The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-27
GOOD SPORT
At P|OLAN|
The Driving Association
Meeting.
A BIG CROWD PRESENT
c. u. Judd With Monsoose and Walter
n. Takes the Pole Race.
German a Winner.

A larger and more representative
crowd than usual saw the racing at
kapiolani Park last Saturday after
noon. Notwithstanding a charge OF
twenty-five cents for admission. The
events. which were held under the aus
pices Of the Honolulu Driving Assccia-
ton. we're interesting TO n degree, and
tAc occupants Of the grand stand were
pleased to admit that they got their
moneys worth.
The FIRST event was a mile poe race.
between Mongoose and Walter M.
driven by c. IT, Judd; octoroon and
and Charlie. driven by DIR. Monsarrat,
and Billy and Lustre. driven by e.
Bellina.
After several attempts the field got
away well together. Grigsby had the
pole. Monsarrat second. Bellina third,
and Judd fourth. At the eighth " was
Grigsby by a length. Bellina second.
Judd third and MOnsarrat trailing. At
the quarter Grigsby still led. but Judd
had made up n lot OF ground and VAS
barely half a length behind. Passing
the three eighths pole, Judd was over n
length In front. but came back to
Grigsby before the half was reached.
At the half II was Grigsby by n neck.
and at the 1--WE furlongs Judd by the
same distance. Just about here the
Octoroon- Hero combination did some
circus work which. though pretty, un-
doubtedy injured their chances of win
ming the race. Judd passed the three
quarters mark four lengths ahead OF
Grigsby. and retaining his lead To the
wire. won easily in 2:57ia. by over three
u Ia -
right along at the finish, was second.
Monsarrat finished ten lengths behind
| Grigsby. he and Bellina practically
ceased 90 be contestants at the half
mile having their hands full with
troubles OF their own.
A dash OF three-eighths of mile
brought out as starters Nunes' Manu-
leu. with Silva up: l.. q. Maitlands
Mystery ridden by Donahue. and An
GRADES Waipahu. ridden by Clarence
lttichardson. Mystery was favorite, and
by long odds the best locker on the
field. Waipahu. Ola badly, passed the
six furlongs pole a head In front OF
Mystery with ManuIeIi last by a length.
The journey down the stretch was q
horse race with both boys nogging;
Mystery could never quite get on terms
with Walpahu, who won driving by a
neck. Time, 3sA. Manulelrs perform
fahce Is attrfbuted TO the Board OF
; tfealth's report on the insanitarinesr
81 the Kewalo district where Nunes
horse does his morning gallops.
Waipahu. who according to report:
, current before the race. had until las
: week been furnishing the motive power
D for plough on n plantation. must b'
added TO the ever increasing danger o
, good things" which have caused tn
: bullion Of the cant be beat" contin
!. gent 90 trek In entirely unexpected al
IrectiOns.
The list OF starters for the nifty var,
foot-race received host OF addition
at the post. and the following line
up. VIII Vida. VIII Wright. G. Bel
lima. Joe Piggott, Jim German. l..
Maitland and ~. M. Ayres. -Four O
the men raced the distance on falls
m start. but at the second attempt A
Moore got them away together. Wi
Wright. who was expected to rom
\. home. got pvcketed: Vida's cigarett
went out: two or three others got tang
led up or fell down. and "Old Par Cor
man (you know himD was shove
home In 81 seconds. no one else wa
- 'Cfoen err~~N - b. rccond. Tho WHINE
WAS protested to ON suspicion OF bein
a Niger" a feature>of the race wa
the curious Discrimination manifesto
by the RUNNERS to getting overheate,
~ The form ~ the race was too good to
~ true.
q The officials were Messrs. shaw. M,
Donald. Quinn. Edmunds and Diggs.
At the conclusion OF the pole rad
Mrs Richards presented G.. III. Jud,
who drove the winning team, with
floral bouquet
There IL a prospect OF another ras
= next Saturday between Mystery a
~ Waipahu at even weights. There vi
~ Discrepancy Of ten pounds In fav,
~ OF Walpahu In saturdays race.