The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-27
GOOD ATTENDANCE
Enthusiastic Crowd at CyclOmere
Track.
BEST RACES OF SEASON
Martin Makes Showing
With Professionals.
Lyle Wins Over Giles in Pocket
Race sylvia in Great

CyclOmere Park was all ablaZe with
ing the third series of events of the
present season. Many people said that
on account of it's being Tuesday night
there would not be much Of crowd.
However, there are many mistakes
made in a lifetime, and so over thou
sand people turned out. A more en-
thusiastic crowd was never seen in Ho-
nolulu. AS the riders came on the
track they were met with rounds of
applause.
The same officers had charge of the
events, with the exception of James
Lloyd, who acted as announcer in place
of William Mott. He did his work ex-
ceedingly WELL
The management secured the serv-
ices of the Quintette Club and thereby
rendered the evening a much more
pleasurable one.
The events began at little after
o'clock, and were as follows:
FIRST RACE.
One-t e-third-mile professional (open)
Jones, Martin and Sylvester were the
starters in the first heat. Martin start
ed out ahead, but did not hold the lead
long. Jones took the lead at the first
turn and kept increasing his pace
Martin held on very well. At the last
turn Sylvester crawled up and Joined
Martin. Then it was that Jones set
out in earnest, winning easily in So sec
onds. The time was very slow.
The next heat was between Whit
man, Sharrick and Sylvia. The last
named started out ahead with a quick
pace, and was followed by Sharrick
and then Whitman. This position they
kept until the final turn, when Shar-
rick made a squirt and came in first
by very little to spare. Sylvia made
second. Time, 81 As seconds.
Final heat-Jones, Sharrick, Martin
and Sylvia Whitman engaged to pace
this lap to make good time Sylvia
leads, with Jones second; Martin last
Sylvia passes Whitman, but Sharrick
takes the lead, finishing first, with
Martin second and Jones third The
race was a very pretty one, and was
finished in 45 1-5 seconds.
SECOND RACE.
Mile amateur (handicap) = First
heat: King, scratch; Arthur Giles, 20
yards; w. Lyle, 25 yards; w Chiffon
80 yards King was soon up with his
opponents, but fell at the last turn of
the first lap. Lyle took the lead, with
Giles next. King got on his wheel and
followed at the end Of the second lap
the positions were the same. Giles
plays 'possum and comes in a half
wheel length ahead, with Lyle second
and Chiffon last. King went into quar-
ters at the end of the second lap.
Time. 2:36.
Second heat-Fred Damon, scratch
H. E. Giles and H. E. Walker, % yards;
Porter, so yards; Murray, so yards.
In the first lap Damon crawled up we'll
and was soon following very closely.
At the end of the first lap Porter was
in the lead, and at the end of the sec
ond Murray set the pace. On the last
turn Walker started out on a very
swift pace. but Damon followed and
finished first: Walker was a close sec
ond. Time, 2:30 As
Final heat-Damon, scratch A
Giles. 20 yards; Walker and Lyle, %
yards. Lyle was ahead in finishing
the first lap. Giles dropped far be-
hind and seemed to be in a pocket.
At the end of the second lap Walker
was ahead, with Lyle following close
| ly. The crowd cried: Combination
on the kid" and indeed it did seem TO
| be such. Crawl up on the bank or
hang TO the edge of the water. Giles
could not get ahead. He tried his best
on the last turn. but someone was al
ways ahead of him. The race finished
with Lyle first, Damon second. Walk
er third and Giles last Time, 3:13
THIRD RACE.
Two-mile professional (handicap)-
First heat: Jones and Sharrick.