Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-26
XMAS DAY Is
JOY To THE
DISTRICT
KIODIES
Pushmobile Race and Huge
Christmas Tree Go to Make
Up the Biggest Christmas
Ever Celebrated in District.
THE MINERS DO
THEMSELVES PROUD
Youthful Drivers, in Morning
Perform Before Thousands
Evening Sees Santa in
Abundance.


The kiddies certainly had their day
and the young speeders and their
mechanicians We're happy last night
regardless of the place in which they
finished. This is due to the fact that
the miners so generously remembered
all the pushmobile racers, presenting
each entrant with a substantial prize.
or course the winners win have the
handsome cups by which to remember
the happiest Christmas Day of their
lives, but all will carry the memory
of the generosity Of the biggest heart
ed group of miners in the world
those OF the Warren District
Two accidents of minor nature oc-
CURED. resulting i'm the smashing of a
couple Of machines but the owners
were made happy by share of the
prize money. One car" was crashed
into by an auto but driver and mechan
ician were unhurt Another machine
ran amuck and collided with a vehicle
owner and mechanician being remem-
bered as i'm the other cases.
Long before the hour named for the
start of the races the entire course
was thronged with watchers and Main
street sidewalks were as congested as
the streets of "a metropolitan thorough
fare at the hour of noon. Special Off
GERS We're kept busy everywhere, di-
recting the way of motorists and keep
ing back the crowds which We're in
clined to throng the race course, after
the youngsters had really started All
along Main street the upper windows
were crowded with people who wished
TO view the race from points Of van
taEe There was an air of festiyity on
every side.
Officials started the events in a
prompt manner and there were no an
uoyiug features of "a serious nature.
The winners were loudly applauded
and the racers, an along the course
We're cheered and encouraged by the
shouts of the onlookers, with occas
ionany a burst of real witticism.
Neal Southerland, in Car 10, won
the Glass A race, for youngsters aged
from z to 10. Southerland was fOrtu
nate in having as his mechaniciar
Lloyd McKeehan, a really clever lad
for that important berth. Wininl
time was 9 min. 27 3-5 seconds. Robert
Lucas and Lester Roberts were in OF
81, runner up finishing in min. %
seconds. John and William Hargii
were third in Car 81, time 3 min 32 L.
seconds
Boys of 10 and l3 years furnishe,
an interesting contest i'm the Glass
race. Titus Debley and James Oddo
nette shared the honors and prize 70
crossing the line first in Car SO. TIM
was II min. II seconds.
In Glass C.. entered by lads from /
TO 16 years, Vernon Kitzmiller ant
Jacob Ramsan were first i'm Car 81
Time IL min 28 seconds.
Class d race. special age race, fror
16 to IS years, was won by Bill Ban
mum and William Ashby in Car 81
Time g min 10 seconds.
The Christmas Tree.
The final chapter in the celebratio
was had last evening at the Hig
School when the prettiest Christina
tree ever exhibited locally was ligh
ed mp and when approximately twei
ty-fve hundred children partook Of IN
bounty provided by the miners.
The tree in itself was a work of al
The immensity of the affair, the ele
trio and other decorations, and II
yield of joy went 10 make up for tf
Riddles a merry time last evening.
The children from points outsiC
of the city limits of Bisbee, first a
peared. School officials handled tn
part of the occasion and under Mi
Mccall. the musical director Of II
Bisbee schools, each contingent saT
two songs for the occasion. The Boy
Band furnished the music Each chi
went home with a bag, containing nu
candy and fruit Thousands OF to-
were also distributed.
In passing Il rs appropriate TO me