The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-18
KAMEHAMEHA DAY.
The twelfth CeIehratiOn.


kbour rovS.
The day opened rather unfsvorahly, hirh wind |
and hsavs showers Of rain in town ia the early /
morring pressged damp day. AZ sunrise the
usual sAlafes were srca. a. also al noon and at /
sunset; flags were tying from the various ire- |
engine houses and coverrmvnt Buildings in the |
.siy and the vessels IN The haTbSt gu; out extra
bunting for the occasion II. r. ". s S,ciftsitfs
lying outside Of the harbo-. dressed ship, present.
'nc picturesque sight; the NstiEs in port also
Displayed eunting allow and sloft. Business in
own vas done behind closed doors after 10 an.
there being few left 10 trade with the greater mass
II Ho1olala's fxed and transient population hav-
;sE seemingly left town for the recreaiiOns
At kArOLASI FAKx.
All the world turned out On the 18th 10 Sc what
there Was 20 So Of the days races. and from A.
u. constant streAm % AGES set IN the direc-
ton OF Kapioi1ni Park. Every eonceivAhle vehi-
Gle was preSsd into the service Of carrynsf people
down. and by 10 A. NJ the hour for commencing
he race. \ lar1e crowd had assembled aroand The
c1urse. The Kings stand, grand stand and the
various private stands vere sled with spectators
and numerous earr1aEes backed ~ against re
rSils s1tendcd b night and left Of The stands.
From these larlSe number Of people viewed the
rsccS- neU teAfnre was the permission Tor car
risSes to occupy limited portion Of the inner
circle, and Of this opportunity many availed them
selves
PRELIMINARY.
The races were conducted under the auspices Of
| the Hawaiian Jockey Club. The Judges were
;s Isev s' MsSrs 6eei, RroSn and a q. Fer
/ ser. clerk Of the course, Mr.. G. r. Wilson; Capt
Haley, stSrter; Mr.. James Dodd vas in charge OF
I the saddling paddock. and Mr.. J. Z Wiseman
| looked after the comforts Of invited guests
The band Was in attendance all day and dis
eoursed selections from various composers. The
| police regulations under the immediate supervis
/ ion of neputy Marshal DAYTON were carried out
in manner that reflected credit on the different
officers on duty. The only drawback was the un-
settled lunch hour, which The judges failed 70
announce 20 the large number who waited and
hoped for such receSS
IHE RACES
| Although the time for the commencement Of
| the first race on the days Programme, was set at
| 10 o'clock sharp IL was forty minutes after
that hoar before the anal start in the first race
was made. se1tette Of falss starts being intro
| duced meanwhile. In this race, the first on the
| programmes, the favorite IN the pools (which had
| been sold Was IaSo, Romeo selling second, the
| others. Daisy. Major and u. H. being helded- On
the horses coming to the wire il was learned that
| IaSo had been Withdrawn 1he horses getting
! away q. II. having the pole, Romeo outside the
race to the first quarter was a struggling one, D.
II. leading at that point by four OF i've lengths,
DAisy second, well in hand. Major third and
| Romeo who had become for the time unmanage-
able dancing along in the rear and out Of the
| Passing the half. Daisy, o. II. and Major were all
| in a bunch and so continued TO the last quarter
when Daisy showed a bead to the front the grey
I
ming by half length, IN lS7sf
Another delay ensued before the horses were
started in the next race. the hour being IL O'Clock
and - minutes before the word was given. This
race vas hoped to be one of the principal events
Of the day a running race II mile DASH from
the noted horses which appeared entries, but on
the horses coming for position. II vas aseertained
that POM MOI. Waterford and 6odf ey had been
withdrawn. OF the rest started Idle Girl seemed
TO be the favorite. but at very little odds After
getting the sord the horses got away vel together
Stanford Colt taking the lead to the INST quarter
| HAucock second Idle Gil coing easily some ball
| a dozen lengths in the rear. After passing the
half. the pace vas quickensd, Hancock passing
Stanford Colt before reaching the turn, The run
home was most exciting, Hancock coming into The
| houestretch length in advance, cheer upon cheer
urging the riders 20 their best exertions- AT thu
distance pole IL was discernible that the distance
4 had been leSsened by Stanford but, notvfthstand
| inc the brave hght uaade, Hancock came in the
winner by hilf lsggih, .1nidst much applause
hat-throving. etc; time, 2ls1s.
