The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-07-09
FROM THE OTHER ISLANDS.
A Grand Celebration of the Fourth
Everywhere.
MAUI RACE MEETING IN FULL
The Greatest Celebration of the Fourth
Ever Held In EohaIa.-Ths Dane ,
AT sprecksIsYtIIs - Great 4 SUCCESS
PaiA's sugar Crop WIN Probably
Reach FIfty-fiys Hundred Tons.

MAUI, July T.-on the morning of
the Fourth monsieur, madame and
the baby were up betimes and were
soon bestride some kind of a nag, or
slowed away snugiy in some vehicle,
and off 10 the races at KahuIui. II is
| estimated that two thousand people
witnessed the great sporting event,
either from the grand stand or from
the sand hills.
The seaport village donned most
festive and patriotic air. with the red,
white and blue everywhere floating
| from many Of the residences, stream
| ing from the masts and rigging Of the
j. u. Spreckels, and decorating the
| lapel of many coat.
| A brief record of the races is as fol
| lows:
First race-Match race, 800 a side;
| trotting and pacing, one mile heats,
best two in three. Jack won, Aupuni
| shut out through mistake of his
| driver. Jacks time, 2:58.
| Second race-SpreckelsvilIe purse,
| S75; running race one half mile dash.
1 Free for all Hawaiian bred horses.
| Winfield winner over Sarah Fl. Time,
| So 4conds.
| Third race-Waikapu purse, S75;
| running race, three-fourth mile dash
| Free for all. Lolokalani and Oseurios.
The former was an easy winner. Time,
| 1:25.
Fourth race-Waibee purse, $500;
trottiDg and pacing TO harness Free
for all. Nevada versus Silky. The
| latter won the first heat in 2:37 and
the former the second, third and
fourth: 1885,, 2:322 and 2:34. 2:321
is the best mile ever trotted at the
park.
Fifth race-Kula purse, $50; running
race, one-half mile dash. For ponies,
fourteen hands or under, 10 carry one
hundred pounds. Hot Stuff beat Mid
night. Time, 573 seconds.
| Sixth race-Wailuku purse, 500;
running race, one-half mile dash and
| repeat. Free for all Hawaiian bred
horses. LoIokalani was too fast for
Winfield. Time, 533 and 53:4-5 sec
onds.
| Seventh race-Queen Liliuokalani
Cup purse, 5000; running race, one
and One-fourth mile dash. Free for
all. Amarino made II in 2:27, beating
| OscuriOs.
Eighth race-Corinthian race, silver
cup, SIS; running race, one mile dash.
Free for all Hawaiian bred horses,
TO be ridden by mem bers Of the asso-
| citation. Z. r. Biven rode Billy G.
and r. Ballentine rode Queen L. This
was the closest and most exciting
| event of the day, Billy G. winning by
only a head. Time, l:563.
Ninth race-Trotting and pacing
race, purse $50; one mile heats, best
| two in three, to harness. Free to all
| horses not having q record OF 2:40 or
| better. Burt Lee proved too steady
for Little John, who showed bursts Of
brilliant speed, still broke so frequent
ly and so badly as to lose. Time, 2:4S
and 2:493.
Tenth race-Kahului purse, $50;
running race, one mile dash. Free for
all Hawaiian bred horses. AmarinO
easily vanquished Sarah u. Time,
1854.
II was most orderly and scucessful
race meeting and much enjoyed by
those present.
The Makawao picnic on the besuti-
| ful grounds OF Hon. III. ?. Baldwin
was another most successful celebra-
| ton Of the day. All the leading peO-
pie of the district were present iuclud-
| ing large number of msideus fair and
| gallant swains The men OF age and
| standing were all adorned with the
colors of the day and the pictures Of
| Washing on and Dole, While the Ia
dies were decked with ribbons and
badges aud tiny flags of the red, white
| and blue.
a most luxurious lunch was served
| al fresco on a raised table in the cen
ire Of a pretty green dell.
| Tennis and all manner OF pleasure
BILE games were indulged in.
The third most successful and fest
i've event OF the GLORIOUS fourth" was
the grand ball in the evening at
Spreckelsville hall.
The interior was lavishly adorned
with ferns, bunting and potted plants.
The music OF the National band ~
pieces} was something to dream over
when old age tinges the hair with
gray.
Seventy five couples promenaded or
tripped over the polished floor. The
bountiful lunch served on the long
tables in the refectory was aIl the
heart OF the ''bon vivant' could sigh
; for.
1t was ? a. M. when TeIpsichore
hade goodnight to her devotees who
all maintain that they never knew
her to have been more charming.