The Coconino sun., 1920-07-09

by Norville Cherry, ridden by Tom Walker; Joe Blair, owned by Doc Par dee, ridden by Commodore Passey; Clover, Jr., owned by Henry Ritter, ridden by Cecil Smith, and Billie Bry, an, owned by Zee Hayes, ridden by Al bert Waddell. Tic Tac won the first eighth, and Joe Blair easily captured each of the other three eighths. Glow CT, Jr., got away to bad start, but was second at the finish.
 The 300-yard roping horse race was won by Leslie Clayton on his horse Pancho. Zee Hayes Diamond K. Buck, Ham Eubanks, rider, got second; Al. Smiths Wild Cat, Clayton Miller, rid CT, third, while Tex Parker came in fourth on somebody's Strychnine. There were an Indian half-mile foot race and two exciting Indian horse races.
 Tex Parker rode J. Diamond Brown, without bridle, Tex being blindfolded. The horse raised the devil, but Tex stayed on. Tex was universally con- ceded to be the best rider on the grounds, but that didn't detract from antics as clown.
 Three wild steers were let out of the chute at one time, man hanging on the tail of each steer. Slim Riley was the only one able to stay with his steer for the eighth.
 The boys pony race was won by Charlie Prochnow, Bert Hoffman and Floyd Hoffman third.
 John Fredericks and M. R. Lopez pulled steer breakaway match on a hundred dollar bet, John winning.
 There was much photographing of winners, during whih the boys all tried to look as handsome as possible, some of them succeeding. Then Ed Smith and Towne Taylor picked the best all around cow-horses out of. the bunch, the blue ribbon going to Pat Dukes Button, Doc Pardee's George getting second place and R. s. Marley's horse, third. Mrs. Leslie Clayton fasteneu the ribbon to Dukes horse.
 In the baseball game, between Flag staff Town team and the Saginaw and Manistee team from Williams, the former won by score of 19 to 8. Jack Lowery pitched the first four in nings for Flag, and Spencer the last five. The other Flag. players were: Greeley, C.; Hagel, h.; Osler, 2b.; Lawhead, 3b.; Spencer and Travis, s.s.; Hogan, T. f.; Horne, l. f.; Henry, eff. i; Torres, pitched for Williams.
 The cowboys were unanimously pleased with the way the whole affair was conducted. And, let it be said right here, that, though this is the first rodeO Flagstaff had ever given, all the prizes advertised were paid in full and paid in cash. This is a record that is going to help greatly in future events of this kind. The boys will know that when they come here they will get what they win, right on the dot.
 The Indian features were unusually good. There were more than 800 In- dians here, they were fed, treated courteously, and without doubt carried away a very favorable impression of their white brothers here. The cos tune dances at the grand stand at night were magnificent. Elsewhere in this issue is printed letter of appfe- citation that Artist Jimmie Swinnerton, Doyle, had charge of the Indian ar- engagements, received from a visitor in Flagstaff. It symbolizes what all who saw the dances thought of them.
 There is an unfortunate condition of affairs in the Navajo reservation. There are many rumors of an impend- ing clash between the Indians and the whites. It is said that the manage ment of the agency lacks the tact and strength of purpose and understand ing to keep things in order. The cele-