of Con- gress, 29.s inches; Charles and D. F. McGowan, of Cherry creek, 33 in- ches; MeDougal & Kern, of Con- gross, 30 inches.
 In the single hand contest the en- tries and records were made as fol- lows: H. Troppman, of Congress. 16.9 inches; Ed Thompson. of Con gress, l4 inches; Chas. McGowan, of Cherry Greek, Is inches; D. F. Nc Gowan, of Cherry Creek, l7.5 in- chesi James Bianchi, of Big Bug, met with sn accident after drilling 9.8 inches; John Curran, of Walker. gave up after drilling S.s inches.
 The drilling contest this year has been held under more favorable auspices than ip previous years. both for the spectators and con testants. The raised platform has given spectators a better opportu- nity to witness it, and at the same | time has given the contestants a l better opportunity to work, as the | crowd can not surge in on them and | interfere with their work. and at the | same time cause standardization. As a consequence, the contest was witnessed by hundreds of people, the streets being crowded.
 NOTES AND INCIDENTS
 The morning of the Fourth was ushered in by the firing of anvils