The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-11
18TH A BIG DAY
I. M. c. A. Planning for an Atl-
letiC Meet.
THE H. A. A. C. WILL TAKE PART
A Suitcase of the Base Ball
ment to March in Forenoon.

There was an atmosphere quite ath-
letic about the Y. NJ. G. A. for a cou-
pie of hours last evening. The ply
sical committee of the association had
a meeting, the H. A. A. c. was in ses-
sion with President c. S. Crane in the
chair and Vida Thrum as secretary.
There was good news for the physi-
cal committee of the Y. NJ. G. A. The
finance committee, Of which Mr.. F. J.
Lowrey is chairman, has approved of
the project of leasing the baseball
grounds for the association and the pa
pers will be signed in day of two.
The association takes the field for ev-
baseball games and the Fourth of July
celebration. 1t is proposed by the Y. M.
A. to have four field days every year
beginning on the 18th inst The enter
prise will be more than self-support-
ing. The field will be more than an ad-
junct to the gymnasium.
Improvement work on the new field
will be inaugurated this morning un-
der the auspices of the Y. M. G.. A. A
dressing room 20x20 will be built un-
der the grandstand. It will have 10
lockers shower bath and rub down
tables Plans have been carefully pre-
pared by Messrs. Beardmore, Coleman
and Cheek Some work will be done on
track for the races next week Monday
next is the 18th All the money made
at the first meet will be applied to
building the field. These are the ev-
ents for the initial meet, but are not
given in the order they will appear on
the program:
10-yard novice
100-yard dash
220-yard dash.
440-yard dash
120-yard hurdle-3 1-2 feet
Three-legged race.
/ mile.
- mile.
Running broad jump.
Running high jump.
Pole vault.
Putting 16-lb. shot.
Throwing 16-lb hammer.
Running hitch and kick
Games will begin at 2 p. m. and
an effort will be made to have the
band.
This will be an open meeting. En-
trance fees for Kamehameha boys and
members OF the Y. NJ. G. A. will be
twenty-five cents for each event. En-
trance fee for all others will be fifty
cents for each event. Entries will
close on Friday evening next at 8
o'clock at the Y. NJ. G.. A. The prizes
will be s. and So in merchandise for
winner and second men. Officials are
yet to be selected, but it is known that
Tom Wright will be on the list.
Admission TO the grounds on Field
Day will be twenty-five cents TO all.
The Y. NJ. G. A. wants the patronage
of the whole town for this affair." as
the association is determined to make
complete success of the field venture.
| It is intended to have Y. M. c. A. base
| ball and football teams hereafter and
to have cricket, basket ball and hand
| ball and lacrosse on the grounds.
| At the H. A. A. G. meeting, David
Unauna was made captain of the field
team and was given some advice on
the selection of men for the Y. NJ G..
| A. day David will have a gOOdly
number of crack athletes in training
by this afternoon and with the other
members of the club will do all possi-
| BILE to have the crimson and white
show well to the front with the NAL
tese cross of the Y NJ. G. A. on next
Monday The meeting, it must be un-
derstood is open to all amateurs, and
| it is more than likely that Punahou
and the warships will be represented
before the lists close. Eight new
members were voted into the Y. NJ.
c. A. last evening.
Upon special request the H. A. A. G.
agreed to take charge Of the swim
ming races on the 22d The club will
appoint all officials and make the rec
Ords.
At the Field Day on the 18th, the
rules of the Amateur Athletic Union
of the United States will be used.
There was not a very large attend
ance at the bungalow last evening
for the regular meeting of the Board
of Officers Of the First Regiment Can