The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-03-26
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
Initial Meeting of Oahu College Assoc
ciation-KnpiOlani Park, March e3d.
1889


1889.
The initial meeting OF the recently
organized Athletic Association OF Oahu
College was held at Kapiolani Park on
Saturday. Four full car loads OF people,
including contingent OF the Kameha-
meha School boys, left town specially
for the park at noon. Three omnibuses
took the faculty and boarding students
OF the college to the grounds. Numbers
Of spectators went out in later cars and q
good many private carriages increased
the crowd, there being probably alto
gether an audience of between two and
three hundred. 1t was a very favorable
day although trife warm, and old and
young seemed to appreciate the enthusi-
astic emulation OF the lads, who made
an excellent record, particularly as be-
ginning, in the long programme OF events.
They well deserved the thanks OF all
present, in view OF the fact that~admis-
sion was wholly complimentary, while
the boys paid ten dollars out OF their
pockets for the use OF the race track, be-
sides no mean amount Tor incidental eX-
penses. Ii 1t was only for Turing so
many family parties from town for
pleasant days outing at tine Park, the
Oahu College Athletic Association can
honestly claim q proud satisfaction in
being public beneiactors.
The committee of management for the
sports consisted of A. Perry, X. Lyman
and w. Armstrong. Prof. Brigham, OF
Harvard University Mr.. Brigham, his
son, and Mr.. H. NJ. Whitney, jr., kindly
acted as Judges, and Mr. w. F. Forbes
IS scorer, while Principal Merritt had
general supervision. OF all the events
on the programme only the half-mile
run was omitted, owing to the man
ayers considering that the runners had
all had enough of that exercise. The
mile walk was carried out, but ruled no
race because the leaders had broken
into Il run. In this contest Mr.. \. D.
BiSsell, music professor, fell in faint
about 100 yards from the finish, but
soon recovered sufficiently to take an
active interest in all that followed Mr.
I. G.. Gribble afforded perhaps the most
amusing incident of the day. When the
key contest, which consists in kicking 4
key upward against 4 post with the
heels, began to wane Mr.. Gribble
thought he would try his heel power at !
it-pOssibly having confidence OF win
ming from what lie had learned in see
ing the tramway mules exert their ruling
propensity. At all events, he backed up
determination and resignation, safely
bent his tall frame for a heTCulean effort,
and then administered kick OF 100 foot |
tons to the key. The object rose about !
eleven inches as Mr.. Gribble at the |
same instant sat down on the ground to !
await the decision OF the judges His |
hat when returned to him wore a shock |
ing bad aspect, and, as he calmly rose |
TO his accustomed dignity, the some |
what staid audience lost all theirs in |
rOaTs OF laughter lasting good minute. |
Our Jimmy, who is one OF the athletes |
and made q rather Comical kick at the |
key himself. says he lay awake several |
hours that night, laughing over the feat I!
above described. Mr.. Bissell had prom |
ised 4 quarter as compensation 10 any
body who should fall on his face in this |
contest, but refused to pay it to Mr.. G.
because he had not fallen on his face.
Below is a list OF the events and COM
petitors, with the principal records made. |
l. 22O yards dash. F. Haley, lst, IS |
seconds; H. Lyman, E. E. Lyman.
,. Running long jump. c. Ostrom,
1st, Is it. 5 in; C. Conradt, Is it. 10 in. |
R. A. Lyman, 10 it. . in. C. Dole, 10 |
1t. in; F. Haley. Is it.; S. Widdi |
field, y it. 10 in. S. Ando, y it, in.
Lightweights-George Angus, II it; H. |
Rycroft, IS it. 015 in.
8. Putting the shot 10 h. r. A.
Lyman, LIST, "a it. , in; A. n. Sinclair,
% it. in; Conradt, % it. l in; E. Z.
Lyman, % it. 1 in. W. Armstrong, % |
it. in. W. Chamberlain, % it. in.
Haley, % it. l in; F. Eaton, % it.; F. |
a It. in. Lightweights
George Angus, % it. > in. W. Corn
we'll, 20 it. > in. ; James Judd, Is it. S in.
COrnwell, LIST; Angus and Bicknell, I'd;
Widditield and Dole, Sd; 0strom and
". Armstrong, 4th.
3. Running high jump R. A. Ly-
man, LIST, 1t. in; Ostrom, 1t. , in.
Dole and Sinclair, #. l in; Rycroft,
it.. Haley and Angus, it. II in. Eaton
and Cornwell, it. in.
6. Throwing hammer (16 b. Sim
clair, LIST, IL it. in; R. A. Lyman, 81
It. ) in; W. Chamberlain, 80 it. 7 in.
Eaton, p it. in. Haley, y #. in.
Z. Mile walk II. Lyman, lst, min.
10 sec. Widdifeld, ID; A. Perry, Sd.
The other contestants who finished in
widely scattered order were T. Keku-
nano, Z. Haley, j. keOla, i. d. Bissell
.heavyweights), and II. Bingham, LIST,
Albert Judd, A. AthertOn and ] Judd
Bissell was leading most
1f the way, but dropped to second place
and then, at about $50 yards from the
inish, fell fainting TO the ground.
s. Standing high jump. Sinclair, LIST,
It. II in; r. Lyman, It. 10 in.
Dole and Ostrom.
9. Kicking foot ball. C0nradt, 14S
t. in, beating G. Ross, 4 Perry, Sin
lair and Kekumano.
10. Throwing base ball. BisseIl, $50
I. in; beating r. a. Lyman, F. and
". Armstrong, J. Keola, Perry, Eaton
md COnradt eights-Geerge
Angus. 2l7 It. 10 in, beating Anterior.
IL. Quarter mile dash. w. Arm
trong, lst, s. sec. II. Lyman, I'd II.
Sd; E. Z. Lyman and
Haley. Lightweights-H. RycrOit, lst I
3icknell and Anterior.
u. Bicycle race, l mile W Corn {
yell, lst, 8 min. % sec. Carl Maertens, 5
ID; ". Whitney Cornwell was lead
ne most OF the way round. In the last