The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-27
EVERYBODY TALKS RACING.
FASTEST HORSES OUTSIDE OF
AMERICA WILL MEET.
w. Wood, Loupe and Our Boy-lrish
Lassie and Niolin-Baseball and
Cricket-Y. NJ. c. \. Sports.

The attention of the sporting fra
ternity is now fixed upon the events
to take place at Kapiolani park track
on June nth. Undoubtedly that will
be the Derby day of the century to
Honolulu. Never before has so much
interest been taken in the park
events, and never before have efforts
for big program been so signally
successful.
Apropos of the day and the events,
the San Francisco Chronicle of May
18th, contains an item that will be
read with interest. Inquiry reveals
the correctness of the statements
therein contained, and it is therefore
printed in full:
strange as it may appear, the
fastest band of harness horses tnat
ever scored up for the word outside
of the United States is to meet on
Hawaiian soil next month. On the
picturesque track at Honolulu such
well known side wheelers as w.
Wood, Loupe and Our Boy, are to
score in the free for all pace. The
purse is for 5000, but thereby hangs
a story. w. Wood. who has a mark
of 2:07, was shipped to Honolulu I'M
der an assumed name, but the secret
soon leaked out.
about this time overtures were
made for the purchase of Loupe. one
of the gamest PAGERS ever seen on the
California circuit. but the sale fell
| through owing to a statement publish
ed in a daily paper that Loupe was
broken down. The intending purchas-
er from the Islands finally secured
Our Boy to try conclusions with w.
Wood. The owner of Loupe was lit
tie bit piqued about the matter. and
it did not require very much persua-
sion upon the part of Harry Agnew
to secure permission to ship the son
/ of John Seven-Oaks to Honolulu.
Whether he can win with such hea-
| w pilot as Anew remains to be seen,
but he certainly outclasses w. Wood
/ and Our Boy in a three in five race.
! Loupe has mark of 2:09H but at
! Los Angeles in 1896 he showed his
ability to pace a mile in 2:O6. w. Dur
! fee, a son of Charles Durfee, has gone
/ to Honolulu to drive w. Wood
The third of the series of games in
! the basket ball tournament will take
| place in the y. NJ. c. \. gymnasium
| from 1880 to Q o'clock this evening. 1t
will be conducted by Mr.. Coleman.
/ The Y. NJ. c. a. and Honolulu teams
will play from 1880 to SIS and the
Honolulu and Pacific teams from the
latter hour until Q o'clock
Sam Mahuka. Pat Gleason and Toya
jackson will play with the Honolulus
in the baseball game at Mallil<i tomor-
row afternoon. The latter will pitch
again. Wilder and Lishman will both
be out with the Regiments. The in
dications are decidedly in favor of a
close game.
Messrs. Herbert and Macintosh
are arranging for another cricket
match at the old baseball grounds to
begin at 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
Mr.. Coleman will meet the Junior
athletic class at the y. NJ. C.. A. gym
nasium this evening.
Boat club men say it will be pos
sible to arrange program of aquatic
sports for the boys in blue" if the
committee desire it.
The semi-annual shoot of National
Guard companies for the Marlin tro-
ply will take place one week from
tomorrow afternoon.
Cyclomere track will not be destroy
ed at present. In all probability
there will be more racing upon it dur
ing the summer. Saf
The match race between L. l.. Me-
Candless' Irish Lassie and James
Quinn's Violin on Saturday afternoon,
will begin at o'clock sharp. 1t will
be a best three in five affair. Quinn
will drive his own horse; Jack Gibson
will speed the other. Theo Hoffman
and Seely I. Shaw are the judges Sc
lected so far. They will choose the
third. The race is for a purse of
$1,000.
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