The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-10-15
II. A. A. o.
The Second Meeting Successful Full
Account of the Sports.

The Second Meeting Successful Full
Account Of the Sports.
The Honolulu Amateur Athletic
Club, . deserving institution, was
favored with fine weather for its
second field day Saturday afternoon
on the League grounds, and the
meet may be written down as highly
successful. The attendance was large
and enthusiastic, notwithstanding
other attractions in town, the sport
was excellent and the arrangements
perfect. The track was in very
fair order, and the athletes in fine
trim. The members of the club
were a little late in getting on the
grounds, nevertheless there was no
delay in opening the program. AT
2:3O o'clock the gong sounded and
Geo. H. de la Vergne 0ate from the
Coast), VIM. Armstrong, Geo. H
Cummings, B. f. Beardmore, III. A.
A. C.), and Chris Holt, (Punahou),
lined up for the quarter. mile race.
A good start was made, Chris Holt
assuming the lead. The pace was
too much for him, however, and he
was beaten on the homestretch by
de Ia vergne. It may be said oil
Armstrong, that he was not in the
best OF condition, being q compar.
stively sick man. The winners time
was 1 minute.
Putting the shot-Geo. II. Angus
j. II. Wise, Jas. Spencer, III. A. A
Co., d. Kupihea, (Punahou). The
match was won by Wise with q throw
OF 35ft. lin., Spencer second, SAT-
Gin.
100 yards huvdle-D. F. Thrum
II. Hapai and WIN. Meheula, Oh. A
A. g. Thrum set the pace and wor
the race in IL secs, Hspai coming IL
second. The winner beat his las,
record by half . second.
One mile walk-F. Greenwell, A
Lloyd, w. Rawlins tP.), w. b. Bols
ter IN. A. A. c. This was . walk
over for Lloyd, time 10 min. IL sec.
Greenwell second.
Throwing 16-lb. hammer - Jas
Spencer, j. H. Wise III. A. A. c., d
Kupihes (P) Won by Spencer, dis
tance SSft. Aim, Wise second, SSft
Ain.
One hundred yards dash--lst heat
T. Pryce, III. A. A. g., j. Hansmau
X. Kinney (St. LOUISE. Pryce won
III acc. Second heat: &. Holt (P.'
L. Gay, w. Simersou (St. Louis
Holt won, IL 2-5 sac. Third heat
Cupid, II. Hapai, T. White, w. L
Bolster III. A. A. o., @. Spencer Is,
LOUISE. Cupid won, IL rs sec. Con
siderable interest was manifested Il
the final, Pryce and Cupid being tn
favorites. A good start was mad
and within ten yards Of the fnis
pryce made . brilliant squirt wiz
ming first prize, time IL sec. Chrii
Holt was . close second, Cupi
third.
Pole vault-Geo. H. Angus, Chri
Willis, j. Spencer, N. Hslstesd, Il
A. A. C.) Won by Willis, ST. lOin
Angus second, Sft. Tin, Spence
third.
Running high jump-Chris. Hol
(P), L. Singer, Jas. Spencer III. 4
A. g. Holt won, ST. lin, Spence
ST.
One mile race-w. Armstr ong, {
II. Cummings, b. F. Beardmore Il
A. A. CO., W. Lowrie (P) Won b
Lowrie, time @ min. 2 sec, Arm
strong a close second.
Running broad jump-T. Whit,
II. Hapai, L. Singer III. A. A. c. I
White loft. Din, Hapai l6it. Sin.
go yards dash--D. +. Thrum,
Ptyce, Cupid, w. Is. Bolster, II. 4
A. G.; Chris. Holt, p. Won by I
Pryce, who was on the outside trac
in PA sec, Thrum second.
The obstacle race was participate
10 by +. Gleason, Chas, Spencer, v
Cummins, st. L.; +. Greenwell, v
Greenwell, Wade Armstrong, v
Rawlins, 9. Rice, r.; b. +. Bear,
more, James Spencer, II. Haps
. Thos. White, John Wright, Ge
Angus, II. A. A. q. This race create
! considerable merriment, the contss
ants having to 60 through Ii
rounds OF q ladder, ascend an III
right, slide down . rope over a
other upright, then under canv,
tackled on the ground, into sacks ar
ut the fnish through a barrel.
, Wright reached the ladder first al
| was the last to extricats himsel
! Spencer and White led, followed
Gleason. A. the flush White eau
first, Gleason second. Thus snds
! the second field meeting Of the
1 A. A. q.
I Everything passed of serenel
/ not q hitch occurring Throughout
The officers Of the day were as Il
0 lows: Judges: J. q Spencer, H. A.
!, G.; j. Crowder, Jr., St. L.; Prof. Fret
3 r.; Starter: Charles Crane; Tim
keepers: ID. w. Corbstt, Joi
Wright, ID. Crozier; f. Andrads, {
I fetal announcer.
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