Arizona republican., 1899-12-08
FAST RACING AT THE PARK.
Running Races, Flag Picking and
 Other Features Witnessed.

The afternoon of the carnival was filled with interest from 1 o'clock till dark. The chief attraction was the racing at the south end park. There was a running race, a relay race, flag picking, and a pony race participated in by Apache Indians. The latter at traction was substituted for the Indian relay race through necessity. It had been arranged to give an exhibition of Indian relay riding and the Pima In dians were notified to appear at the park and take part. They were on hand at the time the race was sched- uled, but when the chiefs learned that the Apaches were to be their compan- ions in the exhibition they withdrew. The Pimas refused to ride with the Apaches for some unknown reason. The Apaches and Pimas never did ride well together; it was always a victory for the Apaches, and the latter riders did not care to take their chances with their old enemy even at this late day.
 The grand stand was crowded, but the most of the spectators were in car riages, and on the grounds about the amphitheater. The Indian school band and the Albuquerque band were pres ent and each played a number of selec- tions. There was no difficulty in hand ling the crowd, for only those mounted or in carriages were allowed inside the track grounds. A half dozen guards held the excited people from entering the track. The running race had four entries, and a horse from Montana known here as Lookout, was the favcr- ite in the betting. Odds were offered by the bookies on the imported animal against the field, and there was plenty of money in the crowd ready to take this exceptional chance for winning. The Montana horse was known to pos sess a record for short distance run ming, and the owners thought they had a snap against the Salt River valley stock that was entered. Lookout looked clumsy alongside the trim horses of Arizona. It was not a favorite with the crowd, notwithstand
 ing the odds offered in it's favor. A number of attempts were made to start before the signal was given. Some of the horses were tired out before tie race began, and Lookout must have been one of the unfortunates, for it's record was broken by Al Goodin's Mary Nance" in the finish. These two horses came down the last quarter neck-and-neck, with Mary Nance gain ing as the wire was reached. The -Ari- zcna runner passed under the wire sev- eral feet ahead of the Montana horse, and the crowd went wild. It was an interesting finish. The time was thirty seven seconds, and the distance run was three-eighths of a mile.
 H1-p colored boy, who weighed in at IFS pounds. Lookout was ridden by Town send. whose weight was 115 pounds. Franklin rode My Boy, with 11S pounds, and Esther was mounted by Passey at 100. The order in which the horses passed under the wire was as follows: Mary Nance, Lookout, Esther, My Soy. The owners of the horses are: Look out" A. c. Emert; My Boy" c. II. Rosenbaum; Esther" Charles Zeli ner; Mary Nance" Al Goodin. The judges of the racing were: T. w. Pemberton, E. L. Kastner and Dr. G. i. Scroggs.
 Those who entered the relay race were James Gibson, William Goodin and George Ruffner. This was the most interesting contest of the after noon. The distance was two miles, | with relay every half mile. The horses were stripped of their saddles aai held | ready for the riders when they reached | the points of relay. The Ter was to saddle his horse and con tinue the race with all the skill he l possessed. It was an exhIhi.:on of | saddlin5 seldom seen. At the start |
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