The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-12-30
THE MAUI RACES.
Ihristmas Day at Kahului--' The Co.
Ahead Island Ahead Again!

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Success. The weather was very
(Bropitious, it being calm and bright,
Without being excessively hot; and
although the track was quite heavy,
$oose and rather muddy in conse-
.Sluence of previous rains, the time
made was very good, and goes to
show the Improvement in racing
I stock since the organization of the
association, an improvement which
nobody with little knowledge of
fhorsehesh can fail to notice, and
J which not only manifests itself in
the time made, but in the looks,
condition and whole bearing of the
'nimals. Great credit is due to the
association for its earnest, untiring,
united efforts to improve stock and
1 awaken the interest for good breeds.
I The several vessels in port, as
Nell as the Likelike, which arrived
early in the morning, had their flags
Aying to the gentle breeze, and the
spectators at SpreckePs Park,
which is the proud name of the
lace track, situate just back of Ka-
6hului), although not big crowd,
we're composed of the most promi-
, hent people of the island-the very
Areme de la creme of our society.
giut for its being Xmas day, which
kept the whole Roman Catholic por-
Zion of the population away, as well
las many others, the crowd would
Sprobably have been near thou
ssand. The races commenced about
II n. m, the programme containing
the following events:
Running race, Z mile dash,
Tree for all; purse $50.
1. Ivanhoe jr., bl g entered by G..
II. Broad. Time 1.31.
2. Hancock jr., b h entered by H.
Roberts.
H.-Running race, J mile heats,
! SOest in 3, Maui bred horses. Purse
1850 and $40 added,
Red Oak G e. II. Broad. Time
56 1-2, 81.
H.. Billy S IS g w. j. Sheldon.
III.-Scrub race, J mile dash,
rec to all horses that have never
lwon public race. Purse $50 and
%S10 added.
:. Birdcatcher bl G NJ. G. Ross.
4 Time 1.O2.
~ 2. Jack bl 6 Y. Alau.
w. Trotting race, mile heats,
best 2 in 3, for Maui horses. Purse
y $50 and $40 added.
y 1. Frank S b h Jno. H. Stelling: I'd
"a heat 3.4S, 3rd heat 3.55.
W. Speculation jr. b h w. III. Corn,
we'll: 1st heat 3.463.
3 V.-Pony race, ] mile dash, fol-
y ponies ID hands and under, catch
weights. Purse $50 and $40 added
! 1. Jack bl g Y. Alau. Time LOG
p 2. Barney b G Geo. G. Potter.
rs. Pet b m Z. Omsted.
4. Darling or m DR.. Geo. Herbert
Il 5. Flying Dutchman G G w. H
Cornwell.
a.. The Monk b g L. Won Tempsky
AZ. Hiuawela bl G John w. Kalua
AS. Waiakoa Boy or G Palauolelo.
VI.-Sweepstakes, Z mile dash
Hawn bred horses. Entrance fee
1925, and $40 added.
! 1. Red Oak G G. H. Broad. Time
~ 1.31.
''42. Gray Eagle G g Geo. G. Potter
Wiz mile dash, free to all Ha
wailan bred horses that never run {
public race. Purse $50.
1. Billy S s G w. j. Sheldon. Tim'
I 100.
n. Birdcatcher bl g M. G. Ross.
e .VIII.-Ladies' bracelet race,
mile dash. welter weights, gentle
men riders: LIST prize $50, I'd SIS
z l. Darling G m DR.. George Herbert
Time PIG.
NJ. Barney b G George G. Potter.
rs. Pet br m +. Omsted.
4 4. The Monk g L. Won Tempsky
5. Johnnie wg G. B. Mckenzie.
6. The Cob W G F. Gay.
z M.-Mule race, ! mile dash
catch weights. Purse $25, 81
added.
l. Knla Boy g d. P. Eldridge
1>104.,
. Little Beauty G John II. Stel
ling.
8. jimmy gr gM. G. Ross.
In the first race both horses wer
beautiful animals and equally fav
rites with the public. Hancoc
tgot the start, but was soon over
,,Sk and left considerably benin,
anhoe Dr., which came in sew
lengths ahead.
( he second race was a very goo
the horses getting good star
IA coming round almost neck an
& Eek, till the homestretch, whe
ged Oak took the lead and won tn
list heat by about a length. In tn
2nd heat Billy S took the lead o
1.-THE short turn, but Red Oak creE
teteadily up on him and took tn
G pole before the the mile post, IL
creasing the distance on the home
stretch, passing under the wire
length ahead of Billy s.
= In the third race the horses wer
well matched, and were racing nee
and neck nearly all the way, Biro
catcher winning by full length
after a, hard tussle for the laurels.