The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-24
JUBILEE SPORTING EVENTS

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Sproat. Of the Barracks, was winner in
made good showing, but could not
Rec Recor rdi first, s3s: Cockett. sec
3. 165-yards dash. First prize. medal;
second, medal. Number OF entries, 20
This was "A pretty race from the start
The winners were all good men, ana very
was the result. Moore, OF the Barracks,
was just a wee bit too speedy, and passed
the tape just about a nose ahead OF
Thrum. Had the race been Tor ~ yards
more. IL is believed the latter would nave
come in winner.
Time-AIoore first, II 1-2 seconds;
Thrum, second; Holt third.
4. 10 yards wheelbarrow race. First
prize, so: second, s..
the day. The contestants were bind
folded and then sent on their way re,
toicing, with heads nigh up IN tne ar ,, anu
hands grasping desperately the hahqIss
OF the wheelbarroW. Naturally, the I'M,
pulse was TO go around ia a circle, anu
finding fences rather stubborn oDstaGIsS,
many of the contestants came TO a matt
in a rather undignified manner.
The race was run in two heats for a
money prize Hao, who came out third
in the first heat, was awarded hrst place
in the race, because the other men, VINO
came out in the lead, went to the hn1sh
on too straight a line, this indicating 10
the judges that there were holes In theH
handkerchiefs.
Winners-Hao. first; Pakele.. second:
5. Running high jump. First prize
medal; second, medal. Number OF en-
This was a spirited contest between
sproat. Spencer and Coleman, the S 9tnesS
not BENG me fn the inm SSlie '
Height-Sproat first, feet, IL lhches'
Coleman was a close second. ao,.
second, medal. Number of entries, y
A very few of those who had entered req
took part in this race. Waicott was lhe
TimeEwaIcott, first. 2:29 IL; Kiwa, sec
ond. Time very poor w aleotS co ILL., Ia aII
= ISO-yaras hurdle. First prize. medal;
second, medal. Number of entries
The contestants became pretty WldeIy
snread ont at about the fourth hurdle.
Kau took the lead and Kept ~ 70 b bnT i and
| fell. Hapai was close, and the little run
to the finish gave him the race: Beckley
made a spirited squirt at the nnlsh' Du {
was unable to do anything
Time-Hapai, first, % IL seconds; hau'
Three-legged race. First prize, med
| al: second medal Number of entries, ~
Thrum and Willis took the lead from
| the start and finished nrst, Win Ell
! Chang and Cummings close SECONDS, .
Time-Thrum and Willis, first, IL L.
seconds En- Chang and Cummings, second.
| medal; second, medal Number OF ehtrles'
Kama won first place in this race, with
10. Novelty race (one-mile bicycle, one
| mile run, one-mlle Walk rHsI PfiNe
$40: second, so.
| Undoubtedly this was the race OF the
day that Grea nniY WaIcott' sylvester and
Ride miIe-Sylvester started out
| ahead. and soon put a great distance De
| tween himself and his opponents, COM
| ing in about an eighth of a mile ahead OF
Clarke. the next man. Walcott was 81, dar
i
| tiers, jumped off his wheel and pushed II
| along. o. cuor,,a
| Time-SylveSter, nrSt, z'4' L. Olai NC
Walk a mile-Having gotten rid of his
| Clarke following him quite a Whlle after,
/ wards. Walcott was not 1ar pehlhu
| Clarke. Sylvester kept his lead and nm
sim Time"Syivester, first, 1920; Clarke and
| Walcott crossed the tape about together.
| Run a mile-Sylvester took piece OF a
| lemon from a friend and started on the
/ run. His opponents could not eaten MIN
with the big lead he had, and sylvester
'Time-syivester, first, $50; Walcott,
second. --.,.. ,,.,-,,a-
1917 l-2, this being counted as hne
| record. MI. ,.o
medal: second, medal. There were ~ en-
tries. and each man had two chances, or
| total of 80 rings apiece; o.
Winners-A. Howe, with Is out OF o.
rings. first; Louis Reynolds, with IA out
| of 80 rings, second
70, Pole vault First prize, medal; sec
ond medal Number of entries, 4-Cole-
man. Tracy. Spencer and Willis-aH good
spencer made a good showing. but was
| soon out of the contest, leaving Coleman
| and Willis alone in the field. Up TO feet
inches il was hard to tell when en- wou iIi
| and was unable, after three trials, TO
make feet 1-2 inches, which his oppo-
hJ Heish t first, 9 feet, IL
inches; Willis. second.
i3 Running broad jump. First prize,
medal. second. medal Number of en-
w" W1iinncrs-sproat. first. 10 feet, 81
IA 22O-yards dash. First prize, gold
watch and chain. Number of entries; "a
with in Tn! ThTu raVe' very eTyOc close second
! Time-Moore, first, "a IL seconds
Thrum, second . -
First prize, medal; won by B. F. Beard
Is. ouarter-mile run. First prize, med
! al: second, medal. Number of entries, IL
| Won by En- Chang.
! IT, Sack race. First prize, Slo; second
| So Number of entries, SO.
Won Dv Cummings
| At the end of the races, the prizes Were
| distributed to the winners by Mrs. i. r
Walker, from the Jockey Club stand
/ Three cheers were given for the Queen
am Shorts Committee - Thomas Wright
Fred Harrison, G. 5. Harris, Jr., and B.
Children's sports Committee-Thomas
/ Wright Charles Crozier and Douglas Col
| Inns.
! The other officers have already been
! named in a previous issue of the Adver-
| tiSer.
THE GRAND BALL.
The grand ball in celebration of the
Queens Diamond Jubilee. Tuesday night,
/ was an event that will long be remem-
bered by all those who were present al
| independence Park pavilion. On this oc-
casion, it is estimated that there were at
least 500 people in the hall. When all
were standing lust before the grand
| march. the hall was simply crowded.
| When the dancing began, a great many
| people took to the chairs, and thus left
/ a little more room.
| The hall was handsomely decorated
with flags, remnants and greens OF var1-
| otrS