The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-31
DAY
PLEASURES
Good Prizes for Athletic
Events.
ALL PLANS ARE MATURING
Contributions of Citizens to Fund
Reach Nearly Eighteen
Hundred Dollars.

The Labor Day sports committee has
decided 10 distribute $3.50 in prizes for the
following events:
Kalf mile bicycle race, open; one-fourth
mile bicycle race, open; one-fourth mile
bicycle race, for boys under IA years; sack
rcce; fat mans race (over 200 pounds.
100 yards, open; 80 yards, apprentices, all
trades; 80 yards. boys under II; 30 yards,
boys under IS; 30 yards, girls under y; 80
yards, girls under IS; standing broad
Jump; running broad jump; running high |
jump; putting 16-pound shot; old mans
race lover so years.. Three prizes win be
given for each event.
The parade win start next Monday at
9 a. m. and will probably last until II
a. M The procession viii dsband at the !
Government building, where three ora
ticns will be delivered. The sports at
kapolani Park will commence at / p. M.
ard the days celebration will conclude
with a grand ball at the Drill-shed at
9 D. m.
w. G. Roe. who declined the honor of
acting as grand marshal of the parade,
will continue to act as chairman of the
Labor Day general arrangements commit
tee.
Contributions toward the celebration
fund are still being received and should
be given or forwarded to one of the men,
bers of the collection committee.
| Floats will assemble at O'Clock next
Monday morning at the Drillshed. Busi-
ness firms or others who contemplate
sending float are requested to notify
one of the committee of arrangements,
who will hereafter be on hand at Plumb
ers' Hall to give information or transact
business relating to Mondays celebration.
request has been made of the Labor
Day people to furnish s25 for a prize to
be given to the winner of next Saturdays
yacht race to I4ahaina; the request was
rot entertained.
George Ward will acta grand marsha!
CT the parade. Messrs. Geoge Campbell
H. L. Wolfe, c. HOMELAND and George R.
Stowe will officiate as aides.
The parade committee has expended up
to date abour $500. Charles r. Hever N
has obtained the park refreshments con-
tract and Frank Godfrey will print the
official program.
The literary exercises will be under the
superintendent of Messrs. III. L. Wolfe,
]. Dillon and Mr.. Slattery. Fred. Howe
lard will be floor manager Of the ball, as
sisted by l.. Jameson.
Following will be found list of con-
tributors to the celebration fund, togeth-
e. with their respective donations:
Union Grill, $3.50; Inter-Island Steam
Navigation Co., $25: Washington Mercan-
tile Co, SO: E. Peck & Co., s.; Fred. Har-
risen, s25; Baileys Honolulu Cyclery, So;
Alfred Magoon, $3.50; E. H. F. Wolters,
$50; NJ. Brasch & Co., So; Honolulu BIZ
cycle Co., 50: II. s. Wideman, SO; j. II.
West. s.; New England Bakery. 81; G..
Detz, 81; Alexander & Baldwin, 500; w.
c. Peacock, $50; C. Brewer & Co, $50; L.
B Kerr & Co., $40; Hawaiian Gazette Co.,
$50. Victor Hoffman, $50; w. F. Singer,
SO: T. y. Murray, $3.50; Honolulu Stock
2 Yards Co., SO; Bulletin Publishing Co.,
$40, The Hub, $40; Honolulu Steam Laun-
dry, So; John F. Boiler, SO: Henry May
d Co., $50; Z. o. Han & Son, $25: Gear
Lansing & Co., SO: Salter e. Waity, SO;
Robert Grieve Publishing Co., S.; Whit
ney, Marsh C Co, ST. A. Harrison Mill
Co., $40: Pacific Hardware Co., So; b. T.
Ehlers & Co, s.: S. L. Horner, 81; Albert
Blcm, 81; Hebron Drug Co., $40; Club Sta
bles, $50: p. +. Ryan and C. r. Dement,
S25; Dick Daily, SO; L. II. Dee, SIS; Mer-
chants Exchange, $50; Bergstrom Music
c., SO; Criterion saloon, s35; Benson
Smith & Co., S25; Manufacturers Shoe Co
$40, Camara e. Co., $40; II. Hackfeld &
Co., 800; Consolidated Soda Water Works
So: NJ. Phillips 4, Co., $25: Lucas Bros.
D. 500: H. Nolte, SO; First American Saw
irgs Bank. s25: VI. McInerny, $40; Lever:
G. Cooke. SOS; Thos. G.. Thrum, $40; Clau.
soDEGthtlS L., Szos SdDk Oh HAWAII
So; Kinney, Ballou e Mechanism, SO
Paul Nenmann, $40: Atkinson e Judd, so
Union Feed Co., SO: Lovejoy & Co.. S25
Allen e. Robinson, s25; McCabe, Hamilton
&, Renney, $40; Gonsalves &, Co.. SO: Theo
. Davies & Co., $1c0: +. A. Schaefer & Co.
So; l.. +. Prescott, s.; Lewis & Co., $40
J. Lando, $3.50: II. II. Williams, So; vii
p. Fisher. So; T. j King, IS; w. S. Grin
baum & Co, $25; Bishop &c Co., SIS; Tn
kash, $40; Castle. Cooke & Co., 800: r
s. Cunha, SIC; w. c.. Irwin & Co., s101
b F. Dillingham; $50; E. w. Peterson
$40; Cation, NELL & Co.. s25; G Schuman
50; Macfarlane & Co., $50; Metropolita'
? Meat Co, 800 w w. Dimond & Co.. So
Geo. Andrews. 81: Hawaiian News Co
s.; Harry Armitage. SIC; W. w Wright
$40; Sterling, SO; Wall, Nichols Co, 3
Total, $,747.5G.
The following amounts We're collecte
yesterday: Hyman Bros. s25: Honoiul
Rapid Transit Co, $40: j. C. Cohen, s.
Hart & Co.. s.: The Kash. $5 j. w Nc
Donald, So; W. n. Pain, 50; Hawaiia
Hardware Co., s.; Z. A. Williams, 81 80.
The above names do not complete tn
list OF contributors, as several places 0
business have been overlooked by tn
collectors, who will call on them tomor
row Several OF the trades unions hav
also to DC heard from
IL he's been decided to make the ag
limit In the old mans race fifty fnstea
OF sixty, years.