Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-06-23
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tbc 18Th ~ luuc. ihr day following ihaf " ihf
huemi Thi. might appropriately W. nllei
I the "Dthy Day. ~ ila~atturi, re horse.
{ racing h5a always been thr principal amuse
m,ni INDUCED in $50 universally has Tho iuff
I become recognized aa the leading attraction ~
the day that bu,incss. fof lhe nouee, g. almost
entirely suspended, and 80 ymp'oma NJ life
almost entirely Withdrawn from the town
proper FOB the ace.trarl ~ EapIoiHni Park
tpUn lhr occasion ~ ifa rolcbmfi1u, 90 Mon.
day last. ihs stores throughout the ipsn were
clpard with scarcely an exception. la Wrfe alec
I the Offices ~ government Nalutea were fired
| from ihp .hofc battery and rom The q. s. $.
/ Hartford, lying N port. The vessels IN port
/ being alrD gaiiy decorated 100 honor n he Oe
/ caroH AZ O'Clock a. N The local hofacs
I and express wagons were Boz readiness 10 receive
parongef Tor he park and thence ~ to
/ ~ ueln,t. The time sci fur ihr inception VI Do
programme. King street and he Nailiii road
/ presented "a lively scene Yi iusCl back aud
/ forth Tcama of all lnia were 10 great de-
mind from The gao roadster, we'll gfvpmed
and lcd to The t0AO "plug, yaugusly al.
/ nci,i with wind gals, tp3,ina abd knDek.
| knees. Even the Celestial lbul Hill unhea,cnlyl
/ driver was not absent as n competitor lpr The
numerous fares, adding merflment 90 thc scene
/ by bis furious efforts tO make les speed With
more haste. by 10 O'Clock very large gath.
tors, was present The several stands we're
/ lhrongcd with spectators Especially was this
so with the grand stand; and large numbers
among those who had paid their dollar fof a
seat were glad 10 take their chances Of % sight
through such openings a. might occur in the
moving human fence that formed d. front.
Outside the Enclosure were few private tents,
while the public generally found shelter and re-.
lrc'hmcnt supplied At reasonable price, by
Mcssfs. Ken and Graham, rs also Ivy others in
various parts.
! A few minutes after ten o'clock, the first
race was called. This was a hurdle race, over
five four feet hurdles, and mile dash-for the
Park Plate. There were but two entries
Mawaikca's bay gelding, Kaukaiwa; and J 7.
Colburns black gclding. Stranger The bet
ting from the start was two 10 one on Stranger,
and he gratifcd his hackers by handsomely
clearing every hurdle, and coming in winner,
in minutes and 81 seconds.
Next came the mule racc-a mile dash for
the Leah Cup and B25. To this, there we're
three entries. Charles Mann's black mule
Niger won this race in 2 minutes NJ sec
onds, Miles Bros. Sancho second, and Jim
Crows Ehukai, third.
The third race, for the Queens Cup and a
purse Of $3.50, was for mile heats, best two in
three, and was run for by Miles Bros chest.
Cornwclls grey stallion Garfield. r. D..
Walkers grey mare Sallic Black, and J. X.
Holt's bay stallion General Hancock. This
twas a very exciting race and odds were being
/. freely offered on the track Of 2 to I on Lang.
, ford against the field, and some at 4 10 I,
, could find no takers. The second choice was
about even between Sallic Black and Garfield,
while Hancock was-nowherc. The first heat
was run with tolerably even start Of the three
first named horses, Hancock being sadly in
the rear and Langford leading from the first
jump by about a length and half. Hancock
soon showed his speed however, by coming
rapidly to the front and leading the field to
the first half, 10y several lengths. But his want
, Of staying power became early manifested, and
he los, his place at the I pole. The heat was
4 holly contested by Langford and Garfield, and
from the first quarter they never parted heads
until they had passed under the wiTe, and q
dead heat was declared in time, minute and
Az seconds. or course, as is usual in sucf
cases, there was great difference Of opinion II
:. the matter among the hackers Of each horse
and, if all the statements could be relied on
each horse must have beaten the other by Z
y head. Al nearly a distance, came sally Blacl
u first, and Hancock afterwards. The heat wa
. run in the fastest time ever made on the track
u The heat was rc-run from an excellent start
" Garfield, but the latter showed his inferioTit-
: as a slayer when coming TO the home-stretch
: Langford began to lead and steadily increase'
> his opening to the wire, which he passed unde
II with lead of three lengths in minute 49,
> seconds; Garfield, second; Sally Black hug
II ging his quarter; and Hancock, nowhere. Oh
a the next heat, Garfield and Hancock wer
u Withdrawn, leaving the second heat to he con
> tested between Langford and the little mare
> who had already began to show, not speed
;, but great staying qualities. This heat hnishe
d the race, and was won by Langford in l min
ute S4H seconds, Sally Black being close up
, Next came the trotting race for the King
,, Cup, mile heats, best 3 in 5. This was be
, tween Dodd's soTel gelding Thomas H., an
II Cluney's bay gelding Toby, to harness. Tn
first heat was easily won by Toby in , minute
y 55H seconds, Thomas II. barely saving hi
Is distance The second and third and fourt
y heats were as easily won by Thomas II. in
~ minutes so seconds, minutes 4S54 second:
!, and minutes 55H seconds, respectively.
, A foot race OF 200 yards distance was ne>
~ run and won by John Spencer, half-cas'
VI lad, in % seconds.
The Kamehameha Plate and purse Of Sic
y was competed for by Cummins' grey stallion
o. Telephone; Kamanao's grey gelding, POI
" Moi, and Cornwell's Dunn gelding, Crepe
~ mile dash. This was easily won by POI
" (Coronationl in I minute 40 seconds The.
.e were all Hawaiian bred horses, the two FIR
70 named being OF Stanford stock.
The Lunamakaainana Plate and purse
$I25 was trotted for by Dodd's bay geldir
~ Diamond, and Jackson sorel gelding Jimmi
va Three heats TO harness. This was easily We
" by Diamond in 3.3sH, Jimmie being shut on
~ In the mile dash pony race, for the Princes
" Cup and $Ioo, w. Robinson's Triumph We
al. l. r.. L.. L..
ponies ever made al the park,) Jennie Pc
~ second, and Mollie nowhere.
~ The Reciprocity Cup and purse Of 81.
~. ~ was run for by Cummins' bay gelding Sta
'ss ford Colt, J. K. Holt's roam mare Venus, al
~ Kamanao's grey gelding POM Moi winner
~ the Kamehameha PLATED, best in g. III
=, was the most exciting race of the day, Po
ne Moi being the favorite. The first heat "
oh closely contested all the way round by Il
geldings, the mare soon going 10 the rear Al
staying there. 1t was won by POM Moi
L5I4, Stanford Colt following closely up'
hd his heels, and Venus nowhere. Intense c
- element pervaded the throng Of spectacle
N, within the stand grounds and on the track,
,ot the bell was tapped for the second heat. ST
ne POM Moi was the favorite, without odds, al
nd the race was clearly between him and Sta
ms ford, Venus being Withdrawn. a good sta
an was had and the two kept close together,
he ternately giving and taking neck OF SO, un
ns near to the distance pole, when Stanfo
me Colt took and kept the lead by nearly a Gle
no length till under the wire Time I.5Sti
oil foul was claimed in this heat, but not allow
by the Judges, and the third heat, aiteI
on somewhat extended rest, was proceeded wit
ng This was another close race, but resulted aga
ent in victory for Stanford Colt, he winning
her about two lengths. Time (the same. as t
md lastl, I.55i.
OF The next race was a iTotting match TO h
ith ness, between Shaw's black gelding Hero a
led Cornwells souel gelding Dick; three hea
IAN for the Amateur Cup and purse OF $50. I
led first heat was easily won by Dick in $40, /
the second in 3.4ti, Hero being dstanced.