The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-29

The base ball game yesterday was
I such a strong counter attraction for
the lovers of athletic sports that the
attendance at the bicycle races, Kap-
ioIani Park, was not what it should be
In the main the races were good
Through the kindness OF Minister
Cooper the Hawaiian Band was pres
ent and played some very pretty music
during the afternoon.
First Race-One mile novice. En-
tries: j. F. Silva, Sam Johnson, r
Bond, A K Nawahl and Chas. Brede
Close race. Bond wins, with Johnson
and Silva close second and third
respectively. Good time of 2:41 1-5.
Second race, one mile championship
race for 1896-Six entries: r. A. DeX-
ter, George Angus, Fred Damon, Henry
Giles, Tom King and George Martin.
This was the race of the day, as it was
to decide who should be the champion
wheel rider of the islands.
This race was paced by tandems, the
first half by the Tribune tandem and
the second part by the Rambler. At
the word go, Dexter caught onto the
tandem with Damon and Angus right
behind him. At the half mile post the
Tribune tandem dropped out and the
pace was taken by the Rambler team.
Dexter tried to get onto the Rambler
tandem, but they were too fast for
him, so he had to pace the other riders
down the home stretch. 1t was pretty
finish, with all the riders punched to-
gether, until within a short distance
-
OF his phenomenal spurts and shot
ahead of the other boys and crossed the
line first, with Giles second and Damon
third. Time, 2:32.
Third Race-One mile, for native
boys. There were two starters in this
event, Chas. Brede and A. K. Nawahi
Chas. Brede won, with Nawahi close
second. Time, 3:13 As.
Fourth Race-Half mile handicap for
boys. The entries were r. Bond, scratch,
A K. Nawahi, yards; w. Chiffon, %
yards, w. Macfarlane, 80 yards; w. Da-
mon, 40 yards. A. K. Nawahi won with
Bond a close second. Time, 1:50 ga.
Fifth Race-Handicap, half mile open.
There were ten entries in this race, as
follows: r. A. Dexter, scratch; George
Angus, yards; F. B. Damon, 8 yards;
H A. Giles, 10 yards; Tom King, II
yards, d. G. Sylvester, IA yards; George
Martin, Is yards; Percy Lishman, 10
yards; ]. F. Silva, 80 yards; Sam John
son, 40 yards.
1t was close race, San Johnson OF
Company + winning, with Martin a
close second. Time, 1:O3.
Sixth Race-One mile greenhorn. En-
tries, Chas. Murray, Frank Aki, F. H
Grace, T. A. Lloyd, Jr., A. K. Ozawa,
W. w. Harris and George Karratti
Won by Grace; Karratti second, and
Lloyd third. Time, 1854.
Seventh Race-Scratch, one mile 2:45
class. Entries, F. B. Damon, H. A.
Giles, T. King, G. Martin, d. g. Sylyes-
ter, p. Lishman, ]. F. Silva and Sam
Johnson.
Silva won, with Martin a close sec
Ond. Time, 3:12 1-2.
Eighth Race-Tandem. Entries, Ram
bier and Tribune.
This was the first race of it's kind
in Honolulu. The Rambler, ridden by
Sam Johnson and VIM. Chapman, beat
the Tribune, ridden by E. B. Berger and
Dave Crozier. Time, 2:39 2-5.
Ninth and Last Race-Two mile han
dicap. Entries, George Angus and R.
A Dexter, scratch; Fred B. Damon, 81
yards; H. A. Giles, 80 yards; Tom King,
80 yards; d. G. Sylvester, 80 yards; p.
Lishman and George Martin, so yards;
]. F. Silva, 100 yards; Sam Johnson,
$50 yards.
Johnson won, Silva second, Angus
third. Time, 4:51.
JohnsOn's handicap was too much for
them and he kept the lead to the finish.
He has been riding for months around
the Executive building on forty-mile
stretches. so that he had the advantage
over the other riders in wind and mus
Gle
The high wind prevented any records
being broken, but the various combi-
nations did the best they could to down
each other.
Captain Griffiths and Tom Wright Of
ficiated as judges and DR.. Wayson as
t1me-keeper, in their usual satisfactory
manner.
The laurels went to r. A. Dexter
winner of the Championship race. and
to Corporal Sam Johnson of Company
F, who won three first and one second
prize.