Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-06-14


Henry Nnhrpnc, tu Queen tmmi and to
NJ John tummn, Nn these stands wsrr
filled some comfortably and some ef1wdcdbY
10y the time me race, Nrrc fifIy undet WAY ON
The gfaud stand The lookat IN. chiefly mhssu
line stood On The bcuehc. but in tho oihef
stands comfort was more Thought u sni the
dnpey of numerous pdics Enlightened me
picture In MI It's details IN the rear towards
The sea, many tchcshmoni booths we're erected
wmc BOARDED some IN tents And Noltes
Casino and the IIerbcr place lid a thriving
hu,iuc,s In luncheon, from ~ AN ulI rH.E|
while great many visitors brought bss
kei from home and nnthrd ,o lhs
stands 90 ON lhe grounds
utf RACES.
The race, were Tor the most part well con
tested and mcammhibiy exciting. blt were
m1sI ic1.nu,y prolonged aI which two yea
sons hay, been given HE currency Of street
talk enc class ol rrt,uncr deelatc that
the iudgc. were incompetent H. The case of
senior this elias. NJ lhc dissatisfied urge that
hi, chronological LEGAL aud financial suiie,
have So ahao,bsd his time that hc has not
had leisure to acquire a knowledge Of horse
lr,h, and knows uo more about racing Than
he doc. about the reason, Tot The present price
ol exchange This, IL true, Is q serious count
against Tho honorable noble aud es mngnimtr,
and demand, hi, serious consideration. Against
The aNutc and handsome registrar of public
accounts II /, urged, that so much Of his Time
has been spent In cndcayorng to combat the
patriotic but Illegal designs Of those progres,
i've cabinet ministers VINO would fam cpnhtrue
The appropriation bill to suit their benehccnt
ends that lac has been urable to read more
than the title page Of the rules oi the As yet
idolcsoont Hawaiian Jockey Club OF The Jun
Ter member Of the distinguished triumyinlc,
It Is specifically charged that the hours he has
spent IN the invention ofashcs, elevators, and the
concoction Of bank bills seriously units him for
"horcy' Judge. Besides, both judges Wide
man and Pratt are Obliged to use glasses,
something which ought never 10 he allowed
in the indgc'S stand OF race track.
On the other hand may insist that the judges
were just and only reasonably firm, and that
last Wednesday, races were conducted adj.
minbly The defenders OF the judges say the
track was kept more clear, loud cries and bad
| language more cHeetually checked, and jockey
| ing more nearly prevented than when the
races were under charge Of the Kapiolani
| Park Association. McsSrS. Pro are undeni.
ably earnest in their defense but il must be
admitted that the Messrs Con are equally
earnest and give forth larger volume Of voice.
As to Starter Haley there are also tive
opinions One opinion insists that the modest
cxhussar does his level best, and the othc,
opinion declare, the staggering mounted con.
stable to be conSpcuously unfit for his post
On this topic a gentleman who has no
missed race day ior many years, says " II
regard to the starting of horses at the race
track on the nth OF June, | would say that I
great deal OF dissatisfaction prevailed amonJ
the on-lookers at the unnecessary delay con
sequcnt upon the arbitrariness and poor judg
mcnt Of the starter, and also as to the mode O
} starting. So far as | am informed, il is Gus
; tomary in such matters, when the unevei
starting speed OF horses prevents them from
coming well together under the wire, to orde
the faster horses to score TO the slower. lla
this been done in the first tTotting match,
, great deal OF unnecessary delay might hav
! been prevented, as also the ill.(ceng cor
sequent upon a spoiled race and the impositio
of absurd ones. The recall Of the horses aite
start had been allowed in the first heat wa
! perfectly without warrant. But the declara,io
! in this case of dead heat F" instead Of n
heat made the affair only still more absurC
The start in the Z mile race was simply a
. absurdity, which even the owner of the d
= cared winner acknowledged himself. II
C absurd method of starting with flag neec
y condemnation. Common sense should te
d any man that the riders Of horses have sufi
a cient occupation for their eyes in watchin
Il their own and their competitors horses will
S out having 10 watch also for the dropping Of
d flag which, in certain positions, they migl
y not be able to see at all. The signal for star
ing should always depend on sound and new
c on sight. Judges on a race track should
d men who have perfect sight, who can see Il
j. wire without artificial aid, and who will pa
- more attention to the close watching of III
IS than to the relative position of the horses {
sc the home stretch
lie Clerk .oi.the- Course Wilson seems 10 be vote
y Just and gentlemanly ofical-the echo of I
p dissenting voices haveing reached the chas
u cincts Of this rigidly impartial scribble croft
II Bat that ME RACES 7Otyt spun oat, no en-
II ttrry ore aGmits---except the luncheon seller
a There were some beautiful animals on Il
N course. Idle Boy was ideal--so, in differe
&c way, was Waterford. The old favorites Pc
P Moi, Waterford Hancock and the pony Eth
l. kai were greeted with applause. Some OF d
n colors worn by the jockeys were very han
III some; Charley Wilson's were blue and bla,
l. cap; John Cummins', white and black CT
Ct Charley Lucas pink and blue James Cam
y bells red aud gold Billy Cornwells cardin
ne and cardinal c. A. Bailey's blue shirt a.
Is black cap Miles Bros, red and black J,
IS S. Kynnersleys, maroon and black cap /;
II, Judds purple and black cap Mokul,
sc Stock Farm, black, and red sash James
rs Dowsett, Jr's, cardinal cap and sleeves. John
OF Noble. who rode Waterford so well, is h
;" white from Waikapu Mr.. Agnew's jock
H. Clifford, from California, is man in AZ
co but reduced in weight to less than 100 pouns
ny lie displayed admirable judgmen, in his "a
q IL. II. L.. 10