The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-30
TURFMEN TO
INVESTIGATE
Talk Of a Foul at the
Track.
is F[RRE|RA INELIGIBLE?
Brock 0utclasses ManuleIi and Takes
the Purse at Kapiolani
Park.

Another race has been run over Raplo-
lanrs historic track hitherto unheard-
o. horse has sprung into notoriety. and
another equine name has been added to
the endless scroll wherein are inscribed
thu appellations of good things gone
wrong.
The articles called for a quarter Of a
mile race between =. A. Nunes' Manuleli
and Domingo Ferreira's Brock. The purse
was t2s0 a side and each horse was to
carry III pounds.
on July tth these two horses met At the
same distance for a nominal purse. when
Manuieli. ridden by featherweight. won
easily. Saturdays match was the out
come % discussion created by their for
mer meeting.
Both horses were supposed to be In ex-
eellent shape and to have beaten Is sec
ends In their trials. and interest I'm the
event among sporting men ran high. be-
ing especially stimulated by tho common
gossip that L. ~. Dee was putting up the
Manulen end Of the purse. while Tom
ffolllnger had gone down In his pockets
for the remaining $3.50.
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around town on Saturday morning and
reports that he had run I'm "a seconds. and
absolutely could not lose unless he Eel
down, were as plentiful as bill collectors
on board the Australia on sailing day.
Until the very last minute the utmost
secrecy az TO jockeys and officials wa
maintained and an air of mystery huns
over the affair. which was depressing e
the horse sharps.
I n - aftQrnO0r
the sports began 20 show up on tn
scene OF action and by the time the race
was called there was as choice selection
Of gentlemen who know n good 'ors'
when they see one az could be desired.
Prominent In the collection we're Charli'
Donahue. Jim German, "Soth" Nichols
Larry Dee. Jack Gibson, VIII Wrigh,
Johnny Wright. Dick Long. Jim Brown
Mike Costello. bonnie Judd, w. Hal
IL. A. Nunes. cap Quincy. BIZ Norton
Jimmy Hewson. Captain Freeman. job
Ouderkirk. Henry vieira. Charlie Bell
ma. w BeIilna. r.. A. Moesman. Fpcc
Goudie. George Dortch. Dan Crowley
George Mady, J. Campbell. J. Cailap. Tor
lfonlnger. sam Grigsby. ,. a. Morgan
lH. NJ. Ayres and many others.
IA was announced that the starter
would be John Wright and J. ouderkirk
the Judges, Captain Quincy. Bonnie
Judd and .. Campbell and that Doming
Ferreira would ride Brock and I'D. Fin
ManulelL
Betting on the race was exoeedingl
brisk and over 800 must have change
hands. There was at nrst no support ss
lccrded Brock at even money and DO TO
was offered before anyone could
found TO back the sorrei. On the oths
hand. Manuien money was lying nbo'
the paddock In 800 notes, 10 gold piec'
and In lngots OF both gold and sifve
Presently a man came along with 200
bet on Brock AZ eyens and tho crowd In
nediateIy smeit sofnething doing. ar
thereafter tho seeker after ODDS again
Brock was treated derisiveiy.
Ky O'Clock the congregation bad %
itself TO standstill and the tudg
sought their stand and the horses ve
brought out. Brock came across countl
10 the track from Hollinger's place. N
nuleli was stabbed at the track ana u
door of his stall was festooned with var
y Of mosquito netting. This fact prooao