The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-13
LOCAL BREVITIES-


morrow afternoon.
There were jolly parties in all of the
private stands at the track yesterday,
NJ. d. Monsarrat and D. Forbes were
passengers by the Iwalani Sunday
from Hawaii.
Fourth of July celebration meet
ing viii be held at the Drill Shed to-
morrow evening
w. c. Peacock will be in town about
ten days yet, when he Will continue
on to the coast
Lumaheihei. of the saddling paddock
force at the track, was an especially
energetic official.
The Orpheum was crowded to the
doors last evening. The program now
on is good one.
The city was dead yesterday as
everybody was out at the races. Not
an arrest was made
The music by the band at the races
yesterday afternoon tended greatly to
VhIiFCi LItt 'oCtdSlOu.
The S. S. Australia sails for San
francisco at o'clock this afternoon
The mail closes at 8
The night blooming cereus season is
pau. There Will be no more buds or
blossoms till September next
The Seaman's club kept open house
during yesterday. Among the many
visitors was the chaplain of the Adams
Trainer Durfee was without harness
horses in the events yesterday. but
landed first money with his runners.
Humphreys & Hankey, attorneys
and counsellors at law, have offices
corner OF King and Bethel streess S. p.
o. Box 435.
VIM. Wolters had the pleasure of
driving winner himself vest erday,
besides seeing his pet Loupe take the
event Of the day.
Secretary Coleman says he thinks
seats are likely to be at premium
at the. Shakespearian recital of Mrs
Williams tonight.
Among the passen gers by the Austria
tralia today is c. E. JacoX, of Califor-
mia, who has made an extended visit
among the Islands
Mendelssohn's music which will be
rendered with the Midsummer Night S
Dream at the Y. "a G. A. tonight will
be q strong attraction
The exhibition of fancy dancing to
be given by Mrs. Gunn's dancing class
VIII take place on the evening of the
10th at the Opera house
Jim Post was betting sugar stocks on
the races yesterday and will be arrest
ed for gambling after the performance
at the Orpheum tonight
There was pretty heavy side bet
that Wela ka Hao would make a bet
ter showing in the free-for-aIl than
Irish Lassie. and he did it.
Business will be resumed everywhere
this morning. The Honolulu Stock Ex
change will have two sessions as usual
today and the Hawaiian one.
The baseball game yesterday morn
ing between the Kamehamehas and
Battery X resulted in victory for the
former team by score of u to Z.
The McVay company announces a re
duction in prices for the season. The
next play will be The Late Mr.. JONES'
a comedy TO be given Saturday night.
The Gazette (eight page semi-week-
ly) will be issued in time this morn
ing for the outgoing Island mails.
Copies in wrappers at all newsdealers.
The next races will be held at Ka-
piolani park track on July 4, this year
Most of the horses that have been in
training will be kept right on With
their work for the coming day.
The two princes and DR.. Humphris,
who contributed SO much to the inter
est OF the gentlemen's driving race.
took defeat very good naturedly. The
physician is very handy lightweight
reinsnan.
Loupe was a genuine surprise, hay
ing been entered merely to make the
event interesting" The horse was
driven by McManus, who had such
great success in developing the green
horse Fred Button.
One of the best finishes OF yester-
days races was made by Henry Nierra
in the 9th race He was up on Royal
list and in the last few yards almost
succeeded in taking the money from
Venus, whose jockey was caught nap
ping.