The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-04

A RECORD
BY VIOLIN
David's Mare Smashes
the Figures.
PAGES A M|LE1N 2O7 | z
Fastest in the IsIands--KapioIani
Lack the Scene of Hard
Work.

Saturdays work at the track was OF
the sensational order and Prince
Davids good mare Violin was the star
| performer.
Violin went an opening heat In 2:39h
| and then second in PIG As. When
Mr.. Quinn brought her out for her third
mile, but few of the onlookers noticed
that ne took the mare to the head OF
the stretch and commenced his mile
at the eighth pole before the wire.
Nearly every watch was started as
Violin passed the wire and when he
finally checked her at what seemed to
be seven-eighths of mile, the rail-
birds were sorely puzzled.
Those who clocked her as starting
from the wire had the first eighth in 4
| 16, the quarter in "a, three-eighthR in z
81, the half in 1:0811, five-eighths in
LA, and three-quarters in 1.42. Al
lowing thirty seconds for the final
quarter, the time for the mile would
have been 2:12.
Competent watch-holders however
who caught the actual start. say the
distance was covered in from 2:07h to
K. W duu NlOilu uElf0k. QSCiaIc6 NO
went round in 2:0712.
There is no doubt that, this ia the
| fastest, mile ever stepped In the ISL
ands, and it is likely to be long time
before a similar performance is wit
| messed.
The incident Is rendered all the more
remarkable by the fact that Violin has
only been in training six weeks. With
another months work and a first-class
| track 1t Is the opinion OF many who
saw Saturdays exhibition that the
mare could go mile as good as 2:05
| Fred Eros went two heats in 1854
and 2:311s and then broke a shoe
which necessitated the postponement
of further work.
| Irish Lassie worked out in 2:35.
2:1SA, 2:24, and another easily She
is coming right along and the fates of
racing have always been VIGOROUSLY
kind to her. J. A. Gilman drove his
sorrel mare, entered for the Gentle
! mems special, in 2:39. She is a good
mare. Aggravation worked five fur
longs in 1:O4.
Garterline, after showing temper,
unshipping Logue and running away,
worked quarter in % As. venus was
sent five-eighths in 1903; she finished
very tired. Ahui Manu- galloped a mile
and brushed through the stretch.
| Allegro galloped a mile easily and
worked through the stretch; the on
.ookers were greatly pleased with her
aIpearance. Flamerif and Antidote
lid slow work Amarino worked a
quarter in %. General Cronje galloped
two miles and worked the last quarter.
If it were not for his leg he would be
worth following.
| S.r CasSimir worked a half before
daylight; it was too dark to see the
ime but the hoof-beats sounded like
4S.
Vioris and Weller were on the road.
Sunday at the Track.
Yesterday was unusually busy for
Sunday and large number of visit
| 1rs were present at headquarters dur
| ing the day. Antidote worked mile
N 15012.
General Cronje galloped three miles
! and worked quarter in 25.
| Amarino worked a SOW quarter.
Two of the entrants in the Gentle
mems special race, Messrs. Geo. Carter
and G. P. Wilder were On the track
with their horses. They drove a nice
nile, Carter finishing two lengths
| ahead in 2:36. The contestants in this
race are exceedingly evenly matched
| and the event should be the prettiest
Of the meeting. Mr.. Widers nomina-
ion is good looking bay mare named
Alvina.
Leahi went two heats nicely. This
cot is rapidly settling down.
TWO horses arrived on the KinaI
rom Hilo; Maydalenes, a four-year Oh
bay mare by Duke of Norfolk-M ydg
enc, and Rosalbro, five-ysar OIL 2or-
,el gelding by Flambeau-Rcsotte. They
COX good considering their trip and
he former worked good three-eighths
yesterday. They are in charge OF a
nan named Burns and will be ridden
by Donahue.
The following horses recently i'm
ported from the Coast are in Hilo:
Uncle True, Dixie Land, McCloskey
Naples, Watossa, Fiaro and st. Saw
ourMunah colt.
| Several bets on the coming races
nave already been recorded, perhaps
he most curious of which is one of $3.50
to $50 that Weller will not beat ANA
'ino seven lengths in the IA mile race
for the Criterion cup.
There will be an afternoon racing on
une 14th. Territorial Day. J. r. Will
on. president of the Hilo Jockey Club,
IS invited all owners Of horses here to
participate in the Fourth Of July meet
1g in Hilo Many owners will accept
rovided transportation facilities can
e arranged for. The following Is the