Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-07-08

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Ellis Wilson, rider of one OF the
Oldest and most reputable machines
that has been hanging around Phoe-
nix of late rode into Prescott yes
terday morning at thirty-eight min
utes and twenty-seven seconds after
ten O'Clock, the winner by ten min
utes of the l47 mile Phoenix Pres
colt road race. Lorenzo Boido the
youngest rider in the entry list and
the widest made good all predic-
tons by finishing at ten-twelve.
But as Wilson started sixteenth Oh
nearly half an hour after Boido,
the former wins first money, onu
hundred dollars. Boido was much
disappointed at losing which was
natural because he had made a ire
mendous ride TO win that purse,
but after the race he met his team
mate and warmly congratulated
him.
1t was an act OF kindness on the
part of Boido toward Joe O'Con-
nell, the unlucky ex-rider that
forced the young fellow to the sec
ond place. He passed Joe on one
of the hills below Skull valley fix
ing broken chain. Believing that
he had been hurt Boido returned
to O'ConnelPs assistance and found
that all he could give him was a
pair OF plyers to do his tinkering
with.
O'Connell says, "Boido lost b,
just exactly the ten minutes that
would have won him the race when
he stopped to help me. He is a
good sport"
Boido's finish gave him second
place and SIS, Bill Gerig, who is
OF about the same age as Boido
and nearly as reckless was second
to cross the tape at Goodwin and
Montezuma streets. He gets third
place. Al Rhodes, OF Wickenburg.
was third to finish and the last in
the money.
Wilson's time of four hours, TWEEN
ty-nine minutes, twenty-seven sec
onds is so fast that experts in road
racing predict it will never be beat
en- under conditions of road and
weather which prevailed. Riding at
the rate OF thirty-two and six-tenths
miles per hour taking the washes
as though they were straightaways,
minding neither slippery mud nor
skidful sand, Ellie" pounded right
along, passing every rider except
Goswick was second and Mrs.
Wolcott, third.
Roping
There were five contestants in
the fancy and trick roping fea-
ture which was won by Jack
Webb. "Doc" Pardee was given
second money and Knight re-
ceived third place. Jason STAN
ley, Harry Stevens and Mrs.
Walcott also competed in this
event.
Continued Today.
Owing to the length of the
program and the futile efforts of
the two successful cowboys to
ride the husky steers, this fea-
ture was postponed until this
morning when the cowboys will
perform for the prizes before
the judges.
There were two staffs of judges
on the job yesterday comprised
by Frank Cain. J. J. Bishop and
ID. f. Nelson in charge of the
championship bareback and trick
steer riding contests and by II.
n. Cook, Bob Lee and Oscar
Cornell who affiliated in the
other features.
Some Show.
1t was all but time to satisfy
"a Prescott appetite when the
long stream of machines COM
menced to wend its way towards
the city from the fair grounds.
The attendance was hardly a
record breaker but good cOnsid-
ering the weather conditions.
The Santa Fe ran several special
trains to the grounds while the
auto agencies did capacity
business in transferring the crowds
back and forth.
Three huge grandstands and
all kinds of boxes are available
TO accommodate a crowd of t.
900 spectators and unless indi-
cations count for nothing there II
be that number and then some
on the job this p. III. So get
this-a 1000 crowd, plenty Of
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