The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-01

held out 10 them to visit the Islands
which they will not be able to afford to
oN eFlcok. -
During the past year race meetings of
W precedented interest have been held in
Hor olulu as well as many Saturday aft
err Don gatherings and innumerable
n tSh races. The Honolulu Driving AS
ISOLATION has been started and is carry
ing CT its operations with unqualified sue
cess. BY becoming a member Ct this as
sCc.ation man Of limited means who
possesses a good horse is enabled to race
tho same at 4 nominal expense; this is
the first and principal object of the asso-
citation and Its directors and members viii
dc well to ever bear 1t in mind. The
Success Of the organization, the life AMI
death of II. is inseparably governed by
the Observance or otherwise of the above
mentioned principle.
Among other signs Of the recent prog
rcss Of racing IN Honolulu is the popular
II tercst which is being displayed by the
general public; racing has caught on.
Whore, five or even two years ago. one
man owned race horse, six do today,
nor IS this state Of affairs confined TO
Honolulu.
HiIo has a fine track and first-class
stablinC. besides a liberal executive and
sport-loving population. When Mr.. f.
Rocker, the well-known San Francisco
racing man. left Hilo for the Coast. a
snort time ago. ne look Win 4llAAl SGNtIdl
commissions for running horses, and In
tends to return before Christmas with n
choice assortment of blooded stock.
Maui and Kauai each hold frequent and
vell-regulated race meetings and it Will
be but a short time before they send rep
rcsentauvcs 10 the Honolulu and Hilo
meetings.
Taken altogether, the prospects for rae
ing in the Islands are brilliant, and it
locks as though in a few years Hawaii
would be recognized as as prosperous a
racing center as exists anywhere in the
United States.
Advices from Hilo point to a record
breaking race meet on New Years Day.
The track will be in first-class condition
and a lot of new racing stock will have
come down from the Coast by the end of
the year. Honolulu horsemen are ex-
'pccted TO patronize the meeting to a
man and special financial inducements In
the way of purses will be held out to
owners to ship their stock to Hilo.
! The Volcano Stables. according to Mr.
Wilson, VIII furnish several purses OF a
hundred dollars each, and the business
men and the Hilo Racing Club VIII add
money and so make purses well worth
Gre sing the water to secure
4 Saturday afternoon races under the aus
pices of the Honolulu Driving Association
will I've resumed this week. An excellent
program of four events has been ar
Irrrged and should draw good crowd
1.-The events are:
Three-eighths mile pony race: one mile
dash for gentlemen riders; three-minute
class trotting and pacing. best two heats
I In three: gentlemen's driving race one
nile heat
Fifty cents a day extra viii hereafter
be allowed TO the man who Is getting tht
track into shape; his work Is arduous anc
tina. hours long and he thoroughly de-
serves the raise,
In future the decision Of the board o.
directors of the Driving Association WI
be final In all questions regarding races
held under the auspices of the club.
Al Moore has been elected auditor o
the Driving Association. The director
are as follows: c. J. Soule, DR.. Chapman
DIT. Monsarrat and Prince David
| From now on Mr.. L. II. Dee VIII con
tract all indebtedness OF the Association
and will be held responsible for the same
hereafter claims against the Association
will be passed on by him before payment
one OF the prizes TO be put uP Tor IN
Thanksgiving Day meeting Is the Wal