The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-11-15

They're AT the quarter. They're
1T the half, They're at the three
quarters, She wins, she wins,
Here old sport YOU gave me the
tip. here's a cool five hundred as
half my winnings. Bunged up?
Well guess not. Did You see her
on the stretch and old Jim a-lean,
ing over as if he were part Of the
horse HIMSELF"
New Years Day need not be a
dull one for those who enjoy see
ing fast horses pull against one
another on a fine track. That is
just what is going TO happen here
on kapiolani race track NJ l P. IN.
january LIST. next. and in order 10
make the affair Il marked success,
men have set 10 work cleaning the
grass from the track and putting
everything into ship shape. Prep
arationS are being made for a
grand meet and horses have been
in training AT kapiOlani track
since last Sunday.
The name of Charles David need
only be mentioned 10 give the
sports a hint that something good
will take place. barring rainy
day. Mr.. David has the general
managership of the New Year
meet. He is being assisted by
the little man with large glasses
an expert in the horse line-Mr.
Jack Gibson.
Here are the interesting events
of the day:
1St.-5-mile bicycle race. Prize:
E. .. Hall trophy. Free-for-all.
2d.-Half-mile bicycle race 6u-
Tenilel. Prize: not decided. Open
10 all non-wipners under 10 years
3d--Bicycle race. Prize: not
decided. Arrangements 10 be
made later.
4th. - Running race. Prize:
S1OO purse. One-half mile and
repeat. Weight for age.
9Th. - Trotting race. Prize:
S1O0 purse. 3-minute class: mile
heats. best TWO in three For
Hawaiian bred horses.
9th. - Trotting race. Prize:
500 purse. 2:40 class: one mile
heats. best two in three. Free
for-all.
Ith.-One mile novelty run
ming race. Prize: 800 purse.
Free-for-all first horse reach
ing the quarter 10 receive 50:
first horse reaching the half, to
receive S25: first horse reaching
the Ihree-quarter. 10 receive 50;
first horse reaching home 10 re-
eeive SIS.
This race vii be of special
interest since it will allow admit
lance Of both long and short dis
lance runners
The bicycle races will be the
first on the program in order To
assure the contestants Of a good
track The Juvenile race will
be open 10 amateurs who have
never won a race in a regular
track program heretofore. The
senior Races will be arranged for
Later. Prizes have been offered
already.
An interesting part Of the race
proceedings is found in the list Of
horses that are now at the track
stables in training for the New
Years meet They are nearly all
new arrivals so that there will be
Il good chance for guessing when
the time comes The track sta
bles is not the only place however
where horses for the New Years
meet are being worked Maui.
Hawaii. and the other side Of this
island claim some surprisers also:
but no one Is saying a word Just
now. Each horse will be trained /.
up 10 the standard and then when /
the test comes look out for the
result
Mr.. David has lately instituted
a kind OF a training school for /
colts AT which these receive their l
first lessons in the art Of record !
breaking. He is doing good work 1
there. Aside from this he has
the regular training stables In
the two are contained the follow
ing horses:
TOotsie, swear old bay troUting
mare, by Reflect (22s), foreign
bred Property Of James Holt
Never raced on the islands before
Swear old brown trotting mare
unknown. Hawaiian bred
Nancy, 3-year old trotting filly.
By NurgrOye out of Gerster
Hawaiian bred Property Of Tom
HoIlinger-