The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-05-01
equal TO BEST
Notable Performance OF
the Racing Mare Violin.
Made the Mile Acne in the RECORD
Time of 2:l6 The Little Direct
Tess Was ourelassed.

The several hundred people who
went out TO Kapiolani park on Satur-
day afternoon to see the match race
between the pacing horses Violin ana
Directress, were we'll rewarded. Inc
audience had the privilege and pleasure
OF witnessing the most notable per
Torrance Of a harness horse ever seen
in public here.
Irish Lassie's Hawaiian Islands track
record of mile in PIG in race is
now shared by Violin. The former
made the mark in a field Violin
equalled it practically unpaced. irish
Lassie is owned by Representative L.
L. McCandless and is in training for
the free-for-all on June II. Violin Is
the property of Jas. Quinn. She is
now in the free-for-all class and must,
on June II, with Irish Lassie. meet
such horses as Wela ka Hao w. Wood,
and the crack-a-jack Loupe.
The event of Saturday was the best
/ TWO OUT OL IHISt uttlS LII q PSAH~
of $500 The entries were Quinn's Vio-
lin, driven by the owner, and Norton s
Directress, driven by Jack Gibson. The
Judges and timers were Theo. Hof-
man, J. F. Clay and Mr.. Winter,
lhorsaman of. California.
Violin outclassed Directress. The lit
tie roam mare driven by Gibson, was
Iplucky and behaved we'll, but did not
have speed for coping with such a
whirlwind as Violin was shown to be.
! First heat-They were given the word
at the second scoring. Violin had the
pole. She was taken to the front by
Quinn in a rush. Violin was eager
for travelling. Her action was some
thing beautiful to behold. Before the
first turn was made a lot of the horse
men were saying that new mark
would be made. Directress was beaten
from the go. Driver Gibson early saw
that the little roam was not able for
the killing clip. At the half Quinn had
nine or ten lengths to the good and the
watches said 1:061a "a 2:13 gait.
Violin came into the stretch with a fine
burst of speed, was eased up bit, was
actually slowed near the distance point
loo yards from the wire and finished
the mile in PIG. A great cheer went
lup, for, as one of the men who had
lforsaken the cricket field for the track
leo
no fear of being distanced He had
lDirectress well in hand, but could do
no fighting The little roam made the
circuit in 2:22
Second heat-They were sent off
without trouble. Violin was driven so
that Directress was just on her wheel
to the half At the half Quinn's mare
Presented the tight rein by breaking and
IDirectress was in instant sent to the
front But a twinkling later Violin
was brought to her feet and let out a
link Violin went past Gibson the
same as if Directress had been tied to
a post. Once in the stretch the whip
was pulled for the first time in the
tatleTnOOQ. gibson gave the IILJlt roam
the CAD. She did not respond. Quinn
brought Violin in as he liked in 2:24,
with Directress about seventy yards
back
Directress is of the well known and
high class Director stock, while Violin
is of the celebrated Button strain.
Directress is young. Violin is aged.
This is the first time that Mr.. Quinn's
horse has done anything at all here.
THE opinion of the fancy is almost
Unanimous that in Violin as she per
forms at present her owner has
genuine race horse good enough to
meet the best here. Between heats on
saturday there was some talk to the
Ieffect that Violin had done her best,
was tired and faint hearted. There
was a strong offer at once to back the
claim that she could repeat in good
time and that in two weeks she could