The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-26

The bicycle boys furnished the great
sporting attraction of Christmas day.
Possibly the postponement Of the
races did affect the races slightly, but
| it was rather to increase the interest.
The crowd was large one, the races
hotly contested and exciting, and ev-
cry feature of the races all that could
be desired. Two of the races had to
be run a second time, one owing to a
smash up, the other on account of a
dead heat. This latter was in the
boys race. The little fellows, Giles
and Cartwright, furnished some of the
best sport of the afternoon. Giles,
though a little slip of a boy, rides
llike professional.
L Jack Atkinson and Ruby Dexter
were the heroes of the day, while Chap
man brought down showers of glory
on his head by winning the mile open
handicap 1t would be better, per-
haps, to say that the fast men won it
for him, as in watching one another
they entirely forgot Chapman with
his sixty yards handicap, and he came
over the tape an easy winner, with
the fight going on behind for second
place.
Atkinson did good days work.
He rode gamey races right straight
through, and in the three minute class
handicap lowered the mile record four
seconds to 2:503. With the wheel
manufacturers 1T was decidedly
Cleveland day.
The officers of the day were in their
places promptly at the appointed
hour. a. G. Nj. Robertson, Thomas
Wright and DR.. McGettigan occupied
the stand as Judges, with w. +. Love,
ID. Davis and Mr.. Pfeiffer as time
keepers. ]. w. Jones was referee,
and G. w. Macfarlane, starter; Charles
Willis, assistant starter, and II. Will
der, clerk of the course.
In the one mile maiden race three
starters responded-T. White, J. A.
Thompson and w. Chamberlain. The
latter rode Cleveland and his oppo-
nents Ramblers. They got a good
send off, and went down to the turn
in bunch. Here White drew ahead,
and set fairly good clip, with Cham
berlain and Thompson holding close
to his rear wheel. This continued to
the half, when the gap closed up, and
blanket would have covered the
three. At theturn Thompson spurted,
followed by Chamberlain, and held
the lead for the moment. At the last
front. He bent to his work with
will, and drew away steadily, crossing
the line fully length in the lead,
with Thompson second and White
third. Time, 10 As.
The half mile open witnessed the
first accident of the afternoon, and al
though no serious injury was done it
resulted in Cupid fighting and win
ming a good race that counted for
naught. There were four starters: w.
Chapman, r. A. Dexter, H. Giles
and J. X. Kalanianaole. Dexter was
riding a Union, the forward wheel of
which collapsed at the very send-off.
The other men finished the race, Ka-
lanianaole taking first. AS Dexter's
accident occurred within thirty feet
of the starting line, referee Jones de-
claTed no race and required another
run. This was done later in the after
noon. Dexter exchanged his dilapi-
dated Union for his light Rambler
and won the race in 1:23. Kalanian-
aOle made a good second but had not
the necessary strength of squirt to car
~ off the honOrs q second time. 1t
was a we'll fought race and the three
leaders were we'll punched at the fin
ish. Giles took third and Chapman
fourth. The time of the first heat
WAS l:2T.
In the one mile novice handicap
five starters ame to the tape. Atkin-
son was the ouly man on the scratch.
He had some heavy handicaps to
overcome but was well up with the
bunch before the first turn was reach
ed. Frank Angus had 80 yards, L.
White and Thompson were at the 40
yard mark and George Angus graced
the 25 yard tape. The start was very
slow 'ThOnnSOn closed I'D r
Angus wheel and al the quarter pole
the riders were we'll punched, Thomp-
son and +. Angus leauing with At
kinson aud George Argus trailing
easily in rear. They continued in
this manner down the back stretch.
At the half +. Angus drnpLed back
and Thompson took the i-ad. He
held il only Ia the last quarter when
Atkinson swung out, took tie outside
followed closely by George Angus.
Angus could not head Atkinson but
held TO his wheel and pushed him
across the line with a small n.argin
to win on. Frank Argus, who
was about five lengths in the rear, got
tangled in his wheel in some indes-
cribable manner just about as the
leaders were crossing the tape. He
slid off onto the track, but outside
slight scratch on his forehead was
not injured by the fall. Thompson
finished third. Atkinson's time was
3:OOi.