Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-04

From the viewpoint of the crowds.
there was no special attraction at the
fair. Everything was to be seen, each
individual was waiting to be thrilled
by anything The death defying-for
such it really was-antics of Lieut.. Or
mer Locklear and his change in the
air from one plane to another were re-
ceived with the same enthusiasm as
the hazardous feats of broncho bust
ing, Roman racing and wild horse rae
ing. The cowboy sports were followed
as closely by the crowds, aside from
the race track fans, as the horse races
The patter of an unusually blarneying
concession helper was listened to as
gravely as the instructive remarks of
some one in an agricultural booth.
While the fair grounds were filled
with sight seers during the morning.
it was afternoon before the grand
stands, and later the bleachers, were
thrown open to the crowds. The seats
were filled up quickly, as were boxes.
and the throngs waited expectantiy
for something to happen. Here and
there opera glasses were to be seen.
The first arrivals in the Los Angeles
Phoenix airplane race and the Ell Paso-
Phoenix motor race were expectedly
momentarily.
Airpianes Arrive
The first thing to happen was the
arrival of the four airplanes on their
lap to this city from Yuma at lis
flying close together and appearing
over the grandstand unheralded They
landed in rapid succession inside the
mile track. almost as fast as each
plane could be TAXED out of the way,
on the ground, of its follower. Later
in the afternoon Governor Campbell.
Mrs. Campbell and a reporter for The
Republican were taken aloft by three
of the planes. Afterwards a number
of passenger carrying flights were
made by the four planes. which will
remain all week The four. all Curtiss
machines, share the aviation field of
the grounds with the two planes used
and owner by Lieut.. Locklear in his
sensational act.
Shortsly after 1 o'clock the first race
was called, the first. heat of the 2:13
Copper Stakes trot with a PURGE of
$4,000. From that time on the day
was filled with so many attractions it
was impossible TO watch them all at
once.
Heats in the 2:13 trot, the 2:OS pace
and the 2:20 pace, the three harness
events of the day, each in three heats.
followed each other in rapid success
sion, and presently the running of the
running races began on the half mile
track. At the same time the troops
of cowboys appeared in the arena in
side the smaller track, and the range
sports, including bull. dogging, calf
tying, roping and the like, began
Phoenix Horse Wins
The greatest event of the fair pro-
gram Of harness events, the $4,000 2:1s
trot was won by Phoenix owned
horse fresh from the eastern circuits.
Edith Carter, owned by j. C7s Adams
and driven by F. E. Ward The horse
won all three heats with safe mar
| gin, while Barbara D., owned and
driven by w. G. Durfee, took second
money with two seconds and a third.
| Time for the heats was 2:07A 2:0S,
and 2:0s%.
The 2:0S pace was won by Leata ].
owned by c. c. Jones and driven by
Young" Jones with two firsts and a
second in the three heats. Time was
2;O5H; 2:O2A; 2:0SA. Julia NJ. owned
| by G. F. Silva, did not start in this
event. leaving only three entries.
The 2:20 pace event was taken with
ease by Sister Norte, owned by A. E
Harden and driven by Charles Quion.
tn mare taking all three heats in the
time of 2:11h; 2:0SA; 2:08A.
The various running races won as
much attention as their higher priced
kindred. and the six events were fol-
lowed closely. As in the harness events.
and more so, many fine animals were
entered. The jockey program ended
late in the afternoon with the mile
Arizona Derby for state-owned horses.
a hard contested race finally taken, but
barely so, by c. E. Hodges, owned by
Frank Wells. Harvest Fly, who fin
ished fraction of second later, took
second.
Road Race Finish Thrills
Among the greatest Of the many
features of the day was the end of the
FL Paso to Phoenix auto race at the
Mcdowell road entrance to the
grounds. Hugh Millers Pope Hart
ford, winner of the last classic, in 1914.
was the first to arrive, at 1:19, and
the news was announced from the
judges stand in front of the grand :
stand. a few minutes later. Later, as
each car was checked in, the fact was
ann0lnced from the judges stand, and
finally, late in the afternoon, the six