Arizona republican., 1913-07-08
WILLIAMS HAS
 WILD WEST DAY
Celebrates Fourth by Gath ering Cowboys from Co- conino County - Auto
 Club Band Makes Hit Many Phoenicians There
(BN Lyle AbbOtt)

CBy Lyle AbbotD
 WILLIAMS, July 6.-CDelaved in ransmission)-MotO and cowboys rom all parts of the state congre- gated at Williams the last few days to witness the celebration in honor of the nations birthday It was q three day celebration of which the last day was the greatest. ApprOximating the Frontier Day. of Prescott the Will Hams wild west show drew great numbers of contestants mostly how ever from CocOninO county. Not only wild west sports enlivened the occa- sion, as Redewilrs Maricopa Auto club band has been here for three days playing concerts each afternoon and evening on the town plaza.
 Logging camps and saw mills furn- ished large quotas of competitors for the prizes offered for log saving. Here as in Prescott, it was impossible to get names of Phoenix members. Motor car accommodations were scarce ow- ing to the plenitude of visitors, and many have been taken to private homes. This town differs from Pres colt however in being tYpically west ern. while the mile high city has features found more in metropolitan communities. but the crowds were cared for and the same hospitality was shown as below which means in the very best manner possible. The celebration started the morning of the fourth with juvenile sports and q speech by County Attorney C. B. Wilson.
 The ball game resulted in Williams making II: to Jeromes s. July , started with a ball game in which lly- nf fO 6
 Indian sports on streets occupied a prominent place on the program. Je- rome won this mornings game 13 to s, taking the short end of the series after a great struggle.
 The cowgirl pony race was won by Mrs orr, out of five entries, and the two twenty free for all, with many entries, went to luna. one of Jim Wade's famous string; she was driven by Farnsworth in sensational time
 Young stark on Sllyrocket, well known local cOwhOrse SpeedSter, won the next event out of crowded tleld
 The relay race for cOWpuncherS. one of the features of the program was won bv Fred Jones, of AshfOrk-. Seven teams entered this race. Al Smlth' oi AShfork. proved the best tWlSter III the broncho contest, taking flrst mon ev. nearly $200, from field Of doZ- er entrants. He had q particularly vicious mount. Tom Moore was Se- cond. Hanson. a rider who won the first at Flagstaff yesterday, sustained T beautifuI fall when he selected the first horse and attempted to ride hlhi-
 Th.. l0g-saWing contest was the main feature of the program ana Was the most costly. Four teams were entered from local saw mills. two from Flagstaff and two from WllilaIns. The Wilberg brothers sawed thelI stick. 31 inches in diameter, m 4' seconds Stacker and Olson, also oI Williams. in 59 seconds. Martin ana Hanson, and Larson and Petersoh' "i Flagstaff, ran behind.
 The Maricopa Auto club band owns the town and made a hit right at the start. It leaves in the morning Tor the canyon as do some Of the olheI auto parties Among those eXpecteu vet tonight are Rudolph, V. F. Llho- say. the Shafers, Belongs ana the Sturgis parties. They arrived toudS r,o,,, prescott and left for the canyon.
 Williams has signed, flagged ana named the route from here to the canvon calling it the Camino Vista road and it will he known as the hest in all the route of the motor cade The motorcycles are aireadE far in advance. and autos have passed without any trouble. Local drlNefS say any sort of car can negotiate the last beautiful stretch to the canyon rim Most of the autos are expected 10 arrive enrOute to Fl ToVar to- morrow. A reception was rendered to the returning coWpunchers here rom Prescott and the celebration was no less hearty than that given the Ash fork heroes.