Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-05

terday morning in front of the com- pany store The result was so close that many felt that the contest should have been called a draw. and the two leaders divide the first and second money.
 Three thousand people were pres. ent to see the boys. all under sixteen years of age, drill for the prizes The crowd was kept away from the drill CTS by railing and they filled the entire plaza. Several hundred others were standing on the hillside above the rock in which the holes were drilled. Others were on the porches of the public library.
 This contest was an independent feature of the celebration, and is due to the efforts of Thomas Wright and others. who furnished the funds and helped in other ways to bring of the match. For several weeks the boys have been preparing for the contest under the coaching of local miners. Three teams were entered in the contest and strange to say the differ ence between the winners and losers was only fveeighths of an inch. The teams entered were Davis and Enright, Kelly Brothers and Graham and San ders. The holes drilled by them are as follows: .. Davis and Enrisht .... ..12 20-32 in. Graham and Sanders .12 in.
 Shortly before 10 o'clock, Dayton Graham and John Sanders, the first team, took their places. These boys were the smallest team, and for boys of their size made a good showing. They changed drills well, and for ten minutes came down on the hammer as if it was to save their lives. When time was called, and the hole meas ured the boys had drilled 12 inches. The next team. Charles Enright and Charles Davis. came up to the rock confident. and one of them pulled a 8 bill from his pocket. offering to bet that they would beat Kelly Brothers. The money was not taken. These boys wore the word Spray across the front of their shirts, indicating that they were the representatives of that shaft
 Davis and Enright from the starr showed themselves to be well trained. Their hammering and changing was we'll done. The next to the last drill they put in the hole came out badly broken and to this they lay their fail ure to drill more than 125s inches in ten minutes.
 Kelly Brothers. two sturdy sons of Irish parentage. took their places, near them being their father. The boys were small. but look at them showed the two lads we'll developed and ready to do or die.
 The defeat of this team must be laid to sticking Of their drill in the hole. Their work was by far the smoothest and most clever of the three teams. Time and again their changing from striking to holding the drill called forth applause. Both struck a steady even blow that had luck not been against them would have resulted in victory.
 Kelly Brothers, under urgent coach ing, made a mighty effort to keep the drill from sticking, but things went against them no matter how hard they tried When the ten minutes were up, the hole had been sank in the rock just 12 1920 inches.
 When the decision was announced a voice of disapproval went up. For several minutes there was the possi- bility of trouble, but the decision to stand. and Kelly Brothers were awarded second money.
 The names of the contestants, holes they drilled and prizes awarded are as follows: Davis and Enright, 12 20-lo inches. $50; Kelly Brothers, 12 19-:O inches, $25; Graham and Sanders, 12 inches, $15. Each of the teams paid an entrance fee of $5.