Arizona republican., 1919-11-04

caFs which had finished up TO then,
paraded the fair grounds.
As yesterday was Children's Day at |
the air, number OF pony races and |
the like for boys and girls was includ- /
Cd in the sports program. 1t was dur
ing the first of the barebacked Indian
pony races for boys that the only &C
cgdent of the program occurred, the |
tall OF l3-year odd Leon Evan, son of
X, L. Evan, living near the Fowler
school. Though his serious injury was
rpported to the judges stand, it was
nearly Is minutes before sufficient at
tention was given the case to summon
q doctor. The boy was taken by
Sheriff Montgomery to the Sisters
hospital.
iI Injured Boy Waits.
incidentally, when a track police
man galloped up to the judges stand
and reported that a doctor must be had
~ lonce, he was greeted with the testy
exclamation of "Well, we're starting a
horse race now The track guard had
10 ride off and return after consider
able delay before he could gain the
fttcntion Of anyone long enough to
explain that the boy might be very
badly hurt. SO while the boy was
lying unconscious at one end OF the
half mile track, a heat of a harness
race was being run on the mile course.
The opening day cowboy sports pro-
gram lasted practically the afternoon
through, leading off with bull tying,
roping, bull logging, and similar con-
tests that were replete with fun and
thrills. Later the scene was shifted
from the inside of the small track 10
the main track directly in front of the
Grand stand. where rhe broncho bust
ing and wild horse racing events were
held. the sensational Roman and
chariot races having already been
staged.
Ny locklear Defies Death
AS the cowboy sports were winding
up the two Curtiss biplnes of Lieut.
Ormer Locklear scared into the air.
esch carrying its own pilot and one
containing Locklear himself as pas
sfnger, for the most sensational aerial
feat that can be attempted had been
reserved for a sort of ''winder up" to
tho day. And a magnificent "winder
up the act was. for the crowd liter
ally gasped when the airman began his
acrobatics.'
Walking back aud forth on the
wings of his machine, first on the
lower plane, then swinging out from
It then climbing TO the upper wing
ana standing there in the face of a 60
milo an hour wind wit bout holding
IN Locklear made an instant hit with
thf crowd. When he climbed back TO
The tail and stood erect there the
ctowd cheered. When he stood on his
hessd on the nose of the ship. and
when he swung head downward By his
kiiaes from the landing carriage hA-
meath the fuselage the audience
gasped.
Leapts to Another Plane
Finally, when, standing on the nm
per plane OF his ship. he leaped up and
on TO rope ladder suspended from
me other ship. seemingly but ten feet
apove, the crowd was awe-struck. The
daring aviator swung from the ladder
Tor perhaps ten minutes, head down.
ms knees his only support. before he
cninoed up and into the plane, TO later
make landing amid applause.
The broncho riding contest in front
% there grand stand claimed nearly %
much attention as the more elevated
ana more certainly deadly antics of
he aerobatic troop, however. The
horses we're real broncs and the riders
real cowmen, and everybody got a
llirill Corn Cob Johnny" with Doc
Parde'e as rider. plunged furiously in
70 the railing OF the press box, which
was occupied by five newspaper men
who were working and some seven OF
eight other persons, not including two
children. who merely had press tickets