The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-06-23
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OIces on Kamehameha Day.

va q sbonsand tickets from visitors. The day !"
was a very fine one, and by 10 o'clock-the hour .
named for the races to begin-the grand stahd, :
thu as the other private stands were wei :
q and a large number Of carriages were :
avn up along the fence :
The first event o. the day. the hurdle race =
ssbps mile dash, four 4-foot hurdles, Tree to all u
u atch weights. .as called 1t ~haf-past 10, and L
n was contested t4r ~ I.F CoibnTa's Stranger =
and MAvaIsex-s zGakaiwa, .hs last named
h,rse having tne poIs. The horses got on Wen =
toos.ber. and took the hurdles in hne style <
stranger recovering himself a little the quickest :
after each leap, and finally winning the heat, +
race and purse of $4,000, making the mile II
in 2OeX, Kaukaiwa coming in close behind. z
After a short delay to allow the hurdles to be
removed the second race was run for the Lean /.
Cup. purse $500. This was a mule race, one >
mile aash. free for all, catch weights, and was
contested for by Miles Bros. SanehO, &. Aanhs :
Niger and Jim Crows Ehukai, the first named l.
having the pole and the last the outside. After
a compile of false starts the mules got on and 4
kent pretty well together. At the first quarter
Nieosr took the lead, which he kept throughout
the race, winning IN 2:11H.
The race for the Queens Cup, purse Sloo'
one mile heats, best 2 in 3 free to ALL was
looked forward to with much interest," as the
horses entered were well known, and II was eA-
pected that the time record would be interesting
10 all. The horses came to the ground at the
tan Of the bell and were placed IN the iolo"lhg
order. commencing with the pole W. ID corn
wsIps General Garfield, T. b. Walkers Salie
BLACK. Miles Bros G. II. Langford, Dr., ana o.
p Holt IRIS General Hancock Patrol judges
vers stationed at the quarter, half and three
ouarter poles to guard against "Joekeylng,
and after one or two trials, Captain Haley TIE
...rter sent the horses of we'll together, Lang l
Cd II having the best of the start. 6uL.
after leaving the start Langford, Jr. eqtee z absod
of The rest. and took the pole, whSeoE : - -, in
spite Of the efforts made by tEH~eo,Lar horses TO
get ahead. Close in, - s,rs,cb Gar
neia r@nseu up Zsfssngside Langford, and the two
horses under the string IS close together
l.aJ Could run without actually iouIns'
DH1ol5 a dead heat, " the time being l.4'2+'
Stsnsral Hancock following with Sahle DiacA
close behind. A protest was entered against the
manner of riding by LanforFs Jockey, out was
thrown out by the judges they warning al I
riders that they must "rde straight
second heat was called at noon' ana was =
Taroford Jr. in I.49Z Garfield and SAihe
80 MAKING a dead heat Of it, and General
Hancock being distanced. As in all the races
.I.ku.ss we're allowed 20 minutes and then
e.uea mn for the third heat. 1t was then an
$500 ,bat General Garfield had broken two
re shoe mates and was withdrawn. This left
a. contest 10 be decided between Langford' 'T.I
Il Sauia BLACK. The heat was well contested
Iangford Jr. winning it and the race IN lo4%'
sauie Black coming in two lengths oehihu.
A, The conclusion Of this race, "time" was
called for refreshments, and the next nan n
was devoted to the consumption oil ea'aO
which were provided on a very hberai Sc"i e
The occupants Of the judges stand' MANS :
the forethought of Mr.. Wiseman' the oe0ie
.ha RACING Committee, sat down to a very SAT
].-so- Iuncb TO which they did ample justice
Aftsr luncheon the race for the Kings cup
- ago was called. This was a trottlng race
- eats best 8 in 3 to harness Tree 10 al
- vas contested for by Jas. Dodds Ihoma
u and Capt Cluney's Toby; the former nA
,ha mole. Capt. CIuney forced the ruhnhe .
,ha start. Toby breaking for q short dSlan'e =
- The Lead which he kept throughout u
hsat winning in 2.55% with IhO"As -
..h;n In the second heat the victory remAH
nth Thomas H, he passing under ~ !.
. "a. Pending the calling up OF the no, .
the third heat, the foot race Oh u :
: ,he winner. SOTO the second was run :
60 and Kaikana, Spencer winnlr
90 Tor the Kings Cup was then resum'
,ba third heat was run, Thomas WINNING
. 49, The fourth heat was also WohNS =
- IN 1887, Toby being distaneea' Al
Thomas Fl was declared the winner :, :
Ino1.aa Cor the Kamehameha Plate, Pur
100 = mile dash for Hawaiian horses i
he,tsr record than 1.57 was run OS
Cnmmius' Telephone Cat the Pole'' "
r.ma,ao,s Ponoi Moi in the middle anu
q Cornveu's Creeper outside. Inc - y
c.ued at half-past two, being won r
in LAG, Telephone beng a soOU
--rnoaf distauced.
rnomokaainau Plate for a purse oil ;.
-. hest > in 8, free to all HaWai
.~.s was trotted for by Jas Dodd -
"a Wallace JacksOn's Jimmie i
the heat Jimmie being distanceoI :
p-incsss, Cup, purse 500, was q P,
-. ons mile dash, open to all Pont =
,hA Kingdom, not over IA hAH N
waiohts. was the next race run So
- Gov this. race VIM. Robinson enc
T.-nnh fwbo had the pole). ~ n vi"
1n.arad Nouie who won second PiAoT
~ Jimmie Peki on the outside. p
=. "A we'll together and there ~ -
batveen them when Triumph {
- the wire winning the race III -,
pski being second, Molhe i0ho"As
N hand p.cinroeity Cup, p
"a a~.it;pg one. This was a rum
:, 2 mile heats free to all ha"A
- There were three contests
pre- - POM Moi Cnside} ). H. 4
.. Venus in the middle, aud
Al stanford Colt being outside :
-; Mi won the first heat IN loI4' :
-. Colt being a good second, while -
80 ont The second heat run
md stanford Colt, was q - {
III horses keeping close together III I -