The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-07-18
WITH LAWS TENNIS AID
HORSE RACES.
4 Political Cloud Cleared Away.
Local News Notes,
Etc, Etc,

medicos. Mahukona citizens have
felt the disease more severely than
those of other parts of Kohala. But
ne part has escaped entirely.
Slfowery weather still continues.
You can stand by, and see the young
cane grow. But despite the weather
there has been no lack of picnics and
moonlight rides. Jewellers have
lighted their fires in defiance of the
clouds and cooked their coffee in the
open air as though rain was an I'M
known article. And picknickers have
had their gypsyings despite of wealth
er and they all say they had just
splendid times, lolling in the shade of
friendly trees or babbling to the bab-
bling waves.
The Fourth Of July was spent very
joyously in Kohala. There was a
picnic party or two in the morning.
And baskets were unpacked by roll
ing surf and murmuring stream. And
cliffs were climbed and ferns were
gathered and leis of leaves were WOW
en- by light-hearted youth. And
some went down into the pleasant sea
and played among the breakers and
chased each other on the sands. And
some sat down in pleasant hooks
with pipe or book or both and in
calm enjoyment idled away the
morning. 1t was delightful day.
The devotees of the Tennis Court
entertained their guests from Hama
kua right royalty, and early in the
afternoon the game was called, and
the champions from either district
prepared them for the fray. The
ladies were gaily decked with the
favors of the competing sides-red for
Hamakua and blue for Kohala, 1t
was like a tournament of the olden
days when knights strove for the
mastery with lance and sword. Who
was our Queen of Love and Beauty
will not tell. But / will venture to
say that our knights were just as gall
liant and our DANES are gracious as
those of days long since gone the way
that all days 90. And so the contest
ants went forth with ball and racquet
to win the smile of appreciation from
her who were his tourney favor.
The Reds were handicapped by the
illness of one or two of their best
players. But right, CALAMITY they
strove, and many an admiring cheer
they won from rosy lips and many an
encouraging glance they won from
kindling eyes. But they were not
strong enough nor skilled enough to
win. The conquering Blues bore their
honors modestly, as Kohalaites ever
do. 1t was a glorious victory and
right well deserved.
The Kohala' seminary allowed the
players the use of their beautiful
grounds, and the spectators viewed
the game from the spacious veran-
dahs of that popular institution.
After the close Of this gentle and
joyous tourney, some of the male
players attired themselves in skirts |
and amid the difficulties of clinging
draperies and the unadulterated joy !
of the spectators, played a game that !
was full of incidents, and things.
The supremacy at tennis is settled, |
and like Alexander of old, Kohala is !
looking abroad for other worlds to
The sporting part of the community |
had some horse races at Halaula. /
The course was laid from Kohala
up to the railway station.
The interest and excitement never
tagged for an instant. Where you
have hired jockeys tricks are some
times played as everyone knows;
but here gentlemen riders are the rule.
Owners rode their own steeds at the
races here, and there was nothing to
mar the general hilarity till near the
close of the day. | think it was lust
after "Judas Iscariotr had won his
second heat, little difference of OPP
Mon about "a trifing bet arose be-
5ween two spectators. 1t turned out
% be a case of mistaken identity, but
lot before it had precipitated a race
var between a large number of Japa-
Japanese got rather the best of it., to
he entire satisfaction of all unpreju-
Iced spectators.
Yes, we had firecrackers and big
lags and little flags and any amount
# fun, and just made day of it, and
lept the sleep of the tired patriot
When nightfall came.
Miss Nellie Bicknell is the guest of
Iisse Bond for the holidays.
Most of our Hamakua visitors have
lready returned home and life has
ettled down into its usual ways once
lore.
Before the arrival of the Claudine a
lrge and assorted variety of politi-
al rumors were flying around, and at {
ne time there was a possibility of
trained relations between Kohala
nd Washington, but with the !,
laudine came the intelligence that l
lie status quo had not been changed,
nd the sun came right out from be-
ind the clouds and smiled. We can
and almost anything so long as no. I
Ody monkeys with the status quo !
nd the board of assessors equalizes the
;sessment roll so that citizens of KO- +
ala can keep little of their earnings
live on.