The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-06-15
KAMERAMEHA DAY!
The Races at The PARK.

InetA Nctainecaoretlon llAYs ca the iita toSt vas
marked oy The prcvslcaee II The usual pleasant
wcsthes ths closing % Government oiaceA the
dtSriay ~ hscs upon GoycrnraeHt eaildines, eor-.
salar faCSi4ls ard 90 vessels IN the harhur. and
BY the iedDlgeaes Ct the people in z general
koliasy. ne principal event q the day was The
hogse races AZ kspscssni Park. ran under The
auspices q the Hawaiian 1cckey Ciah. ard which
attracted thither a large number Of people. There
VAS besides monster picnie Al the grounds Of
Oahu College iranleed in BY members " The con
rreratsons sna scholars of TIE Fort street ana
Bethel churches
At rsS rAxx.
tie uppsr foor Of TIE Clab House d the
jockey Cab was plsesd Al the disposal Of Thesr
VITO vere present, while bsneeth provision Was
made for invited guests OF the elah WHO. On this
occasion iaeluded members Of the Ministry. Gov
eransni oicials, and Annm6er Of visiting strang-
eorse and diseoursed sweet messe ar intervals
dering the DAY.
he raees AZ the Park were eoinfaeRced atli.So
an. the nrss being hsf mile dash, for horses q
the winner. In this RACES there were three entries
Queen kapiolanif "Col Gift" and Idle Boy and
all came 10 the sirs looking in excellent condition
There were tNo favorites Ia the field, Sol Cir
known commercial establishment OF Wednesday
uight while % Thursday .'Qceea kapiolaniH came
10 the fore. Betting was in favor Of the Queen. A
sood start obtained and the feet footed racers
were Of all IN eaneh, Sol Gin leading, but
Close 10 home, the nare pissed hina coming in a
winner IN 50Sz.
The second Taes was a three quarters Of a mile
dash, fox horses bred in the Kingdom that had
not ran al any previous meeting OF The Assoeia-
tton- Ihs prizs Ohered was pcrss Of S5oN
There were four entries and after closely con
tested race Get Away esrse III winner ia l.s3i3
Katie c. god secoHd.
In the third race. considerable interest was
manifested by not alone the horserren but also BY
pntg1fa General nnhle ALL 81 the horses
tered, but one. being well known and having VIC
tories 10 their credit, while the Stranger, an in
Portatioa by Harry AgRsw the we'll known horse
fancisr. was said 10 be sure winner and had sold
IS fGvugite IN the pools. Before the hoSSeS
started Il wss learned thar "lvarhoe had been
withdrawn from all Of the days races, on &C
eornt 81 sickness, and 'Htncoek' was scratched
lust " for Instance. 50 that there were ihFee
starters. ~Angie A. May D. and Idle Boy
On the word being given the horses got away
well together May D." having the pole, the
favorite outside. Before reaching the FRS. quar-
ter Angie A. cleverly ridden by her Jockey, Sc
cared the inside givi0g the Maid second rlaee.
he position were not reversed on the way round,
with the exception that idle Boy was placed
further in the rear Tn strengthening up iato the
stretch beautiful race was run, the good jude
resnt Of Angie AS ioekey placing her eSout =
length ahead IN which position sne came under
the wire an easy winner IN l.t9. May D. second
"ldls Boy half dozen lengths behind.
int=-sS2sSloa was nov had for an hour. dcapg
lunch parties and partook Of the various meats
and drinks which hal been provided for the ''iR-
rer man. Hospitality was the order Of the day,
especially At the racing box Of Hon. ), q. Wilder
where that gentleman and his brother. Mr.. W. c.
Wilder, held open house and. besides allowing the
lAtca string out, made Il point 20 form scouting
parties to bring in the hungry ans thirsty to rar
lake Of the boantf0l repast provided by the ladies
Of tie household Daring tie interrnsSion various
questions were discussed such as "the seiz1ro Of
the track private property, the selhShness dis
PLAYED IL prohibiting the poorer classes to enjoy
view OF the races" the poor condition OF the
house to occupants Of the grand stand The pros
poets Of the fayorite in the next race" "Agnev's
bis head on horses comment on the temporary
withdrawal Of Hancock" the pluck of Hoa.'s
Cuniunins and Cecil Brown" the SloOO race be-
tween Angie A, and Hancock, ~the lack of accom-
modatiou for the prcss, and other subjects too
Numerous to mention. For the diversion Of the
athletes oa the ground hght was engaged III
WHICH resulted IL bringing Ot5eer hauhane and
Marshal Soper into action Time was nov an
nounced rs being Up and all hands prepared to
take IL the next race.
he Joeky Club during the recess, made 4 sraee-
ful acknowledgement to their secretary. hand
Soue set Of solid silver goblets and Jugs was pre-
serted to Mr.. c. .. Rerger accompanying which
vas very complimentary note, testIfylng 10 the
ability and energy OF the secretary The preSenta-
ton was As gracefully made Us it was received,
and all those connected with the Jocky Club and
vt0 have an interest in hurse-racing will be
pleased at such recognition 0f an lndifatigable
works. IN their cause.
The fourth race, now to be run, was a one mile
dash, for the Hawaiian Jockey Club cup, with
sweepstake Of $50 added. The card shaEsd
three entries queen kapioiani'' ~Nisa' and
Minnie but the latter, designated as 4 found
Ing on account Of having no known father and
mother. through uon-appearance suggested the
probability Of myth, existence being only IN
name. The other two contestants appeared and
were got away after some little trouble, Queen
kapiolani acting badly, II requiring all the ability
of the accomplished jockey TO retain his seat. The
pair started their mile trip with ''Nisan az the
pole People icgaH have Queen kapiolani' the
fGyUrity, notwithstanding AgnsvS hint that '.Nisa
vas 90 good mare, was hard 70 beat and was
frsSh.a Nisa lead 70 the first quarter when the
Queen took a turn at uakins the Running leading
10 the third quarter. On coming up the home
stretch II Was plainly Sssn that the race was
hard one both Jockeys plying their whips, the
Queen a length behind. Along thew came and
Parker entry, passed under the wire winner, by
two lengths, IN l-47is Aguev congratulated the
owner OF the winner on his victory and the two
INDUCED il a hearty hand shake.
Ihs fifth race vas also mile dash, for all Ha-
valian bred horses, maidens allowed five pounds
IN carving weight; the purse offered being 500.
HE three horses listed were presented at the wire,
Harry Asnew's chestnut horse Jim Doddr being
the faTurite at odds No trOuble WAS experienced
IN obtaining good START, oh having the pole
the favozite having the outside. The lead of
length was taken by .. II. between the wire and
the first quarter bet @Dodd'sn rider rushed for
reached From thence to the third quarter a neck
and neck race was run between Jim Doddn and
%. h. Get Away trailing dozen lengths be
hind. Turning into the stretch it was bevond the
power Of the best glasses to tell which was ahead
and excitemenf ran high. On coming 70 nearer
view 1t wis seen that 'Jim Doddn was leading by
j head which the intelligent Jockey increased to
length, before passing under the vie, coming in
winner IN I.5lIs.
There being no entries for the sixth race,
three quarters Of mile dash for Hawaiian 2-year
ODDS the horses for the seventh race were called
for. OulY tEO came to the wire Angie AZ and
the veil known .Hancock,' the latter fresh as
d1lsy having been kept out of the previous race,
for which be had been entered IN the full nope of
a strong advantage II his favor over the gallant
mars whose oEuers, Hons J. 4 Cummias and
Cecil Brown stuck TO their proposition Of sending
their entry forward in both races as promised.
The mare showed no signs Of WEAKNESS after her
mile victory, of the third race, and the public
ndsncs Il Aguev's judgment, Who looked after
the horses on the track and proclaimed the mares
ability to Win, was plainly apparent by the man
nsr N which opinions IN fdTOr Of the mare were
backed up IN Suiu- In placing the lot again fell to
ASusTs Jockey TO taks the outside position, the
vantage Of the pole being given to Hancock.
The race vas TO be one and a half mile dash,
and consequently the start WIS made from the
half mile on the back stretch, under the super
vision Of Major Hayiey, and, ike all other starts
vantage to either horse. As the racers came
along the turn It vas noticed that Angie 4,
with her usual imp1IsIvsusSs, had made a break
toE tie lead but 4 better Judgment inhusneed her
actions and she took second place, passing under
the VIE a half length IN the rear amidst the
greatest excitement in the grand stand among
those whose feelings we're II sympathy with
the ulare- Continuing On, Hancock sill holding
the pole beautiful picture was presented to the
Spectators IS the gallant stseds ran a neck and
neck race along the back stretch, both striving,
seemingly, to shake the company Of the other bat
II vain Ard 50 they came into the houestretca.
Ha1cock stllI keeping the pole, aud Angie AS
sdcrts being still made to defeat the brave horse,
resulting at last Il success for the mare she com
ing II hrss By nssriy length, doing the mile and
a half II 30.
The closing race Of the day vas the pony race.
one nile DASH open to all ponies Il hands or IN
Der, for parse Of SO. There we're nine entries,
eight Of which appeared at the starting point.
ms tsToFlte Ess deemed to be AgneEs grey geld
ing -Sarprise, but Cecil Browns entry skikiIAr'
might Esl be said to be second to none IN choice.
MAJOR haTtsy had considerable trouble N getting
the poulss OF together but he finally succeeded,
after three OF four trials, and probably sooner II
l1czss lad not bothered him Tbs start was ef
fected al last, kikIlan hsvIug the pole, and aEuy
Eeut the octstte Of runners for the pony champ
i1ushlp- surprlss" and -kikilaH soon cleared
themselves from the rest, the gorgeous colo-s sur
Col Parkerss pony -HaEaif being a
notable uovIn- object II the middle Of the pru-
1esslon- COuIng up the home stretch an excel
ient and csose rare By the leaders --kikiIa
and -o1rprIse- finally won By head, IN LIZ
Idis last event ended the races for the cavs IN
good tiEles 50 O'Clock. allowing everybody up7or-
,uuitF . arrive horne, at leisure, before dusk
he judges OF the DAYS sports were z. $. Pratt
Col Z ) SpsldIng and Capt Jonn II. Brosiu and
IL their DECISIONS zers given promptly Without
lear o. favor and II exact accord Nth public
opinion. as testified % bv the hand ria-siifs ~