Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-10-21

no one can live here without feel
ing that he is daily drinking deeper
and deeper of the fountain of i'm
mortal youth l invite you to the
/ hearts and homes of our people,
IN good old Yavapai county, the
mother county of Arizona, where the
sunshine and shadows chase each
other over the billowy fields and
mountains which have no parallel
for beauty or inspiration on the
earth's footstool."
Declares Fair Opened.
At the close OF his address Mr..
Fredericks said: 81 now declare the
second annual Northern Arizona
Fair opened" and scarcely had the
last word fallen from his lips when
Doc Pardee, in stentorian tones,
commenced the program by intro
ducing Aviator Hill, who made the
first air-flight OF the day.
The program was interesting from
start to finish and held the crowd
until the clock struck five.
The three-eighths-mile running
race was won in the following or
der: Split Second" first; Vanity
Fair" second; MARY Jane" third.
The one-fourth-mile race was won
by "Booger," owned by Doc Par
dee; Hero" by Henry Ritter. sec
ond and Sam" by Oscar Laswell,
third.
In the onc-half mile relay race,
/ four horses to each string, Walter
Klein won over Doc Pardee, al
though the latter got the start On
the second round, however, Par
dec's horse gave him considerable
trouble
introduced as Fred l. Wing, the
speed king of Los Angeles" young
man said to be driving the smallest
racing auto in the world, a Metz,
gave a short exhibition, making
but thirty-iive miles an hour, how
ever.
A boys burro race created great
deal of amusement, being won by.
Frank Crane; Charlie Martin, sec
ond, and Alfred Hawke, third, the
prizes being S., $3.50 and 81.
Four entries competed for the
free-for-all race money, "Travers,
by Charles Burkes; "Bluejay," by
Clark. of Winslow, and Baby
Mack" by Mr.. Morgan The mon
ey was drawn in this order: Blue
jay" first; "Travcrs," second, and
Baby Mack" third.
The irreprcssible Doc Pardee, in
PRODUCED the four boys who rode in
the wild burro race as R. n. Fred
cricks, NJ. B. Hazeltine, Malcolm
Fraser and John w. Mines. The
Fredericks mule was the first across
the line after having thrown its
rider two or three times. Fraser
never did cross, Hazeltine got lost
in the shuttle, and Mines gave an
exhibition OF broncho busting that
was worth double the whole show.
Six were entered in the novel can
didates' race, each having boy
representative who carried banner
representing him and the Office for
which he was running, the purse,
which was raised by each candidate
paying an entrance fee OF five dol
lars, being split sixty, thirty and ten
per cent. Joe Young was first to
cross the dead line, William Fitz-
gerald second, Frank Wilson third,
Mrs. Munds fourth. c. c. Kccler
fifth and William Poulson sixth. The
announcer declared that the candi-
dates were destined to come under the
wire November 3rd in exactly in
the order in which they appeared in
the race. The event created a great
deal OF merriment.
Bucking Exhibition.
Intersperced in this program was
some broncho busting that was ex-
ccllent. The following celebrated
horses appeared, with the riders as
named:
Lone Jordon on Big Sid" the
horse throwing him about the sec
ond jump. by as desperate bucking
as one ever sees. Doc Pardce, on
"Zebo," the second worst outlaw
OF the bunch at the grounds. the
animal being ridden to standStill. |
Archie Henderson on Whisky Liz"
a horse which bucked the hardest
OF any during the afternoon, but
without being able to dismount the
plucky rider. Lone Jordon also rode |
Wild Pete" John Cantril," and |
another outlaw or two. his cxhibi-
tons creating great deal OF en-