The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-09
Special Meet to Be Held at Ka-
piOIali Park To-day.
FIRST NUMBER ON AT IP. M.
Track In Good Condition - Best
Horses In the Islands En-
tered - Bicycle Contests.

1t is intended to start the first race
of the special meet underlined for Ka-
piolani park mife track today promptly
at 1 o'clock p. m. 1t is expected that
business generally will be suspended
in town at noon Quite a number Of
merchants have agreed to this. Nearly
| $1,000 has been expended by the pro
mOters of this meet on the track and
it is declared by all that never has the
route been in such condition. The
prediction is freely made that the har-
ness record will be broken. While this
entertainment has been handled from
| the first by hOrsemen or those interest
ed in horse racing, there are two
| bicycle events on the program. The
| Government band, under the LEADER
ship of Capt. Berger, will be in attend
ance for the afternoon. Refreshments
will be served beneath the grand stand.
Caterer Chapman did not secure the
| privilege this year and Will be else
where engaged. All the stands have
| been cleaned and overhauled and the
whole of the Waikiki road as we'll as
the drives within the park limits will
be sprinkled. Tickets for the races are
on sale at II. j. Notes, Arlington Bill
lizard ParIors, Hart & Co., Ltd, Hollis
ter Cigar Store, Pantheon, Favorite and
Criterion saloons. This is for the con-
venience of the public to avoid the
crushing at the ticket window on the
grounds.
There is very keen interest in the
sport for the day and there is every
Indication that the attendance will be
large AS has been stated, the profit
of the special meet is to be expended
in stil further improving the track.
The admissions have been reduced for
the occasion to these figures: Jockey
Club Stand, S1.50; Grand Stand 81;
Bleachers, so cents: Carriages, ST and
so cents for each occupant. Following
is official data concerning the meet: |
Committee of Arrangements-W NJ. |
Cunningham, Jas. Dodd, J. J. Sullivan, |
Chas. Bellina, Jas. Quinn, VIM Norton, |
G. J. Mccarthy.
Judges-Capt "A N. Trip, Dr. F. L. |
Miner, Capt. J. II. Black.
Starter-C. 3. Wilson, with w. T. |
MOnsarrat as assistant.
Referee of Bicycle Races-C. l.. Gle |
ment.
Timers. L. Torbert and S. G. VIII
der
Clerk-T P. Cummins.
In Charge of Saddiing Paddock
Horace Crabbe.
ufacturing COmpany's purse, $25. One
mile dash for professional wheelmen,
to beat 2:25 or no race Allan Jones,
J. T. Lund (?), J. F. Sylvia (Manoa),
D. G.. Sylvester, Nigel Jackson.
Second California Feed Com
pany's purse, $50, Three-eighths of a
mile, running race for Hawaiian bred !
horses. Joe Daniels, aged, sorrel stall
lion; entered by R. NJ. Dushalsky.
Boston, aged, gray gelding; entered by
S. P. Woods, black and yellow. Twin
kle, entered by Club Stables Company,
pink and blue. Fashion, brown flly; |
entered by VIM. Wolters. orange silk
and cap.
Third Race-Club Stables purse, $75.
For trotters and PAGERS. Violin, bay |
mare, enterd by Jim Quinn, green and |
white. Kaiulani, gray mare, entered |
by w. NJ. Cunningham, red, white and !
blue. Irish Lassie, aged, bay mare, |
entered by L. L. McCandIess.
Fourth Race-Seattle Brewing Com |
pany's purse. $50 Half mile dash, |
free for all. Royalist, gray stallion, |
entered by W. Wolters. orange silk !
shirt and cap. Joe Daniels, aged. sor-
rel stallion, entered by r. NJ. Dush- |
alsky. Twinkle, bay filIy, entered by |
Club Stables Company. pink and blue. |
Fifth Race-Hawaiian Bicycle Com !
pany's purse, SIS. Mile dash for am
ateur wheelmen to beat 2:35 or no race. |
H. Ludloff. Frank Williams, T. V. King, |
H. A Giles.
Sixth Race-Union Feed Companys |
purse. $50. Three-fourths mile dash. |
free for all. ROyalist, gray stallion. !
entered by w. WOIters. orange silk |
shirt and cap. sympathetic Last, aged, |
bay gelding. entered by G. Schuman.
Magnet. aged, bay mare. entered by
Club Stables Company, pink and blue. !
Seventh Race-Enterprise Brewing |
Company's purse, 800. Free for all