Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-12
(From Thursdays Dailv.)

The second program ot frescotts Frontier Days celebration was offer ed yesterday before an audience al most as large as that which attend ed the opening. All of the events were run of faster than on the Fourth and many were much more exciting. Although no excursions were run yesterday, hundreds of wis itors came in to take the places of those who left on the night of the opening day
 The festivities opened with the band concert on the plaza at 10 o'clock yesterday morning and 100 the parade around the plaza at one o'clock. Governor Hunt was expect ed to arrive during the afternoon, but failed to appear. Tom Camp bell. who will be his opponent on the Republican ticket, was on hand at the grounds, however. and helped the audience whoop 'er up for the punchers until his vocal cords were worn almost raw. Tom says he is not going to miss single event and is go- ing to shout whenever he gets ex- cited, whether Doc Pardee's voice drowns his out or not.
 The quarter-mile race was omitted yesterday and the program was opened with the steer riding con test. This event was filled with fun. the principal funster being Bad Bill Simons. the daredevil demon of Walnut Grove. Bad Bill is a grand stand puncner from start to finish and would probably attempt to ride q 45 centimetcr shell II he thought anyone was watching, but 1t must be admitted that he generally puts up good stunts for the ap- plause and always comes up with a grin on and a swagger that would in dicate that he is about the nifties; thing in these parts.
 On the Fourth Bad Bill was i'm bued with a longing for attention, so he twice attempted to ride a steers head, narrowly escaped be ing gored and made the audience sit up and take notice. Yesterday the same desire came over him. He could not pull the same stunt again, for that would have made him look too much like seeker of notoriety, so Bill decided to ride a steer back wards. He mounted the animals back, with his face pointed to the West, and the critter was turned loose. Pa Steer kicked up his heels and Bill laughed. Then Pa Steer attempted to walk on his hind legs and Bill naw-hawed again, jabbed spurs into the neck of his mount and emitted several loud whoops of derision. Poor old Pa Steer was sure excited and tried his level best to dislodge brother Simons, but Bill stuck until he grew weary of riding and then hopped off. lrk Wood ford. the tow-headed wonder, scratch ed his steer too high and was re warded by striking the earth rather suddenly and seeing the steer dis appear down the field. Six-shooter Smith. of Louisiana, drew a long distance mount He stuck on its back but had to ride completely around the arena before the steer stopped.
 Snakes Richards got the best of a fractious short-horn and Dave Shiv- vers managed to stick on a dis agreeable red animal, although his hats and boots were jared off in the attempt. Wild Horse Hill, champion sheep-herder of Blythe, California. became kittenish after successfully riding his steer and at tempted to bulldog him, but the steer had other ideas and Wild Horse. was rudely showed out of the way. Three hours later Wild Horse ap- peared at the Chamber of Com merce and announced that he had been gored by the animal but would endure his injuries and continue to participate in the celebration. Get. away from Chat old talk, Wiley and leave the spotlight stuff to Bad Bib. First prize in the contest was awarded Frank Mccoy, second to- Snake Richards, third to Irk Wooo ford and fourth to the Walnut Grove bad man.
 As special feature, F. A. Key, of Arkansas, gave an exhibition of fancy riding, a la Cossack. It's a dead cinch that if Yavapai's cham pion poker player, Deacon" Skin ner, had been in the grandstand and seen Key ride he would have once more admitted that Arkansas pro duces the greatest men on earth.
 "The next event, ladies and gen-I tlemen, will be rag-chewing race"