The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-01
HORSES TO RACE
All the FaVOriteS Will Be En-
tered for the Fourth.
NEW RUNNER is READY
Faster Pacing Than Ever-H orses
Doing Well in Work-Fine
Field of GalloperS.

For the Fourth Of July races of the
Hawaiian Jockey Club the track at
Kapiolani park track VIII be faster
than ever before. 1t is receiving care
full general attention for the full mile
and is getting spot repairs wherever
the same are needed. All the kahunas
on Oahu have been signed TO act as
weather doctors from the morning Of
the first of July to the night # the
Fourth and that the elements Will
favor is almost guaranteed.
I There will be more horses on the
track for the various events for Fri
day next than there were on the 18th
of June. A couple Of new animals Will
bid for the favor Of turf patrons and
for the purses announced on he pro
gram. The card, by the way, IS one
that should attract a large audience.
In the harness line here is more
than likely to be a smashing of records
made on the 18th, when the track fig
ures were lowered quite bandily. The
events will be best two IN three heats.
1t is not known yet whether or not
WeIa ka Hao Will start. LouDe has
come into fine condition since the 18th,
and Durfee with w. Wood and , BISON
with old reliable Creole. have been
dong some startling miles. 1t mas
been a theory here of many years
standing that a harness horse could
not do as we'll in the Islands as On the
coast. This idea is likely to be dis
sipated on the Fourth. 1t may De that
Irish Lassie will be in the free-fJr- all
field At any rate there will be seen
about the fastest pacing ever known
to Hawaii.
Violin is coming right on her work
and the prophecy now is that she will
actually be in condition on the Fourth.
Margaret H, Watermelon Joe, Gerster
and Directress are all looking we'll and
are dong the fastest kind Of sprinting
and very steady miles.
Now for the runners, bangtails, or
turkey legs. Mr.. Decker has in his
stable Sympathetic's Last, with a Ha-
waiian score of five wins out of six
times facing the flag. A new one in
this string is a chestnut mare by the
famous EI Rio Rey. The colt has not
yet been raced here, but may appear
on the Fourth She is a sumner in ap-
DedIduCe. Il6 iii u III IIC 1DCCNCl
colors is eff Not, Why Not?" we'll
known here under the name Of Win
field. He was not on edge on the 18th
of June but is all right now.
Col. COrnWell has as candidates the
promising filIy Gartaline and Venus
and Red Pike. All are good ones and
will be entered numerOusly. The col
onel is taking a big interest in his run
ners this year. He has the services
on first call of J. pullman, the well
known California jockey. Red Pike
had a good record on the coast and
much is expected on the big bay FLY
Gartaline.
The Al game and popular horses
Fashion, ROyalist and Antidote are IN
the stable of Messrs. WOlters and RO-
dick The Hawaiian horse that fin
ishes ahead of any one of these viii
appreciate the fact that there has beer
a race. All are in care of Mr.. Giles
pie.
,Amarino is quite we'll on now as tt
condition and may be better than OF
the 11th He will start in the Hawaii
an bred events. A horse lately landed
! from the coast is the stable companion
| of the veteran Amarino. The new on
| is named Sloppy Weather" but i
| said to be no skate and to be able t
do fair weather sprinting and stayin;
as we'll as mudlark work. Slopp,
Weather is owned by local syndicate
He is a chestnut gelding Of likely style
| but has been in the country only
short time.
1t is not likely that F. Halstead'
Magnet will start, as she has not re
covered from an injury received at tn
track on the 18th of June. However
some horses other than those men
toned above will be on the list Whe
the entries close The owners and tn
| officers and members of the locke
Club have gone to pains and eXpens
in arranging this meet and hope TO
liberal patronage.