The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-11-09
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NOVEMBER 2sTH.-The following programme and
prizes have been prepared for the coming anniver-
sary, and are published by authority of the Committee:
Trotting match in harness, open to all horses
heats. Entrance, SO ; purse, SloO.
Fireman's fOot-racc, 100 yards purse, $50.
Sweepstakes for all Hawaiian bred horse-heats.
Entrance, SO catch weights. PLATE Second horse
saves stakes
Sack races purse, so.
Sweepstakes for all horses-single dash. Entrance,
So; catch weights. Purse, 500. Second horse
saves stakes.
FoOt-race. open to all. $50 yards ; purse. SO.
Sweepstakes for all horses-single dash. one-third
Of a mile. Entrance, 81 catch weights. Purse, $50.
Climbing "a CREASED pole purse, Slo.
Hurdle race for all horses-single dash. Entrance,
81 catch weights. Purse, $50.
Catching and holding a pig with a CREASED tail
the pig To lee the prize.
WhcclbarrVw race purse. $40.
Mule racc-Single dash. onc-eighth 81 a mile. En-
trance. 80 catch weights Purse. $40.
Donkey racs Each owner rides his neighbours
donkey. -
Tnm PoLIcE.-we notice that the native policemen
have now a distinguishing badge mi hand On their
hats. Policemen ought always 10 have some rromi-
ncnt mark or uniform. rs il frequently prevents
trouble To know that the party is invested with an-
thority. Formerly a cilt hand WAS worn by police
men. till il became - fashionable among natives. that
in riding over the country frequently every fourth
man met on horseback had a gilt hand. NJ, that
They rC4ohs'i N' NNNW's N"A ivy Sh'>C ~ I.
whenever they could buy or borrow IL. The MI hand
may ~-,n bc adopted in the same way by every A.
pifing c~ountryman. unless -omc tabu is put On IL
Trr NtKEr-Thc .ilcrf Dramatic Club gave a
performance az the Thra;cr ON Saturday evening.
fr the benefit VI tho -. Georges Benevolent Socj-
cty. under the patronage OIL. Il M Commissions
cr and Consul General. Tho house was crowded.
aud the sum passed over to the Society was quite
handsome. amounting g. siSoOn The Clah ac-
quilted themselves admirably cn the stacy. eivins
The farcrS with a spirit worthy " professionals
Tho Irish songs ucrc the most popular aud best rc-
I crt,ri pcrfurmauccS ~ tho evening. and tho singer
Drew substantial evidence VI has success Nv tire
cuti which WAS thrown on The STACY during his
I singing Dramatic Cluh> are common on Easli>h
naval Nrr>cis a. a SQUIRE" ~ ann>cmcnt, and IN tho
instance ~ tho .tlsfs ihrir efforts On saturday
night ha,s proved q valuable assistance - a NOT
Thy benevolent Society -"ass!.s,
iook oar roE rus 0p>rEN% native. whose
nerves arc evidently very c~Ns,tahlc. sealS us the Ei-
lowing We would rvGer him g. the worthy sheriff
Gu rr,icStiun nvm rani,tut
"A HAM ~ R,>rtrrt Thctr live. ar'Nns es =
hand ~ r,htcr-. all " whom VIEW SviniAn-tSaus, l
Supposed In the day time thry ccuii ~ srcn AroupA
tho sircVt- With mobile t~,Gtns erptlc,nens rUt ,u n'sht
they hi thcmsclf. change ihetr drcs~ and ~rnt "Ui
hunting arcuni -cNrvt plasus la the chN whcvN theN
couii obtain .Nn,c u,VnrN rNun ur party they intend
g. rvt," -
~ Lsk cui Nr mctN'ts ~ Tho nights 10 Nov -
and "a. which. a~NN,ri,ns to a,iNn0aner,. Is The me,e.
vtir anniversary,