The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-06-12
-KAMEHAMgHA DAY.

Yesterday, Commemoration Day, was almost uni
versally observed as a holiday-not in the city.
which from an early hour was quite deserted and
wore q Sabbath-like appearance OF quiet-but at
K~apiolani Park, where the races took pllce, and
where the bulk of the populace congregatei to view
the sports. Those who we're not dorsey inclined,
enjoyed the day in picnic parties in the valleys, and
there we're a number of these pleasant affairs. The
shipping in the hsrbor was gaily dressed With flags.
in honor of this Hawaiian holiday par 'Ecsuenes,
and at u noon a salute was fred from the battery on
PunchboWl.
Owing to the fact that all our printers Gas a mat
ter of course) had = holiday yesterday. We can only
give the following summary of the races At the Park.
Running Race, 500. Mile heats, best ? in 8.
ChAs Lucas Lslls Rookh .--.----- l
+. E Chamberlain's 3 ,
II ~Time@Ii57S aS7. .
An exhibition Of trotting by g. s King William,
was next given, t Mcclellan driving, a,d a mile was
trotted with but one slight skip, in 90.
Geo Agnew's l l
) Il Hots vera ,
a ] Cartwright, Jrs sleepy im-..-....----.... Distd
Time-325. 32s.
Venus had so much influence over Sleepy Jim
that they kept close company from the start to
distance pole and then retired from the field to-
gether. In the Ind and last heat, Vera broke on
every quarter, very badly on the second. and only
saved distance by one length.
F wundenburg's Mark l
T McLellan's Lady >
ime-4.3O.
Foot Race. S25. 200 yards.
Charles Baldwin-~.-. 1 J c row---..---....-.. ,
Two heats we're run in this rsce. the first. in 244
seconds, being declared a dead heat between Strow
and Baldwin. although Strow passed under the wire
nearly a foot in advance. Tie second heat resulted in
the favorite winning () correct dead heat in p
seconds.
HI Agnew's = / 1
James Dodd's Thomas H--.--------.-. Distanced
Time-2.S. 24l. 24O.
This, the event of the day, came very near being de-
cided in the first heat, Olser being forced to a pace
that even on the second quarter showed q prospect
i've g shut out" for all the others. Commodore
was eventually the only one that got on the right
side of the distance flag in that heat by four lengths,
helped to that position b! a judicious running on
the last Of the second and first of the third quarter.
Second hea: both horses broke badly, Commodore in
by q half length; Commodore also won the third
and fourth heats, Oliver being entirely unmanage-
able, breaking all the way around, while the winner
trotted steadily.
Chas Lucas Lalla Rookh l
II Bertlemsn's .
James Dodd's Charlie 3
/ II PattersOn's f
Time-.16.
The horses kept well together on the first mile to
the Sd quarter, when Jimmie took the lead and
passed under the wire hading, Lalla Rookh being
held in for q good second which position she kept
to the first quarter, then changing places and coming
in an easy winner.
In the mule race, mill dash, $40, Kate won, and
the $50 purse of the running race, half-mile dash,
was captured by Mark Twain, in 81 seconds. The
boys purse, l mile dasi, was won by Puakelehua,
in 2:08, and the hack rice, same distance, by Baby
Blue, in the fast time Of 2 n minutes ~.