Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-04-30
Oliver and COmmo tlors.

We are requested 10 insert the following which
appeared in The Spirit If me Times Of Dec. 18TH
1850
III. Is. H., Waiuku, Mnui.-Sevcrai people here
arc Interested in n race which took place nt Homo
lulu some time ngo and have been dele gated to
write 10 you for your opinion. considering you
the highest authority on those matters. The par
ticunrs follows: Tom Mcclellan matched
Oliver against Harry Agnew's horse, Commodore,
for $500 side mile heats, in 3, in harness, and
to rule. Harry Agnew has been the gcttcr up of
most every trotting race that has taken place in
Honolulu, He handles and trains his own stock,
and has almost every till this profession
al driver made his appearance. On the 18th of
June they met, for the first time in premium
race for native bred horses, and Agncw's Taichu
distanced his new rival, and the same day, in II
free-for-all purse, after Oliver getting the first
heat in 2as5, he got beaten badly by Aenew, with
his horse Commodore but on July the tables
turned and Oliver beat Commodore.
We knew that great deal of rivalry existed,
and there was n great deal of feeling on this
considerable interest. The day came and both
horses looked splendid, and M they came up for
the word you could see that all hands meant bust
ness. They got the word with slight advantage
to Oliver, who won the heat by few lengths in
237l6 On getting the word for the second heat
there seemed to be misunderstanding on Agnew' y
part, for Oliver had quite an advantage, but he
made pace for him. Going around the first turn
Oliver seven eight lengths ahead, Commo.
dore acting badly. AT the half mile there was
quite gap between them, but Mt the lower turn
Commodore gained rapidly, and by the time they
entered the homestretch they were on even terms.
Coming down the homestretch Commodore passed
him.
At about the distance pole Tom Mcclellan
jumped or threw himself out of his sulky, his
wheel was breaking down, and divers friends
grabbed him by the head and led him under the
wire. A9new claimed that he distanced Oliver,
but such not the case for Commodore
passed under the wire, Oliver was at least two or
| three lengths inside of the distance flag. The
judges called it no heat, and think most of the
people present think this right, for Mcclellan
couldn't help his sulky breaking and did the best
he could, but Agnew protested However, it did
him no good Tom then went to town for another
sulky, and was gone only about fifty minutes, and
| Agnew tried To claim the race, but it of no
use, the judges making him wait till they were
| ready.
| The next two heats Oliver won and the judges
gave him the race. That night heard that the
| stakeholder would not give up the money, ~
Agnew wrote out protest. Now how can he claim
had decided against him? Should not the stakes
be given up by the stakeholder to Tom? Agnew
also claims that his horse dosed during the
race, but can that affect the race? Ansper.-The
judges were wrong i'll calling the second heat no
heat. 1t should have been given to Commodore.
The judges had the right to allow Oliver to start
again. and to allow time to get new sulky. 1t ap
pears to us your statement however, that
Oliver should have been distanced in the sec
Ond heat, ~ the breakdown was owing u
a weak sulky wheel, for which party was to
blame except those in charge Of the horse. But
the decision of the judges il final"