Mohave County miner., 1899-07-08

Star, owned by Asa Harris; Bird
AL. Stroud; Nibs, John linus; Ora.
Eagle, j. N. Cohenour; Happy Jack
Frank Scissor; Dinky, Ed. Haskins.
This was the prettiest race of the day
the horses got over the line all ever
and came through the track in bunch
Dinky came out first and Star tool
second money. The horses were mum
bered from to 6 and by queer coin
cidence came past the judges stand in
that order Penny Drew rode the win
ner and Joe Goodwin rode the horse
that came in second. Purse sos and
25S.
In the Indian pony race sixteen
horses were entered. 1t was won by
Indian Tom Mccormick. Purse 15s.
Considerable money changed hands on
the event, especially among the Indian
sporting fraternity.
The shiny game between the Mo
haves and Wallapais was an exciting
affair from start to finish, but was won
easily by the Mohave team. their run
ners taking the ball away from the
Wallapais and getting it over the goal
line before they could overtake them.
The purse was for 10s.
In the trap shoot there were twelve
entries as follows: Kingman-Wat-
kins, Cole, Dinely, Gooding, Holmes,
Ewing; Needles-Burt, Tuck, Burk,
Lutzinger, Briggs, erase. The King
man team averaged 221s while Needles
averaged % out of possible 40. Cole
made the be st score for Kingman-25,
while Lutzinger carried off the honor
for Needles by score of 30.
At 200 o'clock the baseball game be-
tween the Fort Mohave and ckberry
Industrial Schools was called. By su-
perior playing the Hack berry boys won
out by score of q to Z. Fort Mohave's
battery was good one, but the sup
port was very poor.
nv o'co r. III. oSSuiTcu Iut uTst-CldSs
race with four entries as follows: Bay
Billy, owned by Cal. Wilson; Slim jim,
John Harris; Dinky, Ed Haskins, and
Bird, owned by Al. Stroud. After con-
siderable bolting on the part of Dinky
and Slim jim, in which both horse we're
badly winded, the horses were finally
started. Bay Billy won easily and Slim
Jim took second money. Purse, 500
and 25$.
A laughable feature of the races was
a mule race between John Phelan's |
mule. Joe, and Lew Roach's mule.
Becky. Phelan rode his own mule and |
Ross Blakely tenderly (?) piloted |
Becky over the wavy race track to a |
victorious harbor, Becky is used to
deliver bread, pies, and cakes and de-
sired to stop at the door of every Gus
,omer along the line of the race track.
while Joe hauls the wagon that delivers
neat to different patrons of the city
market, and wanted to stop on the
way to see what had become of the
wagon he usually hauled. The purse
vas for ten dollars and a good deal of
money changed hands among the sport.
ng fraternity.
The morning of the 9th was bright
md pleasant. At 1000 o'clock the ball
rama batuaap Kipop,,n oul rl..,
vas called. The Chloride team was re-
nforced by the Fort Mohave battery |
md it was thought that an interesting
,ame would be- witnessed. For several
innings splendid exhibition of ball
,laying was given, then the Chloriders
vent to pieces and kingman circled
he bases until worn out with fatigue
The score stood six to %.
The cowboy steer-tying contest was
me OF the features of the celebration.
There were six entries and the purse
vas for 5OS and 25S and was won nv
elmer Pierce of Signal, and Ed Has
Tins Of blackberry. Following are the
lames of those who took part in the
ournament and the time made:
A. Davis had a big black steer parted
'ut for him and had bad luck from the
tart. After throwing the animal four
II five times his rope broke and he
ave it up in despair. Time, 2:O7.
Charley Fancher got the next steer
'arted out by both hind feet, but was
low in tying him down. Time, l:21
AL. Stroud gave an exhibition Of in
Elective rope throwing. He missed
lis steer twice, and with a muttered
nalediction on his luck, retired from