The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-04
MANY FAST ONES
Speedy Harness Horses for the
Races Next Month.
WLA KA HA0" Is TO PACE
Cunningham New Pet-Creole and
Ralph-SeVeral UnknoWns-Vio-

The new pacing horse lately import
ed by VIM. Cunningham is one of the
handsomest and perhaps the speediest
harness animal ever brought to Ha-
waii. His speed on Kapiolani Park
route remains yet to be tested His
going qualities as shown in the States
are of record.
Our Boy" is the name of this horse
in the register. He is years old, a
son of Vernon Boy, sired by Nutwood,
a Wilkes with a record of 2:1S ga.
"Our Boys" time as given in the cur
rent Year Book is PIP IA. The name
of the horse, by the way, has been
changed by Mr.. Cunningham to ''Wela
ka Hao." Tom King and a few other
horsemen took part in the baptismal
Wednesday evening. Wela ka Hao is
a shapely and stylish chestnut sorrel,
good form and free action and without
and great courage. His worst beat
ing in the campaign of last season was
by Javelin, 2:08, daughter of Creole.
Creole, 2:13, is now owned here and
will be in the races on March II and
June II. He has done some wonderful
ly fine pacing on the Park track Mr..
Cunningham will drive Wela ka IIao
himself. He was up behin1 Gladys,
the gray mare, last season and is a
clever man in the sulky seat. Mr..
Cunningham remarks at one, however,
that he cannot hope to get all the
speed out of his horse that that pro-
fessional drivers of the States were
able to produce.
Another game PAGER that Wela ka
Hau will meet here at the same time
he faces the starter with Creole will
be Ralph, as game a harness horse as
ever looked through a bride. Ralph
has never yet on the local track been
forced to do his best.
James Quinn of the hack firm of
King street has pacing horse called
Violin that may be fit for work on
the track by the 18th of next month
Quinn has not yet been known to send
to the track slow or inferior animal
and his friends will all want to play
this especial Violin.
Mr.. Mcdonald, the blacksmith, has
in the hands of Nat Goodwin, the
trainer, a horse that is not light in
color and that is said to be dark"
for the 18th. According to reports of
the day the speed of this entry or
candidate is ranged between that of an
express train and telegraph. McDon
aid is a veteran horseman and would
not be at all likely to have anything
but approaching the best to be met.
Jack" Gibson, the we'll known
trainer and expert driver has in his
stringe at the park four pacing horses,
all Of them threatened with violent
attacks of speed. One is L. L. McCan
dless' importation that arrived too late
to be trimmed for the meeting last
year. Another is Norton's Lady Elec
tor, very promising candidate for
any sulky event.
Mr.. Decker of Maui is expected to
bring to town in a week or so a pac-
ing mare fit for the class here intro
duced and at least three 'bangtails. .
Gus Schuman has in training Sym
pathetic's Last, the famous mile run
ner and half mile sprinter that has
done some turns that surprised every
body around the track.
The Halsteads are expected to have
on hand to carry the Waialua colors
Magnet and a few others. with one or
two new ones Island horse races
will be featured at the meet on the
18th as we'll as at the Jockey Club
session in June.
The promoters of the extra meet on
the 18th Of March are at present very
well satisfied with the outlook.
Reverting again for an instant to
trotting or pacing horses, it should
be told that track and driving here
have always been considered, together
with the change Of air, a handicap o.
from five to fifteen seconds.