The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-06-17
Races at Kapiolani Park.
SATURDAY. JUNE 1O.

take place at Kapiolani Park commenced on the
10th instant, and included three events.
/. Mile dash, catch weights, Hawaiian bred
horses, for a purse of 800.
2, Mile heats. best two in three, for Swear Odds ;
open TO all for a purse of S125.
3. 4-mile dash free for all purse of 500.
The performance attracted a large number of
people, and before the advertised hour q O'Clock
sharp of starting, the Grand and the other stands
about were well filled with lookers-on.
At 2:22 the horses for the first ace,-Kapiolau
Plate, S10O-Venus, Stanford Colt and Stranger,
appeared on the track. and with little waste of
time in prefiminaries the start was made: Stanford
Colt having an advantage of about three lengths.
At the first quarter the horses were in the following
order, Stanford Colt, Stranger, Venus; and came
home in those positions, Stanford Colt winning the
heat and race, and making the fastest time recorded
at the Park, viz: l min. AZ sec.
The Kings Plate race, S125, was next in order,
and for which there were two entries, the three
year-olds Hancock and General Garfield. This was
in the first heat General Garfield distanced his
rival and won the race. Time 1:504.
The last race was expected to be the race of the
afternoon, but delays made by one false start by
which three of the horses went the distance,
Venus, Mark Twain, and Stanford Colt, and the
nervousness and irritability of Romping Girl, she
throwing her rider twice, happily without injury
to the jockey, resulted in the withdrawal of Mark
Twain and Romping Girl, and prevented the start
from being made until 4:35, with two entries
Stanford Colt and Venus, and those two being
in a previous race, but very little in
terest was manifested in their performances in this
race, the result being conjectured as already set
tied by the relative merits of the horses. Stanford
Colt took the lead and kept it to the wire, passing
ing under in 1:20 for the three-quarters of a mile;
Venus about six lengths i'll the rear.
Everything went off in a pleasant and satisfact-
DRY manner and witt interest TO those present. The
accommodation for ladies and children is ample and
the managing committee are alive to the interests
and comfort of visitors.
MONDAY, JUNE IL.
The second days races at the Park took place
on Monday the 18th inst. as advertised, and were at
tended by a large concourse of people gathered to-
aofhar RI aninx- thn Snnr+c Tho n1uapffua1 +frnn
for the commencement of the sports was IL o'clock,
but it was half an hour after that time before the
judges appeared in the stand and rang the bell for
the first race. The horses entered in the first event
were then started, and the other races followed
in regular order. Following are the prizes con-
tended for, and the result of the races run
LEAHI Cup, S40.-Mule race mile dash free
to all catch weights.
III. N. Crabbe enters ............. Minnie
G. A. Bailey enters. .............N Niger
L. J. Aylette enters ..........C Coco Head
Won by Niger. Time. 2.14.
REGENTS PLATE, S100.-Free to all horses bred
in the kingdom best two in three catch weights.
II. Is. Kelly enters -............r m Venus
IA. Cummins enters. b g Stanford Colt
e.. Lucas enters .-.....-.....b & stranger
Won by Stamford Colt in one heat, distancing
Venus and Stranger. Time, 1.48k.
RECIPROCITY PLATE, S1O0.-Trotting race mile
heats best 3 in 3, to harness free to all horses
that have not a better record than 2:40 in any
public race in the Kingdom.
James Dodd enters:-....... g Thomas II.
Mr.. L. AlDaugh enters. C m C0quette
Thomas H.. being withdrawn, Coquette was
matched against time, being given three trials to
beat 2:40, and which the mare managed to do in the
first heat, trotting the mile in a square honest trot
in 2:39k.
PARK Cup, S75.-Three-quarter mile free for all
two-year-olds bred in the kingdom catch weights.
W. II. Cornwel enters .-.gc Unnamed
J. F. Colburn enters. b c Equal Rights
Won by Unnamed in 1.23. After the announce
ment of the victory of the grey colt, his owner Mr..
w. II. Cornwell, caused TO be proclaimed from the
judges stand that, as his colt had low earned a
record, he would no longer allow him to be s. I'M
named" but christened him - Governor Dominis,"
and decorated him with the blue ribbon, and as
such the winner will be hereafter known.
EXPRESS CUP, $75,-Trotting race, one mile, free
to all horses driven in a public hack six months
previous to this 18th Of June.
Manuel Refs enters ........... b M Mollie
J. Watson enters .... ........-..b m Pink
Keopuhieva enters .....-.-.....b IN Dolly
Just before the start it was. learned that Pink
was withdrawn, and the race was run between
Mollie and Dolly. Won by Dolly in 3.514.
Pony RACE CUP, S5O.-One mile dash open to
all ponies bred in the kingdom not over 13& hands
high catch weights.
J. H. King enters .......... Bushwhacker
J. Lishman enters. .........--.-W Why Not
Joseph Kaanaana enters. $1,000. Mokulehua
o. J. Holt enters .Tyrant
Mokulehua, being over 1915 hands, was ruled
out, and the race was run by the other three, re-
sulting in a victory for Why Not in 2.4k.
KAMEHAMEHA PLATE, S2OO-Trotting Race; mile
heats best three II 10 udIieSS' U all.
W. II. COrnwell, enters .....-.b. 6. Oliver
NJ. E. Albaugh, enters &c m. Coquette
Five heats were necessary to decide the victor in
this race mot including a heat declared dead on
account of both drivers starting without the world
the first and second being won by Oliver in 2.34z
and 2.35, the third by COquette in 2.36, the
fourth being given to COquette on account Of
the bad breaking of Oliver, 2.38Iz, and the final
heat and race was won by Oliver in 2.38 Il.
LUSAMAKAA1SASA PLATE, S1OO.-One and a half
mile dash; free for all to carry 100 pounds.
g.. B. Kelly, enters ........b. h. Hancock.
o. Stillman, enters ......b. g. Mark Twain
w. II. Cornwen ...-..-g. h. Genl Garfield
Contested for between General Garfield and Gen
eral Hancock: Mark Twain being withdrawn; and
won by Garfield in 2.53.
KAIULANI Cup, II Race; one mile
dash, 4 hurdles free for all catch weights.
c.. Lucas enters. ........-.. b 6 Stranger
NJ. E. Albaugh enters. c m Romping Girl
The actions of :. Romping Girl" the preceding
dav in throwing her rider so often, made Jockeys
fight shy OF her, and although Mr.. Albaugh offered
the amount of the cup TO any jockey who would
ride her and win, or $50 to- ride, win or lose, he
could find none who cared TO venture, and ROmp-
ing Girl was therefore withdrawn. Stranger took
a turn around the track, leaping the hurdles clear
and %prettily. doing the mile in 2.O9s, and was
awarded the prize.
In the slow Donkey race, for a cup S25, three as
pirants for the hindmost place appeared, and Ulu-
hua displaying the LATEST qualities, her owner was
given the prize.
A scrub buggy race, in which Harry Treadway
drove the winning horse and captured 800 stakes,
was followed by a loot race having no less than ~
entries, several Of the runners being man-of-war's
men from II. B.. NJ. S. Champion. The race was
won by ]. Spencer, a Hawaiian, in % seconds.
A final race for gentlemen's saddle horses, closed
the performances for the day and at $50 pm. the
homeward start was made by those who had re-
manned to see the last of the races.
Professor Berger's Band discoursed sweet music
between the events, and the Lunamakainaanas who
were present in full force, and everybody else,
seemed well pleased with the days sports. A pla-
toon OF police detailed by Deputy Marshal Dayton
and under the command of Captains Mehrtens and
Tell, was present to preserve order. which they did