The next event, a trOttng race, was quickly got
over, out not uutil \ petulant judge had nned one
of the drivers $40 for being delayed on account OF
broken harness. and fined two CrOoms IS eact
for watering horses on the track The entriei
we're three IN number. Joe Dake, Thomas ant
Toby. At the start Thomas II took the pole, ant
trotted well along 10 the first quarter, when som,
running was indrlged IN. Joe Dake close up ant
Toby trUtting third. On coming round the tnrS
! it VAS noticed that Joe Dake broke several tune
: in succession losing ground each time. Thoma
Il passed under the vine first in PAX. A claim Of
foul driving was made by Capt. Clunie against tbs
: driver Of Thomas II and the aforesaid petulan
] Judge awarded that it was dead heat accosH
. | Of ToHl iririHgF Thomas h vas then withdraw
. BY the owner and Toby and Joe Dake finishes
the raoe. Joe Dake Winning the second heat II
I 30; Toby the third in e.44if and Joe Dake th
! | fOcrIh and race in 249ls
! Race No. ; now came on, the favurite being Idl
: Boy, although the manner IN which the kohalaite
! | backed their fRVorite, kohala Girl. caused som
doubt of the final result. This race being in heat
bus little betting vas ind1lged IN BY hackers o
the fayoTite before the first heat, they acting o.
: the defensive and only taking, not making bets
After the start, Godfrey r led to the second qukr
ter. Idle Boy being well ridden and held in unit
his jockey found that he could win the heat easil
| uheu he was gwen rsin and came IN WHINE
: | By two lengths. Godfrey B second, kohala Gin
4 | dlstanced. The second heat and race was won b
: | Idle Boy easily; time l;5S5{, l5S1.
Race No. was WOE easily by the favorite Por
Moi Flora second, in 1=SA.
- The next event was mile dash, free for al
fOuT-year-olds born in the kingdom, and was con
: tested by o. H, Flora Romeo and Iago the latte
: being the fayoTite. After tedious wait cause
bJ o. HIS desire 10 run quarter OF mile at eac
: attempted start, the horses were finally got of i
4 bunch, (all but Romeo, he sticking at the star
= ing place. and y quickly took the lead, leayin
. a [ aft dozen lengths between him and Isco, VII
: was second. Iaco however reduced the distanC
|, and when the horses passed under the wire VI
{ but two lengths behind; o II winning in l:z8
} The 9Th and 10th events did not come OF, thel
; | being no competitors entered.
: The half mile dash for tWo-year Olds, cate
weights, was ably contested by COlumbine, "
q and Col. Gift. The interest in the race Vi
4 heightened by false start made, in which Go
:, Gift and Eva got away together and ran the pr
I ! scribed distance. the horse coming in ahead b.
:, ooupls of lengths. fresh start was then mao
and the race then most exciting, all the horsl
q bling within length of each other from start
= finish. The race was won BY Columbus by he's
y in 5Si..
Il An amusement was introduced in the shape of
trotting race one mile dash, owners to driTei u
I -FFrTaz hrrr-a Sfrnrf
Agnew with Maud, Messrs. S. Parker and Gee
Brown entering Buzzy. At the start AgnuT
ID Maud took the lead and kept it home, coming
winner in 2SS
= The race of the DAY. viz A running race. 2 mil
" dash. open to all. weights for age, now came o
lie and the interest excited was most manifest Ihr.
= of the four horses entered were brought to q
. post, kohala Girls performance IN previous IA
= inducing her owner to withdraw her from tn
= event. After all the necessary dancing about an
- false starts had taken place the horses we're final
II ! started of vel together, Waterford taking ID
= pole at the first quarter Telephone good econ
= and forcing the pace, Unnamed (OE Idle Cir
:, being held we'll IL hand, her Jockey riding val
= ing race, The places we're unchanged IN passir
: under the wire for the first time with the exec
- ton that Unnamed had gradually leSsened Il
= distance between herself and the leaders Q
= taking the turn for the first quarter the Ia
y mile Unuamed's speed was increased she no
]. forcing the pace and craving up surely TO u
- front; at the last half the horses in b1nc
= Unnamed inside. On coming into view up Il
= home stretch II was plainly perceptible that VI
y named was being crowded by the grey and vi
y thus held back from first place. The run hon
- vas most exciting. the horses being neck al
=. neck. each rider doing his utmost 10 bring
- mount in a winner; they passed the vii
= Waterford leading BY nose, Unnamed secoB
II Telephone two lengths IN the rear. The clos
ness Of the race caused great excitement and Il
: evident quaudary which the judges seemed to be
= heightened the feeling. Bscker5 Of WaterfO
= yelled loudly for their faTOTife, while UEnam
Vas not wanting IN noisy supporters HE lOck
:, OF Unnamed made claim Of foul and stated q
manner IN which 1t had taken place, erowding 0
- the home stretch. The track in front Of II
) judges stand vas nov filed With a mob of hov
= ing and Yelling interested ones, and the music
= sound Of a police whistle, blown By one of Il
- pclics IN charge Of the track TO obtain assistan
= IN placing the mob Outsids the fence again, add
- more interest to the scene. Before the Joke
= had dIsDO1nted, and without taking any tes
mony, J. d. Spreekles as judge gave decision
favor Of Waterford The remarks IN regard
the Illegal manner Of the decision were not col
pIimentary and much Dissatisfaction vas express
Al the Tafe tvrn of the riiara