The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-12
THE FIRST DAYS RACES
oPENfNs OF THE KAMEHAMEHA
DAY PROGRAM.
\ Large Crowd at the kapiolani Park
Track on Saturday Afternoon-The
New Grand stand

The Kamehameha Day races OF 1900
had very successful opening on Sat
urday afternoon at Kapiolani Park.
The new grand stand erected by the
Hawaiian Jockey club was welcomed
as a great improvement by all present.
1t is large and well arranged and 1t
was well filled at Saturday afternoon.
Local stables had a very busy day of
IL, and every hack horse i'm Honolulu
was tired out before night came, while
the street cars rolled over the tracks a
little worse crowded than is usual even
for them.
Betting was not very heavy on this
first day, though each of the races
caused some money to change hands.
There were pools on each race, and
private bets of small amounts were
plentiful. In the evening and on Sun
day the betters got together and put
up more for Monday. There was good
deal of poolselling in various quarters,
with the result that Mondays program
was of much greater financial interest
to very many of the spectators.
A bicycle race was the first event on
the program for Saturday. The start
ers were w. r. Dexter, j. F. Silva,
Emil utrecht, scratches, and V. f.
Silva, so yards The racers came in
i'm the order named, Dexter winning
quite easily. 1t was a slow race, the
time for the mile being 2:41. as Dexter
was not compelled to work hard to come
in first.
The first of the horse races was
half mile dash for all horses that had
never won a race; purse 800. Naples,
j. r. Wilson, came in first in 1:49A,
with Ahuimanu, w. H. Cornwen, sec
ond. Allegro, w. NJ Cunningham,
was left at the post and Aggravation,
Thomas Hollinger, wanted longer
race, according to the animals admir-
ers.
The second was a one-mile dash; free
for all: for purse of $3.50. Sir Cassl-
mir, Prince David and Parker Stables,
and Venus, w. H. Cornwel were the
only starters: the former finishing first
in a quite close race, but not having
to do his best The time was 1872.
Vioris Price David and Parker Sta
bles; Gartelene, w. H. Cornwell, and
Flamareff, p Mcdonald, contested in
the third race, a five-eighths mile dash;
free for all; for a purse of 5000. 1t was
Gartelene's race in an easy finish in
1902. He came in a good two lengths
ahead of his nearest competitor, Vioris.
Number four was the Mercha"ts'
purse, trotting and pacing to harness,
best two in three three minute class.
Albert M, L. H. Dee, and Fred Eros,
]. e. Jaeger, were the starters, and AL
bert NJ had little trouble in winning
both heats. The time was 2:29A in the
first, and 2:31k in the second. Eros
broke quite badly both times in trying
to finish.
A five-eighths mile dash for Hawaii
an bred horses was the fifth race, AM
arino. Robert Ballentine, and AntidOte,
w NJ. Cunningham being the contest
ants. 1t was the closest finish of the
day, Amarino winning by neck in
hard contest for first place. The time
was 06.
A one-mile dash, free for all purse
$500, was the last race on the days
program. 1t gave Aggravation a chance
to show better than in the first race.
Aggravation was easily the winner in
1:47, with Weller Prince David and
Parker Stables, second, but two lengths
away Evereth, j. r. Wilson, was the
other starter. All three animals were
driving hard at the close, and the race
| was n good one