The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-09-18
THE SECOND HEAT.

Before being able to start this heat IL "a'
found necessary to obtain another sulKy ior
: Oliver to pull round the track and Il gentleman
nresent rendered his services to obtain the desired
article. this he produced from a neighborinS resi-
dence though by the kindness of the owner. and
in the short space of thirty-fve minutes which
was counted very remarkable time for him
Everything now being in readiness at 4-l0 the
horses were again brought forth all har-
messed, buckled and eager for the fray. In scoring
after the first run down for the wire. it was APP
parent that somebody didn't wish to toe the
scratch the first time, and on the second run
down although Commodore was half a length be-
hind, nearly the same position as that held by
Oliver in the first run, the word was given to
go : which rather surprised Agnew, but he
went along all the same, and both settled down
to a smooth though fast trot. On the second
! quarter Oliver broke but soon fell into a trot,
gaining nothing by the break. Commodore for
the first time in the race seemed to be more man
agable but did not have the usual vigor in speed.
At the half Of the third it was easily noticeable
that Oliver was being pushed for a distance, if
possible, and the rate of speed at which the horse
was going seemed to favor the idea that Harry
would be ''shut out" All eyes were bent on the
two competitors as they turned into the home
stretch and eager expectation was visible upon
the faces oil the on-lookers as Mac passed the dis
lance pole, Harry over a distance behind and as
the bell struck and flag dropped it was found
that Agnew had just managed to squeeze in by
half a length and save himself from. that bugbear
to turfmen, a distance Oliver winning the heat
in 2.341.
THIRD AND THE LAST HEAT.
As the shadows were deepening no unnecessary
length of time was allowed by the judges for
cooling off the equines and at AS the horses
scored and started evenly for the third and as it
proved, the last heat of the race. On getting
away Commodore acted in "a rather uncouth man
ner for a horse as well trained as he had been,
Agnew again seeming to be unable to keep him
to a trot, the horse breaking, running, and plung-
ing, and occasionally trotting while Oliver SEEM
ed to go along trotting smoothly. At the last of
the second. Commodore seemed to make a series
of continuous breaks, Agnew losing distance in
several instances in attempting to bring the horse
to a trot and finally managed to do SO at the first
of the third but too late to come in a winner,
Oliver coming along the homestretch to the dis
lance at goOu speed ana from there nnoer the
wire at an easy jog and winning the heat and race,
Agnew about two lengths behind. Time 1860.
Everything connected with the races, barring
the accident mentioned. seemed to satisfy all con-
cerned-no drunkenness nor rowdyism being
visible and the uDjournalistic statement made
in a paper here that things were not as they should
be, is IA m~istake-though otherwise could not be
expected in the columns of a paper which had no
representative at the scene of action, and the
greater number Of whose authentic reports are
made up from seemingly prejudiced hearsay.
With regard to the dissatisfaction expressed by
the owner of Commodore, and the charges made
by him that his horse had been dosed, We can
only say that the horse did seem to act in a
strange manner on the track, but conversation
with a veterinary surgeon who had examined the
horse since the race, does not warrant the giving
of any direct statement, although we would be
too well pleased if we could satisfy the public
mind in regard to the true merits of the case.