The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-24
HAPPY DAYS
FOR H|L0.
Preparations For Big
Horse Meet.
RE l|l|U0KALANI'S TRIP
The Former Queen and Prince David
\ Assisting at the HALL
Church Fair.
Especial Correspondence

voyage to Hawaii was made in what
was I'm every sense of the term queens
weather" on Kalaekalaau Point
tMolokaD there was n terrific surf
breaking against the rocky coast. and
the spectacle presented was one Of ex-
treme grandeur. The mountain break
ers roared along leaving In their wakes
flowing names OF spray which the sun
touched and with magic power trans
formed into "a thousand rainbows. The
old natives on board said that this
phenomenon was In honor Of the Queen
and was always in evidence in that
spot when members Of the royal fam
ilJ passed over the face of the waters.
With the Kawaiahao club on board
the ship lacked nothing on the score
OF music. choice selections. vocal and
Instrumental. being rendered all day
snd far into the night.
Queen LiIipoKalani stood the journey
exceedingly well. spending the greater
portion OF the time on deck In the com
pany Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Aud. Dur
ing the trip the Queen wore a holoku
OF red material. plainly made. She and
Prince David partook of meals served
att the deck I'm fashion In Hawaiian.
The following race horses took pas
sage on the Kinau:
Prince David's Weller. Sir Cassimir.
Vioris, w. H. COrnwelrs Maui Rose.
Geo. Andrews Antidote. a. Loeben-
STEMS Frank 5, g. ;. McKenzie's Abb
ley and Waterfall The stock without
Exception had an excellent passage and
yere landed safe and sound.
v Hilo In all agog with the anticipation
LOT three full days of racing. and alrea-
II y the town is full, Including Demosthe-
Ines. Central and Rainbow Hotels. The
Sacing starts on Christmas Day but the
real influx from the surrounding coun-
try will be after the 18th. The coun-
try folks naturally prefer To spend
christmas Day In their homes and TO
Visit Hilo for New Years Day. In view
1T this the executive committee has
framed its strongest card for that day.
The fields on that occasion Will also
b. larger. "a Albert Horner OF kukaiau
is expected to send a consignment from
his ranch to participate In the sport OF
January LIST and "a. as are several 9TH
er owners.
The Hooluiu Park track has been
greatly improved since last July and
W now fast for "A half mile track and
quite safe. Some OF the severer gra-
dents have been modified and much
! necessary banking has been done Con-
! siderable facing has also been added
and the result - n track that will not
"kill" n horse which happens to run a
little short I'm condition or not blessed
with the best kind Of legs. The inhelc
has been entirely cleared and Is nov
covered with n nice growth OF grass
: making an ideal place for baseball.
The paddock has been introduced q
n drainage system by which after
heavy rain the water finds its way u
n depression In the center: oy I'M
means there Is always circle o
ground around which horses may b
walked after the severest kind OF
lstorm. This II n great advantage, a
there II now no need TO seriously sus
mend the training OF an animal on &C
|. count os climatic conditions. Ihere
n Inc stable room to be had at the tracl
levery stall being taken. The followin
horses are stabbed there and are eN
|l lpscted 90 run I'm the coming races.
Ayres y. PAGER. owned and trained b
NJ McManus: Daisy Bell. PAGER. owne
owned by "waiakea" wilson; Dix
{ Hand. runner. owned by Moir; Phall'
\ Ir.. trotter. owned by Mr.. Haley; X
iected. runner. owned by G. McClel
nan: Ethel Mex. PAGER. owned by
LIZ. Mckenzie: Queen. PAGER. owned
Guard. n green 2-ycar-old bay trott.
All these are being trained by M. Nj
Nanus
m nj wilson's watassa. virgie
tsIlIv McC1oskey and General Cron
q. Trained by George Thomas.
a. q McKenzies Abbey and Wate
fall. traired by Errington and MIC
IA oils. aisl Loebenstein's Frank ). In Z
" same string.
Admiral Dewey, trotter; Mongoc
and Siias =. trained by G. VI. Judd.
Prince pavid's Weller. Vioris.
CRssinir and George Andrews An
dote. trained by Matt Earley' also
In Cornwelrs Maui Rose In the sa
charge -, -,
princess Leotus. owned by Al. III
In addition 20 the above. Lydgat
Idle Boy and Clay's Bushwhacker
a.. lCcrtain entrants.
NO. W~Nanus bought Ayres y from
n Hicks for 5000 and will enter eitl
him or Tom Ryder in the free-for-'
- Ills hest work so far mas Deen zoo y
ur- he In expected 20 furnish a surprise
-, the rcsuscitation line.
V Ayres T. Is a chestnut gelding toa
lin fSs7. He Is sired by Prosper w
w nee ils7. ne by Fritz 1855. he by Har
az Cslre of Maud s. s:0s%). he by Fla
lIetonian IN. Prosper Merimee's d
Anticipation by clay pilot %. be
= Cossius NJ. clay. Jr.. 20 Inc Dam
was bred by Joseph Ayres OF lie
mine wisconsin. He made record
2:2iN at Brooklyn. New York. June
1854. IN n race. At KirkwOod. ID
ware. July 4th. 1893. hitched with
running mate. he trotted to a record
30; y. which Is still the champion
ord for trotter at that way OF go
. Princess Iseltus is n likely lool
lad black fily. which won raceS recent,
'hn the Golden Gate Fair.
Rejected II black gelding brOu
from the states for last July races
a.. went wrong. however. and was
t"' started. He is looking good now
-, is expected to give Frank S n
HN- In the half mile dash. AS a 2-year
. Rejected broke Pacific Coast 50
s"o record
~. idle Boy. black stallion. Is repo
~ be the best Hawaiian bred rui
lin the Islands.
Hushwhacker. n sorrel gelding
Norfolk. II another horse with n
Reputation. lie II expected To star
the fve-eighths mile dash and
carry n pile % Olaa money.
ct ncKenzie's Ethel Mex. green
rel mare has worked out as goot