Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-07-02

charge of the Frontier Day cele-
bration, was held at the Chamber OF
Commerce last night. All of the
general committees were represented
and the reports showed that the
preliminary arrangements for the
biggest celebration ever held in
Prescott have been completed.
Mr.. Porter, for the finance COM
mittee, reported that plenty of
money had been raised to defray ak
the expenses of the celebration in
GLIDING payment of prizes.
Mr.. Weber reported that the
grandstand at the race track would
be rooted and placed in first-class
condition and that the track, fence
and the grounds in general would
be put in proper shape, contracts
for doing necessary work having
already been let.
Arrangements have been made TO
secure the services OF the Prescott
band for the 3, and 5 and on the
3 and the Maricopa Auto band will
play with the local organization.
Plenty of Bucking Horses.
The program committee reported
that all arrangements had been made
for the different Frontier Day
events that have been listed. Tele-
grams have been received by the
chairman of the committee stating
that twenty head OF bucking horses
have been secured in Chino valley
and the country adjacent to Ash
Fork and Williams Four or five
head of horses are on their way
from the Mogollon mountains and
other animals will be brought in
from the Bradshaws, Camp Wood
and Anvil Rock, making total OF
more than thirty head. There has
never been a contest in the history
Der of real pitching horses were
ridden. The committee has exerted
every effort and has spent money
freely in getting the very best pitch
ing horses that Arizona can produce.
All of the good local riders and
a distance, have entered in the
broncho riding contests and this
feature alone will be worth a trip
of many miles to see
And Wild Horses, Too.
In addition to the bucking broncos,
in the neighborhood OF twenty head
of wild stock horses have been
promised by Charley Hooker for the
wild horse race The item of horses
alone is sufficient to show the mag
nitude OF this Frontier celebration
and should convince the most
skeptical that Northern Arizona is
going to be treated to celebration,
the like of which has never been
witnessed in the Southwest. 1t is
probable that the committee will
meet and raise certain of the prizes
named in the program.
The Cowboy Parade.
The parade of cowboys anj con-
testants, which is scheduled t. start
from the Plaza and extend to the
contest grounds, will not be the least
of the Frontier Day attractions.
Certain novel features will be intro
duced and the committee is especial
ly anxious to have all contestants
and horsemen generally take part in
the parade.
Auto Race Exciting Interest.
The automobile race, which was
scheduled to be held on the morn
ing of July 4, will be run on the
afternoon of July 3. Additional
money has been raised for this
event and a two-iap, 88-mile auto
mobile race open to all classes of
cars, will be run on the Prescott
Loop. Enough money will be raised
TO make purses aggregating $500 for
this event, at least, and the probabili-
TIES are that the purse will greatly
exceed that amount
Celebration Well Advertised.
No celebration which has been
held in Prescott has received a frac-
ton of the advertising given the
Frontier Day celebration. Probably
100 columns of display and news ad-
vertising have been secured from the
papers of Phoenix and Northern
Arizona. A full program with prize
hist and rules has been printed in all
the newspapers. Artistic posters
gotten out by the Santa Fe have
been distributed from Phoenix up
70 and including all the towns in
Northern Arizona, and letters and
programs have been mailed to pros
pective contestants and other in
terested parties all over this section
OF the State. Many persons have
entered for the different events and
numerous letters of inquiry have
been received from various points in
Arizona and also beyond the borders
of the State.
Monster Crowd Expected.
From all indications, the crowd in