The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-01-19
ATHLETES MEET
AT KapiOlani Park For Friendly
Contest, Saturday.
OVER THOUSAND PEOPLE PRESENT
Great Enthusiasm Shown
Throughout.
OVER THOUSAND PEOPLE PRESENT
Johnson and Silva Make Good
ShoWing-Tandem Race by Far
Prettl-st of the Day.

The H. A. A c. boys could not have
asked for a better day than Saturday
for their regular athletic sports. 1t
was a cool, delightful day, such as
must needs put everyone in the very
best of humor, and withal, it was a
holiday when people rested from the
busy whirl of business life and gave
themselves up to pleasant and enter
tanning occupations.
The appearance of the various stands
at Kapiolani Park called back to mem
DRY the old 18th of June horse races,
when every place was crowded, and
gay coIors were flying everywhere,
when pretty faces were smiling, aud
all was a scene of merriment. The
part of the enclosure surrounding The
judges stand was entirely occupied
by carriages. 1t is estimated that
there were from l 1000 to 1,200 people
on the grounds-the largest number
that has ever turned out in Honolulu
TO witness series of athletic events,
The sports began at 1:3O p. m. shf
with the following officers of the ay
in charge:
Judges: Tom Wright and D. Cor
bett.
Referee: J. Walter Jones
Timekeepers: Tom Holli ger, w. T.
Love and Charles Bellin9/
Clerks of Course: George Angus and
Louis Singer.
Handicappers: Tom Wright and
George Angus.
Starter: James L. Torbett
ONE-MILE NOVICE BICYCLE.
There were but four entries for this
race, and c. Murray of the H. R. c.
came in ahead, with w. Lyle a very
close second. Lyle started to lead, and
he and Murray hung together pretty
closely until the finish, when the lat
ter made a good squirt and came in
ahead as stated. Chiffon took a tum-
BILE near the first half and claimed
that Murray knocked him down by one
of those queer" moves. He says he
will race the winner again at any time
Time: 1861.
On account of a breakdown of he
bus conveying the Kamehameha ath-
letes to the park and the consequent
delay in their arrival, the 100-yar1
dash was postponed and the half-mlle
handicap bicycle race took its place
as second event.
HALF-MILE HANDICAP BICYCLE
(0PEN).
On account of several of the riders
falling at the start, the event was de-
clared mo race" A little later it was
run, and S. Johnson of the H. R. c
won by pretty squirt at the finisn
R. Bond came in second. Time: 1:07h
Following were the handicaps: Muir
ray 35 yards; Grace, Chiffon, Lyle, 2;
yards; Bond, 20 yards; Johnson. Syl-
vester. Is yards; Giles, Lishman, Sill
va, 10 yards; Martin, King and Oa-
mon, scratch.
In this race, Percy Lishman had an
unfortunate accident which made Il
impossible for him to enter any of the
subsequent events Just after pass.
ing the first quarter his front whee
struck the back wheel of Sylvester
bicycle. and he was thrown to tine
ground. H Giles, who was coming di
rectly behind. ran over him, and ther
fell himself. Lishman lay unconscious
for little while, and then recovered
enough to get into a carriage, whicr
took him where the blood, flowing
from a wound on his forehead and 9th
ers on his arms, could be washed anc
his injuries dressed.
Giles suffered a sprained wrist Th
accident was an unfortunate one, a.
it prevented both these racers from
doing the good work they expected.
1OO-YARD DASH.
This was a close race from the star
between Cupid Kalanianaole of the II
A. A. c., the winner, and A. H. Moor
and ]. Hausman of the Regiments
In fact, the race was so close tina
there wasn't tick of the watch be
tween the times that Kalanianaol
and Moore ran into the tape at the mn
ish Time: IL seconds.
BROAD JUMP.
w. Cummings of St Louis College
young man who has come to I'll
front in athletic circles during the las
year, won the broad jump. d. Hawai- c
Kamehameha was a close second. Dis
lance, 1871 feet.
220-YARD DASH.
In the 22O-yard dash, Cupid Kalan
anaole and Chris Holt of the H. a 4
c. tied for first place. Cupid resigle
in favor of Holt and took second place
Time: 241s seconds.
ONE-MILE NOVELTY BICYCLE
(OPEN).
There were nine entries in this rae
H. Giles set out ahead of the bum