The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-18
Y. M. c. AS FIRST
Association Carries Out a Field
Day Program.
MANY INTERESTING EVENTS
Mr.. Cheek is the Chief - He PILED
a Tie With Y.M.C.A. and kams.

With the arrangement of the MaklkI
baseball grounds as an athletic fed,
the Y. NJ. C. A. has instituted a new
era in athletics. Formerly, those of the
various athletic organizations of the
city wishing practice for events have
found it necessary to trust to various
public places, not always convenient
of access and, have on that account,
been unable to get that regular train
ing which goes to make the true ath-
lete
The Y. NJ. c. A has the Makiki base
ball grousds for quite long period
and here, the athletes of the Associa-
ton will have at all times, facilities
for the very best of training. This
will gather into the ranks many of the
young men inclined toward athletics
and will result, so far as the Y. NJ. c.
A. concerned, in better work during
the coming meets. 1t will also have
the effect of waking up the other athle-
tic organizations of the city.
Yesterdays events were fitting in
itiatiCn Of the occupancy of the
grounds by the Y. M. G.. A. The day
was a fine one and a crowd of some
six hundred turned out, filling the
grandstands and carriages ranged
about the boundary fences. The band,
stationed in its usual position, was a
most welcome factor in the afternoon S
proceedings.
The sports began at 2 o'clock sharp
with the following officers in charge:
Refearee-J. @. Wood.
Judges at finish-Tom Wright, Chas.
Weaver and Ralph Woodward.
Field Judges-Tom Wright Chas.
Atherton and A. B. Wood
Timers - Nathan Scholfie,d, Sam
Johnson and W. H. Crozier.
Starter. l.. Torbert.
Clerk Of Course-John Waterhouse.
Official Scorer-W H. Babbitt.
The events were then run off as fol-
lows:
100 yard novice, won by Walcott of
the H. \. A c. with Bower of the Y.
M. C. A and Cockett Of Kamehameha,
third Time, II seconds fiat.
Kamehameha, with Kalua and Naiwi
OF the same place, second and third,
respectively. Time. 10 3-5 seconds.
Island record. Tom Pryce, 10 % sec
onds.
22O yard dash, won by Punohu of
Kamehameha with Kalua of the same
place. second The third man did not
finish. cutting Kamehameha out of one
point which would have given them
the highest score of the day Time
27 3-5 seconds. Island record, Tom
Pryce. "a seconds.
$50 yards dash won by Wolcott in
4:37 2-5. Island record. P. Maurice
Mac Mahon, 2:17 1-2. En- Sang of the
II. A. 9. c. came in second and Arcia
| of the same organization, third.
| This race was run once but, upon
| examination, it was found that the
course was short" and the judges de
| clares mo race" The second attempt
| should likewise have been declared
mo race" but, unfortunately, no time
| limit had been set and the contestants
took their time, walking or running
as they pleased. The finish, however
was not bad En- Sang thought tht
point of starting was likewise the fin
ish and stopped there. He saw hi
mistake too late but, although Wal
colt was a good distance ahead, mad
a fine squirt and took second place
120 yards hurdle, won by Cheek o
the Y NJ c. A with Harbottle am
J. COckett of Kamehameha second an
third, respectively. Time IS 2-5 sec
onds. Island record, D. F. Thrum
16 1-2.
When this race was first run, Chez
was engaged in the high jump con
test. The men were started off with
out the signal from the judges an
no race" was declared. When Chez
had finished jumping, he went owe
the hurdles once to make things eve
and then went in with all the contes
tants. He was over a hurdle ahea
of the second man at the finish an
could have made better time than h
did if it had not been that he slacken
ed his pace after jumping the las
hurdle. Cheek is certainly the fines
hurdle jumper that Honolulu has eve
had
440 yard run, won by Kane of Ka
mehameha with Wright and Naiwi c
the same place, second and third. re
: spectively. Time. 1:01 25.
This was a very close race betwee
the four Kamehameha boys and es
pecially so between the first and sec
ond, but a fraction of a second elaps
ing between their time of finishing
| On mile rim won by Arcia of tn