The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-04
ATHLETIC GAMES
WELL ATTENDED
Men and Boys and Girls Try
For Prizes and Show Their
Skill at KapioIani Park.

1t was crowd that would do your
eyes good to see that attended the races
and sports at Kapiolani Park in the af-
ternoon. AS there was no admission
charge everyone went out, every one
and his wife. or his sister or some ether
fellows sister. And through a long af-
ternoon of sport the throng remained,
drinking copious draughts OF circus
lemonade between heats and shouting
vigorously for anything or everything
whenever there was a ghost of a show
to make noise.
The athletic games were sandwiched
in between the horse races on the track
The horsemen had the right of way
and as result the games came as luck
favored the harassed individuals who
had them in charge.
THE WHEEL RACES.
There was first a bicycle race, half
mile open. which was a gift to George
Desha- He got off the mark well in the
lead and was never headed, coming a
winner by five lengths. with A. F. Els
worth second and Dan Smith thirc
Time, 1:33.
The quarter-mile bicycle race for
boys under sixteen was even easier for
George Madeiros. He hit 1t up from the
mark and his opponents were lost in
| the dust behind before they realized
what had happened. Madeiros came
down the stretch working as hard as If
1t were a neck and neck scrap, winning
by fully thirty yards rom George Co.
mes, who was second, with a wheels
length over Joe Decker, the third man,
The time as given out was 40 seconds.
4 FUNNY SACK RACE.
After the bicycle races there was a
long interval before any of the sports
committee braved the wrath of the
horsemen to attempt any more events
Tfen they got out about twenty small
youths with sacks, and wrapped in
! these they hoped or rolled down the
stretch and little Charlie Ensue fell
over the line an easy winner. with
Thomas Nahiwa second and Kelii IA.
pahi third.
The same crowd of small boys, lab.
; bering excitedly in languages lined III
for the fifty-yard race for boys under
: twelve years of age. En- Gee, a smart
and speedy little Chinese boy proved
the winner, Manuel Camacho, a youne
Portuguese being second, and Kama
Hawaiian, third.
PLATS THE FASTEST APPREN-
, TICE.
The apprentices furnished a good
! race. A dozen or more of them, chosen
, from every craft In the city, lined tn,
' scratch and Fred Plats won as h,
pleased, Charlie Ensue being seconC
and John Hau third. j. ]. Ryan wol
the old mans race with ridiculous ease
: his length of limb gave him an advan
q tage which the others did not possess
ana ne needed but about a half dozel
= strides to cover the whole course. h
: came Looping down the finish as though
I wearing seven league boots and ha,
L lengths to spare over the others. p. r
Dillon and T. Sinclair had a hot scra,
= for second position, running neck an,
:. neck and shoulder to shoulder all tn
0 way. Dillon managed to get one should
i er ahead OF Sinclair at the finish lin
and was given second prize.
PRETTY GIRLS RUN.
Helma Carlson, pretty little damse
with flowing locks, was the f1eetest q
a the little girls under fourteen. She fie,
:. down the course like a small Dian
n with little Nora Casta close at her SIDE
: winning by scant foot or 80. Mar
Aylett, charming little dark-eye
. Hawaiian girl with a mass of blac
q hair streaming over her shoulders, wa
:. third.
s w. b. Hopkins ran a good race In In
s contest for boys under eighteen an
! won by bare foot from the irrepres
sible Charlie Ensue. F. H. Plats wa
third.
Il Helen Murray. little girl with a re
J. lei around her shoulders, scarcely rec
: der than the roses in her cheeks, wo
y the race for girls under eighteen. ST
could scarcely lay claim to more tina
e thirteen years but she was far and ava
!. faster than the others and won w!tho;
= half trying. Hilda Smith was secon
) and Mary Aylett third.
: EXCITING RACE BETWEEN NE
o. CHANICS.
a The mechanics race was excitln
: Will Lucas won the first tryout as