Arizona republican., 1897-12-15
Exciting Events on the Best Mile
 Track in the World
HORSES FROM CALIFORNIA
Many Entries Already Made
 and All Races Will Fill
The New Phoenix Association and It's Members-Three Days of Hon. est Sport In Which Somo Records Will Surely Ba Lowered.

On the best mile track in the world, on the afternoons of the 18th, 18th and Seth of this month, the racing events of the southwest will occur in Phoenix. The programme announced by the Phoenix Racing association is particularly attractive. The orga- nization itself is brand new, and be- ing composed of 150 and odd of the most prominent and substantial citi- gems of Phoenix, has inspired confi- dence in ihe public and a widespread belief that the Phoenix races this year will be way above par in every respect
 Dan H. Goodin has full charge of the race course and stalls and is mak- ing the effort of his life to have the three days meet thorough success.
 The members and directors of the as- sociation are determined that all com CTS shall receive fair play and that the
 public shall witness true and hen ss
 race in every event. James D. Mo1i
 hon is president of the association,
 w. c. Foster is secretary, and the
 other directors are F. o. Richmond
 and R. D. Wooddell.
 The programme is one of the most attractive that has ever been made up in Phoenix. The best trotting purse must do better than the track record
 of 2:22. It is almost too early to speak with deinlteness of the entries, but some very good stables are already on
 hand. A bunch from Los Angeles and
 one from Prescott will arrive in a day or two, and there is DO doubt at all
 but that all the races will be filed.
 The big event of the seasons meet will be on Thursday-the special nace for trotters and pacers of the 2:16 class flor which the $500 purse is of
 fened. The runaing prizes are from $75 to $175, and there are good num-
 Der of them. Among the sporting fra
 ternity and among lovers of good horses and fair races of all kinds the
 anticipation is high, the interest keen
 and genuine. The attendance is SUI e
 to be good.
 At the race track hnere are scenes ! of unusual activity. More than half | the stalls are already occupied. Horse
 men come and go; jockeys loiter about; there is the sound of the currycomb striking the barn door; horses are be- ing exercised, and in the daylight hours there are always a few pace-s
 or runners getting up their wind On
 the finest track in the world" One of the biggest stables on the premises yesterday afternoon was made of the four trotters to be en-
 tered by Thomas Johnson of Pho He expects his bunch to do big things,
 and that they will at least make fine showing for themselves seems a fo e- gone conclusion. He has a couple Of I 2-year-olds; one a gelding unnlam d , sire Ace Woolly, dam Advance, in- bred by Wilkes, and backed by Nam primo, a very promising horse, owned
 by J. A. Kilroy; the other is a lilly, sired by Ace Woolly, dam Minnie Al lison, owned by J. L. Cant The tlhrd horse in>JOhnscnis batch is Charlie w.. years, sire Garnet Wilkes, dam Lady
 Y., owned by c. w. Stevens. This is a green horse and will perform in the l free-for-all- in the front ranh S. | too, MT. Johnson declares. The fou., h animal is a green mare, black as coal
 named Edith Carl, years old, sired by
 Ambassador, dam Legal Tender, Jr., ] the property of MT. Johnson laimsef
 who will do his own driving.
 Andy Houston of Tempe will ent CT
 three runners. Two of these are aged and the third a 2-year-old. The las
 is Comrade, by Mark Daly, dam Gre elan Bend. Ramona, by Mark Daly, i dam Black Bess, and Nellie Daily, by i Mark Daily, out of Lady Franklin, will ! be entered in the one-half and one
 mile races. These are all lccal horses, and are expected Ito reflect credit upon Tempe Some ribbons, purses and such
 things are looked for by Tempeites from this bunch.
 J. s. GowetH of Phoenix has two
 horses on the grounds. A 5-year-o-d
 mare, Bird, by Hubbard, out of Wal
 nut Bark; a Swear old mare, Brown
 Baby, sired by Cowder, dam Fannie, Salt River valley horse that will carry
 some good money for the half mile | and the 3-year-old heats.
 s. A. Passey of Mesa has a Swear
 old mare, Fraud, already in the sta- bles. She was sired by Bowman out
 of Crowder. She will rum in the
 three-quarter for 3-year-olds, in the half mile and possibly in the mile
 race.
 w. H. Killeby will enter Frank F.,
 local pacer with a record of 2:19H. Another of the horses already on the