The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-17
DIAMOND CELEBRATION BRINGS
OUT THE BRITISHERS.
Preparations for Doing Honor to the
Great Day-Regular Gala Festivities
Boat Races, Foot Races, Sports.

Diamond Jubilee will be general in
Honolulu on Wednesday of next week.
There will be a complete suspension
of business for the day, and every one
that can be spared from the avenues
of industry will render in some form
or other recognition of the holiday.
President Dole has proclaimed the
day a legal one, and in consequence
there will be no sessions of the Govern
ment schools, and all offices will be
closed.
The festivities will open on Tuesday
evening with a grand complimentary
ball, given by the British residents, at
Independence Park. Over one thous-
and invitations have been issued and
the committee has been obliged to
exceed that limit and supply the po-
on the original list.
1t is the ambition of the decorating
committee to have old Independence
Hall so beautiful on that occasion
that should the noble Queen arrive on
an air ship she would bless her sub
jects in far off Hawaii for their devo-
ton to her. The National Quartette
Club will provide the music. An elab-
crate supper will be served during the
evening.
British Commissioner Hawes will en-
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day evening in honor of her gracious
Majesty. Dancing will be the order
of the evening.
The committees having in hand the
sports for Wednesday have been faith
full in their labor to make them more
than Narely successful.
The regatta will begin at s o'clock
on Wednesday morning. Alex Robert
son and w. F. Love have been instru-
mental in arranging an excellent pro-
gram of races. III the ffve-oared whale
boat race the Pilot boys and Police
will probably contest.
The second class yacht race will be
very interesting. The Edith L., own
ed by George Harris, Pakii, by VIM.
Williams, and the yachts owned by
John Ena, Mate L. Johnson of the
Keauhou, and III. NJ. Dow will enter.
cash prize of $50 will be given the
owner of the winning yacht and $25
to the one finishing second.
In the siX-oared sliding-seat shell
race, two crews from the Myrtle will
enter. The Healani Club may start a
crew.
At last the Marion sailors will have
a chance at the Philadelphia men, for
both have entered the ten-oared barge
race. The police, under Captain
: Parker, may start also.
The Waikiki, Kakaako and Puueoa
native crews have signified a willing
ness to participate in the siX-paddle
canoe contest.
1t was originally intended that
, among the racing events should be a
four-oared race in the Australian
shells, but this has been abandoned
. A surf boat race between the freight
crews of the various island steamers
and schooners in port has been de
cided upon.
The start and finish of all the races
will be off the Oceanic wharf at the
can buoy.
The children's sports will take place
= out at Kapiolani Park, commencing
at 10 o'clock and lasting until 1 O'Clock
in the afternoon. There will be dashes
of 100, so, 60 and so yards for boys
and girls, ranging in age from to i
years; half-mile bicycle race fol
boys and one for girls; rope skipping
contest, high and broad jumps, whee
race and postoffice race for girls.
The field sports are scheduled to be
gin at 2 o'clock at hapiolani Park
The entries for the various events viii
close Saturday evening. The name
of the athletes who are in training
were published in the Star this week
G The men have been earnest in theil
s practice for the past three weeks
The work has been done on the Makill
baseball grounds, but the athlete,
5 will go out to Kapiolani Park for prac
t tice from now on.
, The Sports committee will NEE
this afternoon to determine in whicI
event it will offer the gold watch AM
: chain presented by British Commits
q sioner Hawes. Chairman Wright i
strongly in favor of the valuable priz
J being given to the winner of tn
220-yard running dash.
A great many people will spend tn
day at Kapiolani Park, taking thei
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