The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-06
DEXTER A WINNER
Surprises the New ZealandeTs and
Lowers Record.
ODDS AGAINST HIM ON TRIAL
Mile in 2.Io on Grass
Track Without Bank.
Sent TO Wellington to Race With
observation-disclosures Good
With Team.

The colors of the II. A A c.. Myrtle
Boat Club and Rambler racing team of
Honolulu are pretty we'll at the top in
far-off New Zealand.
Ruby Dexter, trained and coached by
mis- old and present partner, Dave Gro
Zier, is riding with the very best BIZ
cycle speed merchants of muIlet land.
The Honolulu boy is holding his own
splendidly. Latest reports by letter and
in the papers are to the effect that
money and honors galore are falling
20 Ruby. He prepares as carefully as
ever, is much stronger than when here,
has the same nerve and tenacity, and
has learned all the tricks of the track
trade that have been developed by the
sport-loving New Zealanders.
Dexter, with his mate, Champion
Teddy Reynolds, has taken part in
the championship meet at Wellington
Results of that tourney are not yet
known, but it is certain that if Dexter
held his latest form shown, he figured
with the firsts in several events
The Honolulu boy had to break a
ecord at Auckland TO have his club
send him to wellington. Reynolds had
already been selected as the represen-
tative, but he wanted Dexter to go
along The club Executive Committee
agreed that if Ruby made the mile on
the four-lap grass track (no banking)
in 2:25, he should accompany Reynolds
Even bets were made that he would
not do it in 2:27.
1t was a standing start, and the first
quarter was rather slow Then Ruby
put on steam and kept letting out the
links till he made the last round at
hurricane rate, furnishing in 2:19, beat
ing the previous record by .4:3-5 sec
Cnds Only two men had beaten 2:30
on the track before. This performance
gives Dexter the New Zealand cham
pionship standing. He was champion
of the Hawaiian Islands when he left
here. Two tandems, Crozier on one,
paced the 2:19 mile.
Reynolds, who has been at the top Of
the heap down there three years, OBJ
served what Dexter could do at the
Hamilton meeting,N early last month.
They were in three races together, and
these were the first occasions in which
Reynolds was challenged at the tape.
One account says:
Dexter was second Champion Rey-
nolds winning. in three races. The
first was a two-mile handicap (300-yard
limit. Dexter had so, yards, sand was
but a yard behind down the home
stretch and at the end. In the three
mile handicap there We're a number of
tumbles and Dexter might have had
first. instead of second, had he not been
blocked Then in the five-miIe handi-
cap (7O0-yard limit. Dexter was put
ar the 80 mark. The race was between
the new man and Reynolds. and they
fought il out like demons down the last
straight. Dexter was but six inches be-
hind He is considered by all the com
ing man"
In a two-mile race at another place.
Dexter had a fall on the last lap. and
then finished third.
The New Zealanders are keen for
any sort OF spicy pastime. and the HO
noluIu boys wrote Of going on a steam
er excursion Each passenger was sup
piled with a fishing line. A sixpence
sweep" was made up. and Dexter
hauled down 10 shillings by hauling up
the second fish caught.
The Honolulu boys are doing we'll in
their business at Auckland.