The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-09-13

A LIVELY . PICNIC. AND WHAT CANE OF rr.-A
large gathering of curious ones was present at the
opening of the Police Conrt on Friday the 18th
inst. the occasion being the initial exercises to-
ward the rewarding of merit to the participators in
the calisthenic and gymnastic exercises which
had taken place in the outrageous groves of
Pauoa Valley on the evening OF the 9th. and
owing to the diversified programme extended into
the small hours OF the morning of the 7th. The
incidents which sometime intervene to prevent the
accomplishment of desired wishes did circumlo-
cute themselves about the movements of our Sport
ing reporter in such a manner as to prevent his
being present at the exercises on the occasion re-
ferred to, and the ground and lofty tumbling
displayed can only be reproduced by him from
bearsay. To return to the Hall of Awards. or
Police Court. Promptly at 9 A. NJ. the Judge,
whose presence has been noted so often on like
occasions. and whose familiarity with the intri-
cacies of the matter to be decided was well known,
made his appearance and removing the beaver
crown which encircled his noble brow, gazed calm
ly down upon the vast assembly, and then turn
ing his pedal eXtremities in the peculiar manner
that so becomes him. his massive jaws parted and
the gastric and tobacco juice elected became
the mausoleum for two of the genus .Muscd,
which had alighted on the fatal spot that
formed the mark. The first of the noted who
had participated in the nightly games when called,
came forward with that hesitating and timid de-
meanor which bespoke no wish to become a clai-
mant for any of The honOrs to be divided. and was
followed without interruption by the others who
had won distinction, until the total number of
twenty-eight (male and female) toed the line and
faced the Judge. Much to the discontinue of the
aligned ones. his Honor stated the performances OF
each one were so interviewer with the performan-
ces of another. that it would be a matter of con-
siderable time and trouble to seperate those most
worthy of reward. and he had therefore concluded
to make the award a general one without any dis
tinctiOn as to age, sex or color. The frst to lead
the van were twa Scots. who had not with Wallace
bled, but whose performances at ~leap-frog and
ground tumbling in a taro patch had covered
them with (mud and) glory. and won for them re-
nown amongst the EAightly host. To them, in the
midst of a hushed sleace, was dispensed the first
award. and their pleased looks bespoke the pride
that surged within their bosoms, and acting under
the impulse OF the moment they each presented the
Deputy Marshal with silver tokens amounting in
the aggregate to $40, and then passed on. The
next vas a tawny Afric. whose feet had trOd in
days of yore the diamond fields OF Cape Town.
But there no glory, SO to this portion of the mum
dane sphere he wandered and here received dis
tinction; S13 worth, and he too departed therefrom.
And then a change came Ger the scene; the others
whose deeds had brought them like distinction de-
INJURED from the general manner in which the re-
wards had been distributed and wishing to place
more publicly before his Honor the pros and cons Of
their achievements sought his favor until they could
produce other knights loyal and true who would
without fear or favor recount the story of the joust.
The request was no sooner made than granted, and
his Honor will again martial the knightly train this
morning. The proceedings of this latter convocation,
together with the tale of new applicants for justice,
will appear in next weeks ADVERTISER.