The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-09
SPORT WAS GOOD
Another Evening Of First Glass
Racing at CyClOmGTG.
THREE NEW RECORDS MADE
Two in Competition - Jones Still
Leads His CIass-King and Lud-
Ioff-Martin's Quick Half.

Another fine card of racing was give
at CycIomere on Saturday night Tn
weather was delightful with a mic
cooling breeze. Music that was enjoy
ed was furnished by a Quintette clu
with Solomon Hiram as soloist Tn
men who started in the events were il
good trim and did hard riding. Fo
each number there was a close contes
with hurricane finish. The attendance
was miserably small. Unless the town
! boys who have gone to the expense o
| reOpening the track receive more en-
couragement, they will close it anC
| the banks will go into the lake. The
promoters have lost money on both
meets of the present season. They
will stand this just about once more
Just why patronage is held away is
puzzling indeed. Programs that would
attract thousands in a town of the
same size in the States gather only a
few hundred spectators. 1t has always
been claimed that clean, honest sport
would meet tons of encouragement.
Here is a brief summary of Saturday
nights events:
Two Mile Amateur Handicap, One
Heat-King was on the scratch. Giles
and LudlOff had 4 yards each, Damon
20, Souza 10, Brede 40 and Williams
40. King made a plucky fight, but
was unable to overcome the penalties.
He overlook the bunch in a mile, but
was unable to come out for the finish.
Ludloff led home in beautiful sprint
and jump of the Jones stamp, with
Damon second and Giles third. The
time was 5:21-three seconds under
the record. After this Damon was
compelled to retire for the evening, his
stomach going back on him.
Half Mile Open Professional, Two
Heats and a Paced Final-Martin,
Jones, Manoa and Sylvester qualified in
1:19 and Ill IA. In the fast heat
Martin beat Manoa out in a decidedly
pretty battle down the home stretch.
Martin led over the tape by only a foot.
In the slow heat Jones showed the
way for Whitman and Sylvester and
Sylvester beat Jones out for second
place. There was cOmical slip-up in
the final. Kirk Porter, with George
Martins convict suit, went into pace
on a single. Porter jumped out like a
runaway slave pursued by a blood
hound and his pace was not used at
all. Jones won this final and the race
in 1:17, with Manoa second and Martin
third. Jones and Manoa rode in fine
form. Martin was late in starting his
sprint.
Two-thirds of a Mile Open Amateur
in two Heats and a Final-King and
SOuza in the first heat and LudlOff,
Giles and Brede in the second, quail
fed. LudlOff showed some of the pref
tiest riding of the evening in coming
home first in the second heat. The
spectators anticipated that the final of
the two-thirds would be lively brush
and there was no disappointment.
King won out, with LudIoff second
and Giles third in the record time of
1874. This takes seven and twO-fifths
seconds off the time for the best per-
Torrance at the same distance since
the track opened. Halstead and Lyle
paced on a tandem. King surprised
everybody by the ease with which he
led Ludloff over the tape.
Mile Handicap, Professionalism
Jones was on the tape, with Sylvester
100 yards away Whitman had 20
yards, Manoa 40 and Martin co. Syl-
vester held his lead for more than a
lap. Meantime Whitman had over
hauled Martin and Manoa and the
three were travelling with rush. Jones
was after them at express speed. At
the end of the second lap all were to-
gether. Martin hooked on" to Jones
and came home second, with Whitman
third. 1t was a fairly good finish
though Jones was not challenged for
first place. The time was 2:20, which
may be considered very creditable to
Jones.
Will Lyle in try for Henry Giles
record of an unpaced third in 43 As
could do no better than 46. Lyle had
not prepared for the event, merely go
ing on in place of Damon.
There was the very liveliest interest
in Martins trial for the half mile in
a minute, flying start, paced by Murray
and Porter. With the greatest cheer
ing the distance was covered in SO 3-5
seconds and the start was not fast
one at all Martin made a good show
ing of what he can do when he tries.
PROBABLY PAU.
Chas. F. Murray, managing director
of the hui of town boys that lately
leased Cyclomere track from Desky
said late last evening that the COM
pany was probably done with the en-
terprise. He continued that they had
given good racing at heavy expense
and had lost as much money as they
could afford to part with on the two
evenings already put in. The boys
regret to take this step, but can see no
other course that at all recommends
itself.