The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-09

Athletics are enjoying a good sized
boom at the present time by those
who favor sport of all kinds. Aquatic
events have been abandoned for the
year and the different boat houses
present fOrlorn appearance. Local
sports are talking about the road race
to take place two weeks from Satur-
day under the auspices OF the II. a.
a. c. There are several young men
in the city who have made good rec
ords at road racing on other occasions.
Naturally each one Of these have
numerous admirers and hackers, who
are praising their good points ire
spective of what might have hap
pened to them since the last race.
There is no better guarantee that the
race will be q success than the fact
that argument as to the respective
merits of local racers is beginning so
early.
When the II. A. y. c. gets down to
work, sports can rest assured some
thing will be done. With Charles
Crane as president of the club, lovers
of athletics may expect to see the best
of work put forth by that body. AS
soon as possible after the cholera cpl
demic meeting was called and, aside
from deciding on a road race, lacrosse
was lifted from the dust, as it were,
and given a position of prominence
among the list of athletic sports sane
toned by the club. Lacrosse is a
game that has not been played in
Honolulu before, although great talk
has been made about it at certain
times. The Honolulu Lacrosse Club,
now extinct or nearly so, made one
last spasmodic effort and then re-
lapsed into silence. Now that the II.
A. A. G.. has taken hold of the game,
the expectation of seeing an exhibit
tion in the near future may be placed
on firm basis.
There are q great many people in
Honolulu who enjoy a good game of
football. They may think it brutal,
and worse than prize-fight, and
speak all manner of evil against it,
but secretly they take pleasure in
watching the play The III. A. A. 9.
are seeking to make arrangements by
which a team to play against one from
their own ranks can be guaranteed from
Punahou. The games of the past sea-
son were most Interesting, and showed
some of the very best football material,
such as colleges in the States would
be proud to claim. Accidents to Homo
lulu players have been extremely
meagre. What this is due to cannot
be easily fathomed. Probably it is on
account of more gentleman y" play
ing than is usually witnessed in foot
ball games. The two games between
teams from the Z. S. = Philadelphia
and II. \. a. G. produced, perhaps,
more bruises than any ever played on
the islands. The Philadelphia men
started to punch and the Honolulu
boys returned the compliment. When
two Honolulu teams play there has
been made evident no such pugilistic
effort.
The tennis clubs of the city have
done a great deal toward the promo
ton of athletics, and especially their |
faVorite game. The constant playing |
at the respective courts has called the |
attention of lovers of other sports, |
such as cricket, to their favOrite games. |
Tennis is in Honolulu to stay. Fol- |
lowing closely in the footsteps of the !
Pacific Tennis Club came the fOrma- |
ton of the Beretania club, which now |
claims quite q large membership. |
anxious to try their skill with the
racket against the other. What would |
be the result cannot be guessed, as |
each club have a number of good play |
ers. II is said tournament will be |
given soon-by what cluo has not been |
learned yet. An article in the last |
Time stated that arrangements were |
nearly completed.
Cricket is by no means dead, nor does |
the Honolulu Cricket Club intend that |
any such serious result shall befall 1t. |
They have gone to work with char !
acteristic energy, and the plan of hav- |
ing weekly practice games nas been
instituted. Saturday saw the first of |
these games. A large number OF the |
mem bers turned out for practice.
Golf has been a game long suggested |
for this city. In the opinion Of many !
no better could be thought of for "A !
tropical climate. l. is distinctly a !
society game, such as people of Homo !
lulu would revel in when once started. !
The beauty about it is that hilly !
ground does not interfere IN the least. !
There are several places 10 the city, !
such as the pasture back of PunahOu,
where golf links could be very easily
located. y neat club house could be
put up for a small sum. 1t Is certainly
in line with the enthusiasm OF the pres
eDt time that lovers of golf among the
society people of the city should make
arrangements towards IntroductnS