The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-07

SKETCH OF HORSES ENTERED FOR
COMPETITION.
Promise of Some Good Racing on the
Midsummer Holiday-True Sport to
BE Seen at Kapiolani Park.


Fourteen runners, nine PAGERS, and
five mules will participate in the Thir-
teenth Annual Race Meet of the Ha-
waiian Jockey Club.
Aside from the bicycle events, there
will be six races on Friday and five on
Saturday. The most important races
are down for kamehameha Day, and
include the Honolulu purse. Mer-
chants Purse, Irwin Cup, Widemann
Cup, Oceanic Steamship Companys
Cup, with a purse of $3.50 added, and
the Kapiolani Park purse. The rules
that will govern the races are those
of the National Trotting Association
and the Blood Horse Association.
The animals training for the races,
without single exception, are show
ing up well.
Foremost among the runners is w.
II. Cornwell's Lord Brock. This splen-
did animal seems to be a general fav-
orite this year.
Billy c is another o. Tr. Cornwell's
animals that will try for honors in
some of the running events. Billy G
probably enjoys a better reputation
with the Honolulu sporting fraternity
than any of this years aspirants. He
has won laurels for his owner on nu-
merous occasions, including the Kala-
kaua Cup. He was defeated in a
match race last July by Antdote.
Billy C has done a half mile competi-
tion in 50h seconds.
A 3-year old filly and a true Briton,
at that, concludes Mr.. Cornwell's en-
tries. This animal has never started
before. The Cornwell string is being
housed at the Spreckels barn.
Annexation, years old, by Amorino
out of Queen L, will be entered by Mr..
horse.
George Roderck's Antidote will
start.
Halstead Brothers will bring a
string of four horses. Confederate,
who won the Oceanic Cup last year:
Magnet. good for all distances and a
winner of one or two important races;
X Ray, a 2-year old bay, and Micardo,
4-year old maiden. Magnet seems
to ba tba Strpnuact of tho r,,o,t of o+
least the owners bank their faith on
her. 1t will be Mcardo's first start.
Y Ray will run match race during
the meet with a 2-year old in charge
of Mr.. David.
The Duke of Norfolk. Amorrant and
Amethyst are Colonel u. S. Spalding's
horses, brought down from Kealia.
The Duke of Norfolk has made a mile
and a half in 2:46. Amethyst is a =
year old and won the mile dash last
year in 1:4S.
Gus Schuman's entries are Vernon,
a chestnut gelding, holding several
trophies for races won on the Bay
District track in California, and Sym
pathetic Lost, a brown gelding, a re-
cent importation from the Coast.
Cunningham gray mare, Gladys,
with record of 2:29H, is believed to
be among the speediest of the pacing
animals. The mare defeated Tom
Hollinger's mare, Margaret, in a
match race last week.
Watermelon Joe, owned by DR.. Shaw
has a record of 2:34h.
Billy Norton's roam PAGER will make
her first start. The animal was re-
Gently brought from the Coast. She
will KEEP company with the 2:35 class.
Ralph, also owned by Mr.. Norton,
will enter the 2:3O class.
Johnnie Goldsmith belongs to Cecil
Brown and will try for honors in the
2:35 elias.
Billy Button, owned by John Hum
berg, is well acquainted with the Hon
olulu sporting public. He has gone
a mile in 2:32%.
Irish Lassie, belonging to Lincoln
McCandless, has been in training a
month and may be a starter.
Captain Tripp, Captain Cluney, and
Theo. Hoffman are the Judges, w. F.
Love and James Torbett the timers,
Edward Dowsett, clerk of the course.
and Charles Wilson the starter.
THE VERY LATEST.
The "new lappet muslins" and
"French iaconets" that l.. b. Kerr has