The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-05
The Green" Horse Defeats the
Old StagGTS..
WELA KA HAO AND WOOD BEATEN
Six Heats-Two Dead Heats-Ba d
ness RaCes-Running

The Hawaiian Jockey Club and the
Advertiser promised the public good
racing at Kapiolani Park track for
July Fourth. That is what it was
The card as carried out afforded the
best day of the sport that has ever
been had here. The track record was
lowered another second. The sensa-
tional free-for-all produced the most
enthusiasm and the liveliest specula-
ton within the memory of the oldest
local patron. The two other harness
races were interesting and the run
ming events were pretty and honest
There was a fair attendance The
weather was perfect, with the track
not quite up to the mark. 1t needed
more scraping and rolling.
FREE-FOR-ALL.
The starters were w. VOTERS
Loupe, w. NJ Cunningham Wela ka
Hao, l.. l.. McCandless' Irish Lassie
and w. H. Cornwells w. Wood
There were six heats before a set
Element and Irish Lassie came out the
winner. The little bay mare surprised
everybody and by her victory at least
two camps of the fancy" were hit
hard.
The first heat was a dead heat be-
tween Irish Lassie and Wela ka Hao.
The second heat was taken by WeIa
ka Hao
The third heat was taken by Irish
Lassie in PIG, lowering w. Woods
track record of 2:17
The fourth heat was a dead heat be-
tween Wela ka Hao and Irish Lassie
The fifth heat was taken by Irish
Lassie.
The sixth heat, with when went
the race, was taken by Irish Lassie.
w. Wood, with a record from the
States of 2:O7, did not do well and
failed to come out for the last heat.
LOupe was distanced in the first
heat
Wela ka Hao did not come up to
the expectations of his hackers and
friends. He was a favorite against
the field at the post and to the very
last had the confidence and support of
some of the betting fraternity. MIR.
said last evening that
Tic ilOI sc Idu caught CdIu DIT 'Jllt
track. w. Wood has been ailing for
some days with a cold and could not
be trained Loupe has not been him
self since he has been in the country.
The triumph of Irish Lassie is very
gratifying to her owner, Representa-
tive McCandless, and her remarkable
and perfect condition are
due almost entirely to the intelligent
attention of Jack" Gibson, the handl-
er and driver.
This race began at 3 o'clock and
was not finished till after 6. This
means that there will be no more of |
three in five heats. By the way, the |
man who fought so hard against two |
in three heats, had his horse beaten. |
Still, Mr.. Cunningham has magnifi- |
cent animal in Wela ka HaO and drove |
Yesterday just as we'll as the best |
IF the professionals who have handled |
the ribbons here. Here is the sum- |
mary of the turf event of the year:
Free-fOr-all at Honolulu, H. l., July |
+, 1898. Track fair and weather favor |
able Entries-By w. VOTERS, LOupe, |
Dix. gelding, aged, by John Sevenoaks.
By W. NJ. Cunningham, sOrrel geldlng, |
Wela ka Hao (Our BOy) aged, by Yer
non Boy. By /. /. McCandless, Irish
Lassie, bay mare, aged, by st. Patrick.
By w. H. Cornwel, W. Wood bay
gelding, aged, by Steinway.
LOupe 1890. .Distanced.
Wela ka Hao....dh 1 3 oh 2 2
Irish Lassie .......dh 3 1 oh L l
w. Wood ...... , 2 3 ? 3 Dis
Time-2:17, 2:17, 2:16, 2:17, 2:2012,
2:24
A match was arranged between w.
Wood and WeIa ka Hao for a purse of
$500. to take place at the track on Sat
urday next. J. J. Sullivan suggested
that the affair be made a sweepstakes
and that Irish Lassie be admitted.
says he viii agree to this
if the w Wood people are willing.
2:20 CLASS HARNESS RACE.
Quinn's Violin finished first in the
first heat in 2:21. The claim that
Quinn fOuled Margaret II, Holinger's
horse driven by Bagsby, was allowed
and the heat given to Margaret II.
The second heat was taken by Violin
in 2:26 4-5, with Flora G. second and
Margaret H third. Quinn had resign
ed his seat to Gibson.
Third heat and race taken by Mar