The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-13

sympathetic Last pulIed UP Win the
leaders. Cries Of "Antidote!" "Venus!"
"sympathetic's Last" were uproar-
ious. Under the wire they flashed,
Venus winning from Antidote by a
nose. while Sympathetic's Last was
but a head behind the gray.
Summary-Venus, bay m, aged. by
Verona Belinda: Antidote. x. e..
aged. by Senator Stanford-Poison-2;
Sympathetic's Last, b. e., aged. by
Fairplay Sympathetic - 3. Time,
l:47 Is.
The seventh and last race was for
the Oceanic 8. 8. Co.'s cup. three
fourths mile dash. As Gaiety Girl and
Seabreeze had been scratched, only
Amarino and Royalist were up. Two
to one money on the former was plen-
tiful and in some cases three to one
was offered with no takers. They got
of well and Amarino hung behind
Royalist up to the last eighth. Here
there was change and Amarino flew
past the post an easy winner In
1870 Is.
Everybody went to the races. At
least 1t seemed so when one glanced
over the closely packed throngs Of hui
manity crowded In the grand stands
and strung out along the course.
Never before, since the banner year OF
1896, have SO many people passed
through the gates to cheer for their
favorites. The attendance was thor
oughly representative. Scions OF So
cial standing touched elbows with the
race course tout, and the wealthiest
joined in the same pool with the poor
enthusiast whose last dollar was up
on the result. The shrill tones OF the
ladies' mingled with the hoarse shouts
OF the sterner sex as they cheered the
brave horses on to victory. The mel
ody of the band mingled with the
shouts of the talent as they named the
mounts that should fash first under
the wire. The bright colors OF the
jockeys, the summer costumes Of the
ladies', and the waving bunting all lent
brilliant color to the scene. Blasted
hopes met looks of Joy and success
Everywhere there was contrast and
seeming confusion, yet strict order
ruled.
| The races themselves were worthy
the large gathering that came to wit
ness them. The noble animals rushed
around the course and flashed under
the wire as II they realized that they
were the center OF all eyes on Honolu'
LUIS greatest gala day. The talent tool
a fall in some instances, but generally
managed to recoup in the next. The
judges acted with the firmness and de
cision necessary to clean sport. Ev'
erybody was good-natured, even wher
the fates seemed dead against theil
choice. At the noon hour the restau'
rant under the grand stand was the
center OF attraction. The crowds Jos
tied and elbowed In their desire tt
fortify the inner man for the contests
yet to come. The track was in goot
condition, and although no records
went by the board, there was always
enough doubt to keep everybod,
guessing, and to hold the interest
The whole day was carnival o.
sport, which was enjoyed by all VIII
were present.
The first event was the bicycle race
This was comparatively uninteresting
as the result was certain, and the PEG
pie were waiting for the horses. ma
noa" won out easily In 2:45.
The second event brought out tire
horses, Venus, Keana up; Frank )
McAuiiffe up, and J X. ridden b.
Frank The first named was the ia
yorite, and was heavily backed. tn
start was poor, Venus getting of fou
came into the stretch the Mates
cross astride the bay commenced he
uphill run. Slowly she neared III
leader, Frank y, and as they went pas
the last eighth they were almost pecl
aud neck. They iew past the locke,
club stand IN even stride. and iashe'
under the wire In q dead heat Time
isls, The run-0ff was postponed nm
~ the program was run, Then, a
Cunningham refused 20 enter Frank
claiming that the race was his by th
FIRST heat. Venus cantored around IA
irark, taking FIRST money and ali beta
me third race brought out anolhe
irio hod Plke, with Oplpio up, Oar
feline, Ksapa ana itoyalisl, ferreira
FACED the starter aud gol away, The
buDebed uniil the last quarter, wbe
0nHrllns i0pk the lead hnd WAS neye
headsa hniuhing three lengths 10 ~
good Win ilsd PIKE Sscond iim'
1855
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