The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-09-05

The tenth annual meeting of the
Hawaiian Jockey Club was held at
Kapiolani park last Saturday after
noon. The attendance was small
as compared with former meetings.
The Jockey Club stand was at once
the center of attraction, it being
crowded by Z large number of Is
dies and gentlemen and invited
| guests of the club. The refresh
ments. which came in for s large
share Of attention. were dispensed
in this building.
Admitance could not be OBJ
tanned to this booth except upon
invitation Of the members, and
IS : distinguishing mark the
invited guests wore q small
bit Of blue ribbon. A large,
burly half-caste, decked out with
royal Hawaiian colors, guarded the
entrance 10 this sacred and distin-
guished building. wherein COM
mingling together in good-natured
manner were seen the royslist, the
annexationist, the non-partizaned
and extremists of both sexes. For
the nonee political tendencies were
laid aside, each section having, ap-
parently, but one motive-that Of
enjoying themselves.
The grand stand was very poorly
pstronized, presumably on the
ground of the exorbitant fee of one
dollar charged for its use. In the
grounds, within and without the
gate, we're seen people of all classes
and nationality, while along and
around the full length of the track
hundreds of natives and Portu-
guese with their wives, children
and sweethearts were noticed. II
is probably safe 10 estimate that
more people witnessed the races
free Of charge than those who paid
the entrance fee ct the gate.
Shortly after 80 P. N, the
advertised time for the races to be-
gin, the judges assembled their
stand, and the September meeting
of the Hawaiian Jocky Club-des-
tined to live long in the memories
oftnose who witnessed twas COM
meneed.
First rsee-Ex-Queen's purse SO.
Running race; ! mile dash; for Hawa-
iian-bred horses. Entries: Queen L.
and Amorino, by Robert Ballantine;
Little One, by C. W. Maefsrlane.
In this race Amorino was the
favorite, the betting being largely
in favor of his winning. The horse
showed to good advantage, not
withstanding be had been unWell
for some time past. A start was
made after the second attempt,
Amorino taking the lead and easily
maintaining 1t throughout, was de-
clared the winner in % seconds, |
Little One second, with Queen L
1.-THE animal on whom the stats Of
the Star and ADVERTISER were to |
bet their last dollar-according 10 |
an individual obviously dubbed as
Kniekerbocker) "a bad third.
Second rsce-Honolulu purse. 500. |
Trotting and pacing; mile heats; best |
two in three 10 harness; Hawaiian |
bred horses Entries: Fred Mac, by |
c. W. MacfarlaDe; Minnie and Wal |
kapu Maid, by ". Il. CornTell.
In the above race Minnie was
Withdrawn. leaving the event be
tween Fred Mac and Waikapu Maid. |
Not 2 great deal of interest was
taken in this race, and but few
bets made. the spectators having
classed it as q family affair.
Notwithstanding this belief the
race proved TO be one of the neat
est on the program.
The two horses got the word at
the first attempt, and Fred Mac
trotted the mile without a single
break or skip in 3:04!, winning
the first heat by about three
lengths. In the second and final
heat the judges ordered Waikapu
Maid driven by different driver.
This was found in the parsonage Of
an old colored jockey known as
King. i fair start was made in
the second heat, Fred Mac going
the mile again without a break,
while the Maid completed the entire