The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-06
AT CYCLOMERE
There Will Be More Racing On
the Scenic TRACK.
A LOCAL HUI is TO LEASE
Young Men Form An Association.
Will Give Good Clean Sport.
To Provide Pace.
Cycl0mere is to remain.

| CyCI0mere IS to remain.
! Mr.. Desky has not reIented at all.
He still. clings in a remarkably fixed
manner to his determination to have
no more to with bicycle racing. But
racing on the scenic track has not
ended. There is in store for the thou
sands of Honolulu people who like the
track events any number Of good pro-
grams.
AN association of young men who
agree that good, clean racing should
be continued here will take hold of
Cyclomere on a lease The young men
are all responsible citizens, we'll known
and would not under any circumstances
allow their names to be used or iden-
tify themselves with other than cor
rect sporting. There are five in the
hui, and four are riders. TWO of the
riders have been very prominent in all
the meets at the track.
During the forenoon today an ar
rangement for the lease of the track,
practically settled upon yesterday, will
be entered into formally by the sign
ing of papers. An early announce
ment will be made Of the first meet
under the direction of the Company.
The racers will probably be given
about two weeks in which to train.
In the meantime the track and grounds
will receive such repairs and attention
as may be required. Comparatively
little damage has been done by the re
cent storms.
In speaking yesterday OF the report
that the track was to be used for rae
ing again, Mr.. Desky said: cit is not
necessary, perhaps, to say again, that
[ am in earnest in my intention to
have personally, nothing more to do
with bicycle racing. 1t has worried
me too much, and then I have more
important matters that demand about |
all the time one man can command. L
will make considerable money by doing |
away with CycIomere park and sell |
ing the lots, particularly since 1t is |
settled that the Iron Works are In |
time going to that neighbOrhoOd. How |
ever, | will sacrifice something for the |
sake of encouraging a sport OF which |
so many people here are fond. L Will
not stand in the way of some one else
handling the track if they are capable |
and responsible people. The boys who
are now negotiating have the conf
dence of the best people in Honolulu
and [ believe they will be successful.
I have refused to entertain any pro
posal to let the track out from week
to week or month to month. I would
listen to no lease term of less than |.
half year. I have told them that it
may be said that it is the same as
settled that a deal will go through |
1t had been hope of mine from the
time I started operations in Kewalo
that CyclOmere could be kept as a
place of resort. There is nothing finer
OF the kind in any country. The peo-
pie to large extent seemed to think
the same. but there were some trouble
makers who made the thing a burden
to me and to my other business So
far as 1 am concerned now. the track
may run along for quite a time if the
public approves Of it"
One of the young men who will lead
in the operations of the hui says .of
The future of the enterprise: eve are
going into this thing to keep racing
alive here. We believe that in time the
people will come to the frame of mind
that they will refuse to allow any
thought OF dispensing with the track.
1t is a fine pleasure place for every
body. whether they know anything
about wheeling or not We have TO
idea Of piling up lots of money for
ourselves. Indeed. We shall be salts
fed if the venture pays us a very mod
crate return in a strictly business way.
Five Of us will put in considerable Of
our time and we shall be compelled
to hire some help. We do not claim by
any means that We will revOlutiOnize
racing or show the people such sport
as they never heard of, but we will be
mighty careful and painstaking in
everything. In the first place there
will not be entertained for an instant
from any quarter the slightest sign OF
-Owdyism. Persons who cannot be
nave themselves will be promptly TAX
an from the track We are going 10
improve racing and avoid a whole lot
If wrangling by pacing every scratch
race. This was advocated by a num-
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