The Coconino sun., 1920-06-18

had theirs served on blanket on the floor of the hall, of Dr. Rockford s residence. Supervisor, Indian Agent, common cusses and millionaire all sat around the blanket, and Engineer Sianz and Dr. Rockford served them to the eatables which were eaten with relish from dishes of every sort tin lids and cans,~ The millionaire still had the wrapper on it, and had we had another man he would have had to have eaten out of the wash basin.
 After the feast was served all the straight jackets were taken off and thrown in the rubbish pile and all com mingled together, both government of ficial, Indian and tourist, in love-feast style. The Indians were then collect ed together and the agent and super visor advised them through Interpret CT Lee the wants of the government, and the "Oh, oh," of assent could be heard on every side. As a result of the conference better understanding with the Indians is assured and 35 more children were pledged for the Tuba school
 Just as the meeting was breaking up one of the dun horses took an ex- ception to Supervisor Hammond's s presence on the scene and attempted to put his objections in form strong CT than words. As a result, the in spector came near breaking wagon tongue in his flight and also took a tumble in the thousand d-year-old pow dered earth on the sloping hillside. We haven't learned, either, that the horse has offered an apology since
 It was D. m. before the sports of the day were .ushered in. The first scene on the reel was saddle race. At one end of the race course the saddle and blanket of each contesting horse was left, at the other end of the course the saddle blanket. Then the horse with the halter was led to the end where the blanket was. At given signal, the riders mounted their re- spective horses and rode to the oppo- site goal and bridled their horses; then rode back and got the blanket; then rode back and put the saddle on the horse; then returned to the starting goal Four riders rode in this con test. A yellow-buckskin horse owned by Manhammer, with John Kallv rid ing, won the purse-prize of S10. 1t was an interesting race.
 Just as this scene was closing MT. Sianz's cayuse concluded that it's rider needed trip to the stars and we have not learned whether he reached the Great Bear or Cassiopa's Chair. The next act was the chicken grasp ing. A rooster was not buried as it is not allowed to mutilate fowls now-a- days as in the old times. Instead, a sack partly filled with dirt was buried, all but the top. Then the Indians rode by on horseback and, leaning over in the saddle, tried to seize the end of the sack as they galloped by. It was 33 minutes of "grasping" before Hosteen Neg Bega succeeded in securing the sack and winning the purse-prize of $15.
 The next was straight horse race over half-mile circle. The first prize of $15 in this race was won by Gish. ibitah, the second, prize of Sl0, by Fat Goat.
 A similar race followed in which there were four contestants; but, ont horse bolting, only three ran. The first prize of $15 was won by horse of Gishibitah. The second prize, oi S10, was won by Hosteen Yazhi, (Judge Little Holiday.)
 Then came foot race of 100 yard' between five contestants for prize O lS10. This was won by Leslie who ont stripped his opponents a tenth of thu distance.
 At this juncture there was diver sion. Four white men entered thu race in saddle race contest for. purse of $5, riding the poorest ponie they could secure on the ground. Thi was the most amusing thing of tn, day. Mir. Sianz's horse seemed t. know what kind of fellow its ride |