The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-11-14

"Ho for the races. They're of
They're at the quarter, They're
at 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 rs
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 IL fine track. That is
just what is going to happen here
on KapiOlani race track at l p. III.
January LIST. next, and in order to
make the affair a marked success,
men have set to work cleaning the
grass from the track and putting
everything into ship shape. Prep
arations are being made for
grand meet and horses have been
in training at kapiOlani track
since last Sunday.
The name of Charles David need
only be mentioned to give the
sports hint that something good
will take place, barring rainy
day. Mr.. David has the general
managership of the New Years
meet. He is being assisted by
the little man with large glasses
an expert In the horse line-Nr.
Jack Gibson.
Here are the interesting events
of the day:
1st.-5-miIe bicycle race. Prize:
f. O. Hall trophy. Free-fOr-all.
2d.-Half-mile bicycle race Gu-
venileJ. Prize: not decided. Open
to all nOn-winners under Is years.
3d.-Bicycle race. Prize: not
decided. Arrangements to be
made later.
4th. - Running race. Prize:
500 purse. One-half mile and
repeat Weight for age.
9TH. - TrOtting race. Prize:
S10O,purse. 3-minute class; mile
heats. best two i'll three. For
Hawaiian bred horses.
9th. - TrOtting race. Prize:
800 purse. $40 class; one mile
heats. best two in three. Free
fOr-all.
7th.-One mile novelty run
ming race. Prize: 500 purse
Free-for-all first horse reach
ing the quarter To receive so;
first horse reaching the half, to
receive SD; first horse reaching
the three-quarter. To receive SO;
first horse reaching home to re-
ceive SD.
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 Il good |
track. The juvenile race will !
be- open To amateurs who have |
never won a race in Il 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 I.
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 f.
island claim some SurpriSerS also:
but NO one is saying a word just
now. Each horse will be trained I.
up 10 the standard and then when
the test comes look out for the
result.
Mr.. David has lately instituted
q kind of Il training school for
colts ut which these receive their
first lessons in the art of record
breaking. He is doing good work
there. Aside from this he has
the regular training stables. In
the two are contained the follow
ing horses:
ToOtsie, 5-year old bay trotting
mare, by Re-elect OPS, foreign
bred. Property of James Holt.
Never raced on the islands before.
5-year old brown trotting mare
unknown. Hawaiian bred.
Nancy, 3-year old trOtting fiIly.
BY NutgrOve out of Gerster